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  Washington (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 President Donald Trump's administration may be open to Congress approving a new authorization for use of military force that supersedes the 16-year-old permission for Mideast operations, US lawmakers said Wednesday. But Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis also insisted in a closed-door hearing that the administration believes it needs no new legal authority to conduct its military operations in the region. "The administration is not seeking" a new AUMF, but "th ... read more |
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North Korea's Kim a 'maniac': Philippines' DuterteManila (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is a "maniac" who could destroy Asia by triggering a nuclear war, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday, ahead of a regional summit to be attended by the regime's foreign minister. ... more 
US successfully tests ICBM following N. Korea missile launchWashington (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 The US military conducted a test Wednesday of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile, officials said, just days after North Korea conducted its own ICBM launch. ... more 
S. Korea general and wife 'treated soldiers like slaves'Seoul (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 A South Korean general and his wife treated soldiers like "slaves", forcing them to retrieve golf balls and pick up toenail clippings, a rights group alleged, prompting officials to launch a probe Wednesday. ... more 
US, Europeans push UN for action over Iran rocket launchUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 The United States, backed by France, Britain and Germany, on Wednesday pushed for action at the UN Security Council following Iran's launch of a satellite that all four countries described as a threatening and provocative step. ... more |
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US wants China to decide on N. Korea sanctions soon: diplomatsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 The United States is pressuring China to decide in the coming days on whether to back tougher UN sanctions on North Korea after weeks of negotiations on a response to Pyongyang's missile launches, diplomats said. ... more 
Turkey replaces land, air, naval forces commanders: officialAnkara (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 Turkey on Wednesday replaced the land, air and naval commanders of the military, in a major shake-up of the armed forces just over a year after a failed coup bid. ... more  
BAE plans defense hub in Australia; as group profits soarLondon (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 British military equipment maker BAE Systems said Wednesday that first-half net profits surged, boosted by rising government defence spending and the weak pound. ... more 
Thieves steal radioactive material in Mexico... againMonterrey, Mexico (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 Mexican authorities issued an alert Wednesday after thieves stole a piece of academic research equipment containing potentially dangerous radioactive material - at least the seventh such incident here since 2013. ... more 
US sets September 1 date for start of N. Korea travel banWashington (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 The United States on Wednesday officially set a September 1 start date for a ban prohibiting its citizens from traveling to North Korea. ... more  
UK space companies to develop international partnershipsLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 01, 2017 The UK Space Agency is working with research institutions, industry and non-profit organisations to develop strong international partnerships to help tackle economic, societal and environmental issu ... more |
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Vega orbits two Earth observation satellitesKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 01, 2017 Arianespace has launched two Earth observation satellites for civil and military applications: OPTSAT-3000 for the Italian Ministry of Defence; and Venus, a mission of the Israel Space Agency (ISA) ... more  
NASA enhances online scientific tool used by hundreds WorldwideGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 Hundreds of scientists worldwide currently use an online application that accesses at least one terabyte of data to calculate everything from the spectrum of an exoplanet and the weather on Mars to ... more  
Supersonic technology designed to reduce sonic boomsKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 Residents along Florida's Space Coast will soon hear a familiar sound - sonic booms. But instead of announcing a spacecraft's return from space, they may herald a new era in faster air travel. ... more  
For Pakistanis, China 'friendship' road runs one wayTashkurgan, China (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 The China-Pakistan Friendship Highway runs over 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) from the far western Chinese city of Kashgar through the world's highest mountain pass and across the border. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017 
American forces successfully tried out Sunday a missile interception system the US hopes to set up on the Korean peninsula, military officials said following a trial just days after North Korea's second test of an ICBM.
In the American test of the so-called THAAD system, a medium-range missile was launched from a US Air Force C-17 aircraft flying over the Pacific and a THAAD unit in Alaska " ... more Seoul (AFP) July 29, 2017S. Korea speeds up US missile defence over North's missile test  Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ralph Johnson completes builders trials  Riyadh (AFP) July 28, 2017Yemeni rebel missile shot down near Mecca: Arab coalition |
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 Washington (AFP) July 31, 2017 
The Pentagon on Monday criticized Turkey's plans to purchase a Russian air-defense system instead of investing in NATO technology.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in talks to get Russia to supply Ankara with its latest S-400 surface-to-air missile system.
Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said the Pentagon had concerns over its NATO ally's purchase of the Russian tec ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Lockheed demos deck-launched variant of LRASM  Tehran (AFP) July 29, 2017Iran rules out halt to missile tests as tension with US rises  Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017Lockheed receives contract for anti-ship missile production |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 01, 2017 
A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal.
"Even if the village is not far away, it takes a driver by car over half an hour to deliver the meal to Joaquim Reis in Podentinhos and come back due to bad and unpaved roads. Our drone arrived in just three minutes, without the need of a pilot," expl ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017Insitu receives contract for Afghan ScanEagle UAS services  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Special focus on formation control of unmanned systems  Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017AeroVironment supplying small UAS to Australia |
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SES Government Solutions has signed a five-year task order with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Under the agreement, an additional satellite beam will enable access to real-time information for better-informed, life-saving decisions in the field for key U.S. Government end-users.
The additional connectivity will be provided via SES's Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) O3b fleet as part of a hi ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017New combat survival radio by General Dynamics  Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Rockwell Collins to support avionics for 160th 'Night Stalkers' aviation regiment  Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 
Canada is purchasing new general purpose machine guns from Colt Canada to replace C6 machine guns now in use, Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan announced on Wednesday.
