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  Washington (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presented what she called "undeniable" evidence Thursday that a ballistic missile fired by Huthi rebels in Yemen at Saudi Arabia last month was Iranian-made, a charge Tehran immediately denied. Haley accused Tehran of a "blatant violation" of UN Security Council obligations designed to rein in its missile activity, further stepping up the rhetoric towards Iran which Washington accuses of going against the spirit of a historic nuclear accord. Standi ... read more |
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Lockheed Martin successfully fired their new anti-ship missileWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017 Lockheed Martin has successfully deployed the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. ... more  
First GPS 3 satellite receives commands from new OCX ground control segmentDenver CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2017 The first advanced GPS III satellite successfully established remote connectivity and communicated with the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), further validating the U.S. Air Force's ... more  
EU launches defence pact it calls 'bad news for enemies'Brussels (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 Flanked by soldiers in combat dress, European leaders inaugurated on Thursday a landmark defence cooperation pact that EU President Donald Tusk said was "bad news for our enemies". ... more  
China, S. Korea eye warmer ties following tensionsBeijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 The presidents of China and South Korea sought Thursday to repair ties strained over a US anti-missile defence system, but the beating of a South Korean photojournalist by Chinese security cast a pall over the summit. ... more |
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Putin, Trump discuss N Korea in phone callWashington (AFP) Dec 15, 2017 Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program in a phone call Thursday, in which the US president took the unusual step of thanking his Russian counterpart for praising America's economy. ... more 
Boeing to support Air Force's minuteman programWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017 The Boeing Company has been awarded a modified contract to support a minuteman force development evaluation test flight program for the U.S. Air Force. ... more 
Japan expands sanctions aimed at NK; Thailand cuts back NK trade to 'none'Bangkok (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 The US has urged Thailand to downgrade diplomatic and trade ties with North Korea, a senior Thai official said Thursday after meeting with an American envoy, as the Trump administration pushes ahead with a global campaign to further isolate the nuclear-armed pariah state. ... more 
S. Korea outraged by journalist beating in ChinaSeoul (AFP) Dec 15, 2017 South Korean news media on Friday expressed anger and outrage after Chinese security guards beat and severely injured a South Korean photojournalist covering President Moon Jae-In's visit to Beijing. ... more 
China summons Australian ambassador amid meddling rowBeijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 China has summoned the Australian ambassador amid a growing row over allegations of Chinese meddling in politics in Australia. ... more  
Russia's Fregat Upper Stage Fail Caused by Incorrect Software OperationMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 13, 2017 The Russian state space corporation has revealed the reasons behind the downfall of the Fregat upper stage and 19 satellites, carried by a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket. The reason for the fall of ... more |
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Electromagnetic water cloak eliminates drag and wakeDurham NC (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 Researchers have developed a water cloaking concept based on electromagnetic forces that could eliminate an object's wake, greatly reducing its drag while simultaneously helping it avoid detection. ... more  
Aerospace's SeedTECH AI advances to second round of $5M IBM Watson XPRIZEEl Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2017 The Aerospace Corporation's (Aerospace) SeedTECH Artificial Intelligence (AI) team is one of 59 teams out of 147 that are advancing to the second round of the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE - a $5 million AI ... more  
China fumes over potential US navy visits to TaiwanBeijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 China said on Thursday it lodged an official protest with the United States after President Donald Trump signed a defence budget that opens the possibility for US warships to visit self-ruled Taiwan. ... more  
US jets intercept Russian warplanes in Syria: PentagonWashington (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 A pair of US warplanes intercepted two Russia jets over a part of Syria they were not supposed to be operating in, the Pentagon said Thursday. ... 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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 Washington (AFP) Dec 14, 2017  US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presented what she called "undeniable" evidence Thursday that a ballistic missile fired by Huthi rebels in Yemen at Saudi Arabia last month was Iranian-made, a charge Tehran immediately denied.
Haley accused Tehran of a "blatant violation" of UN Security Council obligations designed to rein in its missile activity, further stepping up the rheto ... moreWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Lockheed Martin successfully fired their new anti-ship missile  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2017UN does not confirm Iran link to Yemen missiles: report  Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2017Raytheon awarded modified contract for AIM-120 missiles |
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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. ... more Washington (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 6, 2017 
Nearly one in five British army troops cannot perform full combat duties because of illness, injuries or other reasons, news reports from England said.
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Of the 18,000 active-duty troops affected, only about 10,000 could only take part in certain combat operations.
Conservative Member of Parliament, Andrew Bowie, a former naval officer, uncovered the figures through a written ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017U.S. Army to upgrade weapons on Abrams tanks  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 |
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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 ... moreBrussels (AFP) Dec 14, 2017EU launches defence pact it calls 'bad news for enemies'  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 |
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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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 Nasiriyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 14, 2017  Iraq hanged 38 jihadists belonging to the Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda for terrorism offences on Thursday in the southern city of Nasiriyah, provincial authorities said.
It was the largest number of executions in Iraq on a single day since September 25 when 42 people were put to death in the same prison.
"The prison administration executed on Thursday in the presence of Justice Minist ... more Baghdad (AFP) Dec 10, 2017Iraq holds military parade to celebrate victory over IS  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017 
The Boeing Company has been awarded a modified contract to support a minuteman force development evaluation test flight program for the U.S. Air Force.
The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $40.6 million and modifies a previous contract award to procure mod 7 wafer instrumentation support kits.
The kits are used to enable size and weight red ... moreWashington (AFP) Dec 15, 2017Putin, Trump discuss N Korea in phone call  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 13, 2017US envoy Haley to present 'irrefutable evidence' on Iran  Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Dennis Rodman: Trump and N. Korea's Kim 'pretty much the same' |
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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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Winter cuts dent China's industrial output  Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Marvel or mishap? Hong Kong's troubled mega bridge  Buenos Aires (AFP) Dec 12, 2017US, EU and Japan up the pressure on China at WTO |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017  World leaders met in Paris Tuesday seeking to unlock more money to drive the global economy's shift to green energy, exactly two years after signing a global pact to avert worst-case-scenario global warming.
Without trillions of dollars invested in clean energy technology, the Paris Agreement's goal to keep global warming below two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial ... more 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  Buffalo NY (SPX) Dec 12, 2017New mapping technique can help fight extreme poverty |
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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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 Shanghai (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 
Poisoned syringes that could be fired at dogs on the street to kill them instantly were sold by a gang in China, allowing pets to be snatched and sold for the dinner table, state media said.
Police in the eastern province of Anhui arrested eight gang members, alleging they sold 200,000 of the syringes throughout China filled with a large dose of the muscle relaxant suxamethonium.
The buy ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Chinese dissident's widow sends desperate letter  Manila (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Philippines's Duterte offers third telecom slot to China  Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2017Former Chinese leadership contender faces graft probe |
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 
Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram were on Thursday put on high alert after four military vehicles went missing during a raid on an army post in the restive northeast.
A message sent to all military bases across the region called for "all units and troops to remain at alert and not be taken by surprise".
Two armoured cars and two all-terrain pickup trucks were taken after the jihadists ... more Paris (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Gulf pours 130mn euros into Sahel anti-jihadist force  Washington (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 |
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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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