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  Tokyo (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 Japan deployed Tuesday an additional missile defence system on its northern island of Hokkaido, days after North Korea launched a missile over the island, sparking emergency warnings to take cover. "As part of measures to prepare for emergencies, we will today deploy a PAC-3 unit" to a base of the nation's Ground Self-Defense Force in the southern tip of Hokkaido, Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters. The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 system arrived at the base later on Tuesday, a lo ... read more |
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Thales, Telespazio and Spaceflight team up to accelerate BlackSky Geospatial PlatformParis, France (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 The Space Alliance, formed by Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%) and Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%), has signed a partnership with the U.S.-based company Spaceflight Industries wh ... more  
'The man who saved the world' dies in RussiaMoscow (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer who is widely credited with helping prevent a nuclear war with the United States, has died aged 77, his son told AFP on Tuesday. ... more 
'Vicious' sanctions will only speed up nuclear programme: NKoreaSeoul (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 North Korea bitterly denounced new sanctions on its economy as "vicious, unethical and inhumane" and warned the measures would only accelerate progress on its nuclear weapons programme, state media reported Monday. ... more 
NK crisis boosts Japan's PM; China, Russia urge end to vicious cycleTokyo (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 The North Korea crisis has been like "divine aid" for hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, experts say, burnishing his nationalist credentials and possibly tempting him into a snap election. ... more |
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France open to post-2025 talks; Iran says US seeking to undermine dealUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 France stepped up global efforts to convince US President Donald Trump not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal Monday, suggesting a way could be found to prolong its effects. ... more 
US has many military options in Korea as Trump, Xi agree on max pressureWashington (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 The United States has "many" military options against North Korea, including some that don't put Seoul at risk, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday. ... more  
Israel gets first joint US military baseJerusalem (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 Israel on Monday inaugurated with its US ally a joint missile defence base on Israeli soil, the first ever, a senior Israeli air force officer said. ... more 
Trump eyes military parade for July 4 celebrationsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 US President Donald Trump on Monday revealed plans to transform America's Independence Day celebrations next July 4 into a vast military parade, styled on France's Bastille Day. ... more 
US halts arms sales to Erdogan bodyguards: CongressWashington (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 The US government has frozen arms sales to the bodyguards of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after his aides attacked demonstrators in Washington last May, two senators said Monday. ... more 
Turkish military starts drill near Iraqi borderAnkara (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 Turkey launched a military drill with tanks close to the Iraqi border on Monday, the army said, a week before Iraq's Kurdish region is set to hold an independence referendum. ... more |
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 Most of 3,000 extra US troops to Afghanistan on their way: Mattis  
Jihadist assault prompts air strikes in Syria safe zone: monitorBeirut (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 A jihadist offensive in a region of northwestern Syria where a safe zone deal had brought months of relative calm prompted heavy government and Russian air strikes on Tuesday, a monitor said. ... more  
NATO to decide on Afghanistan troop question in one monthTirana, Albania (AFP) Sept 17, 2017 NATO has said it will take a further month to respond to Washington's demands for alliance allies to send more troops to Afghanistan. ... more 
Yes or no? Independence referendum splits Iraqi KurdsArbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 Iraqi Kurds may have long dreamed of founding their own state, but the independence referendum set for September 25 has also exposed divisions between their autonomous region's main cities. ... more 
Iraqi Kurdistan, autonomous and oil-richArbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 Iraq's Kurdish region, which will hold a referendum on statehood on September 25, has been autonomous since 1991 and has played a major role in the war against jihadists. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2017 
North Korea's latest missile launch over Japan set sirens blaring and triggered alerts telling people to seek shelter - yet neither Tokyo nor Washington tried to shoot the rocket down.
The test follows one in August that saw another rocket soar over Hokkaido. In that case too, much-vaunted Japanese and US missile-intercept capabilities were not used.
