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  Habbaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled up to the edge of Al-Qaim, the largest town still held by the Islamic State group in the country, as they pushed a final assault on the jihadists. Iraq's Joint Operations Command said government troops - backed by US air strikes and Sunni tribal fighters - captured the village of Al-Obeidi, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Syrian border on the eastern outskirts of the town. "IS fighters resisted the advance of the troops, but the majority retreated to posi ... read more |
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Iraqi army takes control of Turkey border from Kurds: Turkish PMIstanbul (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 Iraqi government forces on Tuesday took control of the key border crossing with Turkey in the Iraqi Kurdistan region after weeks of tensions between Baghdad and Arbil, the Turkish prime minister said. ... more  
General's slip spotlights US troop numbers in SyriaWashington (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 Pentagon officials scrambled Tuesday to clarify how many US troops are in Syria after a general put the number at a "little over 4,000" - far higher than previous tallies. ... more  
Russia says its submarine fired missiles at IS base in SyriaMoscow (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 Russia said Tuesday its submarine deployed in the Mediterranean fired three ballistic missiles to destroy a command post of the Islamic State group in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province. ... more  
Guiding the random laserTucson AZ (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 At its most basic level, a random laser is precisely what its name implies; random. It's random in the spectrum of light it produces and in the way that light is emitted, making what could be an ext ... more |
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First order for Elta ELK-1882T SATCOM network systemWashington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017 Israel Aerospace Industries and its Elta subsidiary have received their first order for their satellite communication terminal with conformal electronic-steered antenna for fighter jets. ... more 
Mattis, Tillerson make case to Congress for continued authorization of military forceWashington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017 Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday cemented White House reliance on a pair of 15-year-old authorizations for military force as the legal cornerstone permitting the executive branch to stage counter-terrorism operations. ... more  
EU, Japan ask UN to condemn N. Korea over rights abusesUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 The European Union and Japan asked the United Nations on Tuesday to condemn North Korea for gross human rights violations, drawing a link between severe hunger endured by North Koreans and Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs. ... more 
200 dead in tunnel accident at N.Korea nuclear test site: reportTokyo (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 More than 200 people are feared to have died when a tunnel caved in at North Korea's nuclear test site after its latest detonation, a Japanese news report said Tuesday. ... more  
Indonesia orders NASAMS air defense systemWashington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017 Indonesia has ordered an air defense system from Kongsberg of Norway, the company announced on Tuesday. ... more  
Saudi Arabia to invest $1 billion in Virgin GalacticRiyadh (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment in British billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic. ... more |
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 SpaceX launches Korean satellite, sticks rocket landing 
Radio Pollution Creates Space Shield for SatellitesBoulder CO (VOA) Oct 31, 2017 People are big polluters, on the land, in the sea and even in outer space, that can include anything from a hammer that floats away from the space station, to radiation from a nuclear weapons test i ... more  
What Ever Happened to Sea Launch?bv Launchspace Staff Writers Bethesda, MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Sea Launch was a unique space launch system intended to be an attractive way to launch geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellites. It was developed as a multinationa ... more 
Jihadists at large: 3 most wanted for Paris, Brussels attacksParis (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 For French and Belgian investigators, the fall of the Islamic State group's strongholds in Syria and Iraq kindles hopes of ensnaring some of the ringleaders of the 2015-16 terror attacks in Paris and Brussels. ... more  
China says social media companies must 'punish' employeesBeijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 China has ordered online platforms to punish staff who spread "illegal" content domestically, in the latest move by authorities to tighten policing of the web. ... more |
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  Moscow (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 
Russia conducted several ballistic missile tests on Thursday from "land, air and sea" as part of its strategic nuclear programme, the Defence ministry announced.
A "Topol" intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from the Plesetsk testing ground in the northwest of the country and three ballistic missiles were launched by two nuclear missile submarines (SSBNs), two from the Okhotsk Sea, ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Report: Japan eyeing SM-6 missiles for defense program  Syracuse NY (SPX) Oct 23, 2017Lockheed Martin missile defense sensor technology receives prototyping contract  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Lockheed Martin to develop missile defense tools under DoD deal |
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 Tehran (AFP) Oct 29, 2017 
Iran's president on Sunday said his country would continue building weapons including developing missiles as the United States prepares new sanctions over its ballistic missile programme.
"To defend our nation and territorial integrity, we will build all the weapons we will need," Hassan Rouhani told parliament in statements broadcast on state television.
Recent Iranian missile launches ... moreWashington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017Indonesia orders NASAMS air defense system  Washington (UPI) Oct 29, 2017Brazil orders man-portable air defense system from Saab  Vilnius (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Lithuania buys Norwegian air defence system amid Russia fears |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 
The Pentagon announced Insitu Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, has been awarded a new $9.2 million firm-fixed price contract for spare and sustainment parts for the RQ-21A Blackjack.
The RQ-21 Blackjack is a small tactical unmanned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform used by the Department of the Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps.
The RQ-2 ... more Boston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of water  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Boeing invests in autonomous flight technology company  Jacksonville FL (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Drone Aviation awarded contract for Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat from US Defense Dept |
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 Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 
More than 1,800 unclassified spacecraft are being tracked as they orbit earth, according to Space-tracl.org, the public data base for such items. They are communicating with receivers on the ground as well as each other.
Who is watching to make sure none of those signals are nefarious, aimed at disrupting communications between the satellites and the warfighters in various theaters who rel ... moreWashington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017First order for Elta ELK-1882T SATCOM network system  Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2017NRL clarifies valley polarization for electronic and optoelectronic technologies |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban on transgender personnel from serving in the US military on Monday.
