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  Ottawa (AFP) June 13, 2017 Pressure ratcheted up Tuesday on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to effectively deny a Chinese firm's purchase of Canadian satellite communications company Norsat, over national security concerns. Its purchase by Hytera Communications was approved earlier this month, after a routine security analysis. But since then, opposition parties, two former Canadian spy masters and a US congressional commission have raised concerns over the sale, which was put on hold Monday after a US hedge fu ... read more |
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An inside look at how the FY18 DoD budget request affects miltiary spaceMclean VA (SPX) Jun 15, 2017 Even though one influential Senator called President Trump's 2018 budget proposal for the Defense Department "dead on arrival," there are many positive takeaways for the national security space comm ... more 
USAF Secretary Heather Wilson determined to stay ahead in Military SpaceMclean VA (SPX) Jun 15, 2017 The White House recently swore in former Congresswoman Dr. Heather Wilson as the 24th Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, the first Air Force Academy graduate to hold the service's top civilian post. W ... more  
Senate narrowly defeats resolution blocking Saudi arms saleWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017 A resolution proposed by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to block $510 million in precision-guided weapons as part of a $110 billion Saudi arms sale failed to pass Tuesday. ... more  
Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed droneWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017 The Missile Defense Agency is looking into acquiring and deploying a laser-armed drone to intercept and shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles. ... more |
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Launch Vehicle Rocket EnginesBethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 14, 2017 Many innovators have proposed a variety of concepts that might propel a launch vehicle from Earth to orbit. However, only two basic types of rocket engines have survived the test of fire: Solid prop ... more  
US Navy accuses Iranian vessel of dangerous activityWashington (AFP) June 14, 2017 An Iranian navy vessel conducted an "unsafe and unprofessional" interaction with US ships by pointing a laser at an accompanying Marine Corps helicopter, the US Navy said Wednesday. ... more 
K-Pop boycott of US troops concert 'regrettable': SeoulSeoul (AFP) June 14, 2017 South Korea's presidential Blue House said Wednesday it was "regrettable" a government-backed concert for US troops stationed in the country was hit by a boycott from scores of K-Pop stars. ... more  
Elbit Systems offer Airborne Wide-Area Persistent Surveillance Solution for HLS and Defense NeedsParis, France (SPX) Jun 15, 2017 Elbit Systems will reveal at the 2017 Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, taking place this week, an innovative wide area persistent surveillance solution - SkEye WAPS. Visual Intelligence (VISINT) ... more 
Russia's Next Carrier-Based Rocket Launch Planned for 2018 - Khrunichev CenterMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 14, 2017 Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center said that the last launch of Russia's light-class Rokot carrier rocket will take place early next year. The last launch of Russia's light- ... more 
India's Kerosene-Based Semi-Cryogenic Engine to Be Flight Test Ready by 2021New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 14, 2017 After the successful launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III (GSLV Mk-III), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now focusing on the semi-cryogenic engine, which use ... more |
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Electric Boat to handle parts for Virginia-class submarinesWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 Electric Boat Corp. has received a $25 million modification to an existing contract for Long Lead Time Material, or LLTM, for the fiscal 2019 Virginia-class submarines SSN's 802 and 803. ... more 
Saab signs maintenance, support deal for submarinesWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 A framework agreement for the maintenance and support of submarines and submarine rescue systems has been signed by Saab and the Swedish military. ... more  
US troops on ground in war-ravaged Philippine city: militaryMarawi, Philippines (AFP) June 14, 2017 US troops are on the ground helping local soldiers battle Islamist militants in a Philippine city, a Filipino military spokesman said Wednesday, giving the most detailed account of their role. ... more  
China to help Pakistan probe 'preaching' by kidnapped citizensBeijing (AFP) June 14, 2017 China said Wednesday it will cooperate with Pakistani authorities to investigate whether two Chinese citizens who were allegedly killed by the Islamic State group in Pakistan had been illegally preaching. ... more |
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  Seoul (AFP) June 13, 2017 
South Korea said Tuesday a drone believed sent from North Korea had been spying on a US missile defence system before it crashed.
The remains of the small drone, which was equipped with a camera, were retrieved by the South's military last week from a hillside where it had crash-landed close to the heavily-fortified inter-Korean border.
