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April 17, 2016

Russia 'more dangerous than IS' says Poland foreign minister
Bratislava (AFP) April 15, 2016
Russia is more dangerous than the Islamic State group, Poland's Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski told reporters Friday during a visit to Slovakia. "By all evidence, Russia's activity is a sort of existential threat because this activity can destroy countries," said Waszczykowski, who was speaking in a debate on the future of NATO at the annual Globsec security forum in Bratislava. "We also have non-existential threats like terrorism, like the great waves of migrants," he added, according to ... read more

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US Air Force plane intercepted by Russian jet in 'unsafe' manner A US Air Force reconnaissance plane was intercepted by a Russian SU-27 jet in an "unsafe and unprofessional" manner while in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Pentagon said Saturday. ... more		Pentagon chief visits warship in South China Sea US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited a warship close to flashpoint waters of the South China Sea on Friday, as Beijing reacted defiantly to an American military build-up in the area. ... more		Putin says space critical for Russia-US Cooperation despite differences The space industry is an important field for cooperation between Russia and the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Putin held a video conference with the ISS as Russ ... more
				US needs 18 more Russian rocket engines for its military satellites The US isn't going to have the rocket engines it needs for its military satellites for another six years, and Russia remains a reliable partner in providing an affordable means into space, the Penta ... more		Mysterious lab guarding Russia's nuke secrets marks 70th anniversary April 9 marks the 70th anniversary of the creation of the nuclear institute at Sarov, which would become one of the most important and sensitive military facilities in 20th and 21st century Russian ... more

Apple defends stand in Brooklyn case on iPhone access Apple urged a federal court Friday to reject efforts to force the company to help break into an iPhone as part of a New York drug investigation. ... more		US Army approves first female officers for ground combat The US Army said Friday it will commission 22 women as infantry and armor officers under historic new rules allowing females to serve in ground combat roles. ... more		PH-1 test flight advances Chinese reusable suborbital spacecraft plans Tiny Mars' big impact on Earth's climate Ancient deltas reveal vast Martian ocean across northern hemisphere		Malaysia deports Taiwanese to Taiwan 'despite China request' Malaysia Friday deported 20 Taiwanese implicated in fraud back to Taiwan despite Beijing seeking to have them sent to mainland China, Taipei said, in a new bout of diplomatic sparring between the rivals. ... more
				Syria opposition says willing to govern with regime 'diplomats, technocrats' Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) told AFP Friday it was willing to join a transitional government with diplomats and technocrats from President Bashar al-Assad's government. ... more		ULA to name cause of Atlas V early booster shutdown in week United Launch Alliance (ULA) will likely announce the cause of premature booster shutdown in a March 22 launch of the Cygnus spacecraft, which uses the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine, in a week, ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

Military Network Modernization 2016 - Washington DC - April 25-27

Space Tech Expo - Design - Build - Test - Pasadena CA - May 24-26, 2016

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Directed Energy And Next Generation Munitions - 20-22 June - Washington DC

Airbus wins contract for solid state recorder on NASA-ISRO SAR Mission Airbus Defence and Space will supply its latest generation Solid State Recorder for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission, slated for launch in 2020. The contract was recently signe ... more		Iran says West not sticking to commitments on easing sanctions The international community is not sticking to its promises to lift sanctions on Iran in the wake of the nuclear deal, the country's central bank governor said Friday. ... more		HawkEye 360 boosts RF coverage with new Cluster 13 satellites Slow orbital wobble patterns drive ancient greenhouse climate swings Ordovician mass extinction cleared the way for jawed fishes to rise		Preparations in 'final stages' for N. Korea nuclear test: report A surge in activity at North Korea's atomic test site suggests preparations for a fifth nuclear test are in their final stages, possibly before a key political event in early May, South Korean media reported Sunday. ... more
No kidding: Pentagon ran 'fancy Italian goat' project US lawmakers keen to shear costs from expensive reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan are locking horns with the Pentagon over a failed multi-million-dollar project to mate cashmere goats in the war-torn country. ... more		Russia successfully fires cruise missile from Iskander missile launcher Russian military officials successfully launched a cruise missile from the Iskander tactical ballistic missile launcher system during live fire drills in the southern part of the country. ... more		UN warns Iraq political crisis threat to fight against IS The United Nations warned Friday that political turmoil that has repeatedly delayed efforts to change the Iraqi cabinet is a threat to the country's war against the Islamic State group. ... more		EU foreign policy chief admits Iran deal difficulties The European Union's top diplomat during a visit to Tehran Saturday admitted difficulties in implementing Iran's recent nuclear deal with world powers, but maintained that the agreement was on track. ... more

	UN's global justice referee, the venerable ICJ, turns 70 From ruling on nuclear testing to bitter border disputes or whether whales can be hunted in Antarctica, the UN's highest tribunal the International Court of Justice is celebrating 70 years of far-reaching global decision-making. ... more		General Atomics awarded dual drone contracts General Atomics has been awarded two separate engineering contracts to maintain the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft. ... more

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STRATCOM, UAE sign space cooperation agreement		Russia working on new generation of space rocket engines		Coming soon to an orbit near you: GOES-R		Former US defense contractor sentenced for passing secrets to India		U.S. Navy funds Raytheon's next-gen jammer for $1 billion

ASRAAM missile tests for F-35 underway

Aerospace, defense sector largest contributor to U.S. exports

US forces to gain access to more Philippine bases: Carter

Economic woes, threats from North shadow S. Korea vote

Canada under fire over Saudi arms sale

Russian Helicopters announces new anti-missile system

France to deliver Mistral carriers to Egypt this summer

Algeria orders more Russian Mi-28NE Night Hunter helicopters

France requests GMLRS rocket launchers

F-22A Raptors heading to Europe

StandardAero to upgrade engines on C-130H aircraft

Terma designing air and missile defense system for Danish Navy

Iran's new aerial drone makes maiden flight

Pentagon wants drones to replace some US troops in Sinai

Jamming system for U.S. Navy enters next phase of development

Economic woes, threats from North shadow S. Korea vote

Orbital ATK awarded major sounding rocket contract by NASA

Spanish Govt backs PLD Space with $1.56M program

NASA invests in 2D spacecraft, reprogrammable microorganisms

Bubbles lead to disaster

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