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December 09, 2015

Russia gave warning of Syria cruise missile strikes: US
Washington (AFP) Dec 8, 2015
Russia warned in advance that its military would launch strikes Tuesday on Syria for the first time from a submarine stationed in the Mediterranean, the United States said. The strikes were aimed at "two terrorist strongholds" around Raqa, the de facto Syrian capital of the Islamic State group, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. Speaking in Washington, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said: "We were given advanced notice that they would be carrying out strikes." He added: "We apprecia ... read more

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PlanetiQ signs weather satellite launch contract PlanetiQ has signed a contract with Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), for the launch of PlanetiQ's first two weather satellites on a Po ... more		U.S. Army awards Harris $800M expeditionary warfare contract The U.S. Army has awarded Harris Corporation a five-year contract to provide expeditionary warfare products to the Army Research Lab. ... more		NASA and DOE plan fission power plant on Moon by 2030 Berkeley Scientists set to home in on 100 signals from Seti at Home Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8		Vulcanair selects TASE500 imaging system for Chilean Navy aircraft Vulcanair Aircraft selected UTC Aerospace System's TASE500 HD imaging system to support the Chilean Navy's search and rescue programs. ... more
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Japan, US vow to push Okinawa base relocation

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