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  Jacksonville FL (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 Drone Aviation Holding Corp. has received an order for its recently upgraded, multi-mission capable tactical Winch Aerostat Small Platform ("WASP") from an existing U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD") customer. The solider-operated WASP features support for advanced ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) equipment including the simultaneous use of communications and daylight and thermal payloads, which are capabilities sought by the DoD customer following the in-theater use of previous WASP ... read more |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion supports NATO Missile Defense TestSacramento CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 Aerojet Rocketdyne reports that its propulsion systems for Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 Block IB (SM-3 IB) guided missile supported a NATO-led multinational naval operation off the northwest Scotti ... more  
Warning for China as US hails India 'partnership'Washington (AFP) Oct 19, 2017 The United States vowed Wednesday to work with India in preference to China over the next century to promote a "free and open" Asia-Pacific region led by prosperous democracies. ... more  
N. Korea sends China Communist Party faint praiseSeoul (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 North Korea issued an unusually short congratulatory message to China's Communist Party Wednesday as President Xi Jinping opened its five-year congress amid strained ties between the two traditional allies. ... more  
Iraqi army retakes almost all disputed areas from KurdsBaghdad (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 Iraqi government forces said Wednesday they had retaken almost all the areas disputed between Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdistan region following a sweeping advance into oil-rich Kirkuk province in response to an independence vote. ... more |
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Iran supreme leader dismisses Trump's 'rants and whoppers'Tehran (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's aggressive criticism as "rants and whoppers" while vowing that Tehran would stick to its nuclear commitments. ... more  
Chinese businesses herald Communist congress by closing shopBeijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 Businesses ranging from cookware to karaoke in China's teeming capital have temporarily shut down as the ruling Communist Party prepares to hold its most important political event of the last five years. ... more  
Google to offer stepped-up security for 'high risk' usersWashington (AFP) Oct 17, 2017 Google said Tuesday it would offer stronger online security for "high risk" users who may be frequent targets of online attacks. ... more 
Kaspersky in focus as US-Russia cyber-tensions riseWashington (AFP) Oct 12, 2017 The security software firm Kaspersky has become the focal point in an escalating conflict in cyberspace between the United States and Russia. ... more 
Chinese social media block profile pic changes during congressBeijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 Chinese tech companies have prevented social media users from changing profile pictures and user names amid heightened security as a key Communist Party conclave opened Wednesday in Beijing. ... more  
IS 'death spiral' most dangerous part of fight for US coalition(UPI) Oct 17, 2017 Experts on the Middle East, terrorism and the Islamic State say that while the terrorist organization is in a "death spiral," the U.S.-led coalition battling the group is likely entering its most dangerous phase. ... more |
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 After Raqa, what's next for the US military in Syria 
Independence dreams turn to despair for Iraq's KurdsKirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 Just over three weeks ago, Iraqi Kurds were dancing in the streets after an overwhelming vote for independence fuelled hope they might finally gain their own country. ... more 
Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opensBeijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 President Xi Jinping declared China has embarked on a "new era" of challenges and opportunities on Wednesday as he opened a Communist Party congress expected to enhance his already formidable power. ... more  
OFFSET "Sprinters" encouraged to share innovative ideas for swarm systemsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 DARPA's OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program envisions future small-unit infantry forces using small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and/or small unmanned ground systems (UGSs) in swarm ... more 
Nominee for CIA inspector general grilled over retaliation claimsWashington (UPI) Oct 18, 2017 Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee hammered President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of the Inspector General at the Central Intelligence Agency amid reports of whistleblower retaliation and embarrassing intelligence handling procedures. ... more |
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  Hebrides UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 
The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency, supported by Lockheed Martin has conducted a series of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) tests in the Atlantic Ocean during Formidable Shield 2017 (FS-17) from Sept. 24 - Oct. 17, 2017. Naval forces from eight NATO nations participated in the exercise.
