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China dismisses reports about anti-satellite missile testBeijing (XNA) Oct 29, 2012 Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun has dismissed media reports about a planned test launch of an anti-satellite missile in November. "Such reports did not conform to the fact," Yang said at a regular news briefing on Thursday. Reports said that China will conduct the test targeting satellites with a high orbit altitude, such as reconnaissance satellites and navigation satellites. Reports said the test would be conducted after the U.S. presidential election next month. ... read more |
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  Russia's space forces launch missile shield rocket Russian Aerospace Defense forces have successfully launched a short-range missile as part of the country's missile shield test, Space Forces spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin told reporters Tuesda ... more | .. |
 Photograph of Spy Satellite IGS-1B Captured in Its Final Orbits IGS-1B is a Japanese Information Gathering Satellite that was launched on March 28, 2003 together with its companion IGS-1A on board a H2A rocket. Both satellites were delivered into a 486 x 491 km ... more | .. |
 New Approaches Required for Military Satellite Architecture Air Force Magazine has published an excellent article in their October 2012 edition. Titled "Game Changers in Space," the piece is based on an address given by General William L. Shelton, head of Ai ... more | .. |
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  Russia to spend over 100 billion RUB on nuclear weapons Russia's expenditures on nuclear weapons in 2013-2015 will amount to 101,15 billion rubles, Head of the Defence Committee of the Lower House of the Russian parliament Vladimir Komoedov said. Accordi ... more | .. |
  Bell Boeing Receives US Marine Corps Contract for V-22 Training Devices The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $74 million contract to the Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Boeing and Bell Helicopter - Textron, for seven Osprey ground-based trainers, w ... more | .. |
  Elbit To Supply Brazil Remote Controlled Weapon Stations Elbit Systems reports that Ares Aeroespacial e Defesa S.A. ("Ares"), its Brazilian subsidiary, was awarded an initial production order valued at approximately $25 million to supply 12.7/7.62mm Remot ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Wins Contract to Enhance Combat Vehicle The U.S. Army competitively awarded Lockheed Martin a $114 million, five-year contract to upgrade combat vehicle simulators for soldier training and to expand the training capability for the Marine ... more |
  
Satellite technology paves way for space traffic management
China's Hainan Commercial Launch Center expands with two new launch pads
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  China speeds up the Dragon's Flight program China speeds up its program to develop unmanned aviation. It has announced the creation in the Liaoning province of the first two drone military bases set up to monitor the situation in the coastal ... more | .. |
  Completion of FCSA Demonstrates Shift In Government Thinking for SATCOM Procurement The FCSA process has been a long road, but the final contract in the series, called CS2, was awarded in August to Intelsat General and seven other prime contractors. This latest contract could be th ... more | .. |
 Peres tells US military chief Iran sanctions showing results US military chief Martin Dempsey and Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday discussed "the Iranian nuclear threat, the strengthening of strategic relations between the two countries and developments in the region," a statement from Peres's office said. ... more | .. |
  Air raids, bombs rock Damascus after truce failure Explosions shook Syria's capital on Monday as warplanes launched their heaviest air raids yet and two car bombs struck, with the UN-Arab League peace envoy saying the conflict was going from bad to worse. ... more |
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  Being Pentagon chief had its downsides: Gates Former US defense secretary Robert Gates joked Monday about the downsides of his old job, including enduring interminable NATO meetings and price gouging over a Central Asian air base. ... more | .. |
 Syrian rebels 'buying arms from the regime' The Syrian regime may be their sworn enemy, but rebels fighting to bring down President Bashar al-Assad say they pay hard cash to government agents for guns and bullets. ... more | .. |
 Libya army has 'no control' in Bani Walid: defence minister Libya's defence minister said Monday that the army has no control over Bani Walid, one of the last bastions of Moamer Kadhafi's regime, and that armed groups there prevent families from returning home. ... more | .. |
  Sudan denies Iran role in arms factory Sudan's foreign ministry on Monday denied that Iran had any involvement in a military factory which Khartoum says was attacked by Israeli aircraft last week. ... more |
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Oxford report shows carbon storage can thrive without government billions
Clean hydrogen in minutes with microwave energy innovations
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  U.S. 'mulls buying Israeli robot gunboats' The U.S. military is reported to be testing a missile-armed, remote-controlled robotic boats developed by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defenses Systems, possibly to bolster its naval capabilities in the Persian Gulf where it's locked in a mainly maritime confrontation with Iran. ... more | .. |
 Algeria's the key power against al-Qaida Algeria, the military heavyweight in North Africa with two decades of battling Islamic extremists under its belt, is becoming the focal point of efforts to crush the jihadist-held enclave in northern Mali. ... more | .. |
 Hasmi leader denies Jakarta terrorist link A leading member of Hasmi denied the organization is a terrorist group and that it had targeted the U.S. and Australian embassies in Indonesia. ... more | .. |
 Israel doubts Iran has drone data: defence official A senior officer in Israel's northern command on Monday dismissed an Iranian claim they were in possession of data transmitted by an unmanned Hezbollah drone that overflew Israel earlier this month. ... more |
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 Former wartime foes together as Clinton heads to Serbia A US pilot and the Serb officer who downed his plane during a 1999 NATO air war barely hid their tears as they reunited in Belgrade Monday, on the eve of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Serbia. ... more | .. |
 Qaeda front group claims Iraq Eid attacks Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq claimed responsibility on Monday for a series of shootings and bombings over the Eid al-Adha holiday that killed dozens of people nationwide. ... more | .. |
  Three Taiwan ex-officers arrested in China spy case Taiwan said Monday that three retired military officers have been arrested on suspicion of leaking military secrets to China, in what legislators described as one of the island's worst espionage cases. ... more | .. |
 BAE says wins further submarine design contract British defence group BAE Systems on Monday said it had won a second contract from the government to design Britain's next generation of nuclear submarines. ... more |
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 Turkey fires back after Syrian shell hits: report Turkish artillery struck back on Monday after a shell fired from neighbouring Syria ploughed into Turkish territory without causing any casualties, the state-run news agency reported. ... more | .. |
Three Taiwan ex-officers arrested in China spy case Taiwan said Monday that three retired military officers have been arrested on suspicion of leaking military secrets to China, in what legislators describd as one of the island's worst espionage cases. ... more | .. |
 UN chief renews nuclear disarmament plea UN chief Ban Ki-moon renewed an appeal Monday for global nuclear disarmament, with a special plea to North Korea to divert its scant resources from nuclear weapons to improving living standards. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea activists release anti-North leaflets South Korean activists floated anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border with North Korea on Monday, a week after the North threatened military action over a similar propaganda exercise. ... more |
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 7 Gaza rockets hit Israel after raid kills militant Seven rockets fired from Gaza crashed into southern Israel on Sunday without harming anyone, police said, hours after an Israeli air strike killed a Hamas militant. ... more | .. |
 China watches US democracy avidly, but without envy The world's two biggest economies choose their next leaders in early November, an accident of timing that lays bare the vivid contrast between China's opaque communist state and America's riotous democracy. ... more | .. |
 Japan PM to boost coast security amid China row Japan will "strengthen security" around its coasts, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Monday, as Chinese ships again plied waters near disputed islands. ... more | .. |
 Iran has Israel drone data: defence official Iran is in possession of data transmitted by an unmanned Hezbollah drone that overflew "restricted" sites and bases in Israel this month, a defence official said. ... more |
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