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  Washington (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 The United States and Russia may be on the verge of a new arms race in Europe, decades after the missile crisis that shook the Old Continent in the waning years of the Soviet Union. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he would like to build warmer ties with Moscow, but in Europe tensions have been high since Russia annexed Crimea and began to foment separatism in Ukraine. NATO has deployed reinforcements to the Baltic states and Poland on its eastern flank, and the United States and Europ ... read more |
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NATO to boost naval presence in Black SeaNATO will step up naval war games and surveillance in the Black Sea to complement its increased presence of land and air forces near a more assertive Russia, the alliance said Thursday. ... more 
US pledges nuclear defence for Japan, S.Korea after N.Korea missile launchUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday pledged that Washington would use the full range of its arsenal, including nuclear weapons, to defend allies Japan and South Korea against North Korea if needed. ... more 
US and Russia agree to boost military communications: PentagonThe US and Russian militaries agreed to "enhance communications" after a meeting between their top commanders in Azerbaijan on Thursday, the Pentagon said. ... more 
All eyes on Tillerson's debut at G20 in GermanyUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes his diplomatic debut at a G20 gathering in Germany Thursday, where his counterparts hope to find out what "America First" means for the rest of the world. ... more |
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NS Mayport picked as forward operating base for dronesU.S. Naval Station Mayport in Florida has been selected by the Navy as the East Coast Forward Operating Base for MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems. ... more 
US says not ready yet for Russian military collaboration as chiefs meetThe United States is not yet ready to cooperate militarily with Russia, Pentagon chief James Mattis said Thursday after Moscow's defence minister called for better ties. ... more 
Finland beefs up military amid rising Russian tensionsFinland's government announced plans Thursday to strengthen the country's military capacity due to concerns over assertive behaviour from its powerful eastern neighbour Russia. ... more  
Lasers could give space research its broadband momentThought your Internet speeds were slow? Try being a space scientist for a day. The vast distances involved will throttle data rates to a trickle. You're lucky if a spacecraft can send more than a fe ... more  
Germany, Norway expand defense industry coooperationGermany has agreed to purchase missiles from Norway's security industry in a move that expands the defense cooperation between the two countries. ... more  
New muzzle brake design for M119 howitzerU.S. Army engineers have designed a 105mm low blast overpressure muzzle brake for the M119 howitzer platform. ... more |
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 Honeywell's Gold Shield to be used in vests for Brazil's police 
Elbit supplying mortar fire control units to U.S. ArmyElbit Systems of America has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply field mortar fire control systems to the U.S. Army. ... more 
Chinese weapons reaching 'near-parity' with West: studyChina is beginning to export its own weapon designs, including armed drones, worldwide and is reaching "near-parity" with the West in terms of military technology, according to a report on Tuesday. ... more  
Turkey says clearing Syria town of remaining IS militantsTurkey on Thursday said its armed forces were engaged in "clean-up" operations to clear remaining IS militants from the flashpoint Syrian town of Al-Bab after a weeks-long campaign. ... more 
Iran says Israel 'biggest threat' to world peaceIran said Thursday that Israel's atomic arsenal is the biggest danger to world peace, a day after US President Donald Trump vowed to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon. ... more |
  
Eight defense contractors have been selected to share a $3 billion contract to develop new missile defense solutions for the U.S. Army.
The award's recipients include BAE Systems, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Dynetics, QWK Integrated Solutions, Teledyne Brown Engineering, KBRwyle Technology Solutions and Science Applications International Corporation.
Under the agreement, the comp ... more New US Missile Hits Target in Space New Age, New Aims: CIS Air Defense to Be Upgraded for Aerospace Tasks Raytheon contracted for Patriot missile support |
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Thales Group and Indian state-owned contractor Bharat Dynamics have signed off on exploring the transfer of technology for the STARStreak missile capability.
A memorandum of understanding was inked by representatives from both parties in the presence of U.K. defense procurement leaders at the Aero India conference in Bengaluru. Under the agreement, Thales officials in Britain will suppo ... more DARPA's MAD-FIRES project to enter Phase II Textron announces successful test of G-CLAW missile Boeing contracted for Harpoon, SLAM-ER spares |
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Logos Technologies' Redkite wide-area sensor has successfully performed its initial flight test aboard a small, tactical unmanned aerial system.
The test, using Insitu's integrator vehicle, was conducted earlier this month in Oregon and was the first time a wide-area motion imagery, or WAMI, system had been carried in the internal payload bay of a small UAS, Logos Technologies said. ... more U.S. Marines test 'Instant Eye' mini drone NS Mayport picked as forward operating base for drones Monitoring birds by drone |
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Israel Aerospace Industries received $30 million in contracts to supply signals and communication intelligence capabilities to unnamed customers.
The contracts, awarded to IAI subsidiary ELTA Systems, facilitate the delivery of an advanced communication intelligence system, or COMINT to an unidentified operator in Europe. ELTA is also tasked with supplying a signal intelligence suite to ... more Terahertz wireless could make spaceborne satellite links as fast as fiber-optic links Airbus provides satcom for EU security missions in Mali, Niger and Somalia Engie, Airbus tapped to support French defense networks |
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 Police in Minas Gerais, the second-largest state in Brazil, are to receive protective vests made from Honeywell's Gold Shield ballistic composite materials.
