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November 28, 2016

Brazil to pursue satellite, nuclear sub projects: minister
Brasilia (AFP) Nov 27, 2016
Ambitious projects such as satellites that could bring the internet to the remote Amazon and construction of Brazil's first nuclear submarine will proceed despite a deep economic downturn, the defense minister told AFP. Raul Jungmann said he will be in France this Thursday to take delivery of the first of three communications and defense satellites built by France's Thales and due for launching on March 21 next year. The nearly six tonne, 2.1 billion reais ($617 million) satellite is at the core ... read more

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Japan protests Russia missile deployment on disputed islands Japan has told Russia the deployment of missiles on disputed islands in the Pacific is "deplorable", Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, ahead of talks aimed at resolving a decades-old territorial spat. ... more		Israel orders more F-35 warplanes from US Israel will order 17 more US-made F-35 warplanes to take its fleet of stealthy Joint Strike Fighters to 50 over the next few years, the premier's office said Sunday. ... more		Erdogan, Putin in Syria talks after Turkish soldiers killed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Syrian conflict with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone Friday after the Turkish army accused Moscow ally Damascus of killing its soldiers in northern Syria. ... more
				Overshadowed by coalition, Iraqi aviation takes on IS Iraqi army pilot Hossam Jassim banked his helicopter sharply to the left as a Russian-made Mi-35 gunship flying alongside unleashed a missile at a suspected Islamic State group target. ... more		Stunned tech sector ponders future under Trump After disbelief, anger and grief, the US tech sector is looking to come to grips with the presidency of a man described by many of its leading lights as a "disaster" for innovation. ... more

China launches 4th data relay satellite China successfully launched the Tianlian I-04 satellite on Tuesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite was launched on a Long March-3C carri ... more		Satcom Global Launches Aura VSAT Satcom Global has announced the launch of Aura: a global VSAT solution offering high quality, high bandwidth connectivity across a variety of customisable packages. Already live on a wide variety of ... more		Private US company aces lunar landing on first mission SpaceX targeting Monday for next test of Starship megarocket European satellite launcher set for first commercial blast off		High-Precision System for Real-Time Navigation Data of GLONASS Ready for Service A global high-precision system for obtaining the real-time navigation data has passed state tests and is ready to be put into operation as part of the GLONASS navigation system, Russia's Roscosmos s ... more
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Military in Castro's Cuba: political, economic pillar Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces, which preceded the bearded rebels Fidel Castro led to power in 1959, have become economic and political pillars that will remain crucial for the government following the ex-leader's death. ... more		Pakistan appoints powerful new army chief Pakistan on Saturday appointed General Qamar Javed Bajwa as its new military chief, the prime minister's office said, passing over the army's favourite contenders for arguably the most powerful role in the country. ... more		Cuban missile crisis among Castro legacies Fidel Castro was the last of the three main protagonists in one of the Cold War's scariest episodes: The 1962 Cuban missile crisis, which raised fears of a global nuclear war. ... more		Syria army advances in rebel-held east Aleppo Syrian army units advanced in Aleppo on Friday and pounded rebel-held eastern neighbourhoods with air strikes and shelling, causing new deaths among besieged civilians and adding to their despair. ... more

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