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  Seoul (AFP) June 29, 2017 South Korea's new government will seek to sign a peace treaty with the North if it abandons its nuclear weapons, a minister said Thursday. Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-Sung's comments came hours before South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-In - who backs engagement with Pyongyang - was set to hold his first summit with US President Donald Trump, with the North's growing nuclear and missile threats casting a long shadow. The two Koreas are still technically at war because a peace treaty was n ... read more |
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South Korean president lobbies US leaders on North Korea policyWashington (AFP) June 29, 2017 South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In lobbied US leaders on Thursday to back his policy of engagement with North Korea, as the Trump administration vowed to increase pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear program. ... more  
India's Answer to GPS Runs Into Serious Technical FailuresNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017 India's native navigation system has developed serious problems with four atomic clocks on the six satellites facing unexplained errors. With these, a total seven out of 21 clocks onboard have shown ... more  
Massive military parade for Xi as Hong Kong activists freedHong Kong (AFP) June 30, 2017 Tanks, missile launchers and chanting troops greeted President Xi Jinping in a potent display of Chinese military might Friday as part of his landmark visit to politically divided Hong Kong. ... more 
Beijing's South China Sea outposts nearly set for missile deploymentWashington (AFP) June 29, 2017 Three of Beijing's outposts on contested South China Sea reefs are close to being ready for the deployment of military assets including mobile missile launchers, a US think tank reported Thursday. ... more |
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Washington approves $1.3 bn arms sale to TaiwanWashington (AFP) June 30, 2017 Donald Trump's administration has approved $1.3 billion worth of arms sales to Taiwan, a US government official said Thursday, in a move likely to provoke the ire of Beijing which considers the island a rebel province. ... more  
Iraq sees end to 'caliphate' as Mosul mosque retakenMosul, Iraq (AFP) June 29, 2017 Iraq declared the Islamic State group's "caliphate" was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul's iconic Nuri mosque Thursday, three years to the day after it was proclaimed by the jihadists. ... more  
Mattis says NATO must finish the job in AfghanistanBrussels (AFP) June 29, 2017 Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told NATO allies Thursday they must finish the job in Afghanistan or risk terrorist revenge as the alliance readied a troop increase to counter a resurgent Taliban. ... more 
France's Macron due in Mali to back Sahel anti-jihad forceBamako (AFP) June 30, 2017 French President Emmanuel Macron is due in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, as France beefs up its counter-terror operations in the area. ... more  
Lockheed Martin receives contract modification for UAE THAADWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 Lockheed Martin Space Systems has received an $18.9 million modification to an existing contract for the United Arab Emirates' Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ground component systems. ... more  
Defense spending by European NATO countries to rise in 2017Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 Total defense expenditures by NATO members in Europe and Canada are projected to rise in 2017, according to a report released by NATO on Thursday. ... more |
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 US sanctions Chinese bank for laundering N.Korean cash 
Poland to transfer Soviet relics to nuclear weapons bunkerWarsaw (AFP) June 29, 2017 Poland will take down monuments to the Soviet Red Army and stock them in a bunker where Soviet-era nuclear missiles were stored, the state Institute for National Remembrance (INR) said Thursday. ... more 
At UN, US accuses Iran of flouting resolutionUnited Nations, United States (AFP) June 29, 2017 The United States on Thursday accused Iran of "repeatedly and deliberately" violating a UN resolution that endorsed the landmark 2015 nuclear deal and said the Security Council had failed to respond. ... more  
State Department approves India for C-17 buyWashington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017 The U.S. State Department has approved the possible purchase of a C-17 transport aircraft by India under the U.S Foreign Military Sales program. ... more 
Lockheed receives $257.8 million modification to F-35 contractWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 Lockheed Martin has received a $257.8 million modification to an existing contract to support low-rate production and acquisition of equipment for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017 
The US Navy and the Japanese ministry of defense have unsuccessfully attempted to intercept a ballistic missile in a test of a jointly built system off Hawaii, the US military said Wednesday.
The two nations have been working together since 2006 to develop a variant of the Standard Missile-3, a ship-launched missile that operates as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Tue ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017Lockheed receives PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile contract Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Lockheed Martin receives contract modification for UAE THAAD  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Boecore awarded contract for ballistic missile launch warning system |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017 
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Japan Ministry of Defense conducted a intercept test of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA in the ocean off Hawaii.
The launch ended in failure when the SM-3 missed its target, a medium-range ballistic missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii.
The launching ship, the USS John Paul Jones, successfully detected ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017RAMSYS GmbH awarded RAM missile contract  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017IAI test fires new surface-to-surface missile  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Raytheon, Kongsberg to bid for Navy missile contract |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 
A radar and laser beam system for detecting and destroying drones has been unveiled at the Paris Air Show by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
The system, called Drone Dome, has a range of up to several miles and causes minimal interruptions to other systems in nearby urban areas, the company said during at the Paris Air Show.
"The threat posed by drones and packs of ... more Izhevsk, Russia (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Supercam in the ARCTIC: Manned and Unmanned planes with ADS-B  Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017Leonardo, Hensoldt awarded $323 million U.K. IFF contract  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS |
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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 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.
The NLAW system is a shoulder-fired anti-tank missile system that attacks its target from above. It has an effective firing range of more than 2,600 feet.
"The Swiss customer has conducted a detailed, competitive ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017Denmark contracts with General Dynamics for EAGLE armored ATVs  Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017Four companies receive contracts for non-lethal weapons development  Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017BAE, Leonardo partner on precision-guided artillery ammunition |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017 
The Fiscal 2018 defense spending bill approved Tuesday by the House Appropriations defense subcommittee would provide greater funding for shipbuilding, aircraft and weapons procurement than the Navy requested.
