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  Washington (AFP) July 14, 2017 US lawmakers on Friday advanced a defense bill that includes a provision to establish a new branch of the military - dubbed "Space Corps" - that would focus on space operations. The space force measure has met stiff resistance from the Trump administration, which says there's no need to establish another tier of military bureaucracy. But proponents and some lawmakers see the military's space assets and its massive reliance on satellites as needing a stand-alone branch to protect and monitor th ... read more |
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House approves $696B budget for PentagonWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 The House passed the $696 billion 2018 National Defense Authorization Act on Friday with a bipartisan vote of 344 to 81. ... more  
N. Korea likely has more plutonium than previously thought: monitorSeoul (AFP) July 15, 2017 New images of North Korea's main nuclear facility show that the isolated regime has apparently produced more plutonium for its weapons programme than previously thought, a US monitor said, as tensions soar over Pyongyang's ambitions. ... more 
Macron assures Israel of 'vigilance' on Iran nuclear pactParis (AFP) July 16, 2017 French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday assured visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his "vigilance" regarding the 2015 nuclear accord reached by Western powers with Iran. ... more  
UK Eurofighter Typhoon successfully fires MDBA Brimstone missileWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 The first live-fire test of a MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a British Eurofighter Typhoon has been conducted as part of Phase 3 Enhancements to the Typhoon fighter jet. ... more |
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Spacepath Communications Announces Innovative Frequency Converter SystemsLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 SpacePath Communications is launching a new range of intelligent frequency converters (IFC) featuring an innovative, hot swappable system design. SpacePath's intelligent frequency converters f ... more  
Singapore developing space-based VHF communications for air traffic managementSingapore (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 GomSpace together with The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the ap ... more  
Rheinmetall enhancing Puma IFV for German ArmyWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 German Army Puma infantry fighting vehicles are to receive expanded capabilities and equipment from the Rheinmetall Group, the company announced on Thursday. ... more 
Northrop Grumman, UTC receive matching Air Force research contractsWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 Northrop Grumman and United Technologies Corp. - Pratt and Whitney have each been awarded a $409 million contract for research and develeopment on thermal, power and control technology, the Department of Defense announced on Tuesday. ... more 
Orbital ATK signs $400 million in small arms ammunition supply dealsWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 Orbital ATK has signed multiple agreements worth over $400 million with commercial ammunition suppliers tp expand its supply chain for military small-arms ammunition. ... more 
US to sell $1bn of tactical vehicles to BritainWashington (AFP) July 10, 2017 The US State Department said Monday it is ready to sell thousands of tactical vehicles to Britain in a contract worth more than $1 billion. ... more |
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 BAE awarded $15.2 million contract for Amored Multi-Purpose Vehicles  
Navy to commission Arleigh Burke destroyer USS John FinnWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn will be commissioned Saturday in a ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. ... more 
34 Cameroonian soldiers missing after boat capsizeYaound� (AFP) July 17, 2017 Thirty-four Cameroonian soldiers from the elite Rapid Intervention Brigade were missing Monday, a day after an army vessel capsized off the country's southeastern coast. ... more 
Leonardo contracted by Britain for Typhoon countermeasures upgradesWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 Leonardo will receive a contract worth $51 million to upgrade the Defensive Aids Sub System electronic countermeasures and missile warning system on Britain's Typhoon fighter jets. ... more 
Boeing receives contract for MH-47G special operations helicoptersWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 Boeing has received a $27 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command for preparatory work on the production of Block 2 MH-47G Chinook special operations helicopters, the Department of Defense announced. ... more |
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  Vilnius (AFP) July 11, 2017 
The United States deployed a battery of Patriot ground-to-air missiles in Lithuania on Tuesday as part of multinational NATO exercises in the the Baltic country, its defence ministry announced.
The deployment "reflects the firm engagement of the United States to ensure Lithuania's security and its readiness to send strategic capability to the region," a ministry statement said.
The missi ... more Seoul (AFP) July 11, 2017San Diego 'likely' in range of N.Korea ICBM in 2 years: US monitor  Washington (AFP) July 11, 2017US conducts successful missile intercept test amid NKorea tensions  Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Lockheed Martin receives contract for Australian AEGIS systems |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 
The first live-fire test of a MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a British Eurofighter Typhoon has been conducted as part of Phase 3 Enhancements to the Typhoon fighter jet.
The modifications to the Typhoon are part of Project Centurion, a series of upgrades that will provide the strike abilities of the Tornado GR4 to the Typhoon. The test-fire of the Brimstone involved the Brit ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Netherlands seeks missile warning system for its helicopters  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Lockheed awarded $471 million contract for MLRS rocket production Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017US to test anti-missile system amid N Korea tensions |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 
A functional drone, together with a simulated IED device, has been developed by Explotrain LLC, a Florida-based small business for the training of troops.
ExploDrone features a reusable drone carrying lightweight pneumatic-based Explosive Blast Simulators used in the Kamikaze-like crash of the drone into a target area.
The system also uses smaller drones that carry simulations of ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission  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 |
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 McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have played an important role in the U.S. military's operations in the Middle East, Africa and Southwest Asia in recent years, using ever-more-sophisticated on-board sensors and cameras to provide valuable intelligence to troops on the ground. As the UAS technology has evolved, companies serving government customers have introduced a range of non-military applicat ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Northrop Grumman receives Australian satellite ground station contract  McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First UAVs, Now Ships - Connectivity for the next generation of remote naval operations  Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017DISA extends Comtech satellite services to Marines |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017 
Belgium's Council of Ministers have approved a request by Minister of Defense Steven Vandeput to acquire 199 Light Troop Transport Vehicles.
