Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense

September 05, 2016

India gives Vietnam $500 mn for defence spending
Hanoi (AFP) Sept 3, 2016
India said Saturday it is giving Vietnam half a billion dollars in credit to boost defence ties, the latest security deal between the two nations seeking to counter Beijing's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement during a visit to Hanoi, which has gone on a spending spree in recent years to expand and modernise its military arsenal amid territorial disputes with Beijing in the strategically vital waterway. "I am also happy to announce a ... read more

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Lithuania sends ammunition to Ukraine to fight rebels Lithuania has supplied 150 tonnes of ammunition to Ukrainian troops fighting pro-Russian separatists in the country's east, the Baltic NATO member said Saturday. ... more		EU army not 'any time soon': Mogherini The EU is not going to get an army of its own in the near future but in the meantime it should play a greater security role, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said Friday. ... more		Over 10,000 sacked in new Turkey post-coup purge Turkey has sacked another 10,000 police officers, judges, prosecutors and academics, according to a decree published Friday, as the state continued a purge within public services following July's failed coup. ... more
				Philippines concerned over Chinese boats near disputed shoal The Philippines has asked China to explain the increased presence of Chinese vessels near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the defence secretary said Sunday, expressing "grave concern". ... more		EU, Turkey highlight ties, but coup differences remain EU foreign ministers and Turkey on Saturday stressed the need to improve ties badly strained by July's failed coup but differences over Ankara's massive crackdown and rights record remained evident. ... more

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Turkish jets destroy Kurdish rebel targets: state media Turkish warplanes have destroyed 10 Kurdish rebel positions in the restive southeast as Ankara steps up its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), state media reported on Sunday. ... more		Airport tiff highlights US-China value gap: Obama A tarmac tiff between US and Chinese officials over media access highlighted the gap between views on human rights and press freedom, US President Barack Obama said Sunday after the incident soured the start of a global summit. ... 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		London lab recreates horrors of war with 3D technology Starvation, torture and rape: the grim daily realities of prisoners inside Syria's Saidnaya military prison have been recreated in harrowing 3D detail by a London-based agency, established to highlight claims of rights abuses. ... more
				Selfies and silence as China shuts down G20 host city The tranquil waters of Hangzhou's West Lake have inspired Chinese poets and painters for centuries. On Sunday the serenity was imposed by force as authorities deployed a vast security operation for the G20 summit. ... more		Orion Jettison Motor Fires to Ensure Crew Safety for the Journey to Mars Aerojet Rocketdyne has tested its third development jettison motor for NASA's Orion spacecraft at its facility in Rancho Cordova, California. Orion is being built to take humans farther into space t ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

CU Boulder's newest minor - in space - has lift off Capitalizing on its reputation as a top public university in space research, the University of Colorado Boulder is launching a brand new Space Minor program for undergraduate students. The pro ... more		Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite hit by space particle ESA engineers have discovered that a solar panel on the Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite was hit by a millimetre-size particle in orbit on 23 August. Thanks to onboard cameras, ground controllers we ... 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		Sky Muster II comes to French Guiana for launch on Ariane 5 The second Sky Muster satellite to be orbited by Arianespace for Australia's NBN arrived in French Guiana this week, taking one of the world's largest communications platforms one step closer to its ... more
Raytheon gets $24 million for Tomahawk radio and antenna Raytheon Missile Systems has received a $24 million contract for radio and antenna work on the U.S. Navy's Tomahawk missile. ... more		Qatar orders coastal defense system from MBDA Qatar's naval forces are to receive a coastal defense system from Europe's MBDA that will deploy both Marte extended-range and Exocet MM40 Block 3 missiles. ... more		Turkey-backed rebels clear Syria border villages of IS: army Syrian rebels supported by Turkish and coalition air strikes pushed further west into areas held by Islamic State in northern Syria as Ankara and its allies step up a campaign to rout the jihadists from the border area. ... more		Yemen rebels say coalition air raid killed 9 civilians Huthi rebels in Yemen said on Friday an air raid by Saudi-led coalition warplanes on a house northeast of the capital Sanaa killed nine civilians including women and children. ... more

	Dutch eye Colombia peace deal over guerrilla's future The Netherlands said Friday it was closely watching the outcome of the Colombian peace deal and how it will affect a notorious Dutch woman guerrilla, wanted by the United States. ... more		Lockheed Martin gets $204 million Aegis contract modification Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has received a $204 million contract modification for Aegis missile defense efforts. ... more

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Chip-based system for terahertz waves could enable more efficient, sensitive electronics

France condemns submarine secrets leak		Turkey removes 8,000 security personnel in latest purge		Taiwan faces new rout of China ties over controversial diplomat		More Su-34 bombers delivered to Russian Air Force		Raytheon/Lockheed team gets $48 million foreign Javelin missile contract
Northrop Grumman gets $375 million G/ATOR radar contract		With operational acceptance complete, Western Range is ready for launch		'Heavenly Palace': China to Launch Two Manned Space Missions This Fall		India likely to launch 68 foreign satellites in one mission next year		Russia to Build New Launch Pad for Angara Rockets by 2019

Boeing receives $52 million for F/A-18 aircraft doors

Sikorksy gets $158 million Black Hawk contract modification

Progeny Systems receives $66 million MK 54 torpedo contract

Four companies receive LCS maintenance and sustainment contracts

Ingalls Shipbuilding procuring long-lead materials for Coast Guard cutter

China's H-6K bomber to be showcased at first public event

Wheels up for China's new aero-engine group

SES Government solutions to provide the US with a high performance network

Japan eyes record defence budget to develop anti-ship missiles

India tests new scramjet rocket engine

U.S. Air Force conducts F-35 weapons tests

Obama makes final trip to China, Southeast Asia

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach UAS Program Leads Nation as One of First to Begin Flight Operations

SpaceX to launch satellite by reusing rocket

FalTech to launch a compact Iridium repeater system at the Emergency Services Show

Electric Boat gets $300 million Virginia-class submarine contract

U.S. Air Force QF-4 flies final unmanned mission

Raytheon, U.S. Navy improve anti-mine sonar

A monster put in its place

A strange thing happened in the stratosphere

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