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  Kiev (AFP) July 10, 2017 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg pledged support for Ukraine during a visit to Kiev on Monday, as the ex-Soviet republic battles a bloody insurgency by pro-Russian separatists in the east. More than 10,000 people have been killed since a Russian-backed rebellion against the pro-EU government in Kiev erupted in April 2014. Ukraine and the West accuse Moscow of smuggling weapons and troops across the porous border in support of the separatists, a charge has repeatedly denied. "Russia has maintained ... read more |
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India holds naval exercises with US, JapanNew Delhi (AFP) July 10, 2017 India began holding naval exercises with the United States and Japan off its south coast on Monday, seeking to forge closer military ties to counter growing Chinese influence in the region. ... more  
45th Space Wing cuts into a new era of space explorationPatrick AFB FL (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 Col. Burton Catledge, 45th Operations Group commander and Lt. Col. Jason Havel, Detachment 3 commander, cut the ribbon to the recently renovated Human Spaceflight Support Operations Center (SOC), to ... more  
Lockheed awarded $5.6 billion contract for 74 F-35 Lightning II aircraftWashington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $5.6 billion contract modification to an existing contract for Lot 11 low-rate acquisition of the F-35 Lightning II fighter. ... more  
Baghdadi 'The Ghost': world jihad's low-profile bossBaghdad (AFP) July 9, 2017 Discreet in his youth and invisible as the world's most wanted man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose through the ranks quietly and patiently to become global jihad's undisputed supremo. ... more |
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US vows to press China to enforce NKorea sanctionsWashington (AFP) July 9, 2017 The United States will crank up pressure on China to ensure that it implements sanctions against North Korea over its missile tests, Washington's ambassador to the United Nations pledged Sunday. ... more 
Israeli nuclear whistleblower spared jail over 2013 meetingJerusalem (AFP) July 10, 2017 Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu received Monday a suspended two-month prison sentence and community work after a Jerusalem court decided against imprisoning him for a misdemeanour from over four years ago. ... more 
N. Korea warns of nuclear 'tipping point' over US bomber drillSeoul (AFP) July 9, 2017 North Korea on Sunday lashed out at a live-fire drill the US and South Korea staged in a show of force against Pyongyang, accusing Washington of pushing the peninsula to the "tipping point" of nuclear war. ... more  
Orbital Alliance Techsystems receives contract for GPS artilleryWashington (UPI) Jul 7, 2017 Orbital Alliance Techsystems Operations has been awarded a $53.6 million modification to an existing contract for procurement of M1156 presicion-guidance kits, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday. ... more  
Poland in talks with Lockheed for inidigenous HIMARS rocket system(UPI) Jul 7, 2017 Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Polish Armanent Group for further talks on using the HIMARS artillery rocket system for Poland's Homer program. ... more  
Beijing says US apologises for 'Republic of China' gaffeBeijing (AFP) July 10, 2017 China said Monday the United States apologised after Beijing officially protested a White House statement that mistakenly described Xi Jinping as the president of the "Republic of China". ... more |
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 Anglo-French missile completes first test firing 
Sikorsky awarded $3.8 billion contract for Saudi Arabian black hawksWashington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017 Sikorsky Aircraft has been awarded a $3.8 billion contract for the manufacturing and support of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ... more 
Boeing receives contract for engineering, support of E-3 SentryWashington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017 Boeing has received a $93 million contract for engineering and technical support for the Air Force's E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System radar aircraft. ... more 
Raytheon to service, upgrade B-2 radar componentsWashington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017 Raytheon has received a $50 million for uprades and engineering services for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber radar system, the Department of Defense announced on Friday. ... more 
Australia now has full EA-18G Growler aircraft fleet(UPI) Jul 7, 2017 Australian officials on Friday officially welcomed a full fleet of Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) July 6, 2017  It is every Alaskan's nightmare: finding themselves within range of a North Korean missile. As that fear came one step closer to reality this week, America's ability to block an incoming attack is under scrutiny.
On Tuesday the northwestern US state awoke to the news that Pyongyang had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile which - though it came crashing down in the Sea of Japan ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2017Polish Ministry of Defense announces PAC-3 missile defense acquisition  Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017Lockheed Martin receives Australian Hobart-class destroyer Aegis contract  Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Lockheed Martin receives contract modification for UAE THAAD |
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 Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017 
The US Missile Defense Agency said Friday it would soon test an anti-ballistic missile system, days after North Korea demonstrated its arsenal was capable of striking parts of Alaska.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to be tested is designed to intercept and destroy short-, medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles during their final phase of flight.
The MDA ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017Anglo-French missile completes first test firing (UPI) Jul 7, 2017Poland in talks with Lockheed for inidigenous HIMARS rocket system  Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2017Lockheed Martin receives $73.8 million long-range precision fires contract |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force reported Thursday that its new Block 5 variant of the MQ-9 Reaper drone has performed its first combat mission against Islamist terrorists.
The recent 16-hour sortie, flown June 23 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, involved the unmanned aerial vehicle dropping a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions bomb and firing two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles in support of gr ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone system  Shenzhen, China (AFP) June 25, 2017China drone king turns to farming |
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 McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
No military operation is as remote as a single destroyer operating on the open ocean, hundreds if not thousands of miles from the nearest port. Forty years ago, a U.S. Navy ship crossing the Pacific communicated by teletype machine using radio signals. Now satellite connections have forever changed life aboard that ship.
Today, ship captains participate in video conferences with commanders ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017DISA extends Comtech satellite services to Marines  Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017Harris Corp. awarded Special Forces radio contract  Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Airbus provides German troops with support communications at 15 sites worldwide |
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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 28, 2017BAE, Leonardo partner on precision-guided artillery ammunition  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017 
Britain's Kelvin Hughes, a maker of radar sensors, security and navigation products, is being acquired by Hensoldt, an Airbus spinoff company.
