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| June 05, 2014 |
 US may lose 'star wars' to Russia Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 03, 2014 - Cooperation with private firms will benefit the US space industry but cannot replace cooperation with Russia. Washington risks seeing its space projects hit hard if it abandons cooperation with Moscow, Bloomberg says. NASA has been actively promoting commercial projects to develop new-generation space rockets, supply vehicles and spaceships capable of carrying astronauts to low-Earth orbit ... more |  |
 GPS sites in Russia can't be used now for 'military purposes' Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 03, 2014 - Russia has "taken under control" the operation of 11 American GPS sites and ensured they cannot be used for military purposes, as Washington and Moscow show no progress in negotiations on setting up Russian GLONASS stations on US territory. May 31 was the last day when Russia and the US could have reached a deal on the issue. "In compliance with the Russian government's instruction, Roscos ... more |  |
 Dell's COTS technologies used for X-47B system Round Rock, Texas (UPI) Jun 4, 2013 - Dell is spotlighting the role of its data center solutions in the U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman program for the X-47B unmanned combat air system. The company's commercial-off-the-shelf technology was used by Northrop Grumman to develop X-47B's high-performance ground control system, resulting in lower costs than that of a custom solution. "Developing the X-47B system required us to ... more |  |
 Senators: Bergdahl looked sick, drugged in video Washington (AFP) June 05, 2014 - The soldier who was returned to US forces in exchange for the release of five Taliban operatives looked sick and drugged in a proof-of-life video, US senators said Wednesday. Lawmakers emerging from a classified briefing by Pentagon personnel said US officials negotiating the release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl had demanded the video from his captors as a condition for beginning talks on last ... more |  |
 Language barrier cuts between Iraq's Arabs and Kurds Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) June 05, 2014 - Ask younger Iraqi Kurds if they speak Arabic, and they often say no, or not well - a linguistic barrier with the country's Arabs stemming from a nationalist backlash against Saddam Hussein's brutality. Most Iraqi Arabs do not speak Kurdish either, meaning some members of the country's two largest ethnic groups have no common language. This language barrier comes in addition to multiple ... more |  |
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 Trident II D5 Missile Reaches 150 Successful Test Flights Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2014 - The US Navy's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile, built by Lockheed Martin, has achieved 150 successful test flights, setting a new reliability record for large ballistic missiles. The Navy launched two unarmed missiles June 2 in the Atlantic Ocean from a submerged Ohio-class submarine, marking the 149th and 150th successful test flights of the missile since design completion in 1989. T ... more |  |
 Final frontier now complex domain for space safety culture Kirtland AFB NM (AFNS) Jun 05, 2014 - Space, long thought to be America's final frontier, has transformed over the past several decades into a complex domain the Air Force must operate in safely. Recent Hollywood productions depicting dangerous space events - hurtling space debris blowing satellites to bits; disconnected astronauts flying off into infinity - help show the risk, albeit exaggerated, of operating safely in space. ... more |  |
China detains 29 Xinjiang 'terrorist suspects': report Beijing (AFP) June 05, 2014 - China has detained 29 people described as "terrorist suspects" in its ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang, state media said Thursday, as authorities crack down following several deadly attacks. Suspects detained in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi face charges including "inciting separatism" and "disturbing order in a public place", the state-run Xinjiang Net said. In the past year Xi ... more |  |
 Google steps up bid to stymie email snooping San Francisco (AFP) June 04, 2014 - Google stepped up its effort Wednesday to make it tougher for spies or anyone else to snoop on email, unveiling Chrome browser software for scrambling digital messages. A test version of a software tool called "End-to-End" was released so Internet engineers can dabble with making mini-programs that plug into Chrome browser and encrypt Gmail messages in ways that shield them from eyes of ever ... more |  |
 Syria must urgently hand over last chemical agents: UN United Nations, United States (AFP) June 04, 2014 - The head of the mission overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal urged Damascus on Wednesday to urgently hand over its remaining agents, and pressed countries with influence to intervene. Under a deal backed by the United Nations and brokered by the United States and Russia after Washington threatened air strikes against Syrian government targets, the weapons were to be destroy ... more |  |
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No indications oil-for-goods deal on table with Iran and Russia, U.S. says Washington (UPI) Jun 4, 2013 - There are no indications Iran has reached a deal to swap oil for goods with the Russian government, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said. Iran in April said it was in serious negotiations with the Russian government to swap oil for goods. In a letter sent Monday, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said sanctions on Iran's energy sector sho ... more |  |
 A Growth Industry in Space Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Over the past 50+ years the space industry has matured and many space-based applications have been developed. Uses of space can be categorized into three types: civil, national security and commercial. Civilian government agencies are interested in scientific exploration, technology demonstrations and certain services to the general public that would not otherwise be available. Defense and ... more |  |
Iraq attacks kill 32 Baghdad (AFP) June 04, 2014 - A wave of attacks across Iraq, including twin car bombs in an ethnically mixed tinderbox city, killed 32 people Wednesday as a year-long surge of violence showed no signs of a let-up. More than 100 people were also wounded in the violence, in and around Baghdad, as well as in Salaheddin, Kirkuk, Diyala and Babil provinces, all afflicted by regular bloodshed. The attacks came a day after ... more |  |
The longest day and our finest hour Washington DC (UPI) Jun 04, 2014 - Two days hence marks the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord (Neptune for the naval portion) and the Normandy invasion. Supreme Allied Commander U.S. General Dwight David Eisenhower's orders were to occupy Europe and destroy the Nazi war machine. D-Day marked the start of Ike's crusade in Europe. Standing atop the Ponte du Hoc heights overlooking Omaha Beach where the U.S. Ra ... more |  |
 US to review Europe troop presence to reassure allies Brussels (AFP) June 04, 2014 - The United States will review its troop presence in Europe as it seeks to reassure allies they will not be left unprotected after Russia's intervention in Ukraine, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday. President Barack Obama's $1 billion US 'reassurance plan' for eastern Europe announced Tuesday is a key part of such efforts and will involve Washington "reviewing the US force pres ... more |  |
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 BAE Systems announces new Type 26 frigate design contracts London (UPI) Jun 4, 2013 - Six companies have joined the BAE Systems team building the new Type 26 frigate for Britain's Royal Navy. The six companies receiving design contracts are: Babcock, for the ship's air weapons handling system; DCNS for work on the vessel's propulsion shaft lines; GE Energy Power Conversion for the ship's electric propulsion motor and drive system; Imtech, for heating, ventilation, air c ... more |  |
Last original Navajo Code Talker dies Washington (AFP) June 05, 2014 - Chester Nez, the last of 29 Navajo Indians who helped create a code used during World War II and never broken by the Axis Powers, died Wednesday. He was 93. Flags will be flown at half-mast until June 8 on the tribe's territory in the United States. "The power of our language was shared with the world during World War II when the Original 29 Navajo Code Talkers stepped forward for servic ... more |  |
G7 concerned by Asian maritime tensions Brussels (AFP) June 04, 2014 - Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialised nations said Thursday they were deeply concerned by tensions in the East and South China Sea. The G7 leaders meeting in Brussels warned against any use of force in the area, where the United States has warned Beijing over increasing territorial assertiveness. "We are deeply concerned by tensions in the East and South China Sea," the leaders sa ... more |  |
Hagel: no information of soldiers killed in Bergdahl search Brussels (AFP) June 04, 2014 - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday he had no information suggesting American soldiers were killed in efforts to find Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, released in a prisoner swap with the Taliban. "I do not know of a specific circumstance or details of US soldiers dying as a result of efforts to find and rescue Bergdahl," Hagel said after a NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels. ... more |  |
 ISIL chief vies with Qaeda's Zawahiri Baghdad (AFP) June 05, 2014 - The shadowy leader of thousands of Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq, many of them Westerners, appears to be surpassing Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri as the world's most influential jihadist. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - known for its ruthless tactics and suicide bombers - is arguably the most capable force fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an ... more |  |
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