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  Seoul (AFP) May 29, 2017 North Korea test-fired a missile Monday into Japan's maritime economic zone - the latest in a series of provocative launches that have heightened tensions over its nuclear weapons ambitions. It was the North's third ballistic missile test in as many weeks and the 12th this year - carried out in defiance of UN sanctions warnings and US threats of possible military action. US military monitors said the short-range missile flew for six minutes, while Japan said it fell into its exclusive economic ... read more |
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China rebukes G7 over statement on seasBeijing (AFP) May 29, 2017 China has urged the Group of Seven leading economies to "stop making irresponsible remarks" after the G7 summit expressed concern about the situation in the East and South China Seas. ... more 
China says fighter jets' intercept of US plane 'safe'Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2017 China Sunday denied the Pentagon's charge that an encounter between Chinese fighters and a US surveillance plane over the South China Sea was "unsafe and unprofessional". ... more 
Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partnersFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) May 28, 2017 Europe "must take its fate into its own hands" faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday. ... more  
SkyGuardian drone tops 48 hours in airWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 The new MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc has set a flight endurance record - more than 48 hours. ... more |
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UAS Update with NSR Analyst Prateep BasuMcLean VA (SPX) May 29, 2017 In a recent report, Northern Sky Research (NSR) analyzes how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are evolving, along with their current and potential applications. As the number of in-service units incr ... more 
NASA Drone Traffic Management Tests Take Off in RenoReno NV (SPX) May 29, 2017 NASA and its partners are in the midst of testing the next, more complex version of its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) technologies with live, remotely-operated aircraft, o ... more  
Civilian deaths a 'fact of life' in war on IS, Pentagon head saysWashington (AFP) May 28, 2017 Civilian casualties are inevitable in the war against the Islamic State group but the United states is doing "everything humanly possible" to avoid them, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in an interview aired Sunday. ... more 
Secession fears cloud Myanmar peace talks: governmentNaypyidaw, Myanmar (AFP) May 28, 2017 Talks to end decades of bitter civil war in Myanmar have faltered, a government spokesman warned Sunday, blaming ethnic rebel demands for greater autonomy, which the military fears could break the country up. ... more 
Fears for 2,000 people trapped in Philippine city battleMarawi, Philippines (AFP) May 29, 2017 Security forces traded heavy gunfire with Islamist militants inside a southern Philippine city Monday, as fears grew for up to 2,000 people unable to escape a week of fighting that has left women and children among the dead. ... more  
Boeing proposes E-8C JSTAR replacementWashington (UPI) May 18, 2017 Boeing is proposing a modified version of its 737 commercial jet liner for the recapitalization of the U.S. Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Radar aircraft. ... more |
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More Heathrow chaos as BA scrambles to recover from IT crashLondon (AFP) May 28, 2017 Thousands of travellers faced further chaos on Sunday as British Airways cancelled more than a hundred flights from London's Heathrow Airport following an IT system failure. ... more 
Sikorksy awarded contract for King Stallion helicoptersWashington (UPI) May 23, 2017 Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has received a $55 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the long-lead support of low-rate production of four Lot II CH-53K King Stallion helicopters. ... more 
Super Hornets to get infrared search and track systemWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 Boeing has received an $89 million contract to incorporate the Block II Infrared Search and Track System, or IRST, in the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday. ... more 
Northrop Grumman receives E-2D contractWashington (UPI) May 24, 2017 Northrop Grumman Corp. Aerospace Systems has been awarded a $7.6 million contract to support the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) May 26, 2017 
The US military will try to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile in a landmark test of a defense system that comes amid broad tensions over North Korea's weapons program, the Pentagon said Friday.
Scheduled for Tuesday, the test is the first time the military will attempt to intercept an ICBM. Previous trials have been against intermediate-range missiles, which are slower.
Exp ... more Riyadh (AFP) May 19, 2017Yemen rebel missile shot down near Saudi capital  Washington (UPI) May 19, 2017Lockheed Martin receives new THAAD contract  Washington DC (UPI) May 16, 2017Lockheed Martin contract for AEGIS system development |
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 Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017 
Lockheed Martin has chosen to drop its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, out of the Navy competition for a new anti-ship missile meant for the Littoral Combat Ship and frigate-class warships.