The new vests are being manufactured by Glagio do Brasil. Honeywell says the material affords users more flexibility and improved protection compared with other body armor types. The company adds the material is ideal for environmen ... more Elbit supplying mortar fire control units to U.S. Army Chinese weapons reaching 'near-parity' with West: study New muzzle brake design for M119 howitzer |
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Germany has agreed to purchase missiles from Norway's security industry in a move that expands the defense cooperation between the two countries.
The deal was announced by Norway's defense officials less than two weeks after authorities in Oslo agreed to partner with Germany to acquire new submarines. The pact also includes collaboration on military training exercises and spare part del ... more NATO chief says increased defence spending top priority after Trump calls Pentagon seeks to rent space in Trump TowerTales of woe from US military ahead of likely spending boost |
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  The US and Russian militaries agreed to "enhance communications" after a meeting between their top commanders in Azerbaijan on Thursday, the Pentagon said.
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Joe Dunford and his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov discussed military relations between the two countries as well as security in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere during their meeting in ... more China FM to attend G20 meeting alongside Tillerson Flynn resignation has 'no impact' on US message to NATO: Pentagon chief NATO to boost naval presence in Black Sea |
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Daniel Packwood, Junior Associate Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), is improving methods for constructing tiny "nanomaterials" using a "bottom-up" approach called "molecular self-assembly". Using this method, molecules are chosen according to their ability to spontaneously interact and combine to form shapes with specific functions. In the f ... more Turning up the heat for perfect nano diamonds Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatings Supercomputing, experiment combine for first look at magnetism of real nanoparticle |
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  A powerful car bomb ripped through a used car market in the south of Iraq's capital Thursday, killing more than 50 people in the deadliest such attack this year, officials said.
The Amaq propaganda agency linked to the Islamic State jihadist group (IS), which has claimed nearly all such attacks recently, reported the blast and described it as targeting "a gathering of Shiites".
The worst ... more Iraq's 'cycling girls' ride for freedom Valentine's Day returns to Iraq's IS-free east Mosul West Mosul eating once a day and bracing for worse |
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Lockheed Martin received a $540 million contract modification for Trident II ballistic fleet missile production and deployed system support.
The modification supports production efforts for the U.S. Navy and the British Royal Navy. The Trident II is currently equipped on the U.S. Navy's Ohio-class submarines as well as the Royal Navy's Vanguard-class submarines.
The U.S. Departme ... more US pledges nuclear defence for Japan, S.Korea after N.Korea missile launch China expels dozens of S. Korean missionaries N. Korea slams UN condemnation of missile launch |
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  Israel Aerospace Industries has completed and delivered its Integrated Underwater Harbor Defense and Surveillance System project for India's navy.
The project, also known as IUHDSS, is designed to provide India with enhanced surveillance and patrol capabilities to protect the country's 4,670-mile coastline.
The solution was developed by IAI subsidiary Elta Systems, and includes u ... more EU Parliament to vote on Canada trade deal China outbound investment plunges under new curbs Surge in China factory-gate prices fans inflation hopes |
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  Twice a month, beautician Chnoor Khezri takes her equipment to a camp near Mosul and gives displaced Iraqi women who have lost everything a proper pampering and some fresh confidence.
In a small room inside the camp, the young Iranian Kurd takes out her brushes and scissors and puts blue wax to heat up in a pot. "It's not much but I work miracles with this," she says.
More than 3,600 wom ... more 'Scorpion' robot mission inside Fukushima reactor aborted Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 9: official Justice for victims of Nepal's civil war slips away |
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In April, China will launch a cargo spacecraft into orbit as part of a schedule to develop an international space station as soon as 2020.
A Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft could be headed into space "as early as mid-April" atop a Long March-7 Y2 rocket, representing a major milestone for China's space program, according to People's Daily, an English-language Chinese news outlet.
One won ... more China looks to Mars, Jupiter explorationChina's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A |
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Looking like living dress-up dolls, elaborately costumed children are paraded through an eastern China village as firecrackers roar, commemorating the end of barbaric child sacrifices hundreds of years ago.
It's an annual event in the village of Tufang in coastal Fujian province, where China's Hakka community is concentrated and marks its unique history with a range of colourful festivals. ... more Ex-VP of China's top court jailed for life over graft Fear has made me stronger: Hong Kong bookseller Hong Kong police guilty over attack on democracy protester |
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An Islamic State fighter has become the first Australian to be stripped of his citizenship under anti-terrorism laws, authorities and reports said.
Khaled Sharrouf - who made headlines in 2014 when he posted an image on Twitter of his young son holding a severed head - had his citizenship revoked earlier this year, The Australian newspaper reported Saturday.
A spokeswoman for the Immig ... more Leidos contracted for counter-WMD support IS bastion in Syria soon to be isolated: coalitionTrump visits Centcom, with sights on battling Islamic State |
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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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