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  Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 US bombers and fighter escorts flew off the coast of North Korea Saturday in a show of force against its nuclear weapons program, escalating already sky-high tensions. The hermit state's foreign minister meanwhile derided Donald Trump as "mentally deranged" at the United Nations, while the US president fired back on Twitter with fresh threats. The latest exchange of bellicose rhetoric comes as international alarm mounts over Pyongyang's weapons ambitions - including a suggestion this week that ... read more |
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Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missileRiyadh (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 A Yemen rebel missile heading towards Saudi Arabia was intercepted late Saturday, the Arab military coalition said, in the midst of nationwide celebrations to mark the founding of the kingdom. ... more 
Trump casts doubt over Iran nuclear deal after missile testWashington (AFP) Sept 23, 2017 President Donald Trump gave a stark warning Saturday that cast growing uncertainty over whether a nuclear deal clinched with Iran would survive after the Islamic republic tested a new medium-range missile. ... more  
Iraq forces oust IS from northern town in drive on HawijaSharqat, Iraq (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 Iraqi forces achieved the first goal of a new offensive against the Islamic State group on just its second day Friday, capturing the northern town of Sharqat, a military source said. ... more 
Pyongyang parades for Kim; Lavrov says US will not strike NKoreaPyongyang (AFP) Sept 23, 2017 Tens of thousands of Pyongyang residents were gathered in the capital's Kim Il-Sung Square Saturday to laud leader Kim Jong-Un's denunciation of US President Donald Trump. ... more |
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US and Iran meet; Khamenei slams Trump's 'cowboy' speechUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 Washington and Tehran's top diplomats confronted each other for the first time Wednesday as envoys scrambled to save the Iran nuclear deal from a skeptical Donald Trump. ... more 
Tribes, tradition stand in way of Iraq policeBaghdad (AFP) Sept 23, 2017 Policeman Ahmad regrets the day he detained a motorist at a checkpoint for possession of a gun without a licence, bringing the weight of Iraqi tribal customs down on his head. ... more  
Iran tests new medium-range missile, defying US warningsTehran (AFP) Sept 23, 2017 Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that such activities were grounds for abandoning their landmark nuclear deal. ... more  
Iraq's Kurds set for contentious independence voteArbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 Iraqi Kurds were preparing to vote in a referendum set for Monday on independence for their autonomous northern region, despite warnings within the country and from neighbours Iran and Turkey. ... more 
Kirkuk stocks up ahead of referendum; Turkey warns of 'security' stepsKirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Sept 23, 2017 Residents of the multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk north of Baghdad were stocking up with supplies on Saturday ahead of the planned controversial referendum on independence for Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. ... more  
Drones, Fighter jets on table as Mattis visits key ally IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan's security look set to dominate the agenda when US Defense Secretary James Mattis visits India this week. ... more |
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General's 'intervention' comment raises eyebrows in BrazilRio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 A general's comment that the military could be forced to intervene in Brazil's corruption crisis has rattled a country that only exited a two-decades long dictatorship in 1985. ... more  
Navy takes delivery of new attack submarineWashington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017 The future U.S. Navy submarine USS Colorado, built by Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics Electric Boat, has been delivered to the service. ... more 
Damen Shipbuilding highlights offshore patrol vessel activitiesWashington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017 Damen Shipyards Group is touting its building of offshore patrol vessels around the world ahead of the 12th Annual Offshore Patrol Vessels Conference. ... more 
Electric Boat receives $5.1B contract for Columbia-class submarinesWashington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017 General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $5.1 billion contract for development work on the Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine. ... 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 ... moreRiyadh (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile  Tokyo (AFP) Sept 16, 2017'Take cover' - but where? Japanese helpless over N.Korea threat  Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2017Orbital ATK launches Patriot system target vehicle |
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 Tehran (AFP) Sept 23, 2017 
Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that such activities were grounds for abandoning their landmark nuclear deal.
