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  Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target on Saturday in the first-ever MSE test from a remote launcher. As part of a U.S. Army-led missile defense flight test at the Reagan Test Site at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the test demonstrated the expanded defended footprint available by deploying the launcher remotely from the Patriot radar. It also confirmed PAC-3 MSE's unique ability to detect, tr ... read more |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Launch of Classified Satellite for the U.S. GovernmentSacramento CA (SPX) Sep 24, 2017 Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully supported the launch of a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California ab ... more 
Lockheed Martin to replace USS Fitzgerald's SPY-1D AEGIS radarWashington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017 Lockheed Martin has received a $15.5 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the restoration of the damaged USS Fitzgerald. ... more  
Chinese traders get down to business at Pyongyang trade showPyongyang (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 It was a tale of just two economies when the 13th Pyongyang International Trade Fair opened in the North Korean capital on Monday, with two-thirds of the exhibitors domestic firms, and almost all the others Chinese. ... more 
US labels N. Korea 'war' claim absurd, as Pyongyang boosts defencesNew York (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 The United States dismissed as "absurd" North Korea's accusation that President Donald Trump has declared war against the regime, after Pyongyang said it was ready to defend itself by shooting down American bombers. ... more |
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US wants diplomatic end to N. Korea crisis: MattisNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 The United States wants a diplomatic solution to the escalating nuclear crisis with North Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, toning down the shrill rhetoric between the two countries. ... more 
Iran says Trump claims of North Korea links 'nonsense'Tehran (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Iran said Monday that suggestions by US President Donald Trump that it was working with North Korea on missile development were "nonsense". ... more  
Five key events that shaped Abe's careerTokyo (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has called a snap election, first came to power in 2006-2007. He returned as prime minister in 2012, a rare comeback in Japanese politics. ... more 
Chinese ships sail near disputed islands with JapanBeijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Chinese coast guard vessels sailed near disputed islands claimed by Japan and China in the East China Sea on Monday, marking the second such incident in less than a week. ... more 
US defence chief in India to boost military tiesNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Stronger military ties between India and the United States should not affect relations with neighbours such as Pakistan, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said ahead of a visit to New Delhi. ... more  
In first, woman becomes US Marine Corps infantry officerWashington (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 A female US Marine on Monday became the first woman to complete the Corps' notoriously rigorous training course for infantry officers. ... more |
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Iraq since the US-led invasionBaghdad (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 US-led forces invaded Saddam Hussein's Iraq in 2003 after claims it was harbouring weapons of mass destruction. ... more  
Russian strikes in Syria's Idlib kill 37 civilians: monitorBeirut (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Russian air strikes on northwest Syria's mainly jihadist-controlled province of Idlib on Monday killed at least 37 civilians including 12 children, a Britain-based monitor said. ... more  
Erdogan threatens Iraqi Kurds with border closure, oil blockIstanbul (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Ankara would close its border with Iraq's Kurdistan region over an independence referendum and threatened the Iraqi Kurds with blocking their key oil exports. ... more 
Gunmen ambush police in Peru region on pope itineraryLima (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Gunmen killed a policeman and wounded three others when they ambushed a patrol in an area of the Amazon rainforest Pope Francis is due to visit in January, Peruvian authorities said Monday. ... more |
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  Riyadh (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.
The ballistic missile targeted Khamis Mushait, which houses the Saudi-led coalition's main airbase for its operations in Yemen, the official Saudi Press Agency quoted the coalition as saying.
It ad ... more Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 26, 2017PAC-3 MSE Test Successful from Remote Launcher Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017Lockheed Martin to replace USS Fitzgerald's SPY-1D AEGIS radar  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 ... more 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  Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017Leonardo, Thales integrating missile-protection systems in Britain |
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 New 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.
Mattis is scheduled to arrive late Monday and is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new defence minister, in the first visit by a top US official since Donald Trump became president in January.
"The United S ... more Blacksburg VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Landmark study suggests risks vary widely in drone-human impacts  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Wanted: Novel Approaches for Detecting and Stopping Small Unmanned Air Systems  Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2017General Atomics wins $27 million contract for Grey Eagle drone support |
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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 19, 2017  Two Ajax armored vehicles have been delivered by General Dynamics Land Systems-UK to the Army for government assurance testing.
The delivery was made at a company facility to an army headquarters unit, which conducted the acceptance for both the British Army and the Defense Equipment & Support organization.
Ajax is a tracked medium-weight armored vehicle in six variants. General ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017Norway signs deal with Saab for Carl-Gustaf ammunition Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2017In first, woman becomes US Marine Corps infantry officer  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017DARPA Rolls Out Electronics Resurgence Initiative |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 
Chinese coast guard vessels sailed near disputed islands claimed by Japan and China in the East China Sea on Monday, marking the second such incident in less than a week.
