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February 18, 2016

Obama calls for 'tangible steps' to lower South China Sea tensions
Rancho Mirage, United States (AFP) Feb 16, 2016
President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for "tangible steps" to reduce tensions in the South China Sea, after a two day summit with Southeast Asian leaders concerned at Beijing's military build-up. "We discussed the need for tangible steps in the South China Sea to lower tensions," Obama said after the meeting, calling for "a halt to further reclamation, new construction and militarization of disputed areas." China's actions in the vital waterway featured heavily in talks at Sunnylands, a spraw ... read more

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North Korea Set to Deploy KN08 Ballistic Missile North Korea has taken steps toward the deployment of its KN08 (Hwasong-13) road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which could potentially launch a nuclear strike on the United States. ... more		China deploys missiles on disputed South China Sea island: report China has deployed a surface-to-air missile system on one of its contested islands in the South China Sea, a report said Tuesday just as President Barack Obama called for "tangible steps" to reduce tensions in the region. ... more		Anti-China sentiment simmers in Vietnam on anniversary of border war Vietnamese activists chanted anti-China slogans in Hanoi Wednesday as they marked the 37th anniversary of a border war with their giant neighbour, in a memorial that followed reports that Beijing has installed missile systems in contested seas. ... more
				Russia Developing Remote Controlled Robot for Space Tasks Russia is developing a remote controlled robot to carry out tasks at Russia's planned national space station, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Saturday. "A combat robot may be ... more		GPS tracking down to the centimeter Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new, more computationally efficient way to process data from the Global Positioning System (GPS), to enhance location accuracy ... more

Russian Scientists Against Using Nuclear Weapons to Clear Space Debris The use of nuclear weapons in order to clear space debris is meaningless, said the director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Federation Boris Shustov. "We have brought such a large numbe ... more		White House opposes bill to rename Chinese Embassy address The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama is prepared to veto legislation that would rename part of a Washington street after an imprisoned Chinese Nobel laureate. ... 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		Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop high-powered Nested Hall Thruster system Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a contract valued at more than $2.5 million from NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems Division to develop and demonstrate a high-power electric propulsion system. ... more
				Simplifying supersonic nozzle pressure monitoring A bit of serendipity while carrying out a routine calibration led a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's (Berkeley Lab) BELLA Center to discover a new method to measure the pressure ... more		UK defence minister urges Argentina thaw on Falklands visit Michael Fallon said he was seeking to improve relations with Argentina as he became the first British defence secretary in more than a decade to visit the Falkland Islands. ... more

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Syria cessation of hostilities a 'test' for Russia: Pentagon The Pentagon said Tuesday it would respond "as necessary" if there were violations of a cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria, warning it was a "test" for Russia. ... more		French military upgrading command info systems France is replacing the separate command information systems of its Army and Navy with a single harmonized system for force interoperability. ... more		US F-22 stealth fighters fly over S. Korea in show of force Four US F-22 stealth fighters flew across South Korea Wednesday to an air base near Seoul where they are being deployed in a show of force following Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests. ... more		US planned major cyberattack on Iran, Berlin fest doc claims Oscar winner Alex Gibney said Wednesday he hopes his new documentary "Zero Days" exposing the secret scope of the US cyber warfare programme will "rattle some cages" to trigger a debate about a global IT arms race. ... more

	FBI-Apple standoff puts encryption on front burner Apple's challenge of a court order to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers opens up a new front in the long-running battle between technology companies and the government over encryption. ... more		Canada sending military helicopters to Iraq: minister A week after announcing the withdrawal of fighter jets from Iraq, Canada's defense minister on Tuesday said it is swapping in four armored tactical Griffon helicopters to ferry special forces. ... more

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France climate goals off track as emissions cuts slow again

Obama, Southeast Asian leaders seek united front on China		Russia, Iran ready to 'reinforce' military cooperation		S. Korea's Park says time to play hardball with North		Kremlin denies Russian strikes on Syria hospitals		Syrian hospital strikes kill 50, cast doubt on ceasefire hopes
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Pakistan approved for F-16 buy

IAI producing more F-35 wing sets

Airbus selects Thales and Helisim for H160 flight simulator

New JSOW glide bomb hits two moving targets in test

Northrop Grumman equipment for UH-60 upgrade passes CDR

Russian SR-10 trainer jet in first flight

Lockheed Martin to modernize Greek P-3B aircraft

Nigerian Air Force arms two Alpha jets

Mexican Air Force adds 6 new T-6C Texan II aircraft to fleet

Some USAF maintenance work going to contractors

N. Korea lacks technology for anti-US nuclear strike: Pentagon

Iran deal compliance so far 'strong': US envoy

China the focus as Obama hosts South East Asian leaders

S. Korea says unclear how much Kaesong wages N. Korea used for weapon programme

Sentinel-3A poised for liftoff

KVH ships over 200,000 mobile satellite antennas

ISRO to launch cryogenic GSLV vehicle in December

Turkey air force in joint exercises with Saudi Arabia: army

Saab, Indian firm in joint venture for missile programs

Third Sentinel satellite launched for Copernicus

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