State television carried footage of the launch of the Khoramshahr missile, which was first displayed at a high-profile military parade in Tehran on Friday.
It also carried in-flight video fro ... moreTehran (AFP) Sept 23, 2017Iran tests new medium-range missile, defying US warnings  Washington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017Raytheon receives $31.5M contract for TOW missiles  Istanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Turkey signs deal to buy Russian S-400 missile systems |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
To fly safely, drones need to know their precise position and orientation in space at all times. While commercial drones solve this problem using GPS, this only works outdoors, and is not very reliable, especially in urban environments.
Furthermore, the conventional cameras mounted on drones work only when there is a high amount of light available, and the drone's speed has to be limited o ... more London, UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Lockheed Martin Unveils a New Lightweight Canister Launched Unmanned Aircraft System New Delhi (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Drones, Fighter jets on table as Mattis visits key ally India  Orlando, FL (SPX) Sep 21, 2017US Air Force Academy to Use VBS3 and VBS Fires for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017 
The U.S. Army's Global Response Force composed of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division successfully conducted an airborne exercise using the En route Mission Command tactical networking system.
The system, mounted on C-17 cargo planes, provided plane-to-plane and plane-to-ground audio, video, and data communications to the 1st Brigade's commander and subordinate commander ... more London, UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Spectra Airbus SlingShot Partnership Extension  Paris (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Airbus prepares the future European Governmental Satellite Communications programme  Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2017Northrop awarded contract for support of Air Force communications system |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017  Logos Technologies is receiving a second Phase 2 contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the development of the SilentHawk hybrid electric motorcycle.
The motorcycle combines a RedShift MX racing bike produced by Alta Motors with a front-wheel drive system and range extender developed by Logos. It is designed to produce minimum engine noise for use by soldiers be ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017Sierra Nevada receives $205M contract for IED jammer support  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017DARPA Rolls Out Electronics Resurgence Initiative  Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2017Oshkosh receives $466.8M contract for armored tactical trucks |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017  A manufacturing capability will be established in the United States by Saab if it wins a contract with the U.S. Air Force for advanced T-X trainer aircraft.
Saab, who is bidding with partner Boeing for the award, said it has already started the process to identify sites for the production facility.
"The Boeing and Saab T-X is designed and purpose-built for the USAF training missi ... more London (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Britain suspends Myanmar training; Britain, Saudi Arabia sign military deal  Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017L3 Technologies acquires Doss Aviation  Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2017US Senate passes $700 bn defense spending bill |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 
A general's comment that the military could be forced to intervene in Brazil's corruption crisis has rattled a country that only exited a two-decades long dictatorship in 1985.
The top Brazilian army commander, Eduardo Villas Boas, repeated earlier assurances Friday that the military "is committed to the consolidation of democracy."
But the lack of any public disciplinary action against ... more San Francisco (AFP) Sept 21, 2017Facebook to give Russian ads to Congress, boost transparency  Bratislava (AFP) Sept 21, 2017Slovakia plans to meet NATO defence budget target by 2024  United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 21, 2017NATO chief backs UN peacekeepers across east Ukraine |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
The world of nanosensors may be physically small, but the demand is large and growing, with little sign of slowing. As electronic devices get smaller, their ability to provide precise, chip-based sensing of dynamic physical properties such as motion become challenging to develop.
An international group of researchers have put a literal twist on this challenge, demonstrating a new nanoscale ... more Richland WA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017New insights into nanocrystal growth in liquid  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 21, 2017  Iraq brought all of its territory still held by the Islamic State group under attack Thursday, throwing the jihadists on the defensive across their self-proclaimed "caliphate" extending into neighbouring Syria.