The purchase, approved on Friday, was part of an urgent renewal of vehicles operated by the country's Special Operations Forces and obtained in the early 1990s.
The Ministry of Defense said special operation forces act with speed, autonomy a ... moreWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Rheinmetall enhancing Puma IFV for German Army  Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017OSI acquires Morpho explosive trace detection business  Washington (AFP) July 10, 2017Mosul victory marks win for Pentagon training plan |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 
The House passed the $696 billion 2018 National Defense Authorization Act on Friday with a bipartisan vote of 344 to 81.
The bill passed as 117 Democrats and all but eight Republicans voted for approval of the measure, which includes $621.5 billion toward the Department of Defense base budget and the Department of Energy's nuclear weapons programs.
The bill also includes $75 bill ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017DSCA approves Super Hornet upgrades, tank ammunition for Australia  Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017Kelvin Hughes to be sold to Hensoldt Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Defense spending by European NATO countries to rise in 2017 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017 
Two guided-missile ships have arrived at the Ukrainian port city of Odessa July 10 to participate in the Sea Breeze 2017 maritime exercises, the U.S. Navy announced on Monday.
The Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Hue City and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney will play active roles in the exercises, which involve air, naval and land forces from 17 nations.
Sea Breeze 2017 ... more Beijing (AFP) July 12, 2017China ships troops to its first overseas base in Africa  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017Beijing faces backlash after dissident Liu Xiaobo dies in custody  Brussels (AFP) July 13, 2017NATO warns Russia to honour war games promises |
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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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 Hasan Sham, Iraq (AFP) July 15, 2017  Yassin Najem knows he has to start again from scratch. His home in Mosul has been bombed, and for him and thousands more displaced Iraqis, returning remains a distant dream.
On Monday, the Iraqi authorities announced victory over the jihadists of the Islamic State group.
But the unprecedented destruction in the country's second city and the unstable security situation will delay the retu ... more Washington (AFP) July 11, 2017US eyes continued presence in Iraq after IS: general  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 11, 2017Mosul's once-thriving Old City now a grey wasteland  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 14, 2017Iraq's Mosul residents search for their Old City dead |
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 Paris (AFP) July 16, 2017 
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday assured visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his "vigilance" regarding the 2015 nuclear accord reached by Western powers with Iran.
Netanyahu "expressed his concerns regarding the Iranian regime," Macron told reporters with Netanyahu at his side. "I assured him of our vigilance, in particular over the strict implementation of the ac ... moreSeoul (AFP) July 15, 2017N. Korea likely has more plutonium than previously thought: monitor Washington (AFP) July 14, 2017Two years on, nuclear deal has fewer friends in US and Iran  Jerusalem (AFP) July 10, 2017Israeli nuclear whistleblower spared jail over 2013 meeting |
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 Singapore (AFP) July 14, 2017  A Chinese consortium on Friday offered more than $11 billion for Singapore's Global Logistic Properties Ltd, which provides warehouses for the likes of Amazon China and WalMart, as e-commerce drives demand for logistics space.
In filings with the Singapore Exchange, both firms said they were "pleased to announce the proposed acquisition" after GLP selected Nesta Investment Holdings as its pr ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017China wants free trade deal with Canada  Beijing (AFP) July 14, 2017Fitch keeps China's 'A+' rating but warns over debt  Berlin (AFP) July 12, 2017Germany toughens rules on foreign buyouts in strategic sectors |
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 Washington (AFP) July 12, 2017 
The US-led coalition attacking the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria killed as many as 744 civilians in June, an independent monitor said Wednesday.
Airwars - a London-based collective of journalists and researchers that uses social media, eyewitness reports and other sources to compile its data - said the concurrent assaults on Raqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq were often "devastating." ... moreMosul, Iraq (AFP) July 13, 2017West Mosul residents start mammoth task of rebuilding  Beirut (AFP) July 8, 2017In IS-held Raqa, parched civilians risk lives for water  Tallinn (AFP) July 6, 2017EU ministers pledge steps to tackle migrant flood |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 
China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2017  Activists accused Beijing of crippling Hong Kong's parliament Friday after four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified.
The High Court judgement is a massive blow for the democracy movement as it means the balance of power in the partially elected legislature swings further to the pro-China camp because opponents do not have enough seats to veto bills.
Former Umbrella Movement protest ... more Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China hits back at criticism over Nobel laureate's death Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China under pressure to free dissident's widow Beijing (AFP) July 10, 2017China's ailing Nobel laureate in 'critical condition' |
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 Sydney (AFP) July 17, 2017 
Australia's military will be given greater power to act during terror attacks, the prime minister said Monday, following a review of security forces' responses to a spate of local and international incidents.
Among a raft of changes, police will no longer have to wait until they have exhausted their capacity to call on the army during a terror attack, while special forces will be embedded in ... more Washington (AFP) July 12, 2017US troops inside Raqa, IS Syria stronghold: official  Beirut (AFP) July 11, 2017Baghdadi 'The Ghost': world jihad's low-profile boss  Kano, Nigeria (AFP) July 11, 2017Five killed in Boko Haram ambush in NE Nigeria: sources |
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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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