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August 21, 2016

Air Force successfully launches GSSAP 3/4 - AFSPC-6 from Cape Canaveral AFS
Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2016
The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the third and fourth Orbital ATK built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV launch vehicle from Space Launch Complex 37, Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida at 12:52 a.m. EDT. This latest launch will enhance our capabilities in space situational awareness and our space-based space situational awareness architecture," said Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, SMC commander and Air ... read more

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Iran releases images of new missile defence system Iran released images of its first domestically built long-range missile defence system on Sunday, a project started when the country was under international sanctions. ... more		Russian Space Corporation, US Boeing Reach Deal on Dispute Over Sea Launch Russia's S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia and the US aircraft manufacturing company Boeing reached an agreement to solve dispute over the Sea Launch project, Energia's General ... more		US cuts military advisers to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen The US military has slashed the number of intelligence advisers directly supporting the Saudi-led coalition's air war in Yemen, the US Navy said Saturday, following concerns over civilian casualties. ... more
				Japan protests as China ships sail near disputed isles Tokyo protested to Beijing Sunday after Chinese coast guard ships sailed into territorial waters surrounding disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japan said. ... more		Pentagon downplays talk of Russian troop buildup near Ukraine The Pentagon on Friday moved to tamp down talk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying extra troops along the border were associated with a regular military exercise. ... more

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Japan seeks record defence budget: reports Japan will request a record defence budget next year amid growing worries over North Korea and tensions with China, reports said Friday. ... more		US is 'strategic partner, not our enemy': Turkish PM Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Saturday insisted the United States was Turkey's "strategic partner, not our enemy" despite Ankara's anger at Washington for failing to extradite Fethullah Gulen, whom it blames for last month's failed coup. ... more		Space: the new frontier for smartphones at trade show SpaceX aims for Thursday Starship test flight after last-minute scrub Musk survives Royal Society expulsion; EU tasked to detail public funding to SpaceX, Tesla		Vector Space launches new software platform to support space entrepreneurs Vector Space Systems, a space systems company focused on micro launches and micro space platforms and comprised of new-space and enterprise software industry veterans from SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, M ... more
				China's president pledges to support Myanmar peace talks Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to support Myanmar's peace process Friday as he met with the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Beijing ahead of historic talks with armed groups near the countries' troubled joint border. ... more		Brother of Omran, Syrian boy in haunting picture, dies of wounds The older brother of the little Syrian boy who was pictured sitting in an ambulance dazed and covered in blood after an air strike, died Saturday from wounds sustained in the attack on the family's apartment, a monitoring group said. ... more

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Syrian warplanes fly over flashpoint city despite US warning Syrian government warplanes took to the skies again Saturday over the flashpoint northeastern city of Hasakeh, despite a US warning against new strikes that might endanger its military advisers. ... more		US scrambled jets to protect its advisers in Syria: Pentagon The US-led coalition scrambled fighters to protect US advisers working with Kurdish forces after Syrian regime jets bombed the area, in the latest escalation of Syria's bloody conflict, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more		Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global Market BAE Systems selected to develop NOAA's next-generation space weather satellite ESA Red Cross alliance advances crisis response		Syria regime pounds Kurdish positions for second day Syrian regime warplanes bombarded the northeastern city of Hasakeh for the second day on Friday, targeting positions held by Kurdish forces, a monitor and a journalist in the city said. ... more
Foreign volunteers take aim at IS while they still can Growing numbers of Westerners appear to be trying to join the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq before it's too late, frontline volunteer warriors say. ... more		Media worker killed in western Iraq: employer A technician with an Iraqi satellite channel was killed on Saturday and a journalist wounded as they covered operations against the Islamic State group in western Iraq, their employer said. ... more		Colombia urges UN to supervise ceasefire with rebels Bogota pushed Friday for the United Nations to supervise Colombia's ceasefire with the FARC rebels, even before the country votes on a peace deal to end the long-running civil war. ... more		Bangkok bomb trial looms without masterminds in dock Two Chinese nationals will go on trial this week for their alleged roles in a deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine one year ago, an attack whose motive remains clouded in mystery following a murky and at times surreal investigation. ... more

	Russian warships in Mediterranean fire cruise missiles at Syria Two Russian ships in the Mediterranean on Friday launched long-range cruise missiles against jihadist targets in Syria as part of Moscow's bombing campaign in support of the Syrian regime, the defence ministry said. ... more		Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 massacre of recruits: officials Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials said. ... more

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Beijing does not exploit Myanmar: state media		Philippines receives first Japanese coast guard vessel		Russian Scientists Adjust Innovative Satellite Control System		Pelican BioThermal intros blood carrier for troops		Lockheed inaugurates T-50A ground-training facility

Lithuania receives surplus vehicles from the Netherlands

Raytheon manufactures launchers for Norwegian missile

Cold War echoes as inter-Korean diplomacy goes back to basics

N.Korea says it has resumed plutonium production: Kyodo

N. Korea calls South's leader 'psychopath' over missile row

Japan protests more Chinese ship 'intrusions'

China to restrict North Korean airline operations

Elbit launches Skylark UAV variant

Air Force orders 30 more MQ-9 Reapers

Saab gets Australian army air defense and radar contract

KC-46A Pegasus receives Milestone C approval

Navy accepts new Littoral Combat Ship

Prison-made US combat helmets endangered soldiers: report

Turkey starts releasing 38,000 jailed for pre-coup crimes

Three soldiers dead as tank plunges into river in Taiwan

S. Korea's Park defends missile shield as residents shave heads

Lockheed Martin gets $112 million Aegis modernization contract

Russia starts navy drills in eastern Med

Indonesia vows to defend 'every inch' of territory

NASA monitors the 'new normal' of sea ice

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