The military analysed the contents of the camera's ... more Seoul (AFP) June 9, 2017Seoul trapped between a rock and a THAAD place; NK tests cruise missile Seoul (AFP) June 7, 2017S. Korea to freeze new THAAD deployment pending probe  Saint Petersburg (AFP) June 3, 2017Russia nears deal to sell air-defence system to Turkey |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 
BAE Systems has received a $181 million contract for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System, or APKWS, upgrade kits for the U.S. Navy.
"We're delivering ahead of schedule even with the growing demand," said Rachel Guill, director of Precision Guidance Solutions at BAE Systems, said in a press release. "Our APKWS rockets are critical to the mission success of our U.S. government and ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017French frigates getting cruise missiles  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 2, 2017Lockheed awarded contract for extended range air-to-surface missiles  Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017Raytheon contracted for testing of joint standoff weapon |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 
The intriguing X-37B robot spaceplane just can't stay grounded. Barely months after landing from a mission lasting more than two years, the next X-37B will blast off in August 2017. That's a quick turnaround, but it seems probable that the next spaceplane to fly won't be the same one that recently landed. The US Air Force, owners of the semi-secret spacecraft, has two vehicles, both with long mi ... moreParis, France (SPX) Jun 15, 2017Elbit Systems offer Airborne Wide-Area Persistent Surveillance Solution for HLS and Defense Needs  Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017Drones could save lives with rapid heart attack response Washington (AFP) June 8, 2017Pro-Syria regime drone shot down after it fires on coalition |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017  Harris Corp. RF Communications was awarded a $255 million maximum-ceiling contract for the Special Operations Forces Tactical Communications Next Generation Manpack, or STC NGMP, radio, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.
The contract is in support of the Special Operations Commands Capital Equipment Replacement Program, which includes replacing legacy models of man portable ... more Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Airbus provides German troops with support communications at 15 sites worldwide  Singapore (SPX) May 30, 2017Airbus further extends channel partner program for military satellite communications in Asia  Washington (UPI) May 17, 2017Radio communications have surprising influence on Earth's near-space environment |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017 
BAE Systems is helping intelligence analysts identify intelligence threats through the use of motion sensors integrated into its Geospatial eXploitation Products line of software.
The capabilities added include complex multi-tracking analytics, movement interpretation, and activity from video, radar, and other types of motion sensors that enable the tracking of people and vehicles, BAE ... more Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017European country orders Elbit ground intel systems  Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Boeing awarded $1B contract for Redesigned Kill Vehicle  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Orbital ATK supplying Army with .50-caliber ammunition |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 
Dassault Aviation and Indian partner Reliance Defense & Aerospace plan to break ground next month on a joint venture facility for Rafale jet fighter components.
The investment of Dassault-Reliance Aerospace Limited is part of Dassault's obligations on Make in India commitments under the Rafale fighter jet deal.
The overall deal, worth $8.8 billion, was reached last September for ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017Ukraine touts defense industry to potential customers Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Senate narrowly defeats resolution blocking Saudi arms sale  Washington (AFP) June 5, 2017US approves $1.4 bn slice of massive Saudi arms deal |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 12, 2017 
Macedonia's new prime minister suggested Monday that his country could join NATO and the EU under a provisional name in order to end a long-running dispute with Greece that has blocked its membership bids.
Athens says the country should not call itself Macedonia because Greece's northern province bears the same name, and it has vetoed Skopje's attempts to become a member of the NATO military ... more Washington (AFP) June 9, 2017Trump says US committed to NATO's mutual defense pledge  Prague (AFP) June 9, 2017Juncker says Europe can no longer 'outsource' protection  Tokyo (AFP) June 9, 2017Japan clears way for first emperor abdication in over 200 years |
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 Liverpool UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2017 
New research from the University of Liverpool, published in the journal Nanoscale, has probed the structure and material properties of protein machines in bacteria, which have the capacity to convert carbon dioxide into sugar through photosynthesis.
Cyanobacteria are a phylum of bacteria that produce oxygen and energy during photosynthesis, similar to green plants. They are among the most ... more Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jun 12, 2017UNIST researchers engineer transformer-like carbon nanostructure  New York NY (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Sensing the nanoscale with visible light, and the fundamentals of disordered waves  Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Nanosized silicon heater and thermometer combined to fight cancer |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 13, 2017 
The bullets of jihadists rain down outside the Mosul kindergarten, where dozens of terrified Iraqi civilians are sheltering from fighting in their northern city.
