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April 16, 2014

Xi urges China to build up joint space and air power
Beijing (AFP) April 15, 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged further integration of air and space defence capabilities, in what experts described Tuesday as a response to the militarisation of space by rivals including the United States. China says its ambitious space programme is peaceful, but such claims were first questioned in 2007 when the military used a ground-based missile to destroy one of its own satellites in orbit. According to several specialist websites, China last May also tested part of a new anti-sat ... read more

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Russia launches its new ICBM from Plesetsk space centre The Russian Strategic Missile Troops have successfully test fired an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile with a multiple re-entry vehicle from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, a Russian Defence Mi ... more		Raytheon awarded first international contract for Paveway IV Raytheon Company received a contract from an international customer for Paveway IV precision guided bombs valued at more than $200m. As part of the sale Raytheon will deliver hundreds of the a ... more		DPRK vows self-defense measures against US hostility The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) vowed to take self-defense countermeasures against Washington's "hostile policy," official news agency KCNA said Friday. "As long as the U.S. p ... more
				Russia should be ready for non-contact war The future of the Russian armed forces lies in developing high-precision 'smart' weapons and boosting the capacity to conduct no-contact warfare, a Russian deputy prime minister in charge of the def ... more		China's maritime area being carved up China is facing serious challenges to its maritime rights, with its resources being plundered and seas carved up, a senior oceanic official said Friday. Some islands have been encroached on an ... more

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Fire aboard US missile cruiser, no one hurt A fire broke out aboard a US Navy guided missile destroyer as it was crossing the Atlantic, but no one was injured in the blaze, the Pentagon said Tuesday. ... more		S. Korea spurns North's call for joint drone probe South Korea on Tuesday rejected Pyongyang's proposal for a joint investigation into three crashed drones that Seoul believes originated in North Korea. ... more		Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force Blue Origin mission simulates moon gravity		Royal Navy chief warns of threat posed by Scottish independence Britain's Navy chief on Tuesday warned that an independent Scotland would "damage the very heart" of the service, hitting Scots the most. ... more
				Syria rebels get US-made missiles: source Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad for the first time received at least 20 US-made TOW anti-tank missiles from a "Western source," a rebel official told AFP Tuesday. ... more		'Criminal' use of force by Ukraine would imperil talks: Lavrov Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday warned Kiev against using force to quell pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the "criminal" act would undermine talks planned in Geneva. ... more

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N.Korea privatizing illicit economic activity: US group A growing black market economy in North Korea is increasingly allowing private citizens to engage in illicit activity that funnels hard currency to the regime, a US-based group said Tuesday. ... more		Iran's foreign minister holds talks in UAE Iran's foreign minister held talks Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates in Tehran's latest effort to mend fences with Gulf states suspicious of its nuclear programme and regional ambitions. ... more		Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster January sets 'surprising' heat record: EU monitor		US actor Michael Douglas fronts disarmament initiative Hollywood actor Michael Douglas urged young people to use social media to push for arms control on Tuesday, as he launched a United Nations educational booklet on proliferation aimed at school and college students. ... more
				Comtech continues Blue Force Tracking support A real-time battle command and situational awareness system is to continue to receive sustainment support from Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation. ... more		Israelis, Palestinians seeking to extend peace talks: US Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are hammering out a way to extend their faltering peace talks beyond an April 29 deadline, a US official said Tuesday, refuting calls from a leading daily to call it quits. ... more

Russia warns Ukraine against missile technologies proliferation

Japan orders to shoot down any new N Korea ballistic missile launches

US to send two more missile defence ships to Japan: Hagel

French test fire new cruise missile

Raytheon awarded first international contract for Paveway IV

South Korea seeking Sidewinder missiles from U.S.

Google buys solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace

N. Korea denies link to drones recovered by South

S. Korea spurns North's call for joint drone probe

Harris, Exelis win Army radio contract

NGC Ships Payload Module For 4th Advanced EHF Protected ComSat

Fourth AEHF Protected Communications Satellite Begins Integration Months Ahead of Schedule

	Iraq Kurds dig trench on Syria border to block militants Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region is digging a trench along its border with Syria to prevent the infiltration of militants and smuggling from the war-racked country, officials say. ... more		Russia in new ballistic missile test: Pentagon Russia carried out a new test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as tensions over Ukraine escalated, the Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday. ... more		Karzai condemns air strike over 'civilian casualties' Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday condemned a US air strike in an eastern border province that allegedly killed a woman and two of her children. ... more		GenDyn Canada enhancing Portuguese Navy sonar Adjunct processing systems for use with AN/SQS-510 sonar are being provided to the Portuguese Navy by General Dynamics Canada. ... more

Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes

MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone

Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris

Tokyo governor to make 'city diplomacy' visit to Beijing		Iraq shuts infamous Abu Ghraib prison over security fears		Harris, Exelis win Army radio contract		Russia fighter jet buzzed US destroyer: Pentagon		Shades of the Cold War at NATO HQ
N. Korea vows Seoul will pay 'dear price' for insults		Attack on NATO trucks in Pakistan kills driver: officials		Israeli killed in West Bank shooting		Ukraine in the balance		N. Korea denies link to drones recovered by South

Global military spending drops, led by US: SIPRI

Navy gets new class of amphibious assault ship

Taiwan hails first US cabinet-level visit for 14 years

Israel minister warns Kerry over 'surrender' to Iran

Japan military in popularity push

Militants close dam as Iraq violence kills 15

Syria chemical arms handover nearly two-thirds complete: watchdog

Gaza cops trade bullets for laser-tech in training

IAI closer to producing F-35 wings

North Korea denounces US 'double-standards'

S. Korea says drones were from N. Korea

Row over Iran UN pick not impacting nuclear talks: US

Swiss voters set to sink Swedish jet fighter deal: poll

NSA denies exploiting 'Heartbleed' vulnerability

Navy contracts General Dynamics to develop weapons-related software

Philippines aims for US defence deal before Obama visit

Russia's top diplomat to discuss Ukraine in China visit

Pakistan's talks with militants in comprehensive phase: minister

13 dead as Syria planes hit rebel bastions near Damascus: NGO

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