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March 01, 2016

US Military Space Budget 2017
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Mar 01, 2016
Twenty days ago, President Obama sent his proposed FY 2017 budget to Congress. It included a request for $582.7 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund DOD. This request complies with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which requires both funding stability and protection from the damage of sequestration. The proposed budget reflects recent strategic threats and changes that have taken place in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Also included are changes due to Russian aggression, terroris ... read more

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Britain's Trident Nuclear Program at Risk From Unmanned Sub Drones The UK Trident nuclear deterrent program - at the center of a row over its replacement - is at risk from a new generation of cheap underwater drones which could render the whole basis of submarine d ... more		Royal Navy submarine tests new command-and-control system The Royal Navy's newest submarine has test fired her first torpedo using a new British-designed and built command-and-control system. ... more		U.S. Air Force reveals first image of B-21 stealth bomber The U.S. Air Force on Friday released the first image of its future Long-Range Strike Bomber - an aircraft that has been given the designation B-21. ... more
				Iran elections: what changed and what it means Elections in Iran have led to a reshaping of political forces in the Islamic republic and benefited President Hassan Rouhani following a nuclear deal with world powers last summer. ... more		Thousands join anti-nuclear weapons march in London Tens of thousands of people protested in London on Saturday against the proposed renewal of Britain's Trident nuclear weapons system, in what supporters said was the biggest such demonstration in a generation. ... more

WikiLeaks list did not lead to attacks The WikiLeaks organization was criticized for providing a target list for terrorists when it published a secret memo in 2010 with 200 international sites that the U.S. Department of State considered ... more		Kraken supplying towed sonar for Israeli unmanned surface vessel A towed sonar system is being supplied to Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd. by Kraken Sonar Inc. of Canada for use by a new unmanned surface vessel. ... more		Elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei suggests ultraconservatives steering Iran 'Very isolating': Israel's anti-war minority bucks national mood China says opposes any targeting of new Iran leader		Apple ready for encryption 'conversation': lawyer Apple wants a "conversation" to help settle a standoff with the lawmakers over accessing an encrypted iPhone, according to testimony prepared for a congressional hearing. ... more
				Pentagon boosts cyber war against IS group The Pentagon is expanding its cyberattacks against the Islamic State group's computer networks, senior defense officials said Monday as they claimed to have seized the momentum in the 18-month-old fight against the jihadists. ... more		Arsenal to produce lighter-weight mortar bipods The U.S. Army's Watervliet Arsenal is starting a new product line - next-generation bipods for the 81mm mortar systems that are about five pounds lighter than current bipods. ... more

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Paris police to be equipped with assault rifles Parisian police will be given assault rifles and Kalashnikov-resistant shields in a first for the French capital's officers nearly four months after a devastating terror attack killed 130 people, the interior minister said Monday. ... more		Turkey shells Islamic State positions in Syria: report Turkish armed forces shelled positions of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria in coordination with the US-led international anti-jihadist coalition, local media reported on Monday. ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Jacobs Engineering leads pilot procurement project Jacobs Engineering is to manage an Australian military project to procure and sustain military off-the-shelf combat bridges. ... more
Lockheed Martin touts Navy contract extension The U.S. Navy extended Lockheed Martin's contract for submarine command, control, communications and intelligence systems engineering and integration work. ... more		Finmeccanica, Panama end contract disputes Italy's Finmeccanica and the government of Panama reached a settlement on Wednesday that ends contract disputes between them. ... more		EU lawmakers urge Saudi arms embargo European lawmakers on Thursday called for an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia over its military campaign in conflict-torn Yemen which has caused "thousands of deaths." ... more		UK troops sent to Tunisia to bolster Libyan border Britain is sending a training team of around 20 soldiers to Tunisia to help stop people illegally entering from neighbouring Libya, Defence Minister Michael Fallon told parliament on Monday. ... more

	US, Russia in new Syria military safety talks Pentagon officials spoke with Russian counterparts on Monday as part of a series of discussions aimed at avoiding military mishaps in Syria. ... more		IS-claimed blast kills at least 24 at Iraq Shiite funeral A suicide bomber struck a Shiite funeral northeast of Baghdad Monday, killing at least 24 people, including militia commanders, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, officials said. ... more

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US Navy to sail more in contested parts of S. China Sea

China, US prepare UN resolution against North Korea

Ex-military chiefs say Britain is 'stronger' in EU

U.S. Navy accepts delivery of USNS Maury

New theory of deep-ocean sound waves may aid tsunami detection

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