Confused, scared and exhausted, the civilians - mostly women, including one in a wheelchair - huddle in the pre-school after Iraqi forces brought them in for protection.
The sounds of sniper fire, air strikes, and shelling ech ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 14, 2017Ramadan comes with bitter taste for families of Iraq's Mosul Khazir, Iraq (AFP) June 11, 2017Tired, traumatised Mosul mothers unable to breastfeed  Khazir, Iraq (AFP) June 12, 2017Down to the river for youths from Iraq's embattled Mosul |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 8, 2017 
North Korea launched a volley of surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, Seoul's defence ministry said, the latest in an accelerating series of tests defying global pressure to rein in its weapons program.
The launches come less than a week after the United Nations expanded sanctions against Pyongyang in response to recent ballistic missile tests.
"North Korea fired ... moreWashington (AFP) June 13, 2017Mattis warns N. Korea is 'most urgent' threat to peace  Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017Trump to host S.Korea's Moon for N.Korea talks  Washington (AFP) June 14, 2017Jailed US student flown out of North Korea 'in coma' |
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 Strasbourg, France (AFP) June 14, 2017 
The EU will keep the door open for Britain to return, but only on worse terms than it currently has, European Parliament Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt said Wednesday.
A day after France and Germany both said Britain could reverse Brexit if it wanted, Verhofstadt said Britain's budget rebates and opt outs from EU rules would disappear if it did so.
"Yesterday Emmanuel Macron, the new ... more Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2017China factory output rises in May but officials guarded  Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2017IMF raises China growth forecast, urges faster reforms  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) June 13, 2017ECB swaps some dollar reserves for renminbi |
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 Chittagong, Bangladesh (AFP) June 14, 2017 
Rescue workers battled Wednesday to reach victims of landslides, described as the worst in Bangladesh's history, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 152.
Villagers in some of the worst-hit areas used shovels to try to dig bodies out of the mud that engulfed their settlements as they slept.
Authorities say hundreds of homes were buried by mud and rubble sent cascading down hillsid ... moreBaghdad (AFP) June 13, 2017Hundreds sick in food poisoning at Mosul displaced camp  Ruskie Piaski, Pologne (AFP) June 12, 2017Flower power: gardening as therapy in Poland  Marawi, Philippines (AFP) June 9, 2017Philippine war refugees facing deadly health risks |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 13, 2017 
Experts told Sputnik they believe China's space ambitions are driven not only by the goal of space exploration itself but also by politics. Tommy Yang - China's commitment to its space exploration programs is driven by the same sense of national pride that fueled the "space race" between the Soviet Union and the United States in the 1960s, experts told Sputnik.
China's space programs toppe ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 12, 2017China to open space station to scientists worldwide  Beijing (XNA) Jun 12, 2017China achieves key breakthrough in multiple launch vehicles Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017China's space station to help maintain co-orbital telescope |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 14, 2017  Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and ex-deputy leader Rafael Hui will serve out their jail terms after their final appeal bids against graft convictions were dismissed Wednesday.
The pair were found guilty of corruption in 2014 after a blockbuster trial over a cash-for-favours scandal.
In a written judgement, the Court of Final Appeal ruled that they had been "properly convicted o ... more Beijing (AFP) June 15, 2017Billionaire shakes China's elite with online theatrics  Dazu, China (AFP) June 15, 2017Backpacks, books and life jackets: Time for school in China  Taipei (AFP) June 12, 2017Taiwan lawmakers launch support group for Hong Kong democracy |
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 Marawi, Philippines (AFP) June 14, 2017 
US troops are on the ground helping local soldiers battle Islamist militants in a Philippine city, a Filipino military spokesman said Wednesday, giving the most detailed account of their role.
The small number of US soldiers are providing vital surveillance assistance and, although they do not have a combat role, are allowed to open fire on the militants if attacked first, spokesman Brigadie ... more Doha (AFP) June 14, 2017Turkey FM in Doha as UN 'alarmed' by Gulf crisis  London (AFP) June 13, 2017IS chemical attacks down in Syria: report  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 14, 2017New fabric coating could thwart chemical weapons, save lives |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017 
The Missile Defense Agency is looking into acquiring and deploying a laser-armed drone to intercept and shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The MDA Advanced Technology Directorate has said it needs a high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle with sufficient payload capacity to carry a high-energy laser. It would be designed to intercept ICBMs during their boost ph ... more Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017Laser weapons edge toward use in US military  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 |
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