
Rare daytime rocket attack hits Baghdad as Iran FM visits
Baghdad (AFP) July 19, 2020 - A rare daytime rocket attack hit Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday, security sources said, as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met top Iraqi officials.
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Baghdad (AFP) July 19, 2020 - A rare daytime rocket attack hit Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday, security sources said, as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met top Iraqi officials.
Jul 19, 2020

London (AFP) July 18, 2020 - Beijing's ambassador to London has warned Britain against stationing a new aircraft carrier in the Pacific, arguing it would be a very dangerous move in a newspaper interview published Saturday.
Jul 18, 2020

Washington (AFP) July 18, 2020 - Tensions are mounting by the day between the United States and China, leading to talk of a new Cold War. Experts see important historical differences - but believe the two powers are entering dangerous territory.
Jul 18, 2020

Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2020 - The 416th Flight Test Squadron recently completed a round of tests of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Gray Wolf prototype cruise missile at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Gray Wolf
Jul 17, 2020

Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2020 - Alion Science and Technology reports it has been awarded a $51M task order to provide radio spectrum studies, measurements, transitions, certification, and licensing for the Air Force Spectrum Manag
Jul 17, 2020

Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2020 - US officials have lost their minds and gone mad in their dealings with Beijing, China's foreign ministry said Friday, in the latest verbal salvo between the two superpowers.
Jul 17, 2020

Brussels (AFP) July 17, 2020 - Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel admits there will be plenty for his fellow EU leaders to fight about when they meet Friday to discuss a huge post-coronavirus recovery package.
Jul 17, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2020 - NATO needs a new naval strategy to counter Russia and China, the outgoing chief of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa said on Friday as he relinquished command.
Jul 17, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2020 - An oversight failure left the Pentagon unable to judge if a $174 million Afghan surveillance drone project is effective, an inspector general's report says.
Jul 17, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2020 - Two Defense Department contracts totaling $36.9 million, to sustain the U.S. industrial base under Defense Production Act Title III, were announced Friday.
Jul 17, 2020

Washington DC (Sputnik) Jul 17, 2020 - The Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) was recently awarded a US Department of Defense contract to transform its own intended NASA transport vehicle into the core structure of the US military's future
Jul 17, 2020

Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2020 - President Vladimir Putin has ordered snap military drills involving 150,000 personnel and hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels to ensure security in Russia's southwest, the defence ministry said Friday.
Jul 17, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2020 - South Korea is poised to launch its first dedicated military communications satellite Sunday from Florida.
Jul 17, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2020 - The U.S. Army announced a request for proposals on Friday for preliminary designs of the tank meant to replace the long-serving M-2 Bradley tank.
Jul 17, 2020

Wallops, VA (SPX) Jul 16, 2020 - Northrop Grumman Corporation has launched its Minotaur IV space launch vehicle and placed a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spacecraft into orbit at 9:46 a.m. EDT on July 15. The Minotaur IV wa
Jul 16, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 16, 2020 - The Space Force announced Thursday that it has selected 2,410 active-duty airmen - from a pool of 8,500 who volunteered - for transfer into the military's newest branch, beginning Sept. 1.
Jul 16, 2020