Now some in the United States are wo ... more Tokyo (AFP) Sept 16, 2017'Take cover' - but where? Japanese helpless over N.Korea threat  Tokyo (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Japan deploys missile defence to northern island: minister  Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017Navy tests AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017 
Leonardo and Thales will continue efforts to integrate and demonstrate their respective threat-warning and missile infrared counter-measure systems.
The continued work is being commissioned by Britain's Defense Science and Technology Laboratory and will lead to evaluation of the resultant system during trials next year, Leonardo said in a news release Wednesday.
The companies are ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017Sales deals for TOW missiles, boats for Bahrain in works  Istanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Turkey signs deal to buy Russian S-400 missile systems  Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2017Atlantic Diving Supply receives $17.6 million contract for rocket launchers |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 
China is displaying its unmanned reconnaissance and attack helicopter drone to possible foreign military buyers at an exhibition in Tianjin.
The aircraft is the AV500W, a 24.6-feet long autonomous aircraft developed and produced at the AVIC Helicopter Research and Development Institute.
The drone has a flight ceiling of about 13,000 feet, a maximum speed of about 105 miles per ho ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 08, 2017X-37B Flies Again In First SpaceX Launch  Riga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Atlas Dynamics Introduces Fixed Wing UAV with 5-Hour Flight Time, 150 Kilometer Operational Range  Riga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Atlas Dynamics Unveils NEST Smart Protective Charging Station for Enhanced Performance of Atlas Pro Platform |
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 Paris (SPX) Sep 12, 2017 
Airbus has been contracted by the European Space Agency (ESA) to produce a demonstrator for the future European Governmental Satellite Communications (GOVSATCOM) programme. Supported by the European Commission, the European Defence Agency (EDA) and ESA, GOVSATCOM aims to provide key European countries, organisations and operators with secured satellite communication services. The programme shoul ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers  London, UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Spectra Airbus SlingShot Partnership Extension  Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2017Northrop awarded contract for support of Air Force communications system |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017 
The U.S. Army announced on Wednesday that it is rapidly procuring more than 1,000 shoulder-fired 84mm recoilless rifles from Saab for deployment as soon as possible.
The weapon is the Carl-Gustaf M4, known as the M3E1 in the United States.
Through the use of titanium, the Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System, or MAAWS, is more than six pounds lighter than its earlie ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2017Australia developing wearable 'Fight Recorder' for soldiers  Washington (UPI) Sep 8, 2017Marines use freeze-dried plasma to save foreign ally  Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017Mobile Camouflage System displayed at DSEI 17 |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017 
L3 Technologies has expanded its presence in the undersea products market with the acquisition of Adaptive Methods Inc., a systems engineering firm.
Under the acquisition announced Tuesday, Adaptive Methods will be called L3 Adaptive Methods, integrated into L3's Sensor Systems business segment.
The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Adaptive Methods is ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2017Trump pushes hardware to allies -- and ups pressure on N.Korea  Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2017United Technologies buying Rockwell Collins for $30 billion Sofia (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Middle East conflicts boost Bulgarian arms exports |
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 Moscow (AFP) Sept 14, 2017  Russia on Thursday began major joint military exercises with Belarus along the European Union's eastern flank - a show of strength that has rattled nervous NATO members.
Named Zapad-2017 (West-2017), the manoeuvres, scheduled to last until September 20, are taking place on the territory of Moscow's closest ally Belarus, in Russia's European exclave of Kaliningrad and in its frontier Pskov a ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Trump plans to visit China, Japan, S. Korea in November Istanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Turkey signs landmark Russian weapons deal  Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Trump's generals look to provide a steady hand |
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 Richland WA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
Many seashells, minerals, and semiconductor nanomaterials are made up of smaller crystals, which are assembled together like the pieces of a puzzle. Now, researchers have measured the forces that cause the crystals to assemble, revealing an orchestra of competing factors that researchers might be able to control.
