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  Stockholm (AFP) April 23, 2017 Russia became the world's third largest military spender in 2016 despite low oil prices and economic sanctions, as the global expenditure rose for a second consecutive year, a study said on Monday. Russia's military spending was $69.2 billion (around 64 billion euros) in 2016, a 5.9 percent rise over 2015, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report, adding this was the highest proportion of its GDP since it became an independent state. "This increased spending ... read more |
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US warship in west Pacific for Japan navy drillsTokyo (AFP) April 23, 2017 The US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and other warships started joint exercises with Japan on Sunday, the American navy said, as regional tensions rise over North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes. ... more  
In call with Trump, Xi urges 'restraint' on N. Korea: govtBeijing (AFP) April 24, 2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping urged "restraint" on North Korea during a phone call Monday with US President Donald Trump, days before an American supercarrier is due to arrive in the Korean Peninsula. ... more 
China urges Korea peninsula denuclearisationAthens (AFP) April 23, 2017 China's foreign minister called Sunday for the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula amid rising tension over North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes. ... more 
Northeastern researchers' discovery could aid in detecting nuclear threatsChicago IL (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Just one example: In its 2017 Budget-in-Brief, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lists among its priorities allocating $103.9 million for radiological and nuclear detection equipment "to keep ... more |
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World's Most Powerful Emulator of Radio-Signal Traffic Opens for BusinessLaurel MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Today is the grand opening of the Colosseum. We are not referring here to the storied concrete Colosseum in Rome, which was completed in 80 A.D. and remains famous for its ancient gladiatorial spect ... more  
By listening to optical 'noise,' researchers discover new way to track hidden objectsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Researchers have developed a new solution to tracking objects hidden behind scattering media by analyzing the fluctuations in optical "noise" created by their movement. In The Optical Society's jour ... more  
US Defense Secretary Mattis visits strategic DjiboutiDjibouti (AFP) April 24, 2017 US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged France to continue its fight against terror in Africa on Sunday as he visited Djibouti, a strategic Horn of Africa nation which hosts Washington's only permanent military base on the continent. ... more  
Construction begins for U.K's 5th Offshore Patrol VesselWashington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 BAE Systems has started construction for Britain's final River-class Offshore Patrol Vessel, the company announced on Friday. ... more  
C-17 support package for Canada approved by U.S. State DepartmentWashington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 The U.S. State Department has approved the possible foreign military sale of C-17 Globemaster III sustainment to the government of Canada. ... more 
MH370 'mostly likely' lies north of search zone: expertsSydney (AFP) April 21, 2017 Missing flight MH370 "most likely" lies north of a former search zone in the remote Indian Ocean, Australian authorities said Friday, in a new report that offers hope the plane may one day be found. ... more |
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 Israel set to receive three more F-35s this weekend 
Iowa Army National Guard gets 'BAT Trainer' for helicopter simulationsWashington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 Aircrews with the Iowa Army National Guard began training with an updated simulation device designed to imitate flying with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. ... more  
Yemen missile seriously wounds AFP photographerAden (AFP) April 23, 2017 A local photographer who works with AFP was seriously wounded in a missile strike on Sunday in southwest Yemen, his colleagues said. ... more  
Afghan defence minister, army chief resign after Taliban attackKabul (AFP) April 24, 2017 The Afghan defence minister and his army chief resigned Monday, days after a Taliban attack at a military base in northern Afghanistan killed or wounded more than 100 soldiers, a presidential statement said. ... more  
Western Iraq ambush on military convoy kills 10Habbaniyah, Iraq (AFP) April 23, 2017 An ambush by the Islamic State group killed 10 members of the security forces Sunday in western Iraq, where federal and other forces recently ramped up an anti-jihadist offensive. ... more |
  Seoul (AFP) April 17, 2017  The United States and South Korea agreed on the early deployment of a controversial US missile defence system in the region, the South's acting president said Monday after talks with visiting US Vice President Mike Pence.
"We have agreed to further strengthen the readiness posture of ROK-US alliance that matches the threats posed by North Korea through a swift deployment of THAAD (Terminal H ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017South Korean missile interceptor in final development  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017BAE Systems to develop U.S. space, missile defense tech  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Raytheon to upgrade U.S. ballistic missile defense radars |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 
Britain's Ministry of Defense awarded MBDA Systems $698 million in contracts for missile deliveries, the government announced on Friday.
