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  Seoul (AFP) Aug 15, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Tuesday he would hold off on a planned missile strike near Guam, but warned the highly provocative move would go ahead in the event of further "reckless actions" by Washington. Some analysts suggested Kim's comments opened a possible path to de-escalating a growing crisis fuelled by a bellicose war of words between US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leadership. Their recent exchanges were focused on a North Korean threat to fire a volley of four m ... read more |
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Mattis warns of risk of war, pushes diplomacy; CIA chief says 'nothing imminent'Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Monday that an attack by North Korea against the United States could quickly escalate into war, as he and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson moved to dial down tensions. ... more 
Lockheed Martin receives $22.2 million Trident II contractWashington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 Lockheed Martin Space Systems has received a $22.2 million contract for material, labor and support services for the U.S. Navy's Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile production. ... more  
N.Korean missiles based on motor from ex-Soviet plant: reportWashington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 North Korea's recent rapid progress in developing a long-range missile appears to have come after it refurbished rocket engines procured from a plant in the former Soviet Union, according to an expert report published Monday. ... more  
Poland 'centre of gravity' for US army in Europe: commanderWarsaw (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 NATO ally Poland has become key to US operations in Europe as Washington deploys troops across the alliance's eastern flank to deter nearby Russia, a top American general said Monday. ... more |
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Strategic Technology Office outlines vision for Mosaic WarfareWashington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 DARPA's Strategic Technology Office (STO) this week unveiled its updated approach to winning or deterring future conflicts during Sync with STO Day, held in Arlington, Virginia. At the event-which a ... more 
DoD, University of Texas to collaborate on nuclear forensicsWashington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 The Air Force Technical Applications Center is partnering with the University of Texas at Austin to conduct research into nuclear forensics, the Air Force announced on Wednesday. ... more 
Israel moves to curb strike at nuclear plantJerusalem (AFP) Aug 13, 2017 Israel's government approved Sunday emergency measures to end a "disruptive" months-long strike over pay by scientists working at the country's top secret nuclear research centre. ... more 
Iran MPs boost missile funds in response to US sanctionsTehran (AFP) Aug 13, 2017 Iran's parliament on Sunday approved more than half a billion dollars in funding for the country's missile programme and foreign operations of the elite Revolutionary Guards in response to US sanctions. ... more 
US-NKorea crisis tests Cold War's nuclear deterrence doctrineParis (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 The doctrine of nuclear deterrence, put to the test in the standoff between Washington and Pyongyang, dates to the Cold War when the world's two superpowers seemed hellbent on "mutually assured destruction". ... more 
Thailand lined up for Harpoon missile buy worth $24.9MWashington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has announced the possible sale of Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Thailand. ... more |
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 General Dynamics receives submarine missile fire control contract 
Kim and Trump: A tale of two leadersSeoul (AFP) Aug 13, 2017 In many ways the two leaders on either side of North Korea-United States missile stand-off could not be more different. In others they are startlingly similar. ... more 
China bans North Korean iron, seafood importsBeijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 China will halt iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea starting Tuesday, following through on new UN sanctions after US pressure for Beijing to strongarm Pyongyang over its ally's nuclear programme. ... more  
Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to GuamTokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2017 Japan deployed its Patriot missile defence system on Saturday after North Korea threatened to fire ballistic missiles over the country towards the US Pacific territory of Guam, local officials and reports said. ... more 
Now Chinese army takes aim at 'King of Glory'Shanghai (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 Chinese army officers have a new enemy in their sights - a mobile phone battle game believed so addictive to young soldiers that it may slow them down in real-life combat. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017 
Jacobs Technology is receiving a contract with a maximum value of $4.6 billion for services for the Missile Defense Agency, the Department of Defense announced on Wednesday.
The services will go toward the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center and communications and informations technology for MDA. The work will primarily be conducted at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado, ... moreTokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to Guam  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017US successfully tests missile intercept system Seoul (AFP) July 29, 2017S. Korea speeds up US missile defence over North's missile test |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is being awarded a $9.7 million modification to an existing contract for work on U.S. and British submarine fire control systems, the Department of Defense announced on Friday.
The modification will include maintenance for the Attack Weapon Control System on SSGN guided missile submarines and missile fire-control development for the future U ... moreWashington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017N.Korean missiles based on motor from ex-Soviet plant: report Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017Thailand lined up for Harpoon missile buy worth $24.9M  Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017Raytheon receives $66.4 million contract for SM-3 Block IIA missile |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 
An Iranian drone with no lights on flew close to US aircraft operating in the Gulf, US officials said Monday, in what they called an "unsafe and unprofessional" incident.
The Sunday night event saw an Iranian QOM-1 drone fly within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of aircraft based on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier operating in international waters, Navy spokesman Lieutenant Ian McConnaughey said in ... more Boston MA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Drones reporting for work  Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Pentagon says it has released guidelines for shooting down civilian drones  Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Raytheon receives $25.9M contract for Global Hawk sensor upgrades |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 
ViaSat and Data Link Solutions have each received a $123.4 million modification to an existing contract for development and production of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System terminals, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
The contract will go toward purchases for the U.S.military and foreign military sales. The work will be perform ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers  McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity  Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017Joint Stars aircraft getting communications upgrade |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017  Lockheed Martin has received a $12.9 million U.S. Defense Department contract for the Squad X Experimentation program for dismounted infantry combat systems.
