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  Washington (AFP) Feb 6, 2017 The United States and Japan have conducted the first interception of a ballistic missile target using a jointly built system, amid heightened tensions over North Korea's missile program. The two nations have been working together since 2006 to develop a variant of the Standard Missile-3, a ship-launched missile that operates as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Friday's test off Kauai in Hawaii saw the Standard Missile-3 "Block IIA" successfully hit its target in space, the US ... read more |
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New US Missile Hits Target in SpaceThe US Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency and Raytheon have successfully tested a missile that intercepts enemy missiles in space. The SM-3 IIA missile can sense ballistic missile at ... more  
Russian Baltic Fleet Carries Out Air Defense Drills Using S-400 SystemsThe Russian Baltic Fleet's S-400 air defense systems destroyed more than 30 targets during drills. The Russian Baltic Fleet has carried out air defense drills in the Kaliningrad region using the lat ... more 
North Korea Plans to Continue Satellite Launches Despite UN ObjectionsNorth Korea intends to continue launching satellites, despite UN Security Council sanctions and resolutions. According to the newspaper Rodong Sinmun, the country will continue to launch satellites ... more  
US military leaders depict shortfalls ahead of likely spending bonanzaMilitary leaders warned US lawmakers Tuesday that aging equipment, underfunding and understaffing have left the Pentagon critically unprepared, as the Republican-led Congress hopes to usher in a spending bonanza under President Donald Trump. ... more |
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Taiwan to build new jet trainer fleet by 2026 in defence pushTaiwan officials said Tuesday a new generation of locally built jet trainers would be completed by 2026, part of a push to strengthen the defence industry against a growing China threat. ... more 
Norwegian army acquiring new air defense missile systemThe Norwegian army is procuring the new mobile variant of Kongsberg's NASAMS air defense system operated by the country's air force. ... more  
German troops bulk up NATO-led force in LithuaniaSeveral hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday as part of the multinational NATO battalion being deployed in the country, part of the alliance's effort to beef up its eastern flank. ... more  
DARPA demonstrates SideArm UAS capture systemThe U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently demonstrated the capabilities of its SideArm, a device built to catch unmanned aircraft in flight. ... more 
China likely to build on reef near Philippines: ministerManila expects China to try to build on a reef off the coast of the Philippines, the country's defence secretary said Tuesday, adding this would be "unacceptable" in the flashpoint waterway. ... more  
Fast transport ship USNS Yuma passes acceptance trialsThe U.S. Navy reports that the future USNS Yuma, an Expeditionary Fast Transport, has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. ... more |
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Stavatti enters T-X competition with JavelinAerospace manufacturer Stavatti entered a modified version of its Javelin plane into the U.S. Air Force's T-X trainer competition. ... more  
Amnesty accuses Syria of mass hangings in infamous jailAmnesty International on Tuesday accused Syria's government of hanging up to 13,000 people at a notorious prison over five years in a "policy of extermination", two weeks before planned peace talks. ... more 
Air strikes on Syrian ex-Qaeda branch kill 26: monitorAir strikes on Al-Qaeda's former affiliate in Syria on Tuesday killed 26 people in the country's northwest, most of them civilians, a monitoring group said. ... more  
IS made sulphur weapons in Mosul university: PentagonTests have confirmed that the Islamic State group was making rudimentary chemical weapons at the University of Mosul, the Pentagon said Tuesday. ... more |
  
The Commonwealth of Independent States' (CIS) joint air defense system will be adapted to meet the challenges of aerospace defense, the press service of the CIS Executive Committee stated. On February 8-9, the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk will host an expert group meeting to consult on draft documents regarding the cooperation of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the military sphere. ... more New US Missile Hits Target in Space Raytheon contracted for Patriot missile support Lockheed Martin to perform additional THAAD development |
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has begun practicing the deployment of medium-range Dongfeng (DF) missiles capable of reaching strategic US and Japanese bases near China, the latest iteration of Beijing's war game-preparations for an armed conflict in the South and East China Seas.
While the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday celebrations carried on, Beijing focused on defens ... more Russian Baltic Fleet Carries Out Air Defense Drills Using S-400 Systems China to sell new AR-2 missile to foreign countries Norwegian army acquiring new air defense missile system |
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Few scenes capture the U.S. Navy's prowess as effectively as the rapid-fire takeoff and recovery of combat jets from the deck of an aircraft carrier. The ability to carry air power anywhere in the world, and both launch those aircraft to flight speed and bring them to a stop over extremely short distances, has been essential to carriers' decades-long dominance of naval warfare.
To help pro ... more U.S. Army orders counter-drone systems Unmanned Underwater Vehicle turns into Unmanned Aerial Vehicle DARPA demonstrates SideArm UAS capture system |
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Hiroshima University, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and Panasonic Corporation announced the development of a terahertz (THz) transmitter capable of transmitting digital data at a rate exceeding 100 gigabits (= 0.1 terabit) per second over a single channel using the 300-GHz band.
This technology enables data rates 10 times or more faster than that offered ... more Engie, Airbus tapped to support French defense networks Airbus provides satcom for EU security missions in Mali, Niger and Somalia A new level of SATCOM for government as Intelsat 33e Enters Service |
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  Australia's defense ministry has contracted BAE Systems Australia and Sea Box International to competitively develop prototype ammunition load carriers.