Security forces backed by paramilitary units launched a dawn assault on a besieged IS-held pocket around the northern town of Hawija, just days after attacking the jihadists' only oth ... moreSharqat, Iraq (AFP) Sept 22, 2017Iraq forces oust IS from northern town in drive on Hawija Baghdad (AFP) Sept 23, 2017Tribes, tradition stand in way of Iraq police  United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 21, 2017UN sets up probe of IS atrocities in Iraq |
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 Seoul (AFP) Sept 16, 2017  North Korea said Saturday it was bent on nothing less than military "equilibrium" with arch-enemy the United States with a full nuclear arsenal, forcing UN powers into fresh crisis talks.
Kim Jong-Un successfully fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on Friday, responding to the latest round of UN embargos over its sixth nuclear test with its furthest-ever missil ... more Paris (AFP) Sept 22, 2017A-bombs and H-bombs explained  Tehran (AFP) Sept 22, 2017Iran's Rouhani vows to strengthen missiles despite US warnings  Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2017US warplanes fly off NKorea coast; China says quake not nuke test |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 19, 2017  European companies suffer from "promise fatigue" over China's failure to follow through on pledges to open its market, the EU Chamber of Commerce in China said Tuesday.
The chamber issued an annual 400-page report detailing the regulatory barriers that continue to hinder investment in the world's second-largest economy.
European businesses are "suffering from accumulated 'promise fatigue ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Beijing, Shanghai shut down bitcoin exchanges: media  Brussels (AFP) Sept 21, 2017Landmark EU, Canada trade deal enters into force  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 15, 2017China bank loans rebound in August |
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 Mexico City (AFP) Sept 22, 2017  Erika Albarran, a 33-year-old street vendor, was feeding her baby when the 7.1-magnitude quake struck Mexico City.
Both survived, but her home was damaged and now she's in a shelter, with no money, not knowing how to face the future.
She, like thousands living in the capital, saw her daily life upended in the long seconds of the earthquake, which killed more than 270 people.
It is e ... more Roseau, Dominica (AFP) Sept 23, 2017In Dominica, islanders stand strong despite chaos  San Juan (AFP) Sept 22, 2017Puerto Rico wants US aid after quake but not second-class treatment  Mexico City (AFP) Sept 23, 2017Frida, the four-legged heroine of Mexico's quake rescues |
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017 
China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, separated from Tiangong-2 space lab at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday.
At 3:29 p.m. on Sunday, the cargo ship started to separate from the space lab under orders from the ground. After separation, it operated at an orbit of about 400 kilometers above the earth.
Tianzhou-1 will continue to carry out experiments before it leaves orbit, and will gain exp ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Work on China's mission to Mars 'well underway'  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle  Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017Spacecraft passes docking test |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 
In a suite at the harbourside Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong, Chris Patten is whipping through rounds of interviews before an important visit from his tailor.
Having lost weight recently he needs new suits and running them up in the city, famous for its speedy and affordable couture, was preferable to taking them for alterations in London, he says.
Britain's last governor in Hong K ... more Datang, China (AFP) Sept 21, 2017An ancient Chinese fishing community washes ashore  Beijing (AFP) Sept 19, 2017The last days of a 'village' in China's Silicon Valley  Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2017China lifts 10-year travel ban on feminist activist |
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 Beirut (AFP) Sept 20, 2017  US-backed fighters said Wednesday they were in the "final stages" of capturing Raqa from the Islamic State group as waves of air strikes pounded the jihadists' Syrian bastion.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have now seized 90 percent of the extremists' de-facto Syrian capital, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor.
Their advance is the latest ... more Manila, Philippines (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Philippines' Duterte may declare martial law next week: defence chief  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 |
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 White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
A Lockheed Martin prototype laser weapon system proved that an advanced system of sensors, software and specialized optics can deliver decisive lethality against unmanned aerial vehicle threats.
In tests conducted with the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command in August, the 30-kilowatt class ATHENA (Advanced Test High Energy Asset) system brought down five 10.8' wingspan Outlaw un ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2017ATHENA laser testbed system successfully shoots down drones  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017DOD to invest $17M on laser weapons research in New Mexico  Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 25, 2017'Eyes in space' and more powerful lasers will enhance US Army's arsenal |
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