The contract will go toward design and testing for prototypes of equipment for combined-arms squads. Work will be conducted in Grand Prairie, Texas and other locations throughout the U.S. and should finish by Aug. 14, 2019.
... more Bedminster, United States (AFP) Aug 10, 2017Trump says transgender ban a 'great favor' to military  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract  Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017Northrop Grumman receives $57.7M contract for IED jammers |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017 
Kratos Technology and Training Solutions has received a $46.2 million contract for training and technical services in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 defense development goals.
The work from the U.S.-based company will primarily be conducted in Saudi Arabia and Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be finished by August 2020. $15.4 million in foreign military sales fund ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017DOD's acquisition, technology and logistics office to get a makeover  London (AFP) Aug 2, 2017BAE plans defense hub in Australia; as group profits soar  Tokyo (AFP) July 28, 2017Japan's scandal-hit defence chief resigns |
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 Bogota (AFP) Aug 14, 2017  The United States vowed Monday to stop Venezuela from becoming a "failed state," as it rallied Latin American allies after President Donald Trump warned of possible military action.
US Vice President Mike Pence met in a church in Cartagena, Colombia with Venezuelan families who have fled their country's deadly crisis, as he wrapped up the first stop on a Latin American tour.
"We will not ... moreShanghai (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Now Chinese army takes aim at 'King of Glory' Warsaw (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Poland 'centre of gravity' for US army in Europe: commander  Washington (AFP) Aug 10, 2017North Korea: Trump fire talk singes Tillerson's wings |
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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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 Ottawa (AFP) Aug 9, 2017 
Canada will send up to 20 police officers to Iraq to help local authorities establish a police presence in Mosul, which was recently liberated from the Islamic State group, the government announced Wednesday.
The officers are scheduled to arrive in the coming weeks, joining three Canadian police officers already on the ground.
They are expected to stay until March 2019.
"Progress has ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2017Conviction, sentences upended in Blackwater case  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Aug 3, 2017Iraq faces vast challenges securing, rebuilding Mosul  Kabul (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Two killed in IS-claimed attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 14, 2017  The doctrine of nuclear deterrence, put to the test in the standoff between Washington and Pyongyang, dates to the Cold War when the world's two superpowers seemed hellbent on "mutually assured destruction".
The arms race between United States and the then Soviet Union saw a proliferation of nuclear warheads as well as their vectors - missiles, planes and submarines.
On the eve of the c ... moreWashington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Mattis warns of risk of war, pushes diplomacy; CIA chief says 'nothing imminent' Beijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2017China bans North Korean iron, seafood imports Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 13, 2017Israel moves to curb strike at nuclear plant |
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 Sydney (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 
Australia's Crown Resorts said Monday that China had released all of the casino group's employees who were detained as part of a gambling crackdown last year.
Mogul James Packer's gaming company said the last of the 19 current and former Crown employees had been set free after being held for 10 months.
"Crown is pleased that all of our employees have now been released and reunited with t ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2017China industrial output slows sharply in July  Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Trump ups ante with China, orders inquiry over trade ties Beijing (AFP) Aug 9, 2017China factory gate inflation misses expectations in July |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 
New analysis of flow rates and precipitation totals suggest flooding in urban areas is intensifying while rural areas dry up.
In an effort to identify links between rising global temperatures and river flow patterns, scientists at the University of New South Wales surveyed flow rate and rainfall data from 5,300 river monitoring sites and 43,000 rain gauges in 160 different countries. ... more New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Hunter fells elephant that killed 15 in India New Delhi (AFP) Aug 11, 2017Shoot-to-kill: India hunts serial killer elephant  Tripoli (AFP) Aug 10, 2017Libya navy bars foreign ships from migrant 'search and rescue' zone |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 
Chinese scientists have become the first to realize quantum key distribution from a satellite to the ground, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network.
The achievement based on experiments conducted with the world' s first quantum satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), was published in the authoritative academic journal Nature on T ... more Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017China develops sea launches to boost space commerce  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 |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 11, 2017 
Calls to restrict air conditioning for Hong Kong's domestic maids amid sweltering summer temperatures were dubbed inhumane by rights groups Friday, after a politician suggested helpers should get "used to the hot weather".
The southern Chinese city is home to over 340,000 migrant domestic workers mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia, but concerns have grown over their welfare after seve ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 11, 2017Hong Kong pro-democracy supporter says 'abducted' by Chinese agents  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea  Phnom Penh (AFP) Aug 9, 2017Hundreds of Cambodian maids to work in Hong Kong |
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 Beirut (AFP) Aug 13, 2017 
A commando operation backed by Russian warplanes and helicopters has killed 25 members of the Islamic State jihadist group in central Syria, a monitor said Sunday.
Supported by regime ally Russia, Syria's army has waged a months-long offensive to recapture the vast desert region that stretches from the country's centre to the Iraqi and Jordanian borders.
On Saturday, "25 IS members were ... more Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2017Kremlin says 'contradictory' reports on Baghdadi death  Rann, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 9, 2017Nigerian town still reeling from botched bombing  Paris (AFP) Aug 9, 2017Suspect arrested after car rams Paris anti-terror troops |
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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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