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September 01, 2016

India tests new scramjet rocket engine
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2016
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested its new scramjet engine and expects a commercial launch. This is being touted as the most cost-effective rocket engine the world has seen. With this, the ISRO, which is already the most inexpensive commercial satellite launch service provider in the world, expects to attract more customers worldwide. The test carried out from Satish Dhawan Space Center, located at Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, demons ... read more

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U.S. Air Force conducts F-35 weapons tests The U.S. Air Force recently completed a monthlong weapons firing test surge for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, the service announced Monday. ... more		Obama makes final trip to China, Southeast Asia Barack Obama begins his 11th and final presidential trip to the Asia-Pacific in earnest on Friday, visiting China to nurture what has become arguably the world's most important relationship and cementing an eight-year "pivot to Asia." ... more		Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach UAS Program Leads Nation as One of First to Begin Flight Operations The long-awaited Small Unmanned Aircraft (sUAS) rule known as Part 107 from the FAA went into effect today. Almost immediately, members from the Aeronautical Science Department from the Embry-Riddle ... more
				SpaceX to launch satellite by reusing rocket SpaceX and satellite operator SES have agreed to launch a commercial satellite later this year by reusing a Falcon 9 rocket, the companies announced Tuesday. ... more		FalTech to launch a compact Iridium repeater system at the Emergency Services Show Iridium two-way satellite telephones are used all over the world. They generally can't operate indoors, because the structure of the building blocks ingress and egress of the signal. When it isn't p ... more

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Electric Boat gets $300 million Virginia-class submarine contract General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $300 million U.S. Navy contract for various work on the fleet of Virginia-class submarines. ... more		U.S. Air Force QF-4 flies final unmanned mission The QF-4 Phantom flew its final unmanned mission this month while serving as an aerial target during F-35 Lightning II testing, the U.S. Air Force said. ... 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		Raytheon, U.S. Navy improve anti-mine sonar Raytheon reports its AN/AQS-20A mine-hunting sonar has been enhanced for better performance, including sharper imaging of objects deep under the sea. ... more
				U.S. lawmakers call for freeze on Saudi arms sale Citing humanitarian concerns regarding Saudi Arabia's ongoing war against Houthi rebels in Yemen, U.S. lawmakers on Monday asked the White House to delay a proposed $1.15 billion weapons sale to the kingdom. ... more		Javelin Joint Venture team inks deal with India's Tata Power Company Raytheon and Lockheed Martin's Javelin Joint Venture team has signed a letter of intent with India's Tata Power Company to explore development of the Javelin missile, Raytheon announced Wednesday. ... more

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Navantia in design study for Australian future frigate program Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and the Australian government are to conduct a risk reduction and design study on the company's offering of a future frigate. ... more		Arab coalition raids kill 16 Yemenis: rebels Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck a home in Yemen's rebel-held Saada province, killing 16 people, including women and children, the Iran-backed insurgents said on Wednesday. ... 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		Philippines' Duterte to meet fugitive Muslim rebel Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he planned to meet a fugitive Muslim rebel wanted over a deadly siege, promising to ignore an arrest order in an effort to forge peace. ... more
Australia to widen scope of targets in IS air war Australia is to start targeting jihadist support and logistics resources in Iraq and Syria, as it broadens the scope of its air war on the Islamic State group, officials said Thursday. ... more		IS leaders killed in Iraq and Syria US-led coalition air strikes have killed several senior figures in the Islamic State group since April in a heavy blow to the jihadist organisation. ... more		Iraq hangs seven Arabs for belonging to Al-Qaeda Iraq on Wednesday hanged seven men of various Arab nationalities who were convicted of belonging to the Al-Qaeda network, officials said. ... more		IS says spokesman Adnani killed in Syria's Aleppo The Islamic State group said Tuesday its spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed in the Syrian province of Aleppo, as the US confirmed it had targeted him in the same area. ... more

	Jitters in rebel heartland over peace in Colombia Esperanza Rivera, who grew up in the same mountains that gave birth to the FARC guerrillas, is happy about the Colombian peace deal - but worries about what comes next. ... more		Lieberman vows to recover Israeli bodies from Gaza Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday he was determined to recover the bodies of two soldiers killed in Gaza but insisted he was not keen to negotiate with Hamas. ... more

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Japan wants fresh UN sanctions against North Korea		Kerry says united with allies over South China Sea		US, India bolster ties, warn Pakistan over extremists		Editor from top Turkish daily held in post-coup crackdown		Wary of Russia, Lithuania builds fake town to practice warfarew/lll
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Datron gets $495 million Afghan radio contract

Lockheed Martin receives $19 million THAAD contract modification

Iran says 'nuclear spy' arrested, bailed

Iran deploys long-range missiles to Fordo nuclear site

Wheels up for China's new aero-engine group

China's H-6K bomber to be showcased at first public event

Obama, Erdogan to meet Sunday in China on G20 sidelines: WHouse

Kerry to meet India's leaders after defence pact sealed

Vietnam says all will lose in any South China Sea war

Raytheon receives $54 million MK 54 torpedo contract

'Missile practice' caused deadly Taiwan misfire: prosecutors

Lockheed Martin gets $147 million for U.S. Army trainer systems

French environment minister announces partnerships in Iran

Maiden flight for first Japanese F-35

China to boost air defenses?

N. Korea submarine missiles not ready until 2018: experts

N. Korea leader says missile test 'greatest success'

China Communist party expels 'insatiable' statistics chief

N. Korea rejects UN council's condemnation

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