The work has a variety of implications in both discovery and applied science. ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017A new kind of optical nanosensor uses torque for signal processing  Eindhoven, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 28, 2017'Nano-hashtags' could provide definite proof of Majorana particles  Amherst MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017UMass Amherst environmental chemist flashes warning light on new nanoparticle |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Sept 16, 2017  Iraqi forces on Saturday captured a desert outpost of the Islamic State group near the Syrian border in preparation for a drive up the Euphrates Valley towards the frontier, commanders said.
The capture of Akashat, a former mining town in mainly Sunni Arab Anbar province, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the jihadists' border bastion of Al-Qaim, came just hours after the forces assaul ... more Al-Sagra, Irak (AFP) Sept 18, 2017Iraq moves to attack last IS bastion on Syria border  Baghdad (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Iraq anti-graft task force fishes for 'sharks'  Al-Sagra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Iraqi forces launch assault for last IS bastions in Anbar |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 
The head of the US military's Strategic Command is "assuming" North Korea's nuclear test earlier this month was of a hydrogen bomb, Defense News reported Thursday.
Pyongyang insisted the September 3 nuclear test was a hydrogen bomb but western powers have been reluctant to verify the claim.
The reported acknowledgement is the nearest the US has come to confirming it was an H-bomb, with a ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 15, 2017UN condemns 'highly provocative' N. Korea missile launch  Seoul (AFP) Sept 17, 2017Moon, Trump vow stronger pressure against N. Korea  Seoul (AFP) Sept 16, 2017North Korea seeks military 'equilibrium' with US |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 
Chinese bank loans rebounded in August to hit 1.09 trillion yuan ($166 billion), beating analysts' expectations as demand was buoyed by home buyers.
The figure was up from 825.5 billion yuan in July according to the Chinese central bank, and exceeded forecasts from analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, although it remains far below the 1.54 trillion yuan loaned by banks in in June.
However, th ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 13, 2017Europe must seize Brexit 'window of opportunity', says Juncker  Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Top Chinese bitcoin exchange shuts down  Tallinn (AFP) Sept 15, 2017France slams Silicon Valley for skirting tax in Europe |
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 Miami (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 
Shocked Americans were struggling on Thursday to understand how eight elderly people in a Florida retirement home - directly across the street from a hospital - could have died in the days following Hurricane Irma's devastating passage.
The matter is now in the hands of the law.
Making the drama even more shocking, the deaths could perhaps have been prevented by hooking up an emergency ... more Naples, United States (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Trump views flooding's aftermath in hurricane-ravaged Florida  Pointe-a-Pitre (AFP) Sept 16, 2017France's hurricane-hit St Martin on guard for health threats  Dar Al Kabirah, Syria (AFP) Sept 17, 2017Russia plays up role as peacemaker, donor in Syria |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
One of Chinese startups appears to be following in the footsteps of SpaceX as it has lately laid out its own project of reusable space launch system. Link Space, the country's first private rocket company, has recently presented the design of its New Line 1 (also known as Xin Gan Xian 1) launch vehicle, which could compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9 in the future.
Link Space uncovered the desi ... more Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017Spacecraft passes docking test  Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert  Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 16, 2017 
The jailing of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists has pushed a new wave of young leaders to take the helm as they seek to keep the movement's message alive.
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, who carved out international reputations with their campaigning, were both sent to prison last month in what rights groups slammed as politically motivated prosecutions.
Alongside fellow activist A ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2017China tightens restrictions on religious freedom  Beijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2017Pregnant woman's suicide roils China  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 7, 2017Student backlash in Hong Kong independence row |
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 Manila, Philippines (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may declare nationwide martial law next week if threatened massive protests by communists and other leftists against his rule turn violent or disrupt the country, his defence chief said Friday.
"He said, if the left will try to have a massive protest, start fires on the streets, they will disrupt the country, then I might (declare martial law)," Defence S ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2017US kills six in Shabaab air strikes in Somalia  Moscow (AFP) Sept 8, 2017Russia claims killing of IS 'minister of war' in Syria  Damascus (AFP) Sept 7, 2017Israel hits Syria site reportedly used for chemical weapons |
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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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