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France
7 Oct 2015 Airbus has filed a patent showing raised seating in a split-level cabin. Plane manufacturer files terrifying patent for stacking passengers on top of each other during crammed flights. According to the designers, the higher seats would be able to recline into a lying-down position. The new seating arrangement was created by Airbus' designers in Germany and filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office. (Source: Mirror): http://tinyurl.com/pkwjabk
Great Britain
7 October 2015 Boeing and others developing laser weapons to knock out drones. The 'death ray' AUDS - Anti Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Defence System - system can knock out drones from up to a mile away using high powered radio waves to disable drones, effectively blocking their communication and switching them off in midair. The technology was developed by three British firms to combat rising drone threat. The Blighter AUDS system combines electronic scanning radar target detection, electro-optical tracking/classification and directional RF inhibition capability now being sold in the US - Liteye Systems sells the device - and targeted at airports and homeland security. System also is being tested by security forces in the UK. 'The system may be used in remote or urban areas to prevent UAVs being used for terrorist attacks, espionage or other undesirable activities against sites with critical infrastructure,' the firms say. 'The Anti-UAV Defence System is likely to be an integral part of a wider networked surveillance and defence system. 'Its soft kill capabilities make it a very attractive option for both military, internal and border security forces. The system is portable and can be easily erected in minutes. The manufacturers of AUDS claim it takes between 10 and 15 seconds to target and disrupt multiple drones being flown in a ‘swarm attack’. The technology has been designed to intercept civilian grade mini-drones and would not affect commercial or military aircraft, which use encrypted communications. Several firms are developing rival systems. Boeing recently revealed a radical new laser weapon small enough to fit into a suitcase - but poweful enough to blast a drone out of the sky. The company's new Compact Laser Weapon System (LWS) breaks down into four parts, each transportable by one or two Marines. It can be assembled in 15 minutes, and then destroy targets from up to 22 miles away with an an energy beam of up to 10 kilowatts. LWS is designed specifically to track and attack moving aerial targets such as incoming artillery rounds, and low-flying aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. It works by focussing a laser. (Source: TheMail): http://tinyurl.com/nfa7dx5
Moldova
Oct 7, 2015 At least four attempts in five years in which criminal networks with suspected Russian ties sought to sell radioactive material to extremists through Moldova. Nuclear smugglers are explicitly targeting sought extremist buyers who are enemies of the West. The uranium seized at Agheenco, known as "the colonel" to his cohorts who had both Russian and Ukrainian citizenship, but lived in Moldova's breakaway republic of Trans-Dniester, was confirmed it was high-grade material that could be used in a nuclear bomb. Investigators found contracts made out to a Sudanese doctor named Ibrahim for attack helicopters and armored personnel carriers. A newer unwitting smuggler said in text messages that his gang had access to an outdated Russian missile system capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The man said he could obtain two R29 submarine-based missiles and provide technical background on how to use them. 200 grams of unenriched uranium was exchanged for $15,000 on Dec. 3, 2014. (Source: AP): http://tinyurl.com/qdx28wo
Europe
October 7, 2015 Hundreds of thousands of failed asylum seekers will be deported from Europe within weeks under secret EU plans. Brussels will threaten to withdraw aid trade deals and visa arrangements if countries such as Niger and Eritrea refuse to take back their economic migrants. The proposals also envisage EU states detaining thousands of migrants to prevent them from absconding to avoid deportation. More than 400,000 people who entered the EU in the first half of this year are expected to have their asylum claims rejected, posing a humanitarian and political challenge for EU leaders. (Source: The Times): http://tinyurl.com/phls6jl
Afganisztán
2015. X. 7. Hivatalos adatok szerint a világon regisztrált menekültek közül 2,6 millió afgán származású, a szakértők szerint azonban Iránban és Pakisztánban nem kevesebb, mint további 2 millió ilyen státussal nem bíró ember tartózkodik, nem beszélve a jóval korábban a két országba menekült 6 millió afgánról - hangoztatta Guterres, az ENSZ Menekültügyi Főbiztosságának vezetője, aki az ENSZ-ügynökség különleges ülésén szólalt fel. A főbiztos méltatta Teherán és Iszlámábád nagylelkűségét, amelyet a több millió közép-ázsiai menekülttel szemben tanúsítottak. Megjegyezte, hogy Iránban a menekült gyerekek járhatnak a helyi iskolákba, és Teherán kiterjesztette az afgánokra az állami egészségbiztosítást. Pakisztánban pedig a menekülteknek megvan hozzáférésük "az alapvető szolgáltatásokhoz és békében élnek az elmúlt harminchat évben". (Forrás: MTI)
Syria
October 7, 2015 Syrian forces begin ground offensive backed by Russia's air and sea power. Russian warships of Russia’s Caspian Sea fleet opened fire on targets in Syria launching cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea. from nearly 1,000 miles away, a potent exhibition of Moscow’s firepower. The attack showcased Russia’s closer coordination with the governments of Iran and Iraq, whose airspace the missiles traversed before striking targets in Syria held by the islamic state and Jabhat al-Nusra, an affiliate of al-Qaeda. The ships launched 26 cruise missiles, destroying 11 targets and killing no civilians. The naval strikes yesterday were the first known operational use of state-of-the-art SSN-30A Kalibr cruise missiles, which were still being tested by the Russian navy in August. The Syrian army was moving from the city of Hama toward Idlib, a stronghold held by a coalition of mostly Islamist rebels. (Source: The Washington Post): http://tinyurl.com/pmaovxp
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