The HAC-D subcommittee on Tuesday approved a $584.2 billion base discretionary defense spending bill and is advancing it to the full Appropriations committee. With Overseas Contin ... moreWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Defense spending by European NATO countries to rise in 2017  Riyadh (AFP) June 19, 2017Weapons found after shots fired in oil field: Saudi Washington (UPI) Jun 15, 2017Mattis, Dunford press Congress for increased, stable budgets |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 30, 2017  Tanks, missile launchers and chanting troops greeted President Xi Jinping in a potent display of Chinese military might Friday as part of his landmark visit to politically divided Hong Kong.
The show of force came hours after activists were released from police custody following their arrest over a protest.
Xi arrived in the city on Thursday to mark 20 years since Hong Kong was returned ... moreWashington (AFP) June 29, 2017Beijing's South China Sea outposts nearly set for missile deployment  United Nations, United States (AFP) June 29, 2017Under US pressure, UN agrees on deep cuts to peacekeeping  Beijing (AFP) June 29, 2017Australia accused of spying on China: Chinese media |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
A team of chemists led by Carnegie Mellon University's Rongchao Jin has for the first time conducted site-specific surgery on a nanoparticle. The procedure, which allows for the precise tailoring of nanoparticles, stands to advance the field of nanochemistry.
The surgical technique developed by Qi Li, the study's lead author and a 3rd year graduate student in the Jin group, will allow rese ... more Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology  Liverpool UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2017Nanotechnology reveals hidden depths of bacterial 'machines' |
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 Ottawa (AFP) June 27, 2017 
Canada's supposed non-combat role in Iraq is being questioned after a special forces sniper took out an IS fighter in Iraq.
But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday would have none of it, saying Canadian troops training Kurdish fighters have orders to also fight in defense of coalition soldiers.
"I can tell you that defending our allies in the coalition has been an integral part of o ... more Chicago (AFP) June 27, 2017US court halts deportations of Iraqi nationals  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 25, 2017Iraq forces push deep into devastated Old Mosul Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 22, 2017Mosul's 'hunchback' minaret: Iraq's beloved landmark |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 23, 2017  North Korea has tested a rocket engine that could be fitted to an intercontinental ballistic missile, a US official said, in an apparent provocation ahead of a summit between President Donald Trump and the leader of South Korea.
President Moon Jae-In heads to Washington next week to meet Trump for the first time since taking office in May, as tensions soar on the Korean peninsula over Kim Jo ... more Riga (AFP) June 27, 2017Latvia fines banks for breaking North Korea sanctions  Seoul (AFP) June 27, 2017N.Korea likens Trump to Hitler Washington (AFP) June 29, 2017South Korean president lobbies US leaders on North Korea policy |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 30, 2017  An indicator of Chinese manufacturing activity beat forecasts in June but analysts warned that Friday's surprising result belied a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
The reading comes as the country loses momentum with policymakers putting the brakes on lending following years of debt-fuelled investment that has raised fears of a financial crisis that could blow out globally. ... more Hong Kong (AFP) June 27, 2017Best foot forward: Hong Kong's military-style youth groups  Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2017China regulator inspects loans to major firms: Wanda  Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017China to meet growth targets, says Li |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017  Three former executives from the operator of Japan's tsunami-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant went on trial Friday, the only people ever to face a criminal court in connection with the 2011 meltdowns that left swathes of countryside uninhabitable.
Ex-Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, 77, and former vice presidents Sakae Muto, 66, and Ichiro Takekuro, 71, all pleaded ... more Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017China lowers number of missing in landslide to 73  Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Rising seas could result in 2 billion refugees by 2100 Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017New landslide hits China disaster area |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017 
China has set the window to launch its Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket between July 2 and 5, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
Carrying Shijian-18 communication satellite, the rocket was vertically transferred to the launch area at Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Monday.
Shijian-18 will test ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station  Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes second docking with space lab  Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 19, 2017China to launch four more probes before 2021 |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 27, 2017 
When Xi Jinping lands in Hong Kong on Thursday for the first time since becoming China's president, he will step into a deeply divided city uncertain of its future.
The visit marks 20 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China by Britain and comes at a time when many fear the semi-autonomous city's freedoms are being lost to an ever more assertive Beijing.
Protests are expected duri ... more Beijing (AFP) June 28, 2017Hong Kong's allure fading in mainland China  Shanghai (AFP) June 23, 2017'Pee Park'? China tries to correct bad translations  Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017China rejects US criticism over Nobel laureate's treatment |
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 Bamako (AFP) June 30, 2017 
French President Emmanuel Macron is due in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, as France beefs up its counter-terror operations in the area.
The so-called "G5 Sahel" countries just south of the Sahara - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - have pledged to fight jihadists on their own soil with instability and Islamist attacks on the ... more Cairo (AFP) June 27, 2017Egyptian warplanes hit arms convoy from Libya: army  Sanaa (AFP) June 28, 2017Yemeni troops killed in suspected Qaeda attack: army  Prague (AFP) June 28, 2017Czech law to allow civilians to shoot during terrorist attacks |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 
A high-energy laser system has been fired for the first time from a helicopter at a variety of targets from differing altitudes, air speeds and flight regimes.
Raytheon announced Monday it conducted the flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico with the U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command.
All primary a ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone  Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017Laser weapons edge toward use in US military  Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017Researchers create Star Wars 'superlaser' in the lab |
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