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  United Nations, United States (AFP) May 9, 2017 European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday urged the United States to maintain funding for UN agencies, saying relief work was sometimes more important for peace than defense spending. Mogherini delivered the message during a meeting of the UN Security Council that she also used to highlight EU support for the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris Agreement on climate change. "Let me be very clear and speak directly to our American friends," Mogherini told the council meeting at ... read more |
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S. Korea's Moon sworn in, says willing to go to NorthSeoul (AFP) May 10, 2017 South Korea's new president was sworn in on Wednesday, just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately declared his willingness to visit Pyongyang amid high tensions with the nuclear-armed North. ... more 
S.Korea's Moon to seek change with NorthSeoul (AFP) May 10, 2017 The election of South Korea's new president Moon Jae-In heralds a turn of the tide in Seoul's approach towards the nuclear-armed North - and puts it on a potential collision course with Washington. ... more  
Lockheed Martin introduces quiet, lightweight variant of Indago droneWashington (UPI) May 9, 2017 Lockheed Martin is touting its newest variant of the Indago quadrotor drone for sensitive intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. ... more  
China says it tested new missile in northeastern seaBeijing (AFP) May 9, 2017 China has recently tested a new type of guided missile in a northeastern sea near the Korean peninsula, the defence ministry said Tuesday, hours after South Korean elections held amid regional tensions. ... more |
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First Contract under Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation BAA CompleteLos Angeles AFB (AFNS) May 09, 2017 The first of ten contracts awarded under the Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) was recently completed. Moog Inc. successfully completed a "Non-Destructive Ev ... more  
More trouble ahead for Taiwan's Tsai after rocky yearTaipei (AFP) May 10, 2017 It has been a turbulent first year in power for Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen as relations with Beijing have soured and her approval ratings have plummeted. ... more  
US to arm Kurdish fighters in SyriaVilnius (AFP) May 9, 2017 The United States on Tuesday announced it would supply arms and military equipment to Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in Syria, a move likely to anger key ally Turkey which considers the Kurdish forces to be terrorists. ... more 
US drone back on Earth after nearly two years in spaceWashington (AFP) May 9, 2017 After a nearly two-year sojourn in space, the US military drone X-37 B is back on Earth, fueling wild ideas about its mystery mission. ... more  
Turkey to play role in Raqa fight: MattisCopenhagen (AFP) May 9, 2017 The United States and Turkey will work together as operations continue to retake the Islamic State group's Syria bastion of Raqa, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Tuesday. ... more 
Newest Secret US Spacecraft Returns to Earth After Over 700 Days in SpaceKennedy Space Center FL (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 After over 2 years in space, advanced US re-entry X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle spacecraft successfully landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. According to the US Air Force, the X-37B Orbital Tes ... more |
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 Biggest X-ray laser in the world generates its first laser light  
AIA report outlines policies needed to boost the US Space Industry competitivenessArlington, VA (SPX) May 09, 2017 The Aerospace Industries Association, supported by research and analysis provided by the consulting firm Bryce Space and Technology, released a report highlighting the growing importance of the U.S. ... more  
Germany to reactivate Leopard 2 tanksWashington (UPI) May 9, 2017 The German military is upgrading 104 Leopard 2 tanks that have been brought out of storage, government officials said Tuesday. ... more  
Chelsea Manning thanks Obama ahead of impending releaseWashington (AFP) May 9, 2017 Chelsea Manning, the transgender army private jailed for one of the largest leaks of classified documents in US history, said Tuesday she can finally imagine a future for herself, as she prepares to walk free. ... more  
Leonardo partners with Britain for new aircraft decoy systemWashington (UPI) May 9, 2017 Leonardo is partnering with the British Royal Air Force's Rapid Capability Office to develop the next generation of decoy counter-measures for fighter aircraft, the company announced today. ... more |
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  Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 
With its state-of-art heavy liquid-propelled RS-28 Sarmat ICBM the Russian military has obviously surpassed their US counterparts, Russian military expert Alexei Leonkov told Radio Sputnik, adding that the cutting-edge weaponry is due to enter into service in 2018.