US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered the government to "revert to the status quo" that was in effect before Trump ordered the contentious ban.
At the same time, however, she allowed to let stand a block on military funding for sex reassignment s ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 29, 2017CACI International to support Army C4ISR  Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017State Department approves Kuwaiti M1A1 tank deal  Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017Lockheed gets Air Force production order for Paveway II kits |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 
Lockheed Martin and Spanish shipbuilder Navantia on Thursday renewed their 20-year agreement on surface ships and naval combat systems.
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to recognize their history working alongside each other and to seal the renewed agreement, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin announced in a company news release.
"The fundamental openness, trust ... more Manila (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Philippines' Duterte receives Russian assault rifles  Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017Whistleblower protection bill sent to President as complaints of retaliation grow  London (AFP) Oct 10, 2017UK defence giant BAE Systems to axe almost 2,000 jobs |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 
Under pressure from an impatient Congress, President Donald Trump's administration belatedly published a list of Russian firms and agencies Friday to comply with a new sanctions law.
Trump had opposed the law, which restricted his authority to loosen measures imposed to punish Russia for its meddling in Ukraine and alleged interference in US politics.
But he begrudgingly signed off on ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China crowns Xi with name once reserved for Mao Zedong  Brussels (AFP) Oct 26, 2017NATO challenges Russia on military drill numbers  Berlin (AFP) Oct 20, 2017NATO ill-prepared for a Russian attack: report |
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 Swansea UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
Research by scientists at Swansea University has shown that improvements in nanowire structures will allow for the manufacture of more stable and durable nanotechnology for use in semiconductor devices in the future.
Dr Alex Lord and Professor Steve Wilks from the Centre for NanoHealth led the collaborative research published in Nano Letters. The research team defined the limits of electri ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 30, 2017New technique produces tunable, nanoporous materials  Providence RI (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Terahertz spectroscopy goes nano  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Nanotube fiber antennas as capable as copper |
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 Habbaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Oct 31, 2017  Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled up to the edge of Al-Qaim, the largest town still held by the Islamic State group in the country, as they pushed a final assault on the jihadists.
Iraq's Joint Operations Command said government troops - backed by US air strikes and Sunni tribal fighters - captured the village of Al-Obeidi, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Syrian border on the eastern ... more Riyadh (AFP) Oct 29, 2017Saudi Airlines to operate first Baghdad flight in 27 years  Baghdad (AFP) Oct 28, 2017Suicide bomber kills 3 at Iraq funeral: army  Ottawa (AFP) Oct 28, 2017Canada pauses military assistance to Iraqi troops |
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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 
The head of the UN atomic agency said in Abu Dhabi on Sunday IAEA inspectors are doing their work in Iran "without problem", a day after Tehran was implementing its nuclear commitments.
"Our inspectors (in Iran) are discharging their responsibilities without problem," Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told reporters in Abu Dhabi.
He was speaking on the sidelin ... more The Hague (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Dutch know-how may have gone into arms of mass destruction United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 31, 2017EU, Japan ask UN to condemn N. Korea over rights abuses  Vatican City (AFP) Oct 30, 2017Vatican to host high-level push against nuclear weapons |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017  China's big four state-owned banks on Monday reported profit growth across the board in the third quarter, after President Xi Jinping emphasised the importance of the public sector earlier this month.
Net income at the four banks - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Bank of China (BOC), China Construction Bank (CCB), and Agricultural Bank of China - all grew in the low single ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China cracks down on fraudulent provincial growth figures  Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China slams US aluminium foil tariff ahead of Trump visit  Beijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2017Business leaders bow to Xi as Communist Party pushes in |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 
The recent barrage of hurricanes in the southern United States is a reminder of the need for all companies that operate critical services to have a solid disaster recovery (DR) plan. At Intelsat General Corporation (IGC), the unpredictability of hurricane Irma gave us an opportunity to execute our own DR plan and to provide uninterrupted service for our customers.
As a satellite communicat ... more Paris (AFP) Oct 30, 2017$129 bn in extreme weather losses last year: climate report  New York (AFP) Oct 31, 2017Displaced Puerto Ricans find refuge in New York  New York (AFP) Oct 27, 2017Puerto Rico 'heartbreaking' five weeks post-storm |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017 
Jing Haipeng, the first Chinese astronaut to go into space three times, has voiced his desire to go into space again as a further demonstration of his loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC).
"I'm eager to go to space again, be a pioneer in the battle one more time," said the 51-year-old major general and delegate to the ongoing 19th National Congress of the CPC.
"Let the vastn ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  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 |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 
China's ruling Communist Party says three of its top former officials rigged votes during earlier party congresses, in a move that sheds light on the fall of members of Xi Jinping's rival factions.
The senior figures were removed from office over the last few years as part of Xi's sweeping corruption crackdown, which some analysts have called a political purge.
An article published by Xi ... moreShanghai (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Xi takes short cut to China's Communist pantheon  Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2017Activists fear more crackdowns in Xi's 'new era'  Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017Chinese universities start 'Xi Thought' institutes |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 
For French and Belgian investigators, the fall of the Islamic State group's strongholds in Syria and Iraq kindles hopes of ensnaring some of the ringleaders of the 2015-16 terror attacks in Paris and Brussels.
Among the most wanted IS figures sought for their suspected involvement in the slaughter, three are at the top of the list - though their whereabouts are unknown and they may even ha ... moreMoscow (AFP) Oct 31, 2017Russia says its submarine fired missiles at IS base in Syria  Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2017Second Niger team was out to kill or capture Islamic State leader  United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 27, 2017UN report blames gas attack on Syrian regime |
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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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