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  Tehran (UPI) Dec 19, 2016 The director-general of the nuclear watchdog for the United Nations said oil-rich Iran is meeting its commitments to downplay weapons concerns. Yukiya Amano, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, spent the weekend in Tehran discussing the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a multi-lateral agreement that commits Iran to stepping away from the ability to produce a nuclear weapon. The deal, implemented in early 2016, means some of the nuclear-related ... read more |
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Alpha Defence Company To Make Navigation Satellites For ISROLeading defence electronics and aerospace firm Alpha Design Technologies Ltd. announced on Monday signing a contract to make navigation satellites for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ... more  
Underwater radio, anyone?Here's something easy to forget when you are chatting on your cell phone or flipping channels on your smart TV: although wireless communication seems nothing short of magic, it is a brilliant, reali ... more  
SoftBank delivers first $1 bn of Trump pledge, to space firmSatellite broadband firm OneWeb on Monday announced a $1.2 billion funding round led by SoftBank, the first concrete investment from the Japanese group which made a pledge to President-elect Donald Trump. ... more 
Europe's own satnav Galileo goes liveAfter 17 years, numerous setbacks and three times over budget, Europe's Galileo satnav system went live Thursday, promising to outperform rivals and guarantee regional self-reliance. ... more |
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NATO urges Russia to prod Ukraine rebels to honour truceNATO on Monday urged Russia to use its clout with insurgents in eastern Ukraine to make a troubled truce stick, as the two sides held talks to defuse the worst tensions since the Cold War. ... more  
India accuses Pakistani Islamist over airbase attackIndia on Monday accused Pakistani militant leader Maulana Masood Azhar of masterminding an audacious attack on an air force base in January that led to a breakdown in relations between the two nuclear-armed nations. ... more  
NASA's Exo-Brake 'Parachute' to Enable Safe Return for Small SpacecraftNASA's "Exo-Brake" will demonstrate a critical technology leading to the potential return of science payloads to Earth from the International Space Station through the deployment of small spacecraft ... more  
NASA Engineers Test Combustion Chamber to Advance 3-D Printed Rocket Engine DesignRecent tests of a developmental rocket engine at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, produced all the performance data engineers were hoping for, along with the traditional f ... more 
Telecom satellite system to encircle globeChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corp plans to build a global real-time communications satellite network by 2020, a senior company executive said. Sun Weigang, chief engineer at the State-owne ... more |
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U.S. Navy test fires Raytheon SM-6 missile at seaThe U.S. Navy fired two Raytheon-built Standard Missile-6 missiles to intercept incoming medium-range ballistic missile targets during a recent flight test. ... more  
Raytheon to provide new F-16 mission computers for U.S. Air ForceThe U.S. Air Force has selected Raytheon to develop and produce new mission computers for the F-16 fighter aircraft. ... more |
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The U.S. Air Force has signed off on Lockheed Martin's planned Space Based Infrared System ground system.
The Space Based Infrared System, or SBIRS, is a component of the branch's satellite constellation responsible for compiling large amounts of data for defense and intelligence reports. Lockheed Martin officials say the upcoming upgrades will make the constellation more effective. ... more Raytheon to provide Patriot missile capability for undisclosed country Saudis intercept missile fired from Yemen US general says missile system in S. Korea in 8-10 months |
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  The U.S. Navy fired two Raytheon-built Standard Missile-6 missiles to intercept incoming medium-range ballistic missile targets during a recent flight test.
The Standard Missile-6, or SM-6, is designed to intercept short-range and medium-range attacks at sea, and replaced the SM-2 Block IV missile. Raytheon officials say the test was conducted to demonstrate the weapon's versatility. ... more Raytheon to perform additional SM-3 Block IIA missile work Raytheon gets $60 million contract modification for RAM missiles South Korea receives 60 KEPD 350K missiles for deployment |
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  Malawi on Thursday launched Africa's first drone-testing corridor as developing countries explore how drones could be used during humanitarian crises such as floods, or to deliver blood for HIV tests.
The project, which will cover up to 40 kilometres (25 miles) around the administrative capital Lilongwe, will be fully operational by April in a collaboration between Malawi and UNICEF.
"Ou ... more Amazon completes its first drone delivery, in England MBDA's Brimstone missile planned for Britain's Protector drone Britain signs off on General Atomics' Protector program |
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Here's something easy to forget when you are chatting on your cell phone or flipping channels on your smart TV: although wireless communication seems nothing short of magic, it is a brilliant, reality-anchored application of physics and engineering in which radio signals travel from a transmitter to a receiver in the form of electric and magnetic fields woven into fast-as-light electromagnetic w ... more Japan to Launch First Military Communications Satellite on January 24 Intelsat General to provide satellite services to RiteNet for US Army network NSA gives Type1 certification to Harris radio |
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  MBDA Missile Systems has completed firing trials for its Enforcer lightweight precision weapon system.
The tests, completed in November 2016, were conducted at the German Bundeswehr's Technical Center for Weapons Ammunition 91. MBDA officials say the end of the trials marks a significant milestone in for the program.
"These tests have topped off a successful year of Enforcer deve ... more General Atomics contracted to support U.S. Army's Gray Eagle U.S. State Dept. approves M1A2 tank recapitalization for Kuwait Lithuania buys Saab's RBS 70 simulators |
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A new report by the IHS Jane's Defense Budget team reveals Russia has dropped out of the top five global defense spenders for the first time in 30 years.
