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  Seoul (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 North Korea defended its right to take "tough counter-measures" in response to what it called US aggression, after firing a ballistic missile over Japan which sparked fear and fury in Tokyo Tuesday. The test launch by the nuclear-armed nation was seen as a major escalation that triggered global alarm and an angry response from the Japanese government. A visibly unsettled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it was an "unprecedented, serious and grave threat", while the UN Security Council called an em ... read more |
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Japan wakes up to North Korean missile warningsTokyo (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 Millions of Japanese awoke to ominous text messages Tuesday warning them to take cover as a North Korean missile flew overhead, with one train operator bluntly explaining its halted service as "Reason: Ballistic missile launch." ... more 
China says N. Korea tensions reached 'tipping point'Beijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 China warned that tensions on the Korean peninsula have reached "tipping point" after North Korea Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan, but said the United States and South Korea are partly to blame. ... more  
Chinese troops to patrol border area after India stand-offBeijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 China said Tuesday that its troops would continue to patrol a disputed Himalayan border area after resolving a months-long military stand-off there with India. ... more
India says military stand-off with China endsNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 India said Monday it had agreed with China to end a months-long military stand-off at a strategically important disputed area in the Himalayas and troops were disengaging. ... more |
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DARPA's Drive to Keep the Microelectronics Revolution at Full Speed Builds Its Own MomentumWashington DC (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 To perpetuate the pace of innovation and progress in microelectronics technology over the past half-century, it will take an enormous village rife with innovators. This week, about 100 of those inno ... more  
Army concludes MAST program for small autonomous drone swarmsWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 The U.S. Army announced today it has concluded it's Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology program after a series of tests and demonstrations over the last week. ... more  
Orbital ATK rolls out missile software upgradeWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 A software upgrade to the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile is being rolled out by Orbital ATK with the U.S. Navy. ... more  
Indian Space Agency, Israeli counterpart to formalize strategic collaborationsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) says it is looking for greater cooperation with Israel in the field of electric propulsion system of space technology and optical communication technique. ... more  
45th Space Wing supports successful Minotaur IV ORS-5 launchCape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Aug 26, 2017 The 45th Space Wing supported Orbital ATK's successful Minotaur IV rocket launch carrying the United States Air Force's Operationally Responsive Space 5 satellite Aug. 26, 2017, at 2:04 a.m. from Sp ... more  
India to launch satellite next week to fix malfunctioning navigation systemNew Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017 India is launching a new satellite IRNSS-1H next week to replace the malfunctioning IRNSS-1A. IRNSS-1A, a component of India's very own global positioning system (NavIC), had developed a glitch afte ... more |
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Computer system for Hawkei vehicles testedWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 A C4I integral Computing System for the Australian Army's Hawkei vehicle has been tested by the government's Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, the Australian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday. ... more 
Saab wins British Army training extensionWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017 Britain's Ministry of Defense has extended a contract with Saab for the provision of Tactical Engagement Simulation as a fully managed service, the company announced on Monday. ... more  
Navy testing wireless charging stations for undersea dronesWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 The Navy announced Monday it is developing technology for the wireless underwater recharging of unmanned undersea vehicles at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. ... more 
Trump to approve sale of military equipment to policeWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 Donald Trump is set to approve the controversial sale of military equipment - including rifles and armored vehicles - to US police forces, White House sources said Monday, upending an Obama-era ban. ... 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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 Washington (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.
The Department of Defense on Thursday announced the contract, which calls for 7,359 Hellfire II missiles, including their containers, to be delivered in several air-to-ground variants. The production run will occur in Orlando, Fla ... moreWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Orbital ATK rolls out missile software upgrade  Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017Latvia buying Stinger air-defense missiles from Denmark  Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 24, 2017US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin Long Range Stand Off Missile contract |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
Lockheed Martin's Indago quadrotor drone is to be paired with a Danish system to detect and identify unmanned aerial system aircraft and their pilots, the companies involved announced this week.