Formidable Shield is designed to demonstrate and improve allied interoperability in an integrated a ... moreSacramento CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion supports NATO Missile Defense Test  Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017US to sell $15 bn THAAD missile defense to Saudi Arabia  Sydney (AFP) Oct 3, 2017Australia's new frigates to feature long-range missile defence system |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017 
The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday it has approved the potential sale of advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, or AMRAAMs, to the Government of the Netherlands given Congressional approval of the $53 million foreign military sale.
The Netherlands has requested twenty-six AIM-120 C-7 AMRAAMs, made by Raytheon. The $53 million deal also includes one AMRAAM Guidance Section ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Lockheed Martin test of ATACMS missile system successful  Seoul (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Missile test fears as N. Korea marks key party anniversary  Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2017Raytheon integrates Stinger missile with armored vehicle |
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 Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 17, 2017 
The death toll from a US drone attack on a compound used by the Taliban-allied Haqqani network has risen to 26, officials said Tuesday, less than a week after a US-Canadian family held captive by the militants was rescued.
The barrage on Monday targeted a meeting of Haqqani fighters in Pakistan's remote tribal Kurram district along the Afghan border in the deadliest attack on the group this ... more Jacksonville FL (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Drone Aviation awarded contract for Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat from US Defense Dept  London (AFP) Oct 12, 2017UK will not confirm drone death of IS 'White Widow' recruiter Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017New long range drones expected in 2018 |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017  Harris Corporation has received a five-year U.S. Navy single-award contract to supply tactical radios to the Navy and Marine Corps.
The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract single-award contract, which includes ancillary devices, carries a ceiling value of $765 million.
"This award stems from our successful long-standing track record of developing and delivering the m ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers  Luxembourg (SPX) Oct 10, 2017SES GS to Provide More MEO-enabled SATCOM Solutions for U.S. Government  Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2017L3 satellite terminals for Air National Guard |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2017 
Israel Aerospace Industries is to further develop, produce and supply the Israeli Army with course correction artillery fuzes, the company announced on Monday.
The work comes under a tender issued by the Israeli Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense Research and Development. Its financial value was not disclosed.
"Following years of challenging technological development ef ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017Rheinmetall, Paravan team on autonomous vehicle technology  Greenbelt, MD (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Orbit Logic Awarded Navy Autonomy Contract  Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Australia seeks small diameter bombs from U.S. |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017 
In a rare occurrence amid the polarized Congressional body, a bill aimed at strengthening protection for government whistleblowers passed with overwhelming bipartisan support Thursday as retaliation cases continue to be problematic across the federal government.
Senate bill 585, the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, which was introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-W ... more London (AFP) Oct 10, 2017UK defence giant BAE Systems to axe almost 2,000 jobs  Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Leonardo opens new site in Australia  Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017Australia to upgrade submarines, frigates |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 19, 2017 
The United States vowed Wednesday to work with India in preference to China over the next century to promote a "free and open" Asia-Pacific region led by prosperous democracies.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivered his unexpectedly sharp message to Beijing on the same day President Xi Jinping opened the Communist Party congress.
His upbeat speech was designed to set the stage for a ... moreWashington (UPI) Oct 18, 2017Nominee for CIA inspector general grilled over retaliation claims Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens  New Delhi (AFP) Oct 16, 2017India, Russia to hold first 'tri-service' war games |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 
To make continuous, strong and conductive carbon nanotube fibers, it's best to start with long nanotubes, according to scientists at Rice University.
The Rice lab of chemist and chemical engineer Matteo Pasquali, which demonstrated its pioneering method to spin carbon nanotube into fibers in 2013, has advanced the art of making nanotube-based materials with two new papers in the American C ... more Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Paper-based supercapacitor uses metal nanoparticles to boost energy density  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Nanoscale islands dot light-driven catalyst  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Tungsten offers nano-interconnects a path of least resistance |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 15, 2017 
Nearly 700,000 Iraqis from the former jihadist stronghold of Mosul and nearby areas are still displaced despite the city's recapture in July, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Sunday.