ECI Partners, parent company of Kelvin Hughes, said completion of the transaction remains subject to regulatory clearances.
"Following the buyout from Smiths Group, ECI has been a consistent and supportive partner as we have consolidated o ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Defense spending by European NATO countries to rise in 2017  Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017House Appropriations defense subcommittee bill could mean more ships, planes  Riyadh (AFP) June 19, 2017Weapons found after shots fired in oil field: Saudi |
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 Kiev (AFP) July 10, 2017 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg pledged support for Ukraine during a visit to Kiev on Monday, as the ex-Soviet republic battles a bloody insurgency by pro-Russian separatists in the east.
More than 10,000 people have been killed since a Russian-backed rebellion against the pro-EU government in Kiev erupted in April 2014.
Ukraine and the West accuse Moscow of smuggling weapons and troops acro ... more Beijing (AFP) July 7, 2017US warplanes fly over disputed South China Sea  Berlin (AFP) July 5, 2017Trump, world leaders head into stormy G20 summit  Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2017Indian troop withdrawal 'precondition' for peace: China |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
Engineers at Caltech have for the first time developed a light detector that combines two disparate technologies - nanophotonics, which manipulates light at the nanoscale, and thermoelectrics, which translates temperature differences directly into electron voltage - to distinguish different wavelengths (colors) of light, including both visible and infrared wavelengths, at high resolution.
... more Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Chemists perform surgery on nanoparticles  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 8, 2017  Iraq will announce imminently a final victory in the nearly nine-month offensive to retake Mosul from jihadists, a US general said Saturday, as celebrations broke out among police forces in the city.
The defeat would be the biggest yet for the Islamic State group three years since it seized Mosul in a lightning offensive, swept across much of the country's Sunni Arab heartland and proclaimed ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 10, 2017Iraqi forces push to clear last pockets of IS in Mosul  Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017US judge again puts off deportations of Iraqis  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 6, 2017Civilians trapped as Iraq forces battle IS in Mosul |
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 Seoul (AFP) July 6, 2017 
Newly equipped with an intercontinental ballistic missile, North Korea is looking to put itself in the "driver's seat" for any future negotiations with Washington, analysts say - but may at the same time be pushing such talks further away.
The weapon, tested on the United States' Independence Day, can reach Alaska, and could go even further.
It brings within reach Pyongyang's long-held ... more Seoul (AFP) July 4, 2017N.Korea's ICBM capability: what now?  Seoul (AFP) July 4, 2017N. Korea claims major breakthrough with first ICBM test  Seoul (AFP) July 5, 2017US, S.Korea send North missile warning after ICBM test |
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 Hamburg (AFP) July 8, 2017 
World leaders made concessions on trade and climate language to Donald Trump Saturday at the end of the most fractious and riot-hit G20 summit ever, in exchange for preserving a fragile unity of the club of major industrialised and emerging economies.
In a departure from final summit declarations that tend to outline consensus on issues that range from fighting terrorism to financial governa ... more Beijing (AFP) July 3, 2017Xi raises 'negative factors' in call with Trump  Shanghai (AFP) July 3, 2017China opens up $10 trillion bond market in liberalisation step  Hong Kong (AFP) July 10, 2017China's COSCO in multi-billion buyout of Hong Kong rival |
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 Beirut (AFP) July 8, 2017 
Syria's Raqa once thrived on the banks of the gushing Euphrates River, but dire shortages in the Islamic State group stronghold are forcing desperate civilians to risk their lives for water.
The northern city has been without steady running water for several weeks after damage to pipelines by heavy bombardment, including suspected strikes by the US-led coalition.
Civilians dehydrated by ... more Tallinn (AFP) July 6, 2017EU ministers pledge steps to tackle migrant flood  Washington (AFP) July 5, 2017Holiday weekend leaves more than 100 gunfire victims in Chicago  Tokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017Ex-bosses stand trial over 2011 Fukushima crisis in Japan |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017 
The communications satellite Zhongxing-9A has entered its preset orbit over two weeks after its launch on June 19.
Abnormal performance was identified during the third phase of the Long March-3B launch, which failed to deliver the satellite as planned.
The satellite conducted 10 orbit adjustments with its onboard thrusters and Wednesday reached its preset orbit at 101.4 degrees east ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2017China prepares to launch second heavy-lift carrier rocket |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 7, 2017 
A prominent Chinese labour activist was sentenced Friday to four and a half years in prison for "inciting subversion" through a written account of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, his lawyer told AFP.
Liu Shaoming, a former factory worker, was detained in southern Guangdong province in May 2015 after describing his involvement in the pro-democracy movement on a US website.
Liu's lawyer, Wu ... more Beijing (AFP) July 10, 2017China's ailing Nobel laureate in 'critical condition'  Sertar, China (AFP) July 6, 2017With demolitions, China squeezes Buddhist academy Beijing (AFP) July 6, 2017Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's health deteriorates |
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 Niamey (AFP) July 6, 2017 
An air strike by Niger's army has killed 14 displaced people who were mistaken for jihadists in the restive southeast where Boko Haram Islamists have staged regular attacks, regional officials said Thursday.
The victims were farmers who had fled the area around the village of Abadam on the Nigerian border due to the raging insurgency. They were killed in an air strike Wednesday as they retur ... moreBaghdad (AFP) July 9, 2017Baghdadi 'The Ghost': world jihad's low-profile boss  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 8, 2017Mosul becomes 'graveyard' for foreign jihadists  Washington (AFP) July 5, 2017US conducts air strikes on Shabaab militants in Somalia |
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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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