The agreement includes three separate missile deliveries, including the Common Anti-air Modular Missile, the Meteor, and the Sea Viper. U.K. defense officials say the contracts aim to keep developing Queen Elizabeth-class carriers safer once they are p ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Lockheed Martin gets $100M JASSM production order  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Saab gets RBS15 MK3 maintenance order from Polish navy  Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017U.S. Navy taps Raytheon for Standard Missile engineering |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017 
The MQ-8C Fire Scout, an unmanned helicopter being built for the U.S. Navy, took its first flight from a littoral combat ship earlier in April.
The sea trials took place off the coast of California aboard the Independence-class vessel USS Montgomery, and follows an earlier flight test aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunman. Manufacturer Northrop Grumman says the event puts the ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017MS-177 sensor completes test on Global Hawk  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017Swiss prisons getting drone-detection capability  Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017Radar warning receiver flies for first time in Predator drone |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 
Today is the grand opening of the Colosseum. We are not referring here to the storied concrete Colosseum in Rome, which was completed in 80 A.D. and remains famous for its ancient gladiatorial spectacles. We are talking here about DARPA's Colosseum, a next-generation electronic emulator of the invisible electromagnetic world.
Though it resides in a mere 30-foot by 20-foot server room on th ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017Thales supplying Denmark with communications system  Offutt AFB NB (AFNS) Apr 10, 2017US Strategic Command, Norway sign agreement to share space services, data  Washington (AFP) April 7, 2017Pentagon urges Russia not to hang up military hotline |
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Russia's next-generation main battle tank, the Armata, is undergoing field trials on schedule, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said.
"[The field trials] are proceeding according to plan," he told the Tass news agency . "Various technologies are being tested and the issue of automatizing all of the tank's systems is being considered."
The T-14 Armata was first produc ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Australia receives new Hercules armored recovery vehicles  Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017Canadian army to modernize training simulation system  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Leidos to provide TUAS support for U.S. Army |
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 The Hague (AFP) April 21, 2017 
A Dutch court on Friday sentenced a businessman to 19 years in prison for arms trafficking and aiding war crimes in Liberia and Guinea by armed forces of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor.
Guus Kouwenhoven, 74, was found guilty of delivering weapons to Taylor's regime between 2000 and 2003 in return for preferential treatment and lucrative contracts for his logging business, in violation of ... more Ottawa (AFP) April 13, 2017Canada moves to join treaty curbing foreign arms sales New Delhi (AFP) April 7, 2017India inks weapons deal worth nearly $2 bn with Israel  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017U.S. lawmakers push for Pentagon reforms |
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 Brussels (AFP) April 21, 2017 
Britain's snap election has sparked hopes in Europe that Brexit negotiations could run more smoothly with a leader who has a big mandate, analysts and diplomats say.
In Brussels, the belief is that if Prime Minister Theresa May wins a large majority as expected on June 8, she will no longer have to worry so much about upsetting hardliners in her Conservative Party.
That would give her sp ... more Stockholm (AFP) April 23, 2017Russia boosts military spending despite sanctions: study Tokyo (AFP) April 23, 2017US warship in west Pacific for Japan navy drills  Cairo (AFP) April 20, 2017Pentagon chief pledges support for Egypt's Sisi |
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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in producing nanotubes from a single building block using so-called molecular self-recognition. The tube can also change shape depending on the surrounding environment. The results can contribute to the future development of transport channels for drugs through the cell membrane.
In the present study, researchers from Lund Universit ... more Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 19, 2017Better living through pressure: Functional nanomaterials made easy  Lemont IL (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Self-assembling polymers provide thin nanowire template  Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Scientists created nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloys |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) April 20, 2017 
Satellite dishes have been sprouting on the rooftops of east Mosul since it was retaken from the Islamic State group, who punished anyone caught with a dish with the lash.
"Now we know what is happening in the world," Mohammad Turki says as he installs one in the Al-Qahira district.
