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December 22, 2015

SpaceX sticks landing of rocket in landmark recycle bid
Miami (AFP) Dec 22, 2015
SpaceX stuck the landing of its powerful Falcon 9 rocket Monday, in what the company hailed as a landmark success toward one day making rockets as reusable as airplanes. Its engines burning bright orange against the dark night sky, the Falcon 9 made a graceful arc back to Earth and touched down upright at Cape Canaveral, Florida, minutes after launching a payload of satellites to orbit, video images showed. "The Falcon has landed," a commentator said above the screams and cheers of people gather ... read more

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New NATO UAV completes flight test Northrop Grumman and NATO officials conducted and completed a flight test for the first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft. ... more		China builds ground service center for satnav system A ground data center that will support China's independent satellite navigation system was given the go-ahead Friday to offer location based services (LBS). Located in central China's Henan Pr ... more		Israeli missile interceptor passes final test Israel's David's Sling missile defence system has passed final tests and should be ready for deployment next year as part of the country's efforts to defend against regional threats, officials said Monday. ... more
				Turkey tests its first armed unmanned aerial vehicle Turkish defense industry officials reported the testing of the country's first domestically produced armed aerial vehicle, the Bayraktar TB2. ... more		Russia, China Sign Range of Space Industry Agreements Russia's space agency Roscosmos signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday with China National Space Administration. The document was signed at the 20th regular meeting of Russian and Chinese heads ... more

US Congress Set to Lift Ban on Russian RD-180 Rocket Engine A massive "must-pass" omnibus spending bill released by Congress on Wednesday would lift the current ban on Russian rocket engines being used to launch US military payloads into space. The new ... more		Piece by piece NASA is 3-D printing a rocket engine A NASA team moved a step closer to building a completely 3-D printed, high-performance rocket engine by manufacturing complex engine parts and test firing them together with cryogenic liquid hydroge ... 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		Putin Hopes Vostochny Comsodrome Completed According to Schedule Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope Thursday that the completion and the first launch from the Vostochny space center in Russia's Far East would be carried out according to the schedule. ... more
				Arianespace concludes record 2015 year with another success for Europe With 12 successful launches over 12 months, Arianespace's mission performance in 2015 was one for the record book - concluding with last week's Soyuz flight that further expanded the European Galile ... more		Delusional and desperate - The latest Republican presidential debate Had last Tuesday's Republican presidential debate taken place in a school room where fact, objectivity and real understanding of national security were grading criteria instead of a school yard where bullying and bragging dominate, none of the debaters would have passed. For those who understand national security, following this debate was painful. ... more

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Philippine leader says $1.8 bn to be spent on military modernisation Philippine President Benigno Aquino promised Monday that 83.9 billion pesos ($1.77 billion) allocated for military modernisation projects would be spent by 2017 as the country faces a territorial dispute with China. ... more		Chinese hackers target Taiwan opposition, media ahead of vote: officials Chinese hackers are targeting Taiwan's opposition party and journalists, security experts and officials said Monday, weeks away from a presidential election likely to usher in a Beijing-sceptic government. ... more		Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime Warming trend to intensify crop droughts across Europe and beyond		Yemen truce fragile as rebels threaten Saudi Arabia A ceasefire in Yemen that has been frequently violated was due to be extended Monday night, as fighting persisted in the north and rebels vowed more missile attacks on Saudi targets. ... more
Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile fired before dawn Monday from Yemen towards its southern border region, the coalition said, in the latest such attack despite a ceasefire and peace talks. ... more		China appoints first anti-terror czar: state media China has appointed its first counter-terrorism chief, state media said Monday, as it wages a controversial campaign to stamp out ethnic violence linked to the western Xinjiang region. ... more		Turkey's pro-Kurdish party leader to visit Moscow this week The leader of Turkey's opposition pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples' Party (HDP) will meet Wednesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow for talks aimed at reducing tensions after the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkish forces, the party said Monday. ... more		Taliban bomber kills three NATO soldiers near Kabul: officials At least three foreign soldiers were killed Monday when a Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a joint NATO-Afghan patrol near Bagram airbase outside Kabul, officials said. ... more

	Islamic State lost 14 pct of its territory in 2015: report The Islamic State (IS) group lost around 14 percent of its territory in 2015, while Syria's Kurds almost tripled the land they control, thinktank IHS Jane's said on Monday. ... more		IS eyeing Indonesia for 'distant caliphate': Australia The Islamic State group is working to boost its presence in Indonesia with dreams of creating a "distant caliphate" in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, Australia warned on Tuesday. ... more

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New Polish authorities raid NATO spy centre, fire staff		Chinese military conducts war games in South China Sea		Off Syrian coast, Russian warship backs up air campaign		US Intel report notes Russia's growing naval warfare tech		Borei-A-Class nuclear submarine to enter Russian Navy service in 2018
Swedish researchers reveal security hole		Turkey announces troop withdrawal from Iraq after Obama appeal: ministry		Suspected Russian raids in Syria kill 36		Week-long assault captures extremist camp, claims 29 lives: Philippines		New round of Yemen peace talks set for January 14: UN envoy

India to purchase Russian S-400 Triumf defense system

Iran says new US visa law goes against nuclear deal

Pakistan airstrikes kill 23 militants: army

Cypriot leaders aim for peace deal in 2016

Iraq gets first beauty queen since 1972

Iraq defence minister predicts Ramadi victory by year's end

British PM wants women training for front line in 2016

Moscow Confirms Suspension of Russian-Ukrainian 'Dnepr' Rocket Launches

Beijing slams 'provocative' US South China Sea flypast

Congress passes long-stalled cybersecurity bill

N. Korea missile scene sparked performance cancellation: report

Pentagon chief in Afghanistan as violence escalates

German-made submarine heads to Israel for delivery

Soaring aspirations of Myanmar's drone enthusiasts

U.S. Army awards $1.05 billion D3I contract

Yemen peace talks should resume Saturday

Harris receives U.S. Navy electronic warfare contract

Israel's Amos-5 Satellite Failure Caused by Power Supply Malfunction

Earth-i distributes image from space of UK astronaut's launch

Rescuers race against time after China landslide leaves 85 missing

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