The report notes military budgets around the world rose from 2015 to 2016 to $1.57 trillion, citing various conflicts and rising political tensions as powerful factors. The researchers expect defense budgets to climb even higher in 201 ... more US cancels weapons transfers to Saudi over Yemen campaignUS cancels weapons transfers to Saudi over Yemen campaignSaudi arms industry may take years, chief says |
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  New satellite imagery shows China has apparently installed "significant" defensive weapons on a series of artificial islands it built in the South China Sea, a US-based think tank said Wednesday.
Beijing has created seven islets in the Spratly Islands in recent years, built up from much smaller land protuberances and reefs.
Although Beijing has said it does not intend to militarize the c ... moreChina says weapons in S. China Sea not militarisation China says S. China Sea military overflights 'routine' India names new military, spy chiefs; China protests Dalai Lama meeting |
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Duke University researchers believe they have overcome a longstanding hurdle to producing cheaper, more robust ways to print and image across a range of colors extending into the infrared. As any mantis shrimp will tell you, there are a wide range of "colors" along the electromagnetic spectrum that humans cannot see but which provide a wealth of information.
Sensors that extend into the in ... more New aspect of atom mimicry for nanotechnology applications ANU demonstrates 'ghost imaging' with atoms Supersonic spray yields new nanomaterial for bendable, wearable electronics |
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  Mobile phones, cartons of cigarettes and fresh mutton are all on sale inside a camp for Iraqi civilians displaced in the battle to recapture Mosul - if they have the money.
In the Khazir camp, buyers trudge in the mud, skidding around in flimsy shoes and examining improvised market stalls on the ground between tents that shelter thousands of people.
Behind his makeshift display of mobil ... more Displaced Iraqis long for home, but return risky Iraqi children battle trauma after life under IS rule UN fears further looting of wrecked ancient Iraqi city |
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Lockheed Martin has received $60 million in contracts to sustain and modernize intercontinental ballistic missile re-entry systems for the U.S. Air Force.
The agreement is comprised of a new contract in addition to an extended second contract. The company will be tasked with providing equipment and services for U.S. Air Force personnel to support testing and maintenance for all Minutema ... more Iran discusses nuclear ships plan with IAEA chiefIAEA content with oil-rich Iran, Iran seeks sanction review N. Korea calls time on 200-day mass mobilisation |
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  China's economic growth will slow to 6.5 percent next year and the yuan will continue falling against the dollar, a top Chinese think-tank said Monday.
The prediction follows a raft of positive data earlier this month that raised hopes of an end to the slowdown.
But the economy - the world's second largest - still "faces increasing downward pressure", the Chinese Academy of Social Scie ... moreChina vows more 'flexible' yuan, less property speculation In China, it's crunch time in 'Santa's workshop' Philippines taps China-backed AIIB to fix infrastructure |
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  China has charged 10 people over a power plant collapse that killed 74 last month, state media reported Monday, after first detaining 13 in the immediate aftermath of the accident.
A platform more than 70 metres (230 feet) high in a cooling tower at the Ganneng Fengcheng power station in the central province of Jiangxi crashed to the ground in late November, killing 74 people and injuring an ... more Sawdust reinvented into super sponge for oil spills China arrests 18 over fatal October blast Canada buys new Airbus search and rescue planes for Can$2.4 bn |
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China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the largest missile maker in the country, is taking aim at 20 percent or more of the small-satellite launch contracts in the world by 2020, company executives said.
"We estimate that from 2017 to 2020, we will send aloft at least 10 solid-fuel carrier rockets each year, to send about 50 small satellites into orbit," said Guo Yong, president of the ... more China-made satellites in high demand Space exploration plans unveiled China launches 4th data relay satellite |
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  The wife of a Chinese human rights lawyer said Monday she is suing the public security bureau for accusing her in an online propaganda video of fomenting "colour revolution".
Li Wenzu's husband Wang Quanzhang took on a number of civil rights cases considered sensitive by the ruling Communist party and was detained last summer.
His employer, Beijing's Fengrui law firm, was at the centre ... more 'Iron lady' Ip runs for Hong Kong leader Chinese official's wife jailed in new vaccine scandal Popular Chinese Muslim website shuttered after Xi Jinping petition |
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  Multiple ground assaults and a deluge of air strikes shrank the Islamic State group's "caliphate" to a rump and decimated its fighters in 2016 but the organisation remains a potent threat.
The jihadists have squandered close to half of the land they controlled in 2014 and many of their losses came this year, which saw major operations by myriad forces and countries.
The loss of symbolic ... more Jihadists' return from frontline a major threat, US experts warn Drone strike kills IS figures in Syria, some with Paris attack ties US blacklists alleged IS backer, money exchanges |
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Northrop Grumman will help the U.S. Air Force to develop a directed energy laser system that will offer self-protection for the service's next-generation jets, the company announced Wednesday.
The work, under an Air Force Research Laboratory contract, will see Northrop Grumman develop and produce the beam control piece of an airborne laser weapon demonstration array that the laboratory ... more UK to start laser gun program Russia's Ray Guns: The Military Capability of Moscow's Secret Laser Weapons US Navy keeps electromagnetic cannon in its sights |
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