"After long and careful consideration, Lockheed Martin has decided to withdraw from the U.S. Navy Over-the-Horizon Weapon System competition. As the current OTH-WS request for proposal proces ... more Tehran (AFP) May 25, 2017Iran says it has built third underground missile factory  Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Successful test for Lockheed's modernized TACMs Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017Israel unveils new rocket system for special forces |
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 McLean VA (SPX) May 29, 2017 
In a recent report, Northern Sky Research (NSR) analyzes how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are evolving, along with their current and potential applications. As the number of in-service units increases, the demand for satellite capacity will grow. NSR Analyst Prateep Basu spoke with SatCom Frontier about the report findings and how the latest offerings from the satcom market will enable UAS. ... moreWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017SkyGuardian drone tops 48 hours in air Reno NV (SPX) May 29, 2017NASA Drone Traffic Management Tests Take Off in Reno  Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Northrop Grumman awarded contract for MQ-4C drone maintenance |
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 Washington (UPI) May 17, 2017 
Humans have a measurable effect on Earth's near-space environment, new research shows.
Very low frequency radio communications interact with and influence particles in space. These interactions can sometimes yield a protective barrier, blocking incoming high energy particles.
The barrier has been detected by NASA's Van Allen Probes, robotic spacecraft tasked with surveying Earth' ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 15, 2017Navy receiving data terminal sets from Leonardo DRS  Washington DC (UPI) May 11, 2017European country orders Harris tactical radios  Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017Israel orders satellite-on-the-go for military vehicles |
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 Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017 
Orders for .50-caliber ammunition have been given to Orbital ATK by the U.S. Army under the company's small-caliber ammunition contract, the company reported on Wednesday.
The orders, worth a combined total of $76 million, will be fulfilled at the Orbital ATK-run Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo.
"Once again, we have been called upon to supply our nation's warf ... more Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Boeing awarded $1B contract for Redesigned Kill Vehicle  Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017Oshkosh secures Marine Corps P-19R contract  Washington (UPI) May 19, 2017First Piranhas delivered to Danish military |
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 New Delhi (AFP) May 24, 2017  India's cabinet on Wednesday approved a long-awaited policy to boost local manufacturing of high-tech defence equipment and cut down reliance on expensive imports.
Under the new Strategic Partnership model, the government will pick Indian companies to tie up with foreign organisations to manufacture fighter jets, armoured vehicles, helicopters and submarines locally.
Prime Minister Naren ... more (UPI) May 24, 2017Trump military budget proposal aims to increase readiness  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017BAE receives contract for Royal Australian Navy SATCOM upgrades  Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017Raytheon in partnership with Saudi company |
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 Podgorica, Montenegro May 26, 2017 
Footage of US President Donald Trump appearing to push aside Montenegro's prime minister at the NATO summit were being relished Friday by those opposed to the Balkan country joining the military alliance.
Caught on camera, the incident showed Trump making his way to the front of a lineup of leaders for a NATO family portrait, pushing past Montenegro's Dusko Markovic at Thursday's summit in ... moreBeijing (AFP) May 29, 2017China rebukes G7 over statement on seas  Warsaw (AFP) May 26, 2017Poland has 'no doubt' about US commitment to NATO: minister Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2017China says fighter jets' intercept of US plane 'safe' |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) May 18, 2017 
Mastering the intricacies of controlling matter at the nanoscale level is part of a revolutionary quest to apply nanotechnology to benefit industrial processes. A key element of that technology is the use of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are small hollow tubes with diameters of 0.7 to 50 nanometers and lengths generally in the tens of microns. While ultra-small, carbon nanotubes offer big-t ... more Stanford CA (SPX) May 24, 2017Stanford scientists use nanotechnology to boost the performance of key industrial catalyst  Chicago IL (SPX) May 24, 2017Researchers create first significant examples of optical crystallography for nanomaterials  Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) May 23, 2017Molecular Lego for nanoelectronics |
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 Arbil, Iraq (AFP) May 27, 2017 
Iraqi forces have launched a broad assault on parts of battleground second city Mosul still held by the Islamic State group, the military announced on Saturday.
