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August 19, 2016

Power of Pink Provides NASA with Pressure Pictures
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 18, 2016
They say you show your true colors when you're under pressure. Turns out the old saying works for models being tested in wind tunnels as well, specifically those coated with a unique Pressure-Sensitive Paint (PSP) that NASA engineers have used for more than 25 years. Today the bright pink paint is helping NASA's aeronautical innovators test new aircraft designs that could cut fuel use in half, pollution by some 75 percent and noise to nearly one-eighth of what it is today. "PSP is great beca ... read more

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United Kingdom orders additional Zephyr The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence has announced its intention to exercise an option for the manufacture and operation of a third Airbus Zephyr S High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) unit. ... more		Obama to become first US president to visit Laos President Barack Obama will visit Laos next month, a first for a US president, in a trip that begins with a G20 summit in China, the White House said Thursday. ... more		US sought 'leverage' with $400 mn payment to Iran The United States acknowledged Thursday that it waited for Iran to release American prisoners before delivering $400 million in cash that it owed the country, but again insisted the payment was not ransom. ... more
				Russia develops protected alternative to satellite communication Russian engineers have invented a long-range protected communication technology which can duplicate satellite communications, matching them in both speed and distance. Russia's United Instrume ... more		Beijing does not exploit Myanmar: state media Accusations that Beijing is exploiting Myanmar's resources are manipulated by Western media, a state-run Chinese newspaper said Friday, with de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on a visit overshadowed by a stalled dam project. ... more

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Philippines receives first Japanese coast guard vessel The Philippines received the first of ten coast guard vessels from Japan Thursday, the coastguard said, as the two countries boost security ties in the face of their separate maritime disputes with China. ... more		Russian Scientists Adjust Innovative Satellite Control System Russian scientists have started the adjustment of the innovative guidance, navigation and control (GNC) system on the Aist-2D satellite that was launched from the Vostochny space center in April, th ... more		Barred spiral galaxy spotted 11.5 billion years in the past China tallies record launch year as lunar and asteroid plans advance The electrifying science behind Martian dust		Pelican BioThermal intros blood carrier for troops A critical-care blood transport container for soldiers on the battlefield has been launched by Minnesota-headquartered Pelican BioThermal. ... more
				Lockheed inaugurates T-50A ground-training facility Lockheed Martin has inaugurated its ground-based training facility for the T-50A advanced trainer and light attack aircraft being offered to the U.S. Air Force. ... more		Lithuania receives surplus vehicles from the Netherlands Lithuania is touting its bilateral military partnership with the Netherland, which has resulted in the procurement of surplus military vehicles. ... more

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Raytheon manufactures launchers for Norwegian missile Launchers for Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile are to be built in the United States by Raytheon. ... more		Syrian regime pounds rebel route to Aleppo Syrian and Russian aircraft have launched intense air strikes on opposition strongholds in northern Syria to prevent rebels sending reinforcements to a crucial battle in Aleppo, a monitor said Thursday. ... more		China geospatial information industry approaches 1 trillion yuan output Creating hallucination-free, psychedelic-like molecules by shining light on life's basic building blocks Drones take thermal readings to track dolphin health		Pakistan military kills 11 militants Pakistan's military said Thursday it had killed at least 11 militants in air strikes in a restive tribal region near the Afghan border as part of an ongoing offensive. ... more
NATO allies welcome Libyan progress Members of the NATO alliance said they welcomed Libyan investment board actions as a step toward ensuring authority over the nation's oil wealth. ... more		MSF evacuates staff from 6 Yemen hospitals after air strike Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Thursday said it was evacuating its staff from six hospitals in northern Yemen after 19 people were killed in an air strike on one of its facilities earlier this week. ... more		Israel defence chief has 'carrot and stick' West Bank plan Israel's hardline defence minister Avigdor Lieberman has a new "carrot and stick" policy for the West Bank that will penalise the hometowns of Palestinian attackers while rewarding others, his ministry said Thursday. ... more		Cold War echoes as inter-Korean diplomacy goes back to basics One year after North and South Korea vowed to resume a constructive dialogue, they have instead resurrected a spirit of Cold War-era antagonism, complete with cross-border propaganda shouting matches, spy messaging and defection dramas. ... more

	N.Korea says it has resumed plutonium production: Kyodo North Korea says it has resumed plutonium production from spent fuel rods and has no plans to stop nuclear tests as long as the United States still "threatens" Pyongyang, Kyodo News reported Wednesday. ... more		N. Korea calls South's leader 'psychopath' over missile row North Korea on Wednesday labelled South Korean President Park Geun-Hye a "psychopath" after she made a speech slamming Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions and defending the deployment of a US anti-missile system. ... more

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Japan protests more Chinese ship 'intrusions'		China to restrict North Korean airline operations		Elbit launches Skylark UAV variant		Air Force orders 30 more MQ-9 Reapers		Saab gets Australian army air defense and radar contract
KC-46A Pegasus receives Milestone C approval		Navy accepts new Littoral Combat Ship		Prison-made US combat helmets endangered soldiers: report		Turkey starts releasing 38,000 jailed for pre-coup crimes		Three soldiers dead as tank plunges into river in Taiwan

S. Korea's Park defends missile shield as residents shave heads

Lockheed Martin gets $112 million Aegis modernization contract

Russia starts navy drills in eastern Med

Indonesia vows to defend 'every inch' of territory

Britain awards MBDA $239M for ASRAAM missiles for F-35s

B-52 successfully drops JASSM from internal bay for first time

U.S. Navy to team with Germany on undersea mine detection

Trust Automation gets Lockheed contract for Q-53 radar

Alaska spaceport complex set to reopen

Russia teases with Hypersonic Nuclear Glider Armed With ICBMs "Program"

US Navy deploys RQ-20B AeroVironment Puma AE with pecision recovery

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1400 km of optical fiber connect optical clocks in France and Germany

Russia's Ray Guns: The Military Capability of Moscow's Secret Laser Weapons

Seoul Confirms Russian Carrier Rocket to Put Korean Satellite Into Orbit in 2020

Recent connection between North and South America reaffirmed

US officials grapple with recovery from Louisiana flood

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After drought, southern Africa threatened by floods

Thin tropical clouds cool the climate

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