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June 18, 2014

US not able yet to remove dependency on Russian rocket motors
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 16, 2014
The US have not yet found a way to refuse from Russian rocket engines for launching their military satellites, but is looking for such an opportunity, the Reuters Agency reported Friday with reference to Frank Kendall, head of the Pentagon program of purchasing arms. "We have motives to get rid of the dependencies, if we can do that. We would like to do it," said Kendall. "We haven't decided yet how to do it exactly," he admitted. Earlier, a number of committees in the US Congress have alloc ... read more

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N. Korea cruise missile fuels proliferation concerns North Korea appears to have acquired a sea-based copy of a Russian cruise missile, the latest step in an effort to enhance its maritime strike capability, a US think-tank said Tuesday. ... more		Fighting nears Baghdad as UN warns of Iraq break-up Fighting erupted at the northern approaches to Baghdad Tuesday as the United Nations warned Iraq is in danger of disintegrating in the face of the assault by Sunni Arab militants. ... more		US sees signs Iraqi forces 'stiffening' resistance Iraqi forces appear to be rallying and bolstering their defense of Baghdad in the face of Sunni extremists who have swept across the country's north, the Pentagon said Tuesday. ... more
				US, Iran hold brief talks on Iraq crisis in Vienna The United States and Iran briefly discussed the crisis in Iraq on the sidelines of a critical fifth round of nuclear talks in Vienna, US officials said Monday ... more		UT, ORNL Scientists' Discoveries Could Help Neutralize Chemical Weapons Researchers at UT are a step closer to creating a prophylactic drug that would neutralize the deadly effects of the chemical weapons used in Syria and elsewhere. Jeremy Smith, UT-ORNL Governor's Cha ... more

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G-NIUS to Unveil New and Advanced Technologies G-NIUS will unveil its Hybrid Unmanned Ground Vehicle and its unique robotic suite that enables any vehicle to perform as an unmanned vehicle, at Eurosatory 2014, at the Company's exhibition booth, ... more		Raytheon conducts first live fire test of Excalibur S In a company-funded R and D initiative, Raytheon successfully fired the dual-mode GPS- and laser-guided Excalibur S for the first time. Although the Excalibur S was initialized with a GPS target loc ... more		A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth -- how worried should we be? ISS Crew Demonstrates Robotics and Monitors Environmental Conditions Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life		Defense Sciences Office: at the Edge of Science and National Security Scientists and engineers in DARPA's Defense Sciences Office (DSO) promote and exploit new discoveries across the frontiers of physics, chemistry, and mathematics to identify and accelerate potential ... more
				Boeing reveals prototype spacecraft for human transport Boeing has revealed its CST-100 capsule, the spacecraft it hopes will taxi NASA astronauts back and forth from the International Space Station come mid-2017. ... more		Soyuz Rocket puts Russian GLONASS-M navigation satellite into orbit The Soyuz-2.1b rocket with GLONASS-M navigation satellite on board has been successfully launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, Aerospace Defense Forces spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolot ... more

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China put FY-3C into operation to improve earth observation On June 10, the meteorological satellite Fengyun-3C has been put into operation officially which replaced FY-3A to observe in a morning orbit with FY-2B in an afternoon orbit. The operation of ... more		Proton Accident Investigation Complete - Roscosmos The investigation into the crash of the Proton-M carrier rocket with communications satellite Express ??4R is complete, and all of the documents have been transferred to the Russian Government, a re ... more		Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard Novel algorithm taps global fibre networks to enhance earthquake warnings		Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets Chinese premier Queen Elizabeth II welcomed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Windsor Castle on Tuesday on a visit to Britain which aims to repair strained relations between London and Beijing. ... more
Quantum3D sells ExpeditionDI product line Quantum3D's ExpeditionDI product line of man-worn simulation solutions for infantry training has been acquired by Intelligent Decisions Inc. ... more		Philippine boat police anger China in fishing fight After a short, intense chase, two Philippine police gunboats catch up with an illegal fishing vessel and circle it like menacing sharks, their armed commandos poised to rappel onboard. ... more		Multiple Xinjiang executions no answer to violence: experts When China put 13 people to death in one day for terrorism offences in mainly Muslim Xinjiang, it raised the spectre of the mass executions of years past. But experts say Beijing's "strike hard" campaign is unlikely to curb mounting violence. ... more		Longer range, power for Saab's shoulder-launched AT4 weapon system Saab's AT4 family of disposable shoulder-launched weapons is to receive enhanced range and explosive capabilities, the company has announced. ... more

	US commandos capture Benghazi attack suspect US commandos have captured the suspected ringleader of the deadly 2012 attack on an American compound in Benghazi, in a raid hailed by the White House as a triumph for justice. ... more		International community to help Lebanon with Syria spillover The international community pledged Tuesday to support the Lebanese armed forces by training them to deal with any spillover of the Syrian crisis. ... more

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New Belgian government ditches nuclear power exit plan

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China executes 13 for Xinjiang 'terrorist attacks'

China sentences three to death for Tiananmen attack: CCTV

US Army opens probe into ex-POW Bergdahl's disappearance

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West evacuates Iraq staff as US-Iran talks broached

US condemns 'horrifying' Iraq massacre by ISIL militants

Pakistan deploys troops, jets in anti-militant offensive

China fears spur Philippine naval upgrade

New Iran nuclear talks as time runs short

Pentagon temporarily grounds F-35 fighter jets

80 killed as Pakistan bombs militant hideouts after airport attack

Saudi press blames Iraq PM's 'sectarianism' for unrest

Qaeda suspect kills 8 Yemen military hospital staff

Iraq hits militants as neglect of Syria blamed

China builds school on disputed South China Sea island: media

US lawmakers warn of 'next 9/11' threat in Iraq

Syria pounds ISIL bases in coordination with Iraq: NGO

US aircraft carrier welcomes PLA aboard, seeks return invite

DARPA-Navy Agreement to Develop Tern Concept

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