The counter-UAS system is the KNOX by MyDefense Communications and is being jointly developed under a new agreement between the companies.
"KNOX technology will enable Indago users to ide ... moreWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Army concludes MAST program for small autonomous drone swarms  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 (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Trump to approve sale of military equipment to police  Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017L-3 receives $28.4M contract for bomb fuses  Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017Saab training systems for Estonian Army |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2017  China said Tuesday that its troops would continue to patrol a disputed Himalayan border area after resolving a months-long military stand-off there with India.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying refused to disclose future plans for the road project that had triggered the confrontation on the remote Doklam plateau.
"I've said that Chinese border troops will continue to be stationed ... moreBeijing (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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 Livermore CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
Lawrence Livermore scientists, in collaboration with researchers at Northeastern University, have developed carbon nanotube pores that can exclude salt from seawater. The team also found that water permeability in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with diameters smaller than a nanometer (0.8 nm) exceeds that of wider carbon nanotubes by an order of magnitude.
The nanotubes, hollow structures made of ... more Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017A more complete picture of the nano world  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Nanotechnology gives green energy a green color  Trieste, Italy (SPX) Aug 17, 2017How to move objects at the nanoscale |
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 Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 28, 2017  Seizing the city of Tal Afar district by district, Iraqi fighters would take down the Islamic State group's black flags and hang them upside-down as they took "victory selfies".
But of all the areas they reclaimed, it was the historic heart of Tal Afar and its Ottoman-era citadel that was the high point.
Once an integral part of the Assyrian empire, Tal Afar's history goes back thousands ... more Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 27, 2017Iraqi forces poised for victory over IS in Tal Afar  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 |
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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 ... moreBeijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2017China says N. Korea tensions reached 'tipping point' Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Lockheed, Raytheon receive contracts for nuclear cruise missile Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2017North Korea's trade with China hit by sanctions |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 
Shares in the hotel chain of Chinese conglomerate Wanda plunged in Hong Kong to close 8.09 percent lower on Monday despite the firm dismissing as false reports that chairman Wang Jianlin had been barred from leaving the country.
Wanda and other Chinese conglomerates that made a succession of multi-billion-dollar overseas investments in recent years have been under official scrutiny for month ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017Archaeologists discover ancient trade routes in Vietnam  Brasilia (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Brazil seeks buyers in China in privatization wave  Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy' |
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 Ouagadougou (AFP) Aug 27, 2017 
A landslide at an gold mine in central Burkina Faso that followed heavy rains has killed eight people, local authorities said on Sunday.
The accident happened on Saturday at Nagrire, "leaving eight people dead and five slightly injured," said Bernard Bouda, mayor of nearby Gogo commune, who travelled to the scene of the tragedy.
The dead were buried on the spot and the wounded taken to h ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Harvey versus Katrina: a world of differences  Winnie, United States (AFP) Aug 29, 2017No guns, no smoking: Storm shelter Texas-style  Bondo, Switzerland (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Searches resume for 8 missing in Swiss Alps landslide |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017 
ESA astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer joined 16 Chinese astronauts earlier this month for nine days of sea survival training off China's coastal city of Yantai. The ultimate goal is for ESA to establish a long term cooperation with China and ESA astronauts to fly on China's space station.
Returning from space, astronauts need to be prepared for any eventuality - includi ... more Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2017To boldly go where no startup has gone before  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 |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2017 
Alone on Chinese Valentine's Day? Gift yourself a dried flower. Or better yet, indulge in a cake shaped like a "single dog". Eating by yourself? A restaurant will sit a teddy bear across from you.
As couples coo over each other during China's version of Valentine's Day on Monday, several businesses will woo a single population that may be unlucky with love but has money to spend.
While V ... more Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea  Shanghai (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Steer clear of screens and self-abuse, Chinese recruits told  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Hong Kong independence duo fail to regain parliament seats |
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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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