Under the agreement with Australia's government, each company will design and engineer prototype Unit Load Carriers. Australia's defense minister says the competitive award is critical for building innovation within the country's securi ... more Army Reserve units getting CROWS gun turrets U.S. Army spotlights innovative ZH2 vehicle Austria orders Pandur 6x6 armored personnel carriers |
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  Military leaders warned US lawmakers Tuesday that aging equipment, underfunding and understaffing have left the Pentagon critically unprepared, as the Republican-led Congress hopes to usher in a spending bonanza under President Donald Trump.
The president has repeatedly said the vast US military is suffering from massive shortages and has vowed a "great rebuilding" of the armed services.
... more Russia to sell off stake in gun-maker Kalashnikov US defense chief begins Trump's plans to grow Pentagon Rich man loses millions in scam by fake French defence staff |
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China warned the US Saturday it was risking instability in Asia after President Donald Trump's new defence secretary vowed to back Japan in any military clash with Beijing over a disputed island chain.
The Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyus, are at the centre of a festering row between Tokyo and Beijing, which claims they have been part of Chinese territory for centuries.
Wra ... moreMoldova president warns NATO over closer ties German troops bulk up NATO-led force in Lithuania China likely to build on reef near Philippines: minister |
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Barely wider than a strand of human DNA, magnetic nanoparticles - such as those made from iron and platinum atoms - are promising materials for next-generation recording and storage devices like hard drives. Building these devices from nanoparticles should increase storage capacity and density, but understanding how magnetism works at the level of individual atoms is critical to getting the best ... more Scientists determine precise 3-D location 23,000 atoms in a nanoparticle 1,000 times more efficient nano-LED opens door to faster microchips Three magnetic states for each hole |
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  Cash-strapped jihadists punching holes in people's homes to move across west Mosul undetected are now asking victims to pay for the labour, several residents said Sunday.
The fee is a modest 7,000 Iraqi dinars (around five US dollars) but adds insult to injury, said residents of Mosul's west bank, where the Islamic State group is digging in for a planned offensive by the Iraqi security force ... more NATO starts anti-IS bomb training in Iraq IS made sulphur weapons in Mosul university: Pentagon Iraq faces massive challenge in Mosul offensive: UN envoy |
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Any nuclear attack by North Korea would trigger an "effective and overwhelming" response, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said Friday as he sought to reassure Asian allies rattled by President Donald Trump's isolationist rhetoric.
Mattis spoke in the South Korean capital of Seoul on the first overseas tour by a senior Trump administration official as concerns rise about the direction o ... more Defiant Iran in missile exercise day after US sanctions Trump slaps sanctions on Iran as tension mounts VP Pence warns Iran against testing Trump's resolve |
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  Dozens of top tech companies - including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter - have filed a joint legal brief arguing against President Donald Trump's travel ban.
The brief was filed late Sunday with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of an ongoing lawsuit against the ban.
It charged that the ban "inflicts significant harm on American business, innovati ... more Chinese FM to visit Australia in wake of Trump tiff India's techies fear US crackdown on high-skilled visas Facing Trump trade threats, Mexico eyes new partners |
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  Afghan villagers were digging with shovels and whatever else they could find in a desperate race Tuesday to save survivors days after avalanches buried whole villages in the mountainous north and east.
Army helicopters were sent to deliver aid as rescuers on the ground battled snowdrifts to reach remote towns.
But blocked roads and difficult terrain meant rescue equipment was in short su ... more Six cosmic catastrophes that could wipe out life on Earth Radiation level in Fukushima plant at record high Climate change drove population decline in New World before Europeans arrived |
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China's plans for deep-space exploration included two Mars missions and one Jupiter probe.
China plans its first Mars probe by 2020, said Wu Yanhua, vice director of the China National Space Administration.
A second Mars probe will bring back samples and conduct research on the planet's structure, composition and environment, Wu said.
Also on the agenda are an asteroid explorat ... more China's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" |
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  The mysterious case of a billionaire who went missing from Hong Kong last week, reportedly abducted by mainland security agents, has underscored the precarious lives of China's ultra rich.
Local media say financier Xiao Jianhua was last seen at his apartment in Hong Kong's Four Seasons hotel and is under investigation in connection with China's 2015 stocks crash.
There is no shortage of ... more Missing Chinese billionaire targeted over stocks crash: report 'Abduction' of China tycoon sparks fear in Hong KongHong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial |
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  President Donald Trump on Monday paid his first visit to US Central Command, meeting officers who will form the tip of the spear in implementing his new strategy to defeat the Islamic State group.
After a three-day break at his Mar-a-Lago estate in southern Florida, Trump stopped off at Centcom headquarters in Tampa on his way back to Washington.
The Republican president, now in his thi ... more Pentagon publishes, then pulls, video from Yemen raid Trump to visit Centcom, with sights on battling Islamic State Jordan hits IS in Syria two years after pilot burned alive |
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Britain's Ministry of Defense has awarded MBDA and other industry partners a $36 million contract to produce a Laser Directed Energy Weapon demonstrator.
The contract, which aims to allow Britain's first laser weapon to enter service by the mid-2020s, will task contractors to assess the technology's capabilities. Project leaders hope to demonstrate the system in 2019.
"The U.K. h ... more U.S. Air Force issues RFP for aircraft laser weaponsNorthrop Grumman to develop next-gen fighter laser system UK to start laser gun program |
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