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September 27, 2016

SES unveils new tactical surveillance and communications solution
Luxembourg (SPX) Sep 26, 2016
SES S.A. has introduced a fully integrated portable surveillance and communications solution designed to provide enhanced situational awareness for border security, special event monitoring and disaster response missions around the world. Tactical Persistent Surveillance (TPS), SES's first Government+ product offering, is a highly portable solution capable of quick global deployment and operations. The modular TPS platform is based on Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) inflatable aerostat technology, which ho ... read more

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DigitalGlobe's Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery Program Renewed DigitalGlobe reports that the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has renewed the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (Global EGD) program under the EnhancedView contract. For a sixth ... more		Turkey arrests top journalist day after release A Turkish court on Friday put a prominent journalist under arrest just a day after he was released over accusations related to the failed July coup, in a case that has sparked global concern. ... more		U.S. Navy approves Triton drone for production The U.S. Navy has approved production of the MQ-4C Triton drone, the service announced Thursday. ... more
				Lockheed's PAC-3 missile destroys ballistic missile targets in test Two Lockheed Martin PAC-3 missiles successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile targets during a flight test Wednesday, the company announced. ... more		UV Lens for Smart Ballistics System Resolve Optics has designed an optimised AR coated, 10.5mm diameter UV lens for an automatic return fire system to be used in conjunction with a solar blind filter stack operating over a bandwidth o ... more

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UN court to decide Marshall Islands case against 3 nuclear powers The United Nations' top court announced Thursday that it will render its decision early next month in the case the Marshall Islands has brought against India, Pakistan and Britain for not abandoning the nuclear arms race. ... more		USS Bonhomme Richard test-fires Sea Sparrow missile The USS Bonhomme Richard successfully engaged a target drone with a NATO Sea Sparrow missile during the Valiant Shield 2016 exercise on Sunday. ... more		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 Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launch rescheduled to March 6		Taiwan 'double agent' gets 18 years for spying for China A Taiwanese court has sentenced a former intelligence officer to 18 years in prison for reportedly working as a double agent and spying for China as relations worsen with Beijing. ... more
				Angry Taiwan blames China for UN aviation meet snub Taiwan said Friday China had blocked it from attending a major United Nations aviation meeting, the latest setback to its troubled campaign for international recognition. ... more		NASA Spacecraft Fly in Record-setting Formation Summertime airshows are fun to watch, especially when aircraft fly in tight formation. The sight of airplanes soaring overhead practically wingtip to wingtip is thrilling to behold. Four of NA ... 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.

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

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Every day closer to a new way to orbit Two years after selecting the next generation of American spacecraft and rockets that will launch astronauts to the International Space Station, engineers and spaceflight specialists across NASA's C ... more		GenDyn features Bluefin Robotics underwater drone General Dynamics Missions Systems featured the Bluefin Robotics underwater drone this week at the OCEANS 2016 conference. ... more		U.S. Navy's Zumwalt destroyer sidelined after engineering casualty The U.S. Navy's Zumwalt guided-missile destroyer has sustained an engineering casualty, less than a month before it is slated to be commissioned into service. ... more		Larsen and Toubro signs $99 million Vietnamese ship deal Larsen and Toubro has signed a $99 million contract with the Vietnam Border Guard for high speed patrol vessels, the Indian company announced Thursday. ... more

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Europe to protect auto sector from 'mortal danger': EU industry chief

China eyes five percent growth despite US trade war

Scientists unlock the mysteries of chiral helimagnets for advanced electronics

Syria's Aleppo reels from new wave of air strikes		Rouhani uses UN to hit US over nuclear deal		Japan PM seeks Cuba's help amid N. Korea nuclear 'provocations'		India signs deal for acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter jets		India needs more than Rafale to match China: experts
US lawmakers: Russian hackers aim to disrupt election		STRATCOM nominee vows to end US reliance on Russian RD-180 engines		NASA collision avoidance system saves unconscious F-16 Pilot		Washington Post takes heat for Snowden prosecution call		Ukraine, rebels agree troop pullbacks in three areas: OSCE

Safran, Urban Aeronautics sign deal for Cormorant drone

Sukhoi T-50 jet cannon test-fired in Russia

Sweden to buy 24 extra Archer howitzers

Saab gets order for man-portable air defense missile system

Japan PM demands world find 'new means' to stop N. Korea

Indian ministers approve Rafale fighter jet deal

Missiles, tanks on show at Iran military parade

Turkey opposition journalists on trial again over 'Gulen links'

U.S. Marine Corps command and control system passes test

China PM comes to Canada looking for extradition treaty

US bomber lands in S. Korea as Japan demands action on North

Taiwan asks Google to blur images of South China Sea island

Colombian leader tells UN: 'One fewer war on planet'

Obama hits at populist strongmen in last UN address

China probes firm suspected of aiding N. Korea nuke project

Pilots eject as U-2 spy plane crashes in California

Servosila Robotic Arms product line is launched by Servosila

Future USNS Yuma launches from Austal USA shipyard

U.S. Army developing new hand grenade

Alberta taking a step away from coal

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