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October 05, 2016

Germany and France to share military facilities, aircraft
Paris (AFP) Oct 4, 2016
Germany and France announced plans Tuesday to share an air base and transport planes as part of a military shake-up in the wake of Britain's vote to quit the European Union. The two countries signed an agreement with a view to sharing C-130J Super Hercules military transport planes, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Paris. His German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen, in Paris to sign the deal, told reporters both countries wanted to have the new arrangement in place by 2021. ... read more

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Poland drops talks in 3 bn euro Airbus chopper deal: ministry Poland's rightwing government on Tuesday quit talks with Airbus on an offset deal linked to a multi-billion euro contract for 50 military helicopters, a government statement said. ... more		Top UN court to decide fate of Marshalls epic nuclear case The UN's highest court will rule Wednesday on whether to take up a case brought by the tiny Marshall Islands against India, Pakistan and Britain for allegedly failing to halt the nuclear arms race. ... more		Canada watchdog warns of faulty nuclear monitoring Canadian regulators are failing to monitor the country's nuclear power plants properly and such safety lapses are unacceptable, an official said Tuesday. ... more
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Australia chooses US defence giant for submarine combat systems Canberra has chosen US defence contractor Lockheed Martin to provide the combat systems for its new fleet of 12 French-designed submarines, it was reported Friday. ... more		Saab to study precision ammo for shoulder-fired weapons Saab is to conduct research on development of precision-engagement ammunition for small arms weaponry for the U.S. military. ... more		SpaceX aims for Wednesday 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		DCNS signs first operational contract for Australian Future Submarine French shipbuilder DCNS has signed the first operational contract to support the Australian Future Submarine Program. ... more
				BAE Systems upgrading more naval guns BAE Systems is to upgrade additional MK 45 naval gun systems for the U.S. Navy under the service's exercise of a contract option. ... more		US mulls 'diplomatic and military' options for Syria US agencies are considering "diplomatic, military, intelligence and economic options" to deal with the crisis in Syria, an official said Tuesday, while stressing the need for a "political resolution." ... more

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Mexico receives upgraded Panther helo from Airbus Airbus Helicopters reports it has delivered the first of ten AS565 MBe multirole helicopters ordered by the Mexican navy. ... more		Lockheed Martin upgrading Apache helicopter targeting sensor Lockheed Martin is to upgrade a target acquisition and vision sensor aboard U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopters, the company announced. ... more		With Colombia off the menu, Nobel peace prize anyone's guess A veteran Russian rights activist, or the architects of the Iranian nuclear accord? The field of contenders for Friday's Nobel Peace Prize was suddenly thrown wide open after the Colombian people's shock rejection of a peace deal put its negotiators out of the running. ... more		Scientists solve mystery of the lone wolf wave Solitary waves or solitons, sometimes called lone wolf waves, are just what they sound like. Unlike normal waves, these nonlinear waves persist without dissipating - maintaining their shape, speed and energy even after colliding with other waves. ... more

	Colombia ceasefire with FARC to end October 31: Santos Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday that a ceasefire with FARC rebels will end on October 31, as both sides scramble to find a solution to the half-century conflict after voters rejected a peace deal. ... more		200,000 Afghan refugees return in exodus from Pakistan: UNHCR More than 200,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Pakistan this year, nearly half of them in September alone, UNHCR said Tuesday, the highest number since 2002, after the fall of the Taliban regime. ... more

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