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Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017 Phase 1 of DARPA's Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded recently following a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida. Over four days, three teams of DARPA-supported researchers huddled under shade tents in the sweltering Florida sun, fine-tuning their sensor-laden quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the intervals between increasingly difficult runs. DARPA's FLA program is advancing technology to enable small unmanned quadcopters to fly autonomously thro ... read more |
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![]() Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 29, 2017 Seagull, Elbit Systems' groundbreaking Multi-Mission USV, participated in the bi-national MCM trials for unmanned maritime systems that were organized by the Directorate General of Material Resource ... more ![]() ![]() Brussels (AFP) June 28, 2017 European NATO allies and Canada will increase defence spending this year by 4.3 percent, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday, amid pressure from President Donald Trump to spend more. ... more ![]() ![]() Seoul (AFP) June 28, 2017 North Korea recently tested a small rocket engine, a monitoring group said Wednesday, after a US official had reportedly suggested the test could be a step to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile. ... more ![]() ![]() United Nations, United States (AFP) June 29, 2017 A deal on cutting nearly $600 million from the UN peacekeeping budget was reached Wednesday following weeks of negotiations over US demands for sharp cost reductions, UN diplomats said. ... more |
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![]() Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (AFP) June 28, 2017 Pentagon chief Jim Mattis accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of making international "mischief" and said America's commitment to NATO remains unwavering. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) June 29, 2017 A Chinese state-run newspaper accused Australia of spying on China and stealing its technology on Thursday, weeks after Beijing rejected allegations of interference in Australian politics. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) June 28, 2017 Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is blunt. When he wanted to make a political statement about crackdowns on dissent, he brought portraits of 176 political prisoners to one of America's most infamous high-security federal prisons. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 BAE Systems and Leonardo are partnering to develop new precision-guided munitions for use with large-caliber ground and naval guns for U.S. and allied military forces. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 The Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement has ordered Saab's next generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon system for the Swiss Army, the company announced on Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Brussels (AFP) June 28, 2017 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned the alliance must step up its defence against cyberattacks, saying they could potentially trigger their Article 5 mutual defence commitment. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Taiwan offers cancer treatment to China dissident Liu ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 Huntington Ingalls has received a modification to an existing contract to build the under-construction DDG 125, the eventual Jack H. Lucas, to the Flight III baseline standard. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 Austal USA is receiving a not-to-exceed Congressional cost-cap contract for $584.2 million for the construction of an Independence-class littoral combat ship and associated services. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 A Multi-role Aviation Training Vessel by Damen Shipyards has sailed to Australia on her maiden voyage for official handover to the Royal Australian Navy, the company announced on Tuesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 China's People's Liberation Army Navy's first Type 055 guided missile destroyer has reportedly been launched from Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. ... more |
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![]() Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Boecore awarded contract for ballistic missile launch warning system ![]() ![]() Lockheed receives PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile contract ![]() ![]() S. Koreans march to protest US missile defence system |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() RAMSYS GmbH awarded RAM missile contract ![]() ![]() IAI test fires new surface-to-surface missile ![]() ![]() Raytheon, Kongsberg to bid for Navy missile contract |
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![]() Izhevsk, Russia (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone system ![]() ![]() Leonardo, Hensoldt awarded $323 million U.K. IFF contract ![]() ![]() Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Airbus provides German troops with support communications at 15 sites worldwide ![]() ![]() Airbus further extends channel partner program for military satellite communications in Asia ![]() ![]() Radio communications have surprising influence on Earth's near-space environment |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() First upgraded LAV-ATM anti-tank vehicles roll off line for Marines ![]() ![]() Denmark contracts with General Dynamics for EAGLE armored ATVs ![]() ![]() Four companies receive contracts for non-lethal weapons development |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Weapons found after shots fired in oil field: Saudi ![]() ![]() Mattis, Dunford press Congress for increased, stable budgets ![]() ![]() Senate narrowly defeats resolution blocking Saudi arms sale |
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![]() United Nations, United States (AFP) June 29, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Australia accused of spying on China: Chinese media ![]() ![]() Provocateur Ai Weiwei taunts US with activist piece ![]() ![]() China protests alleged Indian border incursion |
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![]() Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors ![]() ![]() Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology ![]() ![]() Nanotechnology reveals hidden depths of bacterial 'machines' |
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![]() Ottawa (AFP) June 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() US court halts deportations of Iraqi nationals ![]() ![]() Iraq forces comb west Mosul after IS counter-attacks ![]() ![]() Iraq forces push deep into devastated Old Mosul |
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![]() Seoul (AFP) June 23, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Latvia fines banks for breaking North Korea sanctions ![]() ![]() N.Korea likens Trump to Hitler ![]() ![]() S. Korea's Moon heads to US as North threat grows |
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![]() Hong Kong (AFP) June 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China to meet growth targets, says Li ![]() ![]() China regulator inspects loans to major firms: Wanda ![]() ![]() US aluminum makers point finger at China, call for tariffs |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) June 28, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China lowers number of missing in landslide to 73 ![]() ![]() Rising seas could result in 2 billion refugees by 2100 ![]() ![]() New landslide hits China disaster area |
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![]() Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station ![]() ![]() China's cargo spacecraft completes second docking with space lab ![]() ![]() China to launch four more probes before 2021 |
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![]() Hong Kong (AFP) June 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Pee Park'? China tries to correct bad translations ![]() ![]() China's Xi visit to Hong Kong confirmed: report ![]() ![]() China court slashes jail term for debt-collector killer |
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![]() Cairo (AFP) June 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Yemeni troops killed in suspected Qaeda attack: army ![]() ![]() Czech law to allow civilians to shoot during terrorist attacks ![]() ![]() Philippine military declares Eid truce in war-torn city |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone ![]() ![]() Laser weapons edge toward use in US military ![]() ![]() Researchers create Star Wars 'superlaser' in the lab |
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