The contract for 1,148 new C6A1 FLEX General Purpose Machine Guns is worth more than $25.6 million. First deliveries to the Canadian Army are expected in September.
The purchase contract, under the Munitions Supply Pr ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract  Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017Slovakia deploys Saab's Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2017BAE, Gorizioni Group partner on BvS10 all-terrain vehicle |
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 London (AFP) Aug 2, 2017  British military equipment maker BAE Systems said Wednesday that first-half net profits surged, boosted by rising government defence spending and the weak pound.
Net profits soared 36 percent to Pounds 555 million ($733 million, 620 million euros) in the six months to the end of June, compared with Pounds 408 million a year earlier, BAE said in a results statement.
Sales forged almost ten percent hi ... more Tokyo (AFP) July 28, 2017Japan's scandal-hit defence chief resigns  Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017GAO report details sting operation that defrauded DOD surplus program for police Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017White House to issue executive order on defense industry sourcing |
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 31, 2017 
Japan said Monday the United States had returned a sliver of land at a controversial US air base on the southern island of Okinawa which has sparked a lengthy and fierce dispute.
Tokyo said the return of the land, which accounts for less than one percent of the 481-hectare (1,188-acre) Futenma base, would improve conditions for locals.
But many Okinawa residents want the Marine air base ... more Tbilisi (AFP) July 31, 2017Russia expulsions won't deter US 'commitment to allies': Pence Ankara (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Turkey replaces land, air, naval forces commanders: official  Beijing (Sputnik) Aug 02, 2017Sky's the Limit for Joint Russian-Chinese Eurasian Air Defense Zone |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new way to precisely pattern nanomaterials that could open a new path to the next generation of everyday electronic devices.
The new research, published July 28 in Science, is expected to make such materials easily available for eventual use in everything from LED displays to cellular phones to photod ... more Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jul 18, 2017New material resembling a metal nanosponge could reduce computer energy consumption  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017How do you build a metal nanoparticle? |
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 Kabul (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 
Two people died in an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul claimed by the Islamic State group, Afghan officials said, with analysts describing the attack as revenge for the group's defeat in Iraq.
On Monday a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the embassy, allowing at least three other militants to breach the compound unleashing an hours-long gun battle.
Afghan officials initially sa ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017FMS support deal in works for Iraqi vessels  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 30, 2017Iraqis in Mosul markets both fear and hope for the future Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 29, 2017Schoolgirls in Iraq's Mosul aim to catch up on lost years |
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 Washington (AFP) July 31, 2017 
North Korea could field a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile able to strike America by next year, but Pyongyang must first overcome important technological hurdles, a US expert warned Monday.
North Korea has alarmed the international community by the pace and progress of its missile development program, and this month leader Kim Jong-Un conducted two tests of an ICBM.
The ... moreManila (AFP) Aug 2, 2017North Korea's Kim a 'maniac': Philippines' Duterte Washington (AFP) Aug 2, 2017US sets September 1 date for start of N. Korea travel ban United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 2, 2017US, Europeans push UN for action over Iran rocket launch |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 
China's manufacturing activity increased last month as both production and new order rates grew rapidly, independent figures showed Tuesday, but analysts warned the economy still faces headwinds from policy tightening.
The Caixin Purchasing Manager's Index - an indicator of conditions at small manufacturers - came in at 51.1 in the month, up from 50.4 in June as it marked a four-month high ... more Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2017China tells Trump not to link trade to N. Korea  Panama City (AFP) Aug 2, 2017'Clear' risk of trade war from protectionist policies: WTO chief  Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2017China orders Anbang to sell Waldorf Astoria, other foreign assets: report |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 
Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures.
But man is in turn killing a leopard a day as the man-animal tussle for space reaches new heights.
India has lost vast swathes of forests to urbanisation in recent decades, forcing animals into human-occupied zones.
According to ... more Sydney (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Tech advances will lead to MH370 discovery - Malaysia Airlines  Tokyo (AFP) July 23, 2017Robot finds possible melted fuel inside Fukushima reactor  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2017New phase change mechanism could lead to new class of chemical vapor sensors |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2017 
Chinese police have arrested 230 members of a suspected pyramid scheme, a week after a rare demonstration in Beijing protesting a crackdown on the group.
The scheme, known as Shanxinhui or "philanthropic exchange", is under investigation and the group's founder Zhang Tianming, along with several employees, was arrested earlier this month.
But in an unusual display of public disobedience, ... more Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea  Gaborone, Botswana (AFP) July 25, 2017Botswana confirms Dalai Lama visit despite China anger  Beijing (AFP) July 20, 2017Chinese city leadership shake-up signals Xi power play |
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 Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2017 
Moscow on Monday said it was struggling to confirm if the leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead or alive, a month after reporting his possible demise.
The Russian army said in June that it was trying to verify information that its jets killed Baghdadi during a bombing raid near the IS stronghold of Raqa in Syria.
But over a month after the announcement Kremlin s ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017Nimitz carrier strike group joins Operation Inherent Resolve  Hong Kong (AFP) July 26, 2017Hong Kong maids lured by Islamic State recruiters: report  Manila (AFP) July 27, 2017US gives surveillance planes to Philippines |
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 Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 25, 2017 
It's been a "dynamic year" for Army space and missile defense, with a multi-domain task force being formed, a new nanosatellite set to launch soon, and more powerful laser weapons in the works, said Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson.
Dickinson, commander of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Raytheon successfully fires high-energy laser from helicopter  Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone  Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017Laser weapons edge toward use in US military |
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