Russia is 10-15 years ahead of the US with its cutting-edge heavy liquid-propelled RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic mis ... more Beijing (AFP) May 2, 2017China demands halt to US missile shield in S.Korea Washington (AFP) May 2, 2017THAAD missile defense system now operational in S. Korea Seoul (AFP) April 28, 2017Seoul rejects Trump demand it pays for missile system |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2017 
China has recently tested a new type of guided missile in a northeastern sea near the Korean peninsula, the defence ministry said Tuesday, hours after South Korean elections held amid regional tensions.
The test in the Bohai Sea was conducted to "raise the operational capability of the armed forces and effectively respond to threats to national security," the ministry said in a brief stateme ... more Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017Purchase of S-400 From Russia 'Might Signal Turkey's Estrangement From NATO'  Tokyo (AFP) April 29, 2017Tokyo subway halt for 10 minutes over NKorea scare  Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017Sweden orders additional anti-ship missiles from Saab |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2017  The mysterious X-37B has ended its fourth mission, and for the first time on this flight, it has been officially unmasked. Gliding swiftly to a daylight landing at the Kennedy Space Centre after 718 days in orbit, boffins have been rewarded with detailed images and video of the robot spaceplane.
That's been typical of previous missions, but it's a major unmasking for this flight. The landi ... moreKennedy Space Center FL (Sputnik) May 08, 2017Newest Secret US Spacecraft Returns to Earth After Over 700 Days in Space Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Lockheed Martin introduces quiet, lightweight variant of Indago drone Washington (AFP) May 9, 2017US drone back on Earth after nearly two years in space |
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 Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017  U.S. Air Force F-15Cs have demonstrated the ability to securely communicate with other aircraft and ground stations using a Boeing-developed networking system, the company announced Monday.
The sharing of information took place during recent test flights at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., using Talon HATE airborne pods.
The pods enabled the F-15C pilots to share information through ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017Israel orders satellite-on-the-go for military vehicles  McLean VA (SPX) May 04, 2017Information Assurance: The U.S. Military's Growing Need for What Commercial SATCOM Providers Offer  Paris, France (SPX) May 03, 2017Airbus to carry out a definition study for the ground segment of the Syracuse IV |
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 Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017 
The German military is upgrading 104 Leopard 2 tanks that have been brought out of storage, government officials said Tuesday.
The program will be carried out by the manufacturer Krauss-Maffel Wegmann and is expected to cost $832.7 million.
"The geopolitical developments of the past years have emphasized to us the importance of tank technology for our defense capabilities," the G ... more Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Engility to continue support for DITRA  Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Cubic Global Defense to provide training support services for British army  Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017Rheinmetall picks armaments services supplier Australian vehicle contract |
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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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 Washington (UPI) May 5, 2017 
A large military exercise involving more than 6000 personnel is running from May 1 to May 12 under the name Exercise Northern Edge.
The operation will cover a number of possible scenarios, including Pacific ocean contingencies, and foreign troops will participate in the exercise, the U.S Marine Corps announced on Friday.
"Exercises like Northern Edge allow us to work together, ta ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) May 8, 2017France's Macron seen as UN ally  Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2017China rebuffs UN criticism of lawyer's detention  Manila (AFP) May 8, 2017Philippines, US launch scaled-down military exercises |
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 Upton, NY (SPX) May 02, 2017 
The ability to pattern materials at ever-smaller sizes - using electron-beam lithography (EBL), in which an electron-sensitive material is exposed to a focused beam of electrons, as a primary method - is driving advances in nanotechnology. When the feature size of materials is reduced from the macroscale to the nanoscale, individual atoms and molecules can be manipulated to dramatically alter ma ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017X-ray microscope optics resolve 50-nm features while eliminating chromatic aberrations  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Self-assembled nanostructures can be selectively controlled  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Nanotubes that build themselves |
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 Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) May 7, 2017 
Suicide attackers from the Islamic State group killed two Kurdish peshmerga forces Sunday in an operation against a base in northern Iraq, officers said.
