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  London (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 Britain's Serious Fraud Office on Thursday said it had launched a criminal probe into the activities of defence company Chemring and one of its subsidiaries. The probe concerns both the parent group and its British-based Chemring Technology Solutions Limited (CTSL) division, an agency statement said. "The SFO confirms it has opened a criminal investigation into bribery, corruption and money laundering arising from the conduct of business by Chemring Group plc and CTSL including any officers, emp ... read more |
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Russia to create bank for sanctions-hit defence industryMoscow (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 Russia announced Thursday the creation of a state-owned bank to finance its defence industry which has encountered difficulties in obtaining financing due to US sanctions. ... more  
Tillerson says Russia helps North Korea get fuelWashington (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that Russia is helping North Korea evade some of the sanctions imposed on it to force it to halt its nuclear missile program. ... more 
N. Korea prepares grand military parade on eve of Olympics: reportSeoul (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 North Korea is preparing a lavish display of its military strength in a parade on the eve of next month's Winter Olympics in the South, despite a rare sporting detente with Seoul, it was reported Thursday. ... more 
Russia at UN warns collapse of Iran deal would be 'alarming'United Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 Russia on Thursday warned at the UN Security Council that the collapse of the Iranian nuclear deal would send an "alarming" message to the world and compromise efforts to persuade North Korea to scrap its nuclear arsenal. ... more |
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Australia lifesaving drone makes first rescueSydney (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 A pair of Australian swimmers on Thursday became the first people to be rescued in the ocean by a drone when the aerial lifesaver dropped a safety device to distressed teens caught in rough seas. ... more  
France, Italy, Britain renew arms contract with EurosamWashington (UPI) Jan 18, 2018 France, Italy and Britain have renewed a contract for five years with Eurosam, the manufacturer of anti-air missiles, its owners announced on Thursday. ... more 
India to buy guns worth $553 mn for border troopsNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 India will buy more than 160,000 guns worth $553 million for troops on its disputed, high-altitude borders, the defence ministry said Tuesday. ... more  
Booby-trapped messaging apps used for spying: researchersSan Francisco (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 An espionage campaign using malware-infected messaging apps has been stealing smartphone data from activists, soldiers, lawyers, journalists and others in more than 20 countries, researchers said in a report Thursday. ... more  
Sahel defence ministers in Paris in push for 'G5' forceParis (AFP) Jan 15, 2018 Defence ministers from five countries in the Sahel were meeting Monday with French counterpart Florence Parly in the latest push for a pooled force fighting jihadism in