"One year since the start of the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group (IS), some 673,000 Iraqis from the city and its surroundings remain displaced and unable to go back to their destroyed neigh ... more Hawija, Iraq (AFP) Oct 7, 2017Cinders and desolation in Iraq's Hawija after IS  Moscow (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Moscow says US 'pretending' to fight IS in Iraq  Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Shock Iraq torture photos raise ethical dilemmas |
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 Luxembourg (AFP) Oct 16, 2017  The EU is to dispatch its chief diplomat Federica Mogherini to Washington next month to fight for the Iran nuclear deal after US President Donald Trump threatened to tear it up.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday joined a chorus of international support for the landmark 2015 accord, warning that Trump's hardline stance jeopardised efforts to find a peaceful solution to the ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 16, 2017North Korea tells UN will not negotiate with a 'hostile' US  Tehran (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Iran warns Europe against new nuke deal conditions  Singapore (AFP) Oct 17, 2017US commander must 'imagine the unimaginable' on NKorea |
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 Laguna Beach, United States (AFP) Oct 17, 2017 
Alibaba executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai said Tuesday he expects to boost US jobs by expanding the Chinese firm's e-commerce platform - not by hiring American workers.
Tsai, speaking at a California tech conference, made the comments to follow up on a headline-grabbing pledge earlier this year by Alibaba founder Jack Ma and US President Donald Trump that the Chinese internet firm would c ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017China's Xi vows open economy, investors want action  Washington (AFP) Oct 13, 2017US inflation jumps in the wake of Hurricane Harvey  Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Xi says China 'will not close its doors to the world' |
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 Mexico City (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 
The earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19 did not discriminate in its destruction, leveling homes in rich and poor neighborhoods alike.
But one month on, the tragedies facing Mexico City's newly homeless depend largely on class.
Residents of upscale neighborhoods like Roma and Condesa face a frenzied rush to rent or buy new homes in other neighborhoods nearby, creating a real estate ... more Paris (ESA) Oct 17, 2017ESA takes the reins of the Disasters Charter  Dublin (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Thousands still without power in Ireland after freak storm  Mexico City (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Risking lives, Mexicans try to salvage belongings after quake |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017 
China launched three remote sensing satellites Friday on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The Yaogan-30 01 satellites will conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.
The launch is the 251st flight mission of the Long March rocket family.
span class="BDL">Source: a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com">Xin ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation  Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 
Businesses ranging from cookware to karaoke in China's teeming capital have temporarily shut down as the ruling Communist Party prepares to hold its most important political event of the last five years.
Fitness centres, short-term rental websites and even online retailers told AFP on Monday that they would not be operating in Beijing during the 19th National Congress.
The meeting, at wh ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Xi tells Communist Party to combat any actions to 'undermine' it Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017'My god, 3.5 hours': Xi gives marathon speech, China listens  Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2017  The fall of the Islamic State group's last bastion in Syria was a victory for Washington's military plan, but comes as the US political strategy for the region seems to stumble.
Even as US-backed Kurdish fighters raised their flags over the shattered heart of Raqa, their brethren in Iraq were in retreat, abandoning oil-rich territory to Iraqi forces.
The power shift shows that, while US ... more (UPI) Oct 17, 2017IS 'death spiral' most dangerous part of fight for US coalition  Manila (AFP) Oct 16, 2017Top Philippine Islamist militant Hapilon killed: defence chief  Dhuluiyah, Iraq (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Once promised paradise, IS fighters end up in mass graves |
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 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a nine-month, $9.4 million contract to develop a Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) missile interceptor concept, the agency announced Oct. 5.
"Our Low Power Laser Demonstrator concept puts advanced beam control systems and a fiber laser on a high-performance, high-altitude platform to maximize risk reduction value over the demonstrat ... more White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Upgraded Lockheed Martin Laser Outguns Threat in Half the Time 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 |
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