The four ships entered the waters surrounding the island chain, controlled by Japan and known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in China, at around 10:00 am (0100 GMT) and were moving in a southwest direction, according to ... more Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 24, 2017General's 'intervention' comment raises eyebrows in Brazil New Delhi (AFP) Sept 25, 2017US defence chief in India to boost military ties Tokyo (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Five key events that shaped Abe's career |
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 Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 
A research group consisting of scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University, Germany and Venezuela proved vulnerability of a two-dimensional semiconductor gallium selenide in air. This discovery will allow manufacturing superconducting nanoelectronics based on gallium selenide, which has never been previously achieved by any research team in the world.
The study was published in Semiconduc ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017A new kind of optical nanosensor uses torque for signal processing  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 |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 
US-led forces invaded Saddam Hussein's Iraq in 2003 after claims it was harbouring weapons of mass destruction.
Here is a timeline of major events in the country since then:
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Sirens wail and explosions rock Baghdad around dawn on March 20, signalling the start of the invasion, as announced soon afterwards by US president George W. Bush in a televise ... more Baghdad (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Iraq hangs 42 prisoners on death row: ministry  Sharqat, 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 |
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 New York (AFP) Sept 26, 2017  The United States dismissed as "absurd" North Korea's accusation that President Donald Trump has declared war against the regime, after Pyongyang said it was ready to defend itself by shooting down American bombers.
Speaking to reporters outside his New York hotel, Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho responded to Trump tweeting at the weekend that North Korea's leadership "won't be around much longe ... morePyongyang (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Chinese traders get down to business at Pyongyang trade show  Plesetsk (Sputnik) Sep 25, 2017Russia Conducts Test Launch of RS-24 Yars ICBM Tehran (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Iran says Trump claims of North Korea links 'nonsense' |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 
Japan said on Monday that it expects to raise more than $11.6 billion by selling off another chunk of the country's massive postal service.
The government will sell 914 million Japan Post shares at 1,322 yen apiece, it said in a regulatory filing, with the offering set to raise as much as 1.3 trillion yen ($11.6 billion) if domestic and foreign investors snap up an extra allotment of stock. ... more Washington Sept 22, 2017US says NAFTA helps Chinese goods reach American market  Shenyang, China (AFP) Sept 24, 2017China rust belt opens door wider to foreign investors  Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2017US commerce secretary in Beijing ahead of Trump trip |
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 Roseau, Dominica (AFP) Sept 23, 2017 
It's been less than a week since Hurricane Maria largely destroyed the Caribbean island of Dominica - but despite cut-off supplies and extreme conditions, its inhabitants remain optimistic in the face of devastation.
Maria killed 15 people when it tore through the "Nature Island" - population 72,000 - as a Category Five storm, leaving its once-luscious green mountains stripped to dirt. ... more Mexico City (AFP) Sept 23, 2017Frida, the four-legged heroine of Mexico's quake rescues  Mexico City (AFP) Sept 23, 2017Psychologists help Mexico deal with double trauma of quake  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2017NASA Tech Aids Search Following Mexico Quake |
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Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017
China's Mars probe will carry 13 types of payload, including six rovers, in its first mission to the planet, scheduled for 2020.
"The Mars exploration program is well underway," said Zhang Rongqiao, chief architect of the Mars mission, at the Beijing International Forum on Lunar and Deep-space Exploration, which opened Wednesday. "The payloads will be used to co ... more Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab  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 |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 23, 2017  Universities have become the latest battleground over freedoms in Hong Kong as a ban on signs on campuses advocating independence from China sparks fresh fears that the city's liberties are under threat.
As term kicked off earlier this month, posters and banners calling for semi-autonomous Hong Kong to split from the mainland were plastered on walls and bulletin boards after a tense summer ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2017China gives Tianjin ex-mayor 12 years for graft  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 21, 2017Patten on egg tarts and the future of Hong Kong  Datang, China (AFP) Sept 21, 2017An ancient Chinese fishing community washes ashore |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 
US forces carried out six "precision air strikes" against an Islamic State camp in Libya, killing 17 people, the US Africa Command said Sunday.
The command said the air strikes were conducted on Friday, in coordination with Libya's Government of National Accord, hitting a desert camp 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast of the city of Sirte.
"The camp was used by ISIS to move fighters in ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017BTO Lays Foundation for a New Generation of Biotech Ventures  Beirut (AFP) Sept 20, 2017US-backed force says in 'final stages' of defeating IS in Raqa  Manila, Philippines (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Philippines' Duterte may declare martial law next week: defence chief |
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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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