Since Iraqi forces ousted IS from the half of Mosul that lies east of the Tigris river, residents have rus ... moreHabbaniyah, Iraq (AFP) April 23, 2017Western Iraq ambush on military convoy kills 10  Baghdad (AFP) April 21, 2017Iraq forces free 11-year-old Yazidi girl in Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) April 21, 2017Qatari hunting party kidnapped in Iraq freed |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017  The U.S. Department of Defense will begin examining its nuclear weapon capabilities with its Nuclear Posture Review, the department announced this week.
President Donald Trump ordered the review on Jan. 27 shortly after assuming office with the stated goal of ensuring U.S. nuclear capabilities were still an effective deterrent to hostile forces. It was included in a memo regarding execu ... moreAthens (AFP) April 23, 2017China urges Korea peninsula denuclearisation Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2017In call with Trump, Xi urges 'restraint' on N. Korea: govt Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Northeastern researchers' discovery could aid in detecting nuclear threats |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 20, 2017 
Japanese exports recorded their biggest gain in more than two years in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign of optimism for the world's third-biggest economy.
The strong result, which came in better than expected, backs up the view that Japan's economic growth is picking up steam.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday boosted its economic forecast for Japan, proje ... more Jerusalem (AFP) April 23, 2017Israel signs deal to bring in 6,000 Chinese labourers  Juigalpa, Nicaragua (AFP) April 23, 2017Police block farmers' protest against planned Nicaragua canal  Washington (AFP) April 20, 2017Trump invokes national security to probe US steel imports |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 22, 2017 
The US will honour a controversial agreement with Australia to take refugees from Pacific island detention centres, Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday - a deal Donald Trump had previously branded "dumb".
Pence also sought to clear the waters about the location of US supercarrier Carl Vinson that was supposedly steaming towards North Korea, saying it would arrive in the Sea of Japan "in ... more Seoul (AFP) April 24, 2017Rights group urges China to release N. Korean refugees  Bogota (AFP) April 21, 2017'Is this Miami?': An Iraqi family's Colombian odyssey  Colombo (AFP) April 19, 2017Sri Lanka ends search for garbage survivors as toll hits 32 |
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 Wenchang, China (AFP) April 20, 2017 
A Chinese rocket successfully sent the country's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, into space from the southern island province of Hainan Thursday.
Fuelled by liquid oxygen and kerosene, the Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket blasted off from Hainan's Wenchang Space Launch Center at 7:41 pm (11:41 GMT).
Hundreds of spectators who had been waiting to observe the launch since the afternoon ... more Beijing (XNA) Apr 23, 2017Are human space babies conceivable?  Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2017China's first cargo spacecraft docks with space lab Wenchang, China (Sputnik) Apr 21, 2017Tianzhou-1 space truck soars into orbit |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2017 
Liang Shanshan considers herself a mother of two: one child is her biological son, the other is a 16-year-old Chinese teen pop star she has never met.
She is a "mother fan" and part of a group of women in their mid-20s to 60s whose maternal instincts are set off by China's boy band sensation TFBoys("The Fighting Boys").
The band has won millions of Chinese followers since their 2013 deb ... more Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2017China rights lawyer denied own defence for trial Beijing (AFP) April 20, 2017Chinese tycoon accuses Beijing of meddling in interview  The Hague (AFP) April 12, 2017Dutch panda mania as giant bears arrive from China |
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 Washington (AFP) April 21, 2017 
US forces operating in Syria have killed a senior member of the Islamic State group blamed for an attack on a nightclub that left 39 dead, officials said Friday.
"We will reach you anywhere," Brett McGurk, the US diplomat who coordinates the coalition fighting the jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, said in a tweet confirming the death.
Officials identified the slain militant as Abdurakhmo ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017New system to destroy chemical warfare agents announced  Baghdad (AFP) April 13, 2017Anti-IS strike rules unchanged under Trump: general  Baghdad (AFP) April 16, 2017IS attacked Iraq forces with chemical weapons: military |
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 Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017  A sci-fi staple for decades, laser weapons are finally becoming reality in the US military, albeit with capabilities a little less dramatic than at the movies.
Lightsabers - the favored weapon of the Jedi in "Star Wars" films - will remain in the fictional realm for now, but after decades of development, laser weapons are now here and are being deployed on military vehicles and planes.
... more Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017Researchers create Star Wars 'superlaser' in the lab  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017German scientists focus radiation of 10,000 suns with new light array  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Scientists find out where laser energy goes when a beam is fired into plasma |
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