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April 20, 2016

Aurora flies sub-scale demonstrator of experimental plane
Manassas, Va. (UPI) Apr 19, 2016
A sub-scale demonstrator of a vertical take-off and landing experimental plane has been successfully flown by Aurora Flight Sciences. The VTOL LightningStrike experimental plane, or VTOL X-Plane, is being developed by Aurora for the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency. Aurora said the sub-scale demonstrator was tested to validate its aerodynamic design and flight control systems. It was conducted recently at a U.S. military installation and the SVD met the risk reduction requirements ... read more

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Planned US Missile Defense Units in Asia-Pacific Threaten China, Russia The planned deployment of units of the US missile defense system in the Asia-Pacific region poses a threat to China and Russia and undermines global security, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly ... more		Iran has seen only $3 bn returned since nuke deal: Kerry Iran has so far seen only around $3 billion in previously frozen assets returned since it struck a nuclear deal with world powers, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday. ... more		N. Korea on path to develop inter-continental missiles: US general Unless it is stopped, North Korea will eventually acquire intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities, the four-star general selected to lead US forces in South Korea told lawmakers Tuesday. ... more
				'Limited' activity at N. Korea nuclear test site: US think-tank Recent satellite images show only "limited" activity at North Korea's nuclear test site, despite reports that Pyongyang is on the verge of conducting a fifth underground test, a US think-tank said Tuesday. ... more		China, India move closer to military hotline: Xinhua China and India are moving towards setting up a military hotline, Chinese state media reported, with a border dispute and tensions over terror sanctions still lingering over relations between the Asian giants. ... more

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

Russian Tornado-S rocket systems delivers powerful blow Russia's state-of-the-art multiple launch rocket system Tornado-S rivals nuclear weaponry in terms of its killing power, according to the Russian news network Zvezda. A full salvo of the sophi ... more		XFLY introduces an intelligent flight control navigator XFLY LLC has announced the introduction of its all new xNav IFCN, an Intelligent Flight Control Navigator that ensures total ease of flight, efficiency, reliability and stability of UAVs in any situ ... 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		Turkey looks to develop next-gen drone subsystems Turkey's foray into drone technology comes amid increased crackdowns against political and intellectual dissent as well as on the country's Kurdish minority, while emboldening the government's imper ... more
				Indian navy goes nuclear as first nuke sub undergoes sea tests Arihant, India's first armed nuclear submarine is currently undergoing sea trials, according to a top naval official. India's first indigenous armed nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, is undergoi ... more		US to deploy more forces to back Iraq's anti-IS war The United States will send Apache attack helicopters and more troops to Iraq, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in Baghdad Monday, as the coalition weighs retaking second city Mosul from the Islamic State group. ... more

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

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

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

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Northrop's new battle command system proves its worth The U.S. Army has successfully defeated ballistic and cruise missiles in a dual-engagement test of a Northrop Grumman-developed battle command system. ... more		MH17 families mulling lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines Dozens of families of those killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine two years ago are considering suing the carrier for compensation, their lawyer told AFP Tuesday. ... more		Australia's sixth ANZAC-class frigate modernized The sixth of eight ANZAC-class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy has been undocked by BAE Systems Australia after major modernization work. ... more		Iraq's Mosul will eventually be retaken from IS: Obama US President Barack Obama said he expects Iraq's second city Mosul to be retaken from the Islamic State group "eventually". ... more

	Apple denies handing source code over to China Apple on Tuesday denied providing Chinese authorities with special access to its devices, as the iPhone maker defended its position on encryption and cooperation with US law enforcement. ... more		Transport security focus at London counter-terror fair A red line appears on the computer screen as a man with a dummy gun and a fake suicide vest under his jacket demonstrates a body scanner at a counter-terrorism technology fair in London on Tuesday. ... more

SwRI tests rooftop solar fire behavior and mitigation options

Fast FPGA pulse shaping clears neutron gamma pile ups in nuclear detectors

Bayesian neural net sharpens thorium 232 fission yield data

Turkey kills 32 IS fighters in Iraq after attack on tank: report		US admin to push MidEast peace until end of term: Kerry		Dozens dead in Syria strikes as opposition chiefs leave talks		Iraq speaker suspends parliament 'until further notice'		Georgia detains six over alleged plan to sell uranium
Russia delivers ground support aircraft to Iraq		US, Russia should extend space cooperation after rockets replaced		McCain concerned over presence of Russians during US launches		Sweden launches new ground operations service for small satellites		Pentagon describes Russian jet's barrel roll over US spy plane

Malaysia procures Fulmar surveillance drones from Thales

Photographic shockwave research reaches new heights with BOSCO flights

Kerry to meet Iran's Zarif in New York

Orbital ATK making non-U.S. standard ammo for U.S. allies

China lands first military plane on disputed reef

Russia denies flight of jet that intercepted US Air Force plane 'unsafe'

AFSPC Commander announces Space Enterprise Vision

Coding and computers help spot methane, explosives

EU, Russia explore future joint space projects

Roscosmos: Russia wins case over Yukos-related seizure of $700M in France

Development of two US engines to replace Russian RD-180 going as planned

US experimenting with new military space systems

Iran's economy bustling, IMF says

India to pay $8.8 bn for Rafale fighter jets

S. Korea's Park says North preparing nuclear test

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

Sentinel-1B will complete European Radar Vision initiative

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