Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense

April 19, 2016

Georgia detains six over alleged plan to sell uranium
Tbilisi (AFP) April 18, 2016
Georgia has arrested three of its nationals and three citizens of Armenia for trying to sell the radioactive substance uranium-238, the ex-Soviet country's security services said Monday. "They were planning to sell the nuclear material, the uranium (U238) for $200 million in Tbilisi," Georgia's State Security Agency said in a statement. "They have been detained," the statement said, adding that a court had ruled all six suspects be remanded in pre-trial detention. The statement said an unsp ... read more

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Russia delivers ground support aircraft to Iraq A batch of three Russian Sukhoi Su-25 strike fighters has been delivered to Iraq and will soon enter service, an Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said. ... more		US, Russia should extend space cooperation after rockets replaced The United States needs to maintain close space cooperation with Russia even if it develops new rockets to carry US astronauts, former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) chief Rich ... more		McCain concerned over presence of Russians during US launches US Senator John McCain stated that presence of the Russian citizens during the US National Security Space launches with the Russian RD-180 rocket engine raises new troubling questions and is another ... more
				Sweden launches new ground operations service for small satellites The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), a company providing advanced space services, has announced on Wednesday, Apr. 13, its newest project dedicated to lowering the operational costs of small satelli ... more		Pentagon describes Russian jet's barrel roll over US spy plane The Pentagon on Monday described last week's "unsafe" manoeuver by a Russian fighter that flew close to a US spy plane, saying it had performed a barrel roll. ... more

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Malaysia procures Fulmar surveillance drones from Thales Thales' Fulmar unmanned aerial system is being supplied to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency to enhance the agency's surveillance capabilities. ... more		Photographic shockwave research reaches new heights with BOSCO flights NASA's goal of developing a quiet supersonic aircraft is another step closer following a pair of successful first flights in a series demonstrating patent-pending Background Oriented Schlieren using ... 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		Russian MOD orders Yak-130 trainer/light attack planes Russia's Irkut Corporation has signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry for the suppy of 30 Yak-130 aircraft for the country's Aerospace Forces. ... more
				Israel soldier who shot wounded Palestinian charged with manslaughter An Israeli soldier caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant in the head was charged with manslaughter on Monday in a case that has sparked widespread controversy. ... more		Syria opposition postpones 'formal' participation in peace talks: UN envoy Syria's opposition has postponed its "formal participation" in peace talks in protest over escalating violence, but will remain in Geneva and may continue informal discussions with mediators, the UN envoy said Monday. ... more

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Pakistan's largest bank opens branch in China Pakistan's Habib Bank Limited on Monday announced it had received a licence to open a branch in China, a move that would make it the first South Asian lender to operate in the world's number two economy. ... more		US to deploy additional forces to Iraq: Carter The United States will deploy additional forces to Iraq and make Apache attack helicopters available to support the country's troops, US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter said Monday in Baghdad. ... more		Orbital ATK making non-U.S. standard ammo for U.S. allies Non-U.S. standard ammunition and mortar weapons systems are to continue to be produced by Orbital ATK under a new indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award from the U.S. Government. ... more		China lands first military plane on disputed reef Beijing landed a military plane on a disputed South China Sea reef it has built up into an artificial island, officials said Monday, in the first confirmation of such a flight. ... more

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Companies team for Danish military aircraft contract		Spain to extradite suspected French arms trafficker		Britain halts use of 105mm rounds after contamination		Navy orders more laser-guided training rounds		U.S. Army orders radios for Mid-East, African countries

Nobel laureates to visit N. Korea for 'silent diplomacy'

New Zealand retires Seasprite combat helicopter

U.S. orders Archerfish counter-mine system

Canadian company helps train German Air Force

Algeria says 14 Islamists killed near Tunisia last month

IS income fell 30% after territory loss

Iraq PM calls on fractious parliament to do its job

AU mission apologises for killing 4 Somalis taken for Shebab

Russia 'more dangerous than IS' says Poland foreign minister

US Air Force plane intercepted by Russian jet in 'unsafe' manner

Pentagon chief visits warship in South China Sea

Putin says space critical for Russia-US Cooperation despite differences

US needs 18 more Russian rocket engines for its military satellites

Mysterious lab guarding Russia's nuke secrets marks 70th anniversary

Apple defends stand in Brooklyn case on iPhone access

US Army approves first female officers for ground combat

Malaysia deports Taiwanese to Taiwan 'despite China request'

Syria opposition says willing to govern with regime 'diplomats, technocrats'

ULA to name cause of Atlas V early booster shutdown in week

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