The offensive is the latest push in the more than seven-month battle to retake Mosul, a linchpin in IS's now crumbling attempt to establish a cross-border jihadist "state".
Multiple security forces units are attacking "what remai ... more Washington (AFP) May 25, 2017US probe finds over 100 civilians killed in Mosul air strike  Baghdad (AFP) May 25, 2017Iraq probes report of rights abuses in Mosul operation Arbil, Iraq (AFP) May 25, 2017Iraq radio show finds talent amid rubble of Mosul |
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 Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017  US President Donald Trump promised Friday that North Korea "will be solved", as G7 powers opened a summit that will confront a series of missile tests by the nuclear-armed nation.
Trump's tough talk came in a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, which along with South Korea is most immediately threatened by North Korean belligerence.
But the isolated regime has also threatene ... more Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Military leaders make case for $13.9B nuclear weapons budget  Washington (AFP) May 24, 2017Trump calls N. Korea's Kim Jong-Un 'madman with nuclear weapons'  Seoul (AFP) May 29, 2017North Korea fires missile in latest provocation |
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 San Francisco (AFP) May 24, 2017 
Cash-strapped Chinese tech firm LeEco on Wednesday confirmed that it is throttling back plans to invade the US market, cutting 325 jobs months after announcing a major expansion.
The layoffs were reported represent about 70 percent of the company's US staff.
"The challenges with raising new capital have made it difficult in the past few months to support all of our business priorities," ... more Beijing (AFP) May 24, 2017Germany calls for better EU market access to China  Beijing (AFP) May 24, 2017Moody's cuts China's rating on debt fears  Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017Trump joins new-look G7 amid trade, climate discord |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2017 
Countries Most Affected by Weather Disasters Do Not Spend More on Weather Services: Countries hit hardest by weather-related disasters do not necessarily spend more on commercial weather and climate information services that assist in preparing for these events, a new study finds.
Identifying countries for which this is true and improving the design and delivery of weather and climate serv ... moreUnited Nations, United States (AFP) May 26, 2017UN braces for up to 200,000 Iraqis to flee Mosul  Munich, Germany (SPX) May 28, 2017Disaster risk management: Science helps save lives  Washington (AFP) May 26, 2017Why civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria are increasing |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 
A woman in the US state of California was arrested Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to smuggle space communications technology to China, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
"A Pomona woman was arrested this morning on federal charges that accuse her of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her native China," the release st ... more Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017A cabin on the moon? China hones the lunar lifestyle  Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2017China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission  Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2017 
A former regional police chief in China was executed for murder, state media said Friday, after reports described his victim as a lover more than three decades his junior.
Zhao Liping, 65, was found guilty of murder, bribery and possession of firearms and explosives by a court in Taiyuan, the capital of the northern province of Shanxi, in November.
China's supreme court announced Friday ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2017Hong Kong independence duo plead not guilty over parliament chaos  Washington (AFP) May 22, 2017Branstad, friend of Beijing, confirmed as US envoy to China  Beijing (AFP) May 24, 2017Jailed Chinese lawyer force-fed medication, wife says |
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 Minya, Egypt (AFP) May 26, 2017  Egypt launched six air strikes on jihadist camps in Libya Friday after masked gunmen attacked a bus of Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital, killing at least 28 people.
Assailants in three pick-up trucks attacked the bus as it was heading for the Saint Samuel monastery in Minya province, more than 200 kilometres (120 miles) from Cairo, before fleeing, the interior ministry said. ... more Brussels (AFP) May 24, 2017NATO must 'step up' after Manchester attack: Stoltenberg  Manila (AFP) May 24, 2017Duterte threatens martial law for all of Philippines  Iligan, Philippines (AFP) May 24, 2017Islamist militants take Catholic hostages in Philippines: Church |
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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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