"Two members of the peshmerga were killed and five wounded in a suicide attack on K1 base," a major general in the peshmerga told AFP on condition of anonymity.
He said five armed men wearing suicide belts attacked the base, where he sa ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) May 9, 2017Iraq forces advance in west Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) May 9, 2017Anti-corruption activists kidnapped in Baghdad; West Mosul battles on  Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) May 6, 2017In ruins of Iraq Christian town, fires a sign of rebirth |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 
Russia will have upgraded its Strategic Missile Forces with 5th-generation devices by 2027. All missile divisions of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) will be rearmed with 5th-generation ballistic missile systems by 2027, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
"The development and adoption of a new missile system with a heavy missile, as well as new systems with missiles of a lig ... more Washington (AFP) May 3, 2017US tests intercontinental ballistic missile  Seoul (AFP) May 9, 2017South Koreans vote in historic election  Tehran (AFP) May 6, 2017Iran army criticises Rouhani's missile comments |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017 
Factory price inflation eased in April, data showed Wednesday, fuelling concerns about a growth slowdown in the world's number two economy and denting hopes for a pick-up a global reflation.
The reading follows a series of weak figures out of Beijing in recent months, including on trade and manufacturing, as the government tries to turn the country's main growth engine from state investment ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 9, 2017Dollar extends gains as Fed hike speculation builds  Shanghai (AFP) May 7, 2017Sister of Trump senior adviser solicits Chinese investment  New York (AFP) May 5, 2017IBM tumbles as Buffett discloses he is trimming stake |
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 Paris (AFP) May 7, 2017 
Marine Le Pen took her crushing defeat in France's presidential election with trademark combativeness, saying her "historic" score confirmed her party's status as France's "biggest opposition force".
The 48-year-old anti-EU and anti-immigration "candidate of the people" scored between 33.9 and 35 percent of the vote, projections showed - double her father Jean-Marie Le Pen's score in the 20 ... more Beijing (AFP) May 6, 201720 sentenced to prison for deadly 2015 China landslide  Washington DC (SPX) May 10, 2017New fiber-based sensor could quickly detect structural problems in bridges and dams  Oxford UK (SPX) May 08, 2017Affluent countries contribute less to wildlife conservation than the rest of the world |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017 
China plans to conduct several manned space flights from 2019 to 2022, during which a 60-tonne space station will be assembled and built, said Wang Zhaoyao, director of China's manned space program office, Friday.
"Tianzhou-1, China's first cargo spacecraft, was the last flight mission of the country's manned space program before the construction of a permanent space station," Wang said at ... more Beijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity  Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes in-orbit refueling  Xi'an (XNA) Apr 26, 2017China courts international coalition set up to promote space cooperation |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2017 
A leading Chinese human rights lawyer went on trial Monday for inciting subversion, in a case which sparked an international outcry after claims he was tortured.
Xie Yang, who had worked on numerous cases considered politically sensitive by China's ruling Communist Party, was among hundreds of legal staff and activists detained in summer 2015.
The "709 crackdown" - named after the date ... more Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017China lawyer's wife seeks US asylum after brazen escape  Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2017China wants its anthem sung, but maybe not at parties Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2017Chinese court says prominent rights lawyer pleads guilty |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) May 9, 2017 
The United States and Turkey will work together as operations continue to retake the Islamic State group's Syria bastion of Raqa, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Tuesday.
His remarks come weeks after Turkey launched air strikes against a key US-backed Kurdish militia ground force, drawing an angry response from Washington.
"Our intent is to work with the Turks, alongside one another to ... more Copenhagen (AFP) May 9, 2017Anti-IS coalition meets in Denmark to assess campaign  Kano, Nigeria (AFP) May 4, 2017Boko Haram's Shekau rejects air strike injury claims Kano, Nigeria (AFP) May 3, 2017Boko Haram leader Shekau 'injured in air strike' |
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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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