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  Seoul (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un vowed to "win victory in the showdown" against the US with his rapidly advancing nuclear arsenal, state media said Wednesday, after the country's latest missile test heightened global tensions. The nuclear-armed North has rattled the international community with a flurry of nuclear blasts and missile launches, most recently on November 29 when it test-fired its longest-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of reaching all major US cities. Kim to ... read more |
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US urges talks with North Korea 'without preconditions'Washington (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 The United States is ready to talk to North Korea "without preconditions" but remains determined to force it to abandon its nuclear arsenal, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday. ... more 
Don't sleepwalk into war over N. Korea, warns UN bossTokyo (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 United Nations chief Antonio Guterres Thursday warned the world against "sleepwalking into war" over North Korea, as he called for diplomatic efforts to banish nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula. ... more  
Jet-powered drone tested by BAE SystemsWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017 BAE Systems and The University of Manchester have conducted initial flight trials on a jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle with a unique maneuvering system. ... more 
Dutch police ground drone-fighting eaglesThe Hague (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 Dutch police have clipped the wings of their airborne drone-fighting force of eagles, and fired their winged warriors deeming them too expensive and too unruly to be effective. ... more |
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Lockheed Martin tapped to provide cyber security supportWashington (UPI) Dec 12, 2017 Lockheed Martin has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy for cyber security support services. ... more 
US to send cyber soldiers to the battlefield; 3 plead guilty in botnet attackWashington (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 The US Army will soon send teams of cyber warriors to the battlefield, officials said Wednesday, as the military increasingly looks to take the offensive against enemy computer networks. ... more 
Facebook accused of inaction over Russian ads in Brexit voteLondon (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 A senior British MP on Wednesday accused Facebook of failing to seriously investigate possible Russian influence in the Brexit vote, after it found just three adverts linked to a known propaganda group. ... more  
Canada halts plans to buy Boeing fighter jets in trade disputeWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017 Scrapping a $5.23 billion deal for new Boeing-made fighter jets, Canada announced amid a trade dispute with the company it will instead buy used jets elsewhere. ... more  
US-led air strikes kill 23 civilians in Syria: monitorBeirut (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 Air strikes by a US-led coalition killed 23 civilians Wednesday in a village held by the Islamic State group in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province, a monitor said. ... more 
Israel strikes Hamas targets after Gaza rocket fireGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 Israel carried out a series of air strikes against Islamist group Hamas in Gaza early on Thursday, the army said, hours after rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave. ... more |
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 Boko Haram tries to take over military base in NE Nigeria  
NATO holds CBRN training course in KuwaitWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017 NATO has trained 15 Kuwaiti experts in dealing with the aftermath of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents. ... more 
Gulf pours 130mn euros into Sahel anti-jihadist forceParis (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 Oil-rich Gulf countries pledged 130 million euros Wednesday towards fighting jihadists in West Africa's Sahel region, as French President Emmanuel Macron hosted leaders in a bid to boost a fledgling five-nation military force. ... more 
Strikes kill 30 in rebel-run Yemen prison: rebel TVSanaa (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 Saudi-led air strikes on a prison run by rebels in Yemen killed 30 people and wounded 80 on Wednesday, the rebels' Al-Masirah TV reported. ... more 
US envoy Haley to present 'irrefutable evidence' on IranUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 US Ambassador Nikki Haley will present "irrefutable evidence" that Iran has tried to cover up violations of international obligations, the US mission said Wednesday. ... more |
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  Seoul (AFP) Dec 11, 2017 
The US, South Korea and Japan carried out joint exercises Monday to track missiles from North Korea, as China warned that such manoeuvres fuel tensions following nuclear-armed Pyongyang's longest-range test launch to date.
The trilateral drill comes less than two weeks after Pyongyang test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and declared it had achieved nuclear statehood, e ... more Tokyo (AFP) Dec 10, 2017Japan to host joint missile tracking drill amid N. Korea threat  Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 8, 2017Israel shoots down rocket fired from Gaza: army  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 8, 2017Japan plans long-range missiles amid N. Korea threat: minister |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2017 
UN officials who examined debris from missiles fired at Saudi Arabia from Yemen have not confirmed that they were Iranian-made but are still analyzing the information, according to a confidential report obtained by AFP on Monday.
Saudi Arabia and the United States have accused Iran of supplying weapons to Yemen's Huthi rebels who fired a missile intercepted near Riyadh airport on November 4. ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2017Raytheon awarded modified contract for AIM-120 missiles Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017Poland to buy AMRAAMs, HIMARS systems from U.S.  Abu Dhabi (AFP) Dec 3, 2017UAE denies Yemen rebel missile entered its air space |
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 The Hague (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 
Dutch police have clipped the wings of their airborne drone-fighting force of eagles, and fired their winged warriors deeming them too expensive and too unruly to be effective.
After a series of tests in 2015, the police last year announced they were putting into operation a flock of the birds of prey to take down drones believed to be posing a danger to the public, such as near airports. ... moreWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Jet-powered drone tested by BAE Systems  Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2017Hensoldt intros new counter-drone system  Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2017China says Indian drone 'invaded' its airspace, crashed |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 
With high-throughput satellites covering 99% of the populated regions of the world, commercial satellite providers like Intelsat General are ready and willing to serve the growing bandwidth needs of the military defense market. But there's a catch. At the Global MilsatCom conference held earlier this month in London, new acquisition challenges came to light: Countries are still trying to figure ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017Harris contracted by Army for radios for security force assistance brigades  Denver CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Joint Hellas-Sat-4 and SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite ready for environmental tests  McLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Government outsourcing disrupts space as SatComm services commercialised |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017 
Kongsberg Defense Systems, a Norwegian government-owned company, has been tapped to deliver additional enhanced upgrades for the U.S. Army's M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank.
The deal, announced Friday by Kongsberg, is worth about $3.9 million U.S. dollars.
The procurement calls for the delivery of additional Protector Remote Weapon Stations, which enhance the visibility for a tank c ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017Data-collecting device could make for better training of soldiers  Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017Public-private partnership to speed up military technology development  Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017General Dynamics tapped to destroy, dispose of rockets |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017 
Senior leaders at the Department of Defense testified on Capitol Hill that they are attempting to reform and speed up an acquisition process that has dogged the agency for years.
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday heard testimony from U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, alongside other military officials, including Ellen Lord, the Pentagon's top acquisition official. / ... more Brussels (AFP) Dec 11, 2017EU launches defence pact with submarine drones The Hague (AFP) Dec 8, 2017Dutch want arms dealer's extradition after S.Africa arrest  Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017Raytheon forms new company in United Arab Emirates |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2017 
President Donald Trump signed the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act into law, a $700 billion defense budget that seeks to increase military spending and operational capabilities.
The provisions in the 2018 NDAA includes measures like the establishment of a new U.S. Space Corps as a separate military service within the Department of the Air Force by 2019 and increases the totality ... more Brussels (AFP) Dec 13, 2017NATO to complete move to new billion euro HQ by mid-June  Ottawa (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Canada authorizes export of automatic weapons to Ukraine  Phnom Penh (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Fortified by family and China cash, Cambodia's strongman digs in |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
DNA, present in almost every cell, is increasingly being used as a building material to construct tiny, but sophisticated structures such as autonomous 'DNA walkers' that can move along a microparticle surface, fluorescent labels for diagnostic applications, 'DNA boxes' that serve as smart drug-delivery vehicles programmed to open up at disease sites to release their therapeutic content, or prog ... more Boston MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017New nanowires are just a few atoms thick  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Physicists explain metallic conductivity of thin carbon nanotube films  Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) ov 27, 2017Ceria nanoparticles: It is the surface that matters |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Dec 10, 2017  Iraq's armed forces held a military parade in Baghdad on Sunday to celebrate the victory announced by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi over the Islamic State group.
Abadi on Saturday declared victory in Iraq's three-year war to expel the jihadist group that at its height endangered the country's very existence.
Iraqi army units marched through the main square in central Baghdad as helicopt ... more Baghdad (AFP) Dec 10, 2017Hashed al-Shaabi: controversial force on Iraq's front lines  Doha (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Macron sees Iraq's total 'liberation' from IS this month  Baghdad (AFP) Dec 9, 2017Iraq since the US-led invasion of 2003 |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 
US Ambassador Nikki Haley will present "irrefutable evidence" that Iran has tried to cover up violations of international obligations, the US mission said Wednesday.
Haley will hold a press conference in Washington on Thursday on Iran's "ongoing destabilizing activities in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world."
The United States and Saudi Arabia have accused Iran of supplying weapo ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Dennis Rodman: Trump and N. Korea's Kim 'pretty much the same'  Beijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2017China, S. Korea leaders to discuss N. Korea nukes Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2017US urges talks as North Korea brags of nuclear arsenal |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2017 
China's exports surged more than twice the expected pace in November, official data showed on Friday, as tensions with its largest trading partners flare.
The healthy trade data is welcome news for the world's number-two economy as Beijing looks to tackle industrial overcapacity, winter pollution and a ballooning debt pile.
Exports jumped 12.3 percent year-on-year to $217.4 billion, blow ... more Buenos Aires (AFP) Dec 11, 2017US says 'litigation-centered' WTO losing focus  Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2017China exports soar higher than expected in November  Brussels (AFP) Dec 6, 2017EU wins tougher, swifter anti-dumping trade powers |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Dec 12, 2017 
For years, policymakers have relied upon surveys and census data to track and respond to extreme poverty.
While effective, assembling this information is costly and time-consuming, and it often lacks detail that aid organizations and governments need in order to best deploy their resources.
That could soon change.
A new mapping technique, described in the Nov. 14 issue of the P ... more Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017World leaders in Paris seek cash for climate crunc  Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Leaders needed to fix global 'mess', says Kofi Annan  Fajardo, Puerto Rico (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Storm-hit Puerto Rico starving for tourists |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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 Manila (AFP) Dec 12, 2017 
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has offered China Telecom a slot to be the country's third telecom provider to break up the dominance of two local firms, his spokesman said Tuesday.
The offer was part of Duterte's efforts to improve ties between China and the Philippines, taking into account political as well as economic considerations, spokesman Harry Roque told reporters.
"It was ... more Shanghai (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Poisoned syringes fired at pet dogs for China meat trade  Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2017Former Chinese leadership contender faces graft probe  Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2017EU "deeply troubled" by China's human rights record |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 13, 2017  Oil-rich Gulf countries pledged 130 million euros Wednesday towards fighting jihadists in West Africa's Sahel region, as French President Emmanuel Macron hosted leaders in a bid to boost a fledgling five-nation military force.
The G5 Sahel force brings together troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - some of the poorest countries in the world - and money had been a ma ... moreWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017NATO holds CBRN training course in Kuwait  Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Boko Haram tries to take over military base in NE Nigeria  Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2017US air strike destroys vehicle bomb outside Mogadishu |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 
The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) has awarded Lockheed Martin $26.3 million for the design, development and production of a high power fiber laser. AFRL plans to test the laser on a tactical fighter jet by 2021.
The contract is part of AFRL's Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) program, and is a major step forward in the maturation of protective airborne laser systems. ... more Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Lockheed Martin developing technology to intercept missile threats with Directed Energy  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 |
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