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September 12, 2016

SecAF visits Space Coast for 2nd time
Patrick AFB FL (SPX) Sep 12, 2016
"It has been an incredible and busy seven days for you all at the 45th Space Wing," said Secretary of the Air Force the Honorable Deborah Lee James during an all call held Sept. 9, 2016, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. That statement was made in reference to the wing's ability to transition from an emergency response effort after a static fire anomaly last Thursday at Space Launch Complex 40 to directly supporting NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, which launched from Space Launch Complex 41 seven days la ... read more

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China's second space lab Tiangong-2 to be launched China's second space lab Tiangong-2 is scheduled to be put into space between September 15 and 20, according to the office of China's manned space program. The space lab was transferred with i ... more		US has North Korea missile threat covered: Pentagon The Pentagon on Friday repeated reassurances that the United States and its regional allies are well protected against any threat from North Korean missiles, after Pyongyang conducted a new nuclear test. ... more		Kuang-Chi near space test flight set for 2016 Kuang-Chi Group, a Shenzhen-based technology conglomerate, has announced that Traveler II Beta will carry animals into near space during a test flight this year. The announcement came during the ope ... more
				For US and Russia, war in Syria is mainly in the air The United States and Russia, two former Cold War foes that have brokered a ceasefire deal for Syria, rely mostly on air raids in their separate military campaigns in the war-wracked country. ... more		US, Japan scramble for 'strongest' sanctions against NKorea Washington and Tokyo are seeking "the strongest possible" measures against North Korea after its latest and most powerful nuclear test, a top US envoy said Sunday. ... more

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UN to begin work on new North Korea sanctions The UN Security Council has agreed to start work at once on a new series of sanctions on North Korea after its fifth nuclear test drew global condemnation. ... more		Global anger over N. Korea nuclear test as UN set to meet World powers expressed outrage Friday after North Korea claimed it had successfully tested a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on a missile, prompting urgent UN talks and calls for new sanctions. ... more		CACI Wins 231 Million Dollar Task Order for Tactical Satellite Communications to US Special Operations Command Starfighters Space and Blackstar Orbital Broaden F-104 SpaceDrone Integration Program PlanetiQ Wins 15 Million Dollar Air Force STRATFI Deal for Next-Gen Space Weather Data		How do you solve a problem like North Korea? North Korea's fifth nuclear test is yet more evidence of how ineffective sanctions are in deterring Pyongyang while China is unwilling or unable to intervene, analysts say, with some arguing a new approach might be necessary - engagement. ... more
				N. Korea says nukes are defence against US 'blackmail' North Korea Saturday sought to justify its weapons programme as a defence against US nuclear "blackmail" as world powers debated ways to punish Pyongyang for its fifth and most powerful atomic test. ... more		N. Korea's nuclear threat growing after largest test: analysts North Korea's nuclear threat has grown significantly following its latest and largest nuclear test and a series of missile launches, analysts say, with some South Korean newspapers even theorising about an atomic attack on Seoul. ... more

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Philippines' Duterte says 'not a fan' of US, plots own course Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, saying he was "not a fan" of the United States, vowed Saturday to steer an independent course for the key Asian ally and refrain from confronting territorial rival China. ... more		EU leaders push security in post-Brexit relaunch EU leaders will try to reboot the struggling bloc this week, focusing on security and defence to provide a new sense of purpose after the Brexit vote revealed deep fears over globalisation, terrorism and migration. ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Raytheon receives U.S. Air Force AMRAAM contract Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $7.9 million contract in connection to testing of the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM. ... more
Lockheed gets $132 million KC-130J contract modification Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has received a $132 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for KC-130J Hercules aircraft. ... more		Lockheed gets $10 million U.S. Navy F-35 contract modification Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has been awarded a $10 million U.S. Navy contract modification for work on F-35 Lightning II electronic components. ... more		Lockheed receives $21.6 million F-22 display contract modification Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has received a $21.6 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for work on the F-22 Raptor heads-up display. ... more		Airstrikes kill scores in Syria after new truce deal A barrage of airstrikes on rebel-held areas in Syria have killed scores of people, just hours after the government in Damascus approved a US-Russian plan to halt fighting in the country's suppurating civil war. ... more

	Iranians flock to Iraq's Karbala for holy plan B Barred from Mecca amid an escalating spat between Tehran and Saudi Arabia, masses of Iranian Shiite faithful have converged on the holy Iraqi city of Karbala for an alternative pilgrimage. ... more		IS bombings near Baghdad mall kill at least 13 people Two bomb blasts outside a shopping mall in central Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 13 people, security and medical officials said on Saturday. ... more

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Afghanistan: Taliban offensives since 2015

400 additional US troops arrive in Iraq ahead of Mosul push

Ticking time bomb of foreign fighters returning from Syria

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Iraq police clashes with militia near Baghdad

Colombia rights activist killed ahead of FARC demobilization

US-Russia deal on Syria needs 'true' ceasefire: Carter

Q+A on Scarborough Shoal, a flashpoint in Asia

EU, Britain will need strong defence cooperation: Barnier

Trump seeks massive US military buildup, IS defeat plan

US to give Philippines military planes: govt

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