Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense

September 08, 2016

N. Korea carries out 'biggest ever' nuclear test: Seoul
Seoul (AFP) Sept 9, 2016
North Korea is believed to have conducted a fifth nuclear test, its most powerful to date, South Korea's military said Friday after monitors detected a 5.3-magnitude "artificial earthquake" near its main nuclear site. A confirmed test by the isolated North would send tensions soaring over its nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions, which have already earned international condemnation and United Nations sanctions. The quake was detected near North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site as the coun ... read more

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Q+A on Scarborough Shoal, a flashpoint in Asia The Philippines accused China Wednesday of secretly preparing to build an artificial island on Scarborough Shoal, a tiny and remote outpost in a contested area of the South China Sea. ... more		EU, Britain will need strong defence cooperation: Barnier The EU and Britain will need strong defence and security cooperation after London pulls out of the bloc, according to Michel Barnier, the French politician tasked with leading the Brexit negotiations. ... more		Trump seeks massive US military buildup, IS defeat plan Donald Trump pledged to massively increase US military spending and swiftly demand a defeat plan of the Islamic State (IS) group if he becomes president, burnishing his defense bona fides Wednesday ahead of a forum with Hillary Clinton. ... more
				US to give Philippines military planes: govt The United States is giving the Philippines two used military aircraft, the coast guard said Wednesday, to help Manila expand sea patrols in the face of territorial disputes with China. ... more		Lockheed gets $8.2 million order for presidential helicopter work Lockheed Martin Logistics Services has been awarded a $8.2 million U.S. Navy delivery order for avionics work supporting the VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Program. ... more

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				North Korea rejects UN Security Council condemnation North Korea on Wednesday rejected a UN Security Council statement condemning the reclusive state for its latest missile tests and threatening to take "further significant measures". ... more		Peru modernizing submarines Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems reports it is to provide engineering and technical services for the modernization of Peruvian Navy submarines. ... more

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Intel to spin off cybersecurity unit McAfee US tech giant Intel announced plans Wednesday to spin off its cybersecurity operations as an independent company under the name McAfee. ... more		GenDyn to supply U.S. Air Force with new cryptographic module General Dynamics Mission Systems will supply an updated Air Identification Friend or Foe system for the U.S. Air Force, the company announced Wednesday. ... more		Colombia launches committee to oversee peace process The Colombian government and FARC rebels said Wednesday they have set up a joint committee to mediate disputes and oversee implementation of the historic peace deal they concluded last month. ... more		China under pressure at Asia summit over sea row Beijing came under pressure at an Asian summit Wednesday over its "illegal" island-building in the South China Sea, after the Philippines produced photos it said showed fresh construction activity at a flashpoint shoal. ... more

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SpaceX scours data to try to pin down cause rocket explosion on launch pad		Sierra Nevada receives $7.8 million F/A-18 support order		Altitude data to blame for mystery F-18 crash in Switzerland		Roscosmos Expects Construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome to Be Completed in 2016		UN Council condemns North Korea missile tests
Three Turkish soldiers killed in IS attack in Syria		Continental Electronics gets $11 million Fixed Submarine Broadcast System contract		Rockwell Collins debuts helmet-mounted Integrated Digital Vision System		Poland requests multi-billion-euro Patriot missile system		Zel Technologies gets $165 million counter IED contract

NATO chief to make post-coup bid visit to Turkey

Cities, towns and territory retaken from IS

Iranian attack boats harass US ship in 'unsafe' incident: Pentagon

U.S. Navy orders LCS engineering stand down, crew retraining

Kyrgyzstan blames Chinese embassy attack on Uighur jihadists

BAE receives $14 million Bradley vehicle contract modification

Future USS John Finn completes alpha sea trials

Britain jails radical cleric Choudary for IS support

Lockheed delivers 2,000th JASSM to U.S. Air Force

China's newly-launched quantum communication satellite in good shape

Security Council to meet after latest NKorea missile test

Kim Jong-Un stresses need to bolster nuclear arms: KCNA

Russia launches major military drills set to rattle Kiev

China, Japan seek to improve ties as Xi, Abe meet

N. Korea leader hails missiles, calls for nuclear build-up

Tricky last G20 summit for Obama

US Army gives combat medics new type of tourniquet

PKL Services gets $495 million Saudi F-15 support contract

Saab supplying simulators for Polish military academy

Earth's Carbon Points to Planetary Smashup

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