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November 25, 2013

A new, flying jellyfish-like machine
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 25, 2013
Up, up in the sky: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a . . . jellyfish? That's what researchers have built - a small vehicle whose flying motion resembles the movements of those boneless, pulsating, water-dwelling creatures. The work, which will be presented at the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics meeting on November 24 in Pittsburgh, demonstrates a new method of flight that could transport miniaturized future robots for surveillance, search-and-rescue, and monitoring of the at ... read more

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Patriot performance excels in PAC-3 test firing Raytheon's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully test fired two Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The mission consisted of two single firings ag ... more		Arab gulf states build up strike capabilities as U.S. relaxes rules Amid mounting Arab concerns about a rapprochement between the United States and Iran, the Persian Gulf petro-monarchies that are Tehran's greatest opponents are looking to acquire precision-guided weapons and other advanced systems to enhance their strike capabilities. ... more		Raytheon Delivers High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile Control Units Raytheon has delivered the first order of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Control Section Modification (HCSM) upgrade units to the U.S. Air Force earlier this month. "HCSM improves mi ... more
				Battleship attactica: Soundwave-borne viruses 'can stop fleets' The nightmare defeat of fleets disabled by computer viruses, a premise of the popular TV show Battlestar Galactica, is haunting some in the US Navy. Air gap jumping malware may undermine one of the ... more		Algorithms + FA-18 Jet = Vital Testing for SLS Flight Control System Raise your hand if, in a math class, you ever said, "When will I ever use this in my life?" Four young engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., can answer that question: ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Experimental 'Cubesats' Designed for Range of National Security, Science Missions The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., introduced a new generation of small satellites with the launch of two experimental "cubesats" designed for a range of n ... more		CIA, Pentagon trying to hinder construction of GLONASS stations in US The US Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency have been trying to persuade the US State Department not to allow Roscosmos to build several GLONASS ground-based measuring stations in t ... more		Perseverance Rover's Groundbreaking Soil and Rock Samples Mark Sykes' Statement in Support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility For astronaut radiation protection just add water		GPS 3 Prototype Communicates With GPS Constellation The Lockheed Martin prototype of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, the GPS III, recently proved it was backward-compatible with the existing GPS satellite constellation ... more
				Iran deal wins praise, but next steps tougher Analysts Sunday praised a ground-breaking interim deal with Iran to rein in its nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, but warned negotiations for a full agreement will prove even tougher. ... more		Arak, Iran's controversial heavy water reactor The future of Iran's Arak heavy water IR-40 reactor is one of the key points in the interim nuclear deal Tehran signed early Sunday in Geneva with world powers. ... more

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Thousands rally against US drone strikes in Pakistan Thousands of right-wing Pakistani activists led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Saturday staged a protest against US drone strikes, threatening to block NATO supply routes if strikes continue. ... more		Israel moves closer to missile defense shield Israel, alarmed that a U.S.-Iranian rapprochement will leave its security exposed, has moved closer to consolidating its multilayer missile defense shield, with the successful interception of a short-range ballistic missile by its David's Sling system, under development by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the U.S. Raytheon Co. ... more		What Elon Musk's Twitter tactics may bode for US government Fukushima nuclear plant operator to dismantle water tanks next week New Zealand says 'blindsided' by Cook Islands' China overture		Turkey mending ties with Shiite powers as regional clout wanes Turkey's ambitions to become a regional leader with a "zero problems" foreign policy have been left in tatters by the Syrian civil war, rising sectarian tensions and a fresh diplomatic fallout with Egypt. ... more
				Jihadist group speaks out on China car attack: SITE A militant Islamist organisation has said last month's deadly car crash in Beijing's Tiananmen Square was a "jihadi operation", and predicted more violence, according to the US-based monitoring group SITE. ... more		China creates air defence zone over Japan-controlled islands Tokyo branded as "very dangerous" a move by Beijing Saturday to set up an "air defence identification zone" over an area that includes disputed islands controlled by Japan, but claimed by China. ... more

Patriot performance excels in PAC-3 test firing

Israel moves closer to missile defense shield

US has time to boost bid for Turkey missile system: FM

Javelin Joint Venture awarded contract for Javelin Weapon System

Raytheon Delivers High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile Control Units

Israel tests short range missile defence system

A new, flying jellyfish-like machine

US drone strike kills senior Haqqani leader in Pakistan

Thousands rally against US drone strikes in Pakistan

Intelsat General To Provide Satellite Services To US Marines

Manpack Radios in Arctic Connect with MUOS Satellites Orbiting Equator

Self-correcting crystal may unleash the next generation of advanced communications

	Afghan jirga members urge Karzai to sign US security pact Members of an Afghan grand assembly debating a crucial security pact with the United States voiced concern Saturday at President Hamid Karzai's insistence it will not be signed until after April's election to choose his successor. ... more		Isolated Israel, angry with US, denounces Iran deal Isolated and angry with its ally the United States, Israel Sunday bitterly denounced a "bad" nuclear deal between world powers and Tehran while repeating its threat of military action against Iran. ... more		Iranians hail 'smiling' FM as hero of nuclear deal Iranians hopeful that a nuclear deal with world powers will ease their economic woes found a hero in Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, showering him with thanks on the Internet. ... more		Hard work starts now to achieve Iran nuclear deal: Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry declared Sunday that the hard work starts now on Iran, hours after world powers clinched a breakthrough interim deal on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme. ... more

Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30

Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic'

AI risks 'disaster' without 'cast-iron guarantees': expert

15 dead in latest bout of Iraq bloodshed		US lawmakers call for new Iran sanctions in six months		Gulf states fear deal will boost Iran regional ambitions		Israel blasts Iran nuclear deal as 'historic mistake'		Internet founder warns growing surveillance 'threatens democracy'
India's defense minister wants DRDO investigated		Afghan assembly backs US troops pact, Karzai sets terms		US criticizes new China zone, vows to defend Japan		Japan warns of 'unpredictable events' over China's new air zone		Israel tests short range missile defence system

China blasts US panel for 'Cold War' thinking

US panel urges punishment for China cyber spying

Up to 15,000 foreign troops could stay in Afghanistan: Karzai

Iran says 'no progress' in nuclear talks so far

Iraq attacks kill 48 as 2013 toll tops 5,800

US has 'nothing to apologize' to Afghanistan for: Power

Ethnic distrust festers in Tiananmen attackers' home town

Battlefield gains to boost Assad hand at peace talks

US drone strike kills senior Haqqani leader in Pakistan

US warns Karzai to sign security pact

Netanyahu Moscow visit falls flat: Israeli media

Poly Technologies takes delivery of 4 Mi-171 helicopters

Nuclear deal will not just buy Iran time: Kerry

Watchdog wants companies to destroy most Syria chemical weapons

Hezbollah makes big gains in Syrian war offensive

Another US Navy officer suspended over bribery scandal

Cyprus leaders seek to break peace talks impasse

Italy, Germany upgrading identification friend-or-foe systems

Next generation USAF satellite goes through compatibility test

Israel needs to seek allies other than US: FM

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