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  Seoul (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 Donald Trump may have stumbled into dangerous new territory with tweets that North Korea interpreted as a declaration of war, alarming a region used to living on the edge but now seriously considering the possibility of conflict. Observers say the US president's fondness for Twitter diplomacy is creating a situation ripe for dangerous misunderstandings as he pursues an increasingly personal row with Kim Jong-Un. Trump's tweet that the Pyongyang regime "won't be around much longer" elicited alar ... read more |
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US wants diplomatic fix for North Korea crisis: MattisNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 The US wants a diplomatic solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, as China warned there would be "no winners" in a war on the Korean peninsula. ... more 
Trump ignores pleas to calm North Korea tensionsWashington (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 Donald Trump on Tuesday accused North Korea of torturing a captive US student "beyond belief," spurning pleas from allies and foes in east Asia to tone down his warlike rhetoric. ... more  
Lithuania says Russian war games simulated attack on Baltic statesVilnius (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 Lithuania on Tuesday claimed Russia had simulated an attack on the NATO Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during major military drills, proving Moscow's "aggressive" intentions. ... more 
China conducts first military drills in DjiboutiBeijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 China has staged military exercises in Djibouti after opening its first overseas military base there last month, official media said. ... more |
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Erdogan warns of 'ethnic war' risk over Iraqi Kurdish independenceAnkara (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned the Iraqi Kurdistan region against pushing for independence after holding a non-binding referendum, saying it risked sparking an "ethnic war" in the region. ... more 
Iraq PM, Kurdish chief in war of words over independence voteArbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 Kurdish leader Massud Barzani and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi engaged in a war of words Tuesday a day after the Kurds staged an independence referendum in their autonomous region. ... more 
Iraqi Kurdish independence poll: How far will Turkey go?Istanbul (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 Turkey has reacted with unbridled fury to the independence referendum in Iraq's Kurdistan region, warning of consequences up to military action, but Ankara will be wary of provoking a total rupture with the Iraqi Kurdish leadership. ... more 
Iraq PM gives Kurdistan 72 hours to give up airportsBaghdad (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday gave authorities in Kurdistan 72 hours to give the central government control of airports, a day after the autonomous region voted on independence. ... more  
Driverless hover-taxi makes first 'concept' flight in DubaiDubai (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Dubai has edged closer to its goal of launching a pioneering hover-taxi service, with the authorities announcing a successful "concept" flight was made on Monday without passengers. ... more  
Irish Army conducts exercises with RBS 70 surface-to-air missilesWashington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017 The Irish Army has completed a series of live-fire exercises using the RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG man-portable surface-to-air missiles. ... more |
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 Space Cooperation Between China, Russia Needs Long-Term Mechanism  
More officers relieved of duty following deadly U.S. Navy collisionsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017 Two more U.S. Navy officers have been relieved of duty following the collisions of the USS John S. McCain and USS Fitzgerald with civilian ships that led to the deaths of 17 Navy sailors. ... more  
In east Syria, civilians flee IS, and deadly air strikesNear Deir Ezzor, Syria (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 The line extends to the horizon, as hundreds of men, women and children flee into Syria's desert in eastern Deir Ezzor, escaping the Islamic State group, but also deadly air strikes. ... more  
Chelsea Manning barred from entering CanadaMontreal (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Chelsea Manning, a former American soldier jailed for leaking troves of classified information, said Monday that she was banned from entering Canada due to criminal convictions in the United States. ... more 
China fines tech firms over online contentBeijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 China has fined several of the country's biggest technology firms for failing to remove illegal online content as the authorities intensify their policing of the internet. ... more |
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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 depl ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017Lockheed Martin to replace USS Fitzgerald's SPY-1D AEGIS radar  Riyadh (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile  Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2017Orbital ATK launches Patriot system target vehicle |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017 
The Irish Army has completed a series of live-fire exercises using the RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG man-portable surface-to-air missiles.
The exercises were recently conducted over a period of four days by soldiers and technicians from the Irish Army at Saab Bofors Test Center in Karlskoga, Sweden.
Soldiers fired 10 RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG missiles at aerial target drones and static surface ... more Tehran (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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 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 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 Dubai (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Driverless hover-taxi makes first 'concept' flight in Dubai |
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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 (AFP) Sept 25, 2017In first, woman becomes US Marine Corps infantry officer  Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017Norway signs deal with Saab for Carl-Gustaf ammunition  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 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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2017China conducts first military drills in Djibouti |
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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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Assembly of nanoparticles proceeds like a zipper  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 |
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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:
- 2003 fall and capture of Saddam -
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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 Plesetsk (Sputnik) Sep 25, 2017 
The RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was test-launched from Russia's Plesetsk space center, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
"On September 20, a test launch of the solid-fuel mobile intercontinental ballistic missile RS-24 Yars equipped with a multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle [MIRV] was conducted from Plesetsk space center by the Yoshkar-Ola m ... more New York (AFP) Sept 26, 2017US labels N. Korea 'war' claim absurd, as Pyongyang boosts defences  Pyongyang (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Chinese traders get down to business at Pyongyang trade show  Seoul (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Trump Twitter tirades deepen Asia alarm over conflict risk |
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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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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2017 
Disaster relief workers on the ground in Mexico City were responding to this week's 7.1-magnitude earthquake by using a suitcase-sized radar instrument capable of detecting human heartbeats under rubble.
This technology was developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, and the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate in Washington. FINDER, ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Rapid imaging of granular matter  Mexico City (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Blame starts to fly over Mexico quake collapses  Mexico City (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Nearly a week on, hopes fade in Mexico City quake rescue operations |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 
Interpol opened its general assembly in Beijing on Tuesday as China seeks greater international help to repatriate alleged criminals - despite accusations it is using the international police organisation for political gain.
Nearly 1,000 public security officials and political leaders from 156 countries will discuss terrorism, organised crime and cybercrime at the four-day gathering, one of ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2017China gives Tianjin ex-mayor 12 years for graft  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 23, 2017Universities battleground for latest row over Hong Kong freedoms  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 21, 2017Patten on egg tarts and the future of Hong Kong |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
DARPA has enjoyed a strong relationship with Silicon Valley since the early 1960s, working with innovators to lay the groundwork for new industries built around Agency investments in semiconductors, networking, artificial intelligence, user interfaces, programming, materials, microsystems, and more.
Biotech is now emerging as a breakthrough opportunity space and it represents an area that ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2017US strikes IS camp in Libya, killing 17: official  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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