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December 16, 2016

Is War in Space Inevitable? Maybe Not
McLean VA (SPX) Dec 16, 2016
The picture is one of chaos: highway traffic snarled, bank ATMs and the world's stock exchanges slowed and disabled, smartphones rendered dumb, air traffic grounded, communications slowed or stopped, military capability turned back in time a half century. This is a scenario recently forecast in several places as representing one of the consequences of a war in space. There would also be no more GPS, or its Russian equivalent (GLONASS), or that of China (BeiDou2) or Europe (Galileo). No more SATCOM ... read more

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Russia drops out of world's top 5 defense spenders A new report by the IHS Jane's Defense Budget team reveals Russia has dropped out of the top five global defense spenders for the first time in 30 years. ... more		China says weapons in S. China Sea not militarisation China said Thursday that the deployment of weapons in the South China Sea had "nothing to do with militarisation", calling the construction of defensive facilities "normal". ... more		NATO to hold talks with Russia Monday: Stoltenberg NATO will hold a fresh round of formal talks with Russia on Monday to discuss European security and the Ukraine conflict, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said. ... more
				China says S. China Sea military overflights 'routine' Beijing dismissed concerns Thursday over recent reports of Chinese military aircraft manoeuvres near Japanese territory and in the South China Sea, state media said, calling them routine exercises. ... more		White House points to Putin over election hack The White House on Thursday pointed to Russian President Vladimir Putin's direct involvement in cyber attacks designed to impact the US election, dramatically upping the stakes in a dispute between the world's two leading nuclear powers. ... more

Obama allows Iran sanctions renewal without signing bill President Barack Obama allowed US sanctions against Iran to be renewed on Thursday, but in a surprise move declined to actually sign the legislation that brings the sanctions into force. ... more		The Link Between Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Satellite communications have never been more vital to the security of the United States, or under such assault. Recent increases in aggressive and targeted interference have put the continuous conn ... more		Firefly lands first private US spaceship on the Moon European satellite launcher set for first commercial blast off SpaceX eyes Monday for eighth test of Starship from Texas		Yahoo hack shows data as tool of information warfare The massive hack affecting a billion Yahoo users shows how seemingly innocuous bits of data gleaned from cyber attacks can be exploited for profit - and potentially for espionage and information warfare. ... more
				Raytheon to perform additional SM-3 Block IIA missile work Raytheon has received a $68 million contract modification for continued Standard Missile-3 Block IIA engineering. ... more		UN fears further looting of wrecked ancient Iraqi city The UN's cultural agency called for emergency measures on Thursday to prevent further looting at the historic Iraqi city of Nimrud which has been wrecked by Islamic State militants. ... more

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UK 'doesn't see a future' for Assad in Syria: defence minister Bashar al-Assad has no future as president of Syria even if he overpowers rebel fighters in the stricken city of Aleppo, British defence minister Michael Fallon said on Thursday. ... more		U.S. State Dept. approves Sea Giraffe 3D radars for the Philippines The U.S. State Department has approved the proposed sale of AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe 3D Air Search Radars to the government of the Philippines. ... more		Saab introduces mobile training app for soldiers Saab Group has developed a new individual mobile training app for soldiers using the company's GAMER system. ... more		U.S. State Dept. approves M1A2 tank recapitalization for Kuwait The U.S. State Department has approved the possible recapitalization of 218 M1A2 tanks for the government of Kuwait. ... more

	Facebook lets users click to report fake news Facebook announced Thursday it was offering a tool allowing users to report fake news, a move aimed at stemming a wave of misinformation which some claim influenced the 2016 US election. ... more		BAE Systems contracted to support U.S. submarine weapon systems BAE Systems has received a $368 million contract to perform weapon system engineering services for U.S. and U.K. Ohio- and Vanguard-class submarines. ... more

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US cancels weapons transfers to Saudi over Yemen campaign

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South Korea receives 60 KEPD 350K missiles for deployment

Raytheon contracted to repair F/A-18 weapon assemblies

NASA Runs First-Ever Test of New Jet Engine Tech

Australia, France sign defense information-sharing treaty

U.S. Army to begin Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle testing

China offers Philippines weapons for drug war

Netanyahu wants to discuss Iran deal options with Trump

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China slams Japan after jets targeted with 'decoy flares'

China fighter jet claim 'untrue': Japan

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