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December 31, 2015

US preparing new sanctions against Iran: report
Washington (AFP) Dec 30, 2015
The United States is preparing sanctions against firms and individuals in Iran, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates over alleged links to Iran's ballistic missile program, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Such a move would be the first American sanctions against Iran since Tehran signed a nuclear deal with world powers in July that will eventually see Washington drop separate sanctions targeting that program. According to the Journal, the Treasury Department is preparing sanctions ... read more

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Indian Navy test-fires long range surface-to-air missile The Indian Navy test-fired the jointly-produced Indo-Israeli long range surface-to-air missile from a Kolkata-class destroyer. ... more		Raytheon to produce, test Navy Multiband Terminals The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $103 million contract to produce, test and deliver fully integrated Navy Multiband Terminals. ... more		Georgia takes out loan to purchase French air defense systems Georgia lawmakers ratified a loan agreement outlining a $90 million loan from France to purchase air defense systems from the country. ... more
				Thousands of homes destroyed in Iraq's Ramadi: official Months of fighting in Ramadi have caused extensive destruction, officials said Wednesday, warning that it was too soon for civilians to return to the Iraqi city after its recapture from jihadists. ... more		Pakistan, Afghanistan set up military hotline Pakistan and Afghanistan have established a hotline between their respective military commanders and made first contact Wednesday, the Pakistani military said. ... more

Russia's Uran-9 robotic combat system hits international market Rosoboronexport, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned corporation Rostec, will begin promoting the Uran-9 multipurpose robotic combat system on the international market. ... more		Iranian navy test fires rockets near US carrier The Iranian navy test fired several rockets near three Western warships including the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier last week, a US military official said Tuesday. ... more		Berkeley Scientists set to home in on 100 signals from Seti at Home Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8 Indian rocket hits snag during launch		Jihadists holding over 3,000 Yazidis hostage: activist Jihadists in Iraq and Syria are holding over 3,000 Yazidi hostages, a Yazidi activist once imprisoned by the Islamic State said Wednesday. ... more
				China launches HD earth observation satellite China on Tuesday launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-4, as part of the country's high-definition (HD) earth observation project. Gaofen-4 was launched from the Xichan ... more		Europe's first decade of navigation satellites Ten years ago today saw the launch of Europe's very first navigation satellite. A decade of hard work later, more than a third of the Galileo constellation has followed it into orbit and a ground ne ... more

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Russia reduces reliance on foreign satellite data Russia has significantly reduced its dependency on foreign remote sensing satellites, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday. "A significant reduction has been noted in the use of foreig ... more		KVH Expands mini-VSAT Broadband Network Capacity Around the Globe KVH has expanded the capacity of its mini-VSAT Broadband network with two major upgrades recently, supporting growing customer demand for broadband at sea. One expansion added a new satellite beam t ... more		Albania's waste-choked rivers worsen deadly floods Is China a threat to Greenland as Trump argues? Disaster losses drop in 2025, picture still 'alarming': Munich Re		3 months of Russia raids on Syria kill more than 2,300: monitor Three months of Russian air strikes in Syria have killed more than 2,300 people, a third of them civilians, a monitoring group said on Wednesday. ... more
Russian Proton-M Carrier Rocket With Express-AMU1 Satellite Launched The Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with the Express-AMU1 communications satellite was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a representative of Russia's space agency Roscosmos told ... more		US general: More troops may be needed in Afghanistan The top US and NATO military commander in Afghanistan may seek additional American troops to help local forces as they struggle to contain the Taliban insurgency, USA Today reported Tuesday. ... more		$547M C-130J support contract secures 1,200 U.K. jobs The U.K. Ministry of Defense has inked a $547 million deal to continue supporting the Royal Air Force's fleet of C-130J Hercules aircraft until 2022. ... more		Russia, India Agree to Boost Cooperation in Space Exploration Russia and India have affirmed common dedication to further collaborate in developing space exploration, rocket manufacture and engine manufacture, according to a joint statement published Thursday ... more

	US demonstrates production of nuclear battery fuel The first U.S. production in nearly 30 years of a specialized fuel to power future deep space missions has been completed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory ( ... more		Russia remains world leader for space launches Russia retained first place in the world in terms of number of successful space launches in 2015, with 29 completed, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday. A total of 86 carrier rockets ... more

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China flies J-15 fighters from lone carrier in demonstration

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Pentagon needs to cut more civilian jobs, report finds

Iran ships uranium to Russia under nuclear deal

Taiwan presidential candidates clash over China policy

Pakistan hangs four men sentenced by military courts

Saudi intercepts missile fired from Yemen capital

'Armed' China ship near disputed isles: Japan

Anti-China group sails to Philippine-held island

Pakistan's Baloch activists take separatist battle online

China arrests third Japanese, detains another for spying: Tokyo

Sweden orders countermeasure dispensers for Gripen

Iraqi Kurdish forces in anti-IS commando raid

Turkey contracts Otokar for Cobra II armored vehicles

Britain's floods: causes, costs and consequences

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