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  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 25, 2017 An American general insisted Friday the United States would not pull back from operations in the disputed South China Sea to combat Beijing's territorial claims despite a series of accidents involving US warships. General Terrence O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, said the American military still had "credibility... all over the world" despite the incidents, which have raised concerns that the US armed forces are overstretched in Asia. In the latest incident, the USS John S. McCain co ... read more |
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High-dimensional quantum encryption performed in real-world city conditions for first timeWashington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 For the first time, researchers have sent a quantum-secured message containing more than one bit of information per photon through the air above a city. The demonstration showed that it could one da ... more  
Iraqi forces poised for victory over IS in Tal AfarTal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 27, 2017 Iraqi forces backed by local militia and a US-led coalition were poised Sunday to drive the Islamic State group from the city of Tal Afar, dealing another blow to the jihadists. ... more  
Lebanon army declares pause in offensive against IS on Syria borderBeirut (AFP) Aug 27, 2017 Lebanon's army on Sunday announced a pause in its offensive against Islamic State group militants along the border with Syria in exchange for information on troops taken hostage in 2014. ... more 
Saudi-led coalition says Yemen civilians hit by mistakeRiyadh (AFP) Aug 26, 2017 The Saudi-led Arab military coalition on Saturday admitted responsibility for an air strike the previous day in the Yemeni capital that killed 14 civilians, describing it as a "technical mistake". ... more |
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North Korea fires short-range missiles: US militarySeoul (AFP) Aug 26, 2017 North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles Saturday, the US military said, reviving tensions with Washington after President Donald Trump had said Pyongyang was starting to show some "respect". ... more 
Iranians up in arms as Apple removes top appsTehran (AFP) Aug 26, 2017 Iranians were joined by two ministers Saturday in protesting after Apple removed popular apps from its store, a move the American company says was made to comply with US sanctions. ... more 
China bans new business ventures by North KoreansBeijing (AFP) Aug 26, 2017 China's commerce ministry has banned North Korean nationals from setting up new businesses in the country, enforcing recent UN sanctions as Washington urges Beijing to do more to curb its ally's nuclear ambitions. ... more  
Lockheed receives $547.9M contract for Hellfire II missilesWashington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017 Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has received a $547.9 million contract for the production and delivery of Hellfire II air-to-ground attack missiles. ... more  
Marine Corps requests 50,000 more M27 Infantry Automatic RiflesWashington (UPI) Aug 15, 2017 The Marine Corps is requesting 50,000 M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles to replace the M4 carbine that infantry and other units currently use. ... more 
L-3 receives $28.4M contract for bomb fusesWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems is receiving a $28.4 million contract for the procurement of FMU-139C/B bomb fuses and associated equipment for the U.S. and foreign militaries, the Department of Defense announced on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Harris chosen for GSA infrastructure solutions contract 
Saab training systems for Estonian ArmyWashington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017 The Estonian Army has ordered additional BT46 gunnery and combat training simulators from Saab for delivery next year. ... more  
Sri Lanka names first Tamil navy chief since 1970Colombo (AFP) Aug 18, 2017 Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday appointed an officer from the island's Tamil minority to head the navy for the first time since a separatist war erupted 45 years ago. ... more 
Huntington Ingalls cuts steel for U.S. Navy's Enterprise aircraft carrierWashington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017 Huntington Ingalls Industries has started advance construction work on the U.S. Navy's third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier. ... more 
GenDyn wins $52M Navy contract for IT supportWashington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017 General Dynamics Information Technology is to provide cyber-security and IT support to the U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. ... more |
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  Koror, Palau (AFP) Aug 24, 2017 
The United States has announced plans to install radar systems in Palau, a move that will increase its monitoring ability in the western Pacific region recently rocked by threats from North Korea.
In a joint statement, the US Defense Department and the Palau government said they were working to finalise the location of radar towers on the archipelago nation of 22,000 people.
"The radar s ... more Tokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to Guam  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Jacobs Technology awarded $4.6B contract for missile defense services  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017US successfully tests missile intercept system |
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 Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 
Lockheed Martin received a $900 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and mature technologies for the Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile program. Terms of the Technical Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) contract were not disclosed.
The TMRR phase of the program is a critical step in advancing technologies, systems and subsystems for the weapon program, leading up to the E ... moreWashington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017Lockheed receives $547.9M contract for Hellfire II missiles  Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017Latvia buying Stinger air-defense missiles from Denmark  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Romania approved for U.S. rocket system buy |
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 Washington (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017 
The United States Air Force (USAF) is preparing their secretive X-37B space plane for its fifth mission in early September. As always, most of the X-37B's payload and mission is classified, but Space.com has reported that the launch may be slated for early September.
The fifth mission of the X-37B, known as Orbital Test Vehicle-5 (OTV-5), is different from previous launches in that the spa ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Lockheed pairs drone with counter-UAS system  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Battelle, Dedrone partner for counter-drone system  Winterberg, Switzerland (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Go fetch! Drones help Swiss rescue dogs find the missing |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
An industry team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated their Low Cost Terminal with an orbiting communications satellite.
The LCT accessed an Advanced Extremely High Frequency joint military satellite already in orbit, the companies announced on Thursday.
AEHF is a network of six satellites used for highly secure worldwide communications.
... 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 9, 2017Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 
Harris Corporation has won a spot on a U.S. General Services contract for information technology, telecommunication and infrastructure services.
The multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract is for 15 years - a five-year base period - with two five-year options and carries ceiling value limit of $50 billion.
Harris and n ... moreWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017L-3 receives $28.4M contract for bomb fuses Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017Saab training systems for Estonian Army Washington (UPI) Aug 15, 2017Marine Corps requests 50,000 more M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 20, 2017 
India has drawn up a shopping list for tens of billions of dollars of foreign fighter jets, armoured vehicles, submarines and helicopters but it will only sign the cheques if they are made in India.
The world's largest defence importer has announced a new policy inviting foreign defence manufacturers to set up shop as minority partners in India. It initiated the bidding process for submarine ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017China showcases weapon systems to possible foreign buyers  Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017Kratos receives $46.2 million contract for Saudi Arabian defense services  Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017DOD's acquisition, technology and logistics office to get a makeover |
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 Colombo (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena sacked his controversial justice minister Wednesday for speaking out against a billion-dollar deal to sell a stake in a loss-making deep sea port to China.
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe had publicly denounced the government's $1.1 billion sale last month of a 70 percent stake in Hambantota port to state-owned China Merchants Port Holdings.
"He (Rajapaksh ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2017China slams reported Indian road project on border  Warsaw (AFP) Aug 25, 2017NATO chief demands Russian 'transparency' on war games  Beijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2017US Navy collisions a propaganda windfall for China |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
Solar panels have tremendous potential to provide affordable renewable energy, but many people see traditional black and blue panels as an eyesore. Architects, homeowners and city planners may be more open to the technology if they could install green panels that melt into the landscape, red panels on rooftops and white ones camouflaged as walls.
A new study published this week in Applied ... more Livermore CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Carbon nanotubes worth their salt  Trieste, Italy (SPX) Aug 17, 2017How to move objects at the nanoscale  Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017New method promises easier nanoscale manufacturing |
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 Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 27, 2017  Iraqi forces backed by local militia and a US-led coalition were poised Sunday to drive the Islamic State group from the city of Tal Afar, dealing another blow to the jihadists.
Just a week after authorities announced an offensive to push the jihadists from one of their last major urban strongholds in Iraq, the Joint Operations Command said Iraqi forces held all 29 districts of the city and ... more Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Iraqi forces hope for quick victory over IS in Tal Afar Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Iraqi forces advance towards heart of IS-held bastion  Tal Al-Hessan, Iraq (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Iraqi forces close in on IS-held Tal Afar |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 
Boeing and Northrop Grumman have received $349.2 million and $328.6 million contracts respectively for the development of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent replacement for the LGM-30G Minuteman III ballistic missile.
The contracts are to run until Aug. 20, 2020, when one of the two companies will be selected to finish the program. Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have all ... more Seoul (AFP) Aug 23, 2017N.Korea's Kim 'starting to respect US': Trump  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Lockheed, Raytheon receive contracts for nuclear cruise missile  Sacramento CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne providing propulsion support for Ground Based Strategic Deterrent |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 27, 2017 
Former technology executive Dotan Goshen carefully arranges some melons at the bottom of a crate, followed by courgettes, tomatoes and lettuce.
With a smile of satisfaction, he contemplates his "organic basket" ready to be delivered to a customer.
Goshen, a graduate of Israel's prestigious Technion technological institute, made a dramatic change of course after his boss called him at hom ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017Archaeologists discover ancient trade routes in Vietnam  London (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Britain's poetic shipping forecast turns 150  Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy' |
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 Rome (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 
As Italy reels from another earthquake, experts warned Wednesday that widespread illegal construction is putting millions across the country at risk of being killed.
The tremor that shook the island of Ischia on Monday, toppling houses and killing two women, has sparked much soul-searching in a country with a weakness for rule-breaking - particularly when it comes to building or renovating ... more Ouagadougou (AFP) Aug 27, 2017Eight killed in landslide at Burkina gold mine  Bondo, Switzerland (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Searches resume for 8 missing in Swiss Alps landslide  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Death toll from South Asia flooding tops 1,000 |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2017 
Space is the final frontier for private firms as they muscle into an area dominated by State-owned companies
A satellite the size of a teakettle will be launched into space by the end of this year.
Once the cubesat starts circling the earth at tens of thousands of kilometers an hour, it will be used to teach astronomy to Chinese high school students.
Backed by space startup Com ... more Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017China's satellite sends unbreakable cipher from space  Xi'an, China (XNA) Aug 14, 2017Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years  Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017China develops sea launches to boost space commerce |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 25, 2017 
Two Hong Kong independence activists saw their final bid to appeal the decision that ousted them from parliament thrown out by the city's top court on Friday.
Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung had won seats in citywide polls last September, but were ousted from Hong Kong's legislative council for taking improper oaths.
They belong to a new movement calling for a complete split from China f ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Beijing bricks up shops: Beauty or 'hideous'  Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2017On Chinese Valentine's Day, businesses woo 'single dogs'  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea |
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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 Santiago (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Chile ex-general jailed at 91 for dictatorship crimes  Barcelona (AFP) Aug 18, 2017World voices solidarity with Spain after terror attack  United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Iraq seeks UN resolution to investigate IS |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
The Department of Defense is investing $17 million in directed energy laser weapons, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced at the Boeing facility in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday.
"With our state's unique expertise in directed energy work, this funding will jump start the deployment of this critical technology and bring more high-paying jobs to the state," said Heinrich, a member of ... more Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 25, 2017'Eyes in space' and more powerful lasers will enhance US Army's arsenal  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Raytheon successfully fires high-energy laser from helicopter  Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone |
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