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May 11, 2016

Iran equipped with Russian missile system: defence minister
Tehran (AFP) May 10, 2016
Iran's army is now equipped with a Russian air defence system after a long and controversial delivery process, Defence Minister General Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying Tuesday. "I inform our people that... we are in possession of the strategic S-300 system" and that it "serves our air force's counterattack command," Dehghan said, according to ISNA news agency. Parts of the system, including missile tubes and radar equipment, were displayed on April 17 during a military parade in southern Te ... read more

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Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima Barack Obama will this month become the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima, but the White House is scotching talk of an apology for the devastating 1945 nuclear bombing of the city. ... more		US warship sails by South China Sea reef, irking Beijing The US on Tuesday sailed a warship close to a disputed South China Sea reef Beijing has built up into an artificial island, officials said, prompting China to express "dissatisfaction and opposition". ... more		Philippines' Duterte open to territory-row talks with China Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte is willing to talk with China over a highly sensitive territorial dispute in the South China Sea, his spokesman said Tuesday, in a significant reversal of the incumbent's stance. ... more
				Ex-NATO heads, US defence chiefs fire Brexit warning Britain leaving the EU would damage Western security and dangerously weaken Europe, five ex-NATO chiefs and a host of former US secretaries of state and defence warned on Tuesday. ... more		Germany to increase troops for first time since Cold War ended Germany is raising the number of its troops for the first time since 1990, ending a quarter of a century of successive cuts in the army since the end of the Cold War. ... more

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'Executed' N. Korean general named to senior party posts North Korea's former military chief of staff who was reported executed earlier this year is apparently alive and well after being named Tuesday in a number of senior ruling party posts. ... more		Jordan to buy US-made TOW missiles: company Jordan has signed a contract to buy TOW anti-tank missiles from US firm Raytheon, the company said in a statement issued Tuesday at the SOFEX arms fair for special forces. ... more		NASA fires chief scientist, more Trump cuts to come 'Stranded' astronauts closer to coming home after next ISS launch SpaceX, NASA launch two missions to 'collect data' on galaxies, sun		MBDA's Brimstone missile completes RAF trials MBDA's enhanced Brimstone air-to-surface missile successfully completed U.K. Royal Air Force trials in February. ... more
				China's Xi congratulates N. Korea's Kim Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to North Korea's Kim Jong-Un, congratulating him on his election as ruling party chairman at a congress at which Beijing - Pyongyang's closest ally - was notably absent. ... more		Former US Marine sues Iran over 'torture' while held captive A former US Marine who was accused by Iran of spying and held for 4.5 years is suing Tehran over the "prolonged and continuous physical abuse" he endured while detained. ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

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U.S. Army's Stryker to get 30mm cannon upgrade The U.S. Army announced the modification of an existing contract Friday that will see General Dynamics Land Systems receive roughly $329 million for a 30mm cannon upgrade for the branch's Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle. ... more		Pakistan pushes back on U.S. F-16 sale opposition Pakistani officials are pushing back against concerns from U.S. lawmakers over a planned $700 million F-16 fighter jet sale. ... more		Scientists say Trump cuts threaten climate research, public safety Trump's anti-diversity and immigration stance overshadows SXSW festival BlackSky Achieves Landmark Milestone with Gen-3 Very High-Resolution Imagery Just Days After Launch		Telesat procures two prototype satellites for global ka-band low earth orbit constellation Telesat, a leading global satellite operator, has procured two prototype Ka-band satellites for operation in low earth orbit (LEO) that Telesat anticipates launching mid-to-late 2017 as part of a te ... more
Saab adds optronic sensors to frigate fire control directors Optronic sensors are being added to fire control directors aboard Canadian Navy Halifax-class Frigates by Saab of Sweden. ... more		Date set for second SLS booster test A full-scale, test version of the booster for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, will fire up for the second of two qualification ground tests June 28 at prime contractor Orbital ATK's test ... more		Cubic to research Air Force readiness, training Cubic Global Defense has joined an L-3 Communications team to conduct research and evaluation of warfighter readiness and training. ... more		Alleged Turkish military abuses 'extremely alarming': UN The UN rights chief decried Tuesday a range of abuses allegedly committed by the Turkish military, including shooting unarmed civilians and allowing more than 100 people to burn to death. ... more

	Kunduz report shows US troops' continued Afghan combat They were shot at "tens upon tens of thousands" of times, took part in multiple firefights - and escaped death thanks only to an "absolute miracle." ... more		Yemen warring parties agree on prisoner swap Yemen's government and Iran-backed rebels agreed Tuesday to free half of the prisoners and detainees held by both sides, in the first breakthrough in peace talks that began last month. ... more

China wraps up key political meet with call for 'unrelenting struggle'

Space: the new frontier for smartphones at trade show

Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global Market

US and Afghan forces free kidnapped son of ex-Pakistan PM		N. Korea's nuclear attitude 'has not changed': China media		N. Korea crowns Kim party chief as rare congress closes		Israeli nuclear whistle-blower charged over release terms		Nicaragua's list of ambitious projects
International agreement safeguarding nuclear facilities enters into force		Moscow seeks guarantees US missiles in Asia not to target Russia		US Navy overhypes its concern with Russia's newest sub		Romania's US missile defense system has only 'symbolic' function		Nordic countries sign joint procurement agreement

K-MAX optionally piloted helos deployed to Arizona

IS leader for Iraq's Anbar province killed in air strike: Pentagon

Army investigating new materials for explosive, propellant use

Altamira Technologies acquires Prime Solutions

Yemen foes resume direct talks after mediation

Britain's Iraq war inquiry to be published July 6

Netanyahu criticises general over Holocaust remarks

Car bombing kills at least 10 in Iraq's Baquba: officials

N. Korea leader says will only use nuclear weapons if attacked

NATO aims to 'destabilise' Caucasus with Georgia drills: Moscow

China to join US-led naval exercise: US official

SpaceX lands rocket's first stage after space launch

US asks for Seoul's bottom line on peace talks with North

Airbus sets sights on the stratosphere with glider flight

Papal envoy preaches peace at Baltic NATO base

China is winning war of the worlds in giant Paris art show

SES to take control of O3b Networks

US positions troops in Yemen, steps up anti-Qaeda strikes

China sends more anti-graft inspectors into military

Oil-eating bacteria came to the rescue after BP spill

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