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January 05, 2015

Navy prepares for Jan. 20 communications satellite launch
San Diego (AFNS) Jan 05, 2015
Navy military and civilian engineers are preparing the latest military communications satellite for a planned Jan. 20 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The satellite is part of MUOS, or Mobile User Objective System, which operates like a smartphone network from space, vastly improving secure satellite communications for mobile U.S. forces. Unlike its predecessor system, MUOS provides users a global, on-demand, beyond-line-of-sight capability to transmit and receive high-qualit ... read more

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Iran must end isolation for economy to boom: Rouhani Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that foreign investors should no longer be viewed as a threat and signalled his country's decades-long isolation from the world economy could soon end. ... more		Russia Remains World Leader in Space Launches: Roscosmos Russia carried out a total of 38 successful space launches in 2014, maintaining its first place in the world, the Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, said Tuesday. "As a result, Russia orbited a ... more		New Taiwan corvette joins naval exercise The Taiwanese Navy has entered the new year with maritime drills involving destroyers, frigates, missile boats and its newest stealth missile corvette. ... more
				Opinion: A New Year's resolution, to finally win a war Isn't it about time that America won a war? Some will rightly observe that every war the U.S. started, it lost. Forget the misnomered wars on drugs, poverty, racism and the like. Think instead about Vietnam, the war on terror, Afghanistan and the second Iraq war. ... more		31 militants killed in Pakistan airstrikes: officials At least 31 militants were killed Saturday during airstrikes by Pakistani fighter jets in the country's restive northwest, the military said. ... more

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Pakistani boat blows self up after India navy chase The crew of a Pakistani fishing boat blew up and sank their vessel after trying to evade capture at the hands of the Indian navy in a high-speed chase at sea, officials said Friday. ... more		Japan proposes joint work on Australia sub fleet: report Japan is proposing jointly building Australia's new submarines, instead of exporting a new fleet, a report said Monday, after concerns in Canberra over the effect on the domestic ship-building industry. ... more		NASA Webb Telescope Sizes Up Small Asteroid with Big Implications A step closer to Martian habitability as lichens endure simulated surface conditions Asteroid risk reevaluated with fresh data from Earth and space		Opinion: Let us fight the Islamic State but not with the help of Iran Iraq is burning and despite efforts by the coalition against the Islamic State, little has improved since the central government in Baghdad lost control over large swathes of its territory last June. ... more
				Shanghai stampede reveals gleaming China's hidden weakness Dozens of deaths from a crush in Shanghai highlight China's enduring vulnerabilities even as the country races ahead economically, commentators say, with authorities' management outpaced by new buildings and advanced transport. ... more		Runaway N. Korean soldier kills four Chinese: reports A North Korean believed to be a runaway soldier killed four Chinese citizens during a robbery after he crossed the border into China in search of food, media reports said Monday. ... more

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Iraq asks Australian PM for more military aid Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday asked Australian counterpart Tony Abott to step up military assistance to aid Baghdad's fight against the Islamic State jihadist group. ... more		China replaces head of state news agency Xinhua China has appointed a top official of the ruling party's propaganda department as president of the Xinhua news agency, the key mouthpiece of the Communist state. ... more		US firm says it brought back extinct dire wolves Census shows high number of brown bears in Romania Trump signs order to 'make America's showers great again'		Saudi to reopen Iraq embassy after nearly 25 years Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it was sending a delegation to Iraq ahead of opening an embassy in Baghdad where its last mission closed nearly 25 years ago. ... more
Soldier killed, 3 hurt in rebel raids in Philippines: army A soldier was killed and three others wounded when Muslim rebels simultaneously attacked military detachments in two southern Philippine provinces on Saturday, a military spokeswoman said. ... more		Politicians to blame for Iraq Sunni-Shiite strife: Maliki Iraqi Vice President Nuri al-Maliki, who was widely criticised for sectarian policies during his time as premier, said Sunday that politicians are to blame for the country's Sunni-Shiite strife. ... more		IS releases dozens of Iraqis seized over flag burning The Islamic State jihadist group on Saturday freed dozens of men it had seized while searching for people who burned its flag in north Iraq, officials and residents said. ... more		EU to set up expert cell to fight jihadist propaganda: report The European Union plans to set up a cell of advisors in Belgium that member governments can tap to fight jihadist propaganda, a top EU official told a newspaper Saturday. ... more

	Gunmen kill three Sunni clerics in south Iraq Gunmen shot dead three Sunni clerics in the Shiite-majority southern province of Basra, Iraqi officials said on Friday, an attack likely to increase already-significant sectarian tensions in the country. ... more		Israel 'won't let its soldiers be dragged to the ICC': PM Israel will not permit its soldiers to be hauled in front of the International Criminal Court on potential war crimes charges, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. ... more

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France wants firm signs of Ukraine peace before warship delivery		Iraq violence killed 15,000 in 2014, worst in 7 years: govt		76,000 killed in Syria's deadliest year yet		US aims to quickly train Iraq forces for anti-IS fight		USAF inactivating two C-17 squadrons

Turkey receives second A400M transport

US adds nine to Iran sanctions blacklist

Iran in new deal to boost Iraq army

US releases five Guantanamo inmates to Kazakhstan

US senator: enough Iran sanctions support to override veto

Lithuania detains military officer suspected of spying

Top official in China's restive Xinjiang transferred

Syria vows government jobs for relatives of 'martyrs'

For US soldiers, new Iraq mission brings unexpected return

Palestinian teen seriously wounded by Israeli gunfire

Airbus, AgustaWestland, Sikorsky vie for Polish chopper deal

Iraqi forces clear Dhuluiyah of IS jihadists: commanders

China launches cyber claim to islands in Japan dispute

Chinese paper blames Google over Gmail blocking

Canadian frigate to join NATO forces off Ukraine

"Hong Kong's first spy" dies in China

Boeing, USAF fly KC-46 prototype

China touts new weapon platforms, transparency

Second ballistic missile defense radar deployed in Japan

Taiwan kicks off plan to build its own submarines

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