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February 07, 2015

India Interested in Russia's Glonass Satellite Navigation System
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Feb 06, 2015
Indian partners have expressed interest in Russia's Glonass satellite navigation systems, a spokesperson for Glonass Union said Thursday. "At the moment, India is actively developing the market of telematics services... Governmental organizations, including police service, express interest in navigation technologies," the spokesperson told RIA Novosti. According to Glonass Union president, Alexander Gurko, Russian satellite navigation technologies will be widely used in India in toll paying ... read more

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Russia suspends joint space program with Ukraine Russia has suspended cooperation with Ukraine over joint space commercial program Dnepr, federal space agency Roscosmos said Monday. "The project for the launch of Dnepr carrier rockets has been sus ... more		SNC Completes Dream Chaser Study with German Aerospace Industry Partners Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems and OHB System AG (OHB) announce the completion of the initial Dream Chaser for European Utilization (DC4EU) study co-funded by the Space Administrati ... more		Russia to Launch Two Military Satellites in February Two military satellites are scheduled to be launched this February from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia, a space industry source told RIA Novosti Tuesday. "The first launch of 201 ... more
				U.S. Navy unveils firefighting robot SAFFiR At the Naval Future Force Science & Technology Expo, held Wednesday and Thursday in Washington, D.C., military engineers showed off their latest invention - a firefighting robot. ... more		Auction house to sell vintage NASA photographs An auction house in Wales is selling a portfolio of vintage photographs taken and collected by NASA astronauts during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. ... more

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Pentagon Asks for $9.6Bln to Counter Missile Threat From Iran, NKorea The Obama administration asked for $9.6 billion to counter the increasing threat from North Korea and Iran. The US Department of Defense has requested $9.6 billion in the 2016 budget year to c ... more		Tehran Denies Iranian Missile Program is Part of Nuclear Talks Iran's missile program is not part of negotiations with the 5+1 group, comprising US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany, on Tehran's controversial nuclear program, Iranian Deputy Foreign Mi ... more		Pakistan shoots down 25 Indian drones near military installations China vows to stand with Russia in face of 'hegemonic bullying' North Korea fires flurry of short-range ballistic missiles		Sea Launch considers replacement of Zenit-3SL rockets A decision on the replacement of Ukrainian-made carrier rockets for space launches from a floating platform in the equatorial Pacific Ocean could be made by April, the Sea Launch SA company said Wed ... more
				Pakistan tests cruise missile, India its Agni-V missile An air launched cruise missile indigenously developed by Pakistan successfully conducted on performed on Monday a successful flight test. ... more		India tests long-range missile from mobile launcher India on Saturday succeeded for the first time in using a mobile launcher to test-fire a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead deep inside rival China. ... more

NASA gets $18.5 billion in White House budget proposal It appears the White House is committed to all of NASA's big ticket projects and long-range goals, as President Obama's newly published budget proposal sets aside some $18.5 billion for the space agency - a $500 million boost over last year's total. ... more		US Missile Defense Agency spends $58M on new Alabama facility The United States has spent about $58 million on a large Missile Defense Agency facility construction at the Von Braun Complex in the US state of Alabama, the agency has announced in a statement. ... more		Sunlight Reveals New Insights into Earth's Complex Systems Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater The West's spring runoff is older than you think		USAF to Upgrade B-52 Strategic Bombers The US Air Force awarded the Boeing Company a contract to upgrade the aging communications and other technology systems on ten of its B-52 long-range strategic bombers, Boeing announced in a stateme ... more
Democrats, Republicans urge Obama to arm Ukraine US senators from both parties renewed calls Thursday for President Barack Obama to boost military aid to Ukraine, while criticizing Europe's approach to the crisis. ... more		Airbus, Korean Air to bid for S. Korea military deal: report European aerospace giant Airbus and South Korean flag carrier Korean Air will make a joint bid to develop new jet fighters for Seoul's air force, a report said Thursday. ... more		Denel picks Marotta Controls for system to cool missile IR seeker The new short-range A-Darter missile of South Africa's Denel Dynamics will feature a cooling system for its infrared seeker from Marotta Controls. ... more		Bladed ground testing of S-97 Raider helicopter begins Bladed ground testing of Sikorsky Aircraft's super helicopter, the S-97 Raider, has begun at the company's Development Flight Center in Florida. ... more

	GE providing computer subsystems for British armored vehicles Britain's new SCOUT Specialist Vehicles are to be outfitted with scalable, open architecture computer subsystems from GE's Intelligent Platforms business. ... more		Czech company to produce GDELS-Steyr Pandur II vehicles Pandur II 8x8 armored vehicles by GDELS-Steyr GmbH are to be marketed in the Czech Republic, East Europe and Asia by Excalibur Army spol. s r.o. ... more

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