US to Make Condolence Payments

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US will continue its ongoing policy and make condolence payments to the families of victims of the attack that killed 22 people and wounded 37 more at a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, run by Doctors Without Borders, reports the LATimes.

Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. continues to argue before the Pentagon the value of a slow flying drone, of endurance over speed, reports the Wall Street Journal.

If the Liberals oust the Conservatives in Canada’s elections next week, their F-35 program will be dropped, reports Defense News, calling the election too close to call.

China arrests hackers at US urging, fearing President Obama’s threat of economic sanctions, reports the Washington Post.

The Army is conducting promising research called “engineered skin substitute” to treat burn patients with tissue cultivated from their skin and collagen-producing cells to replace the two top components of skin, the epidermis and dermis, reports Military Times.

Gender neutral uniforms have arrived at the Navy, reports Navy Times. A Marine veteran congressman calls for the Marines to release their gender integration study before the Jan. 1 deadline, reports Marine Times.

NASA is making 1,200 of their patents available to entrepreneurs and innovators, reports Intelligent Aerospace, to spark high-tech startup initiatives. Technologies involved with the patents, available with no up-front costs, range from materials and coatings to sensors, aeronautics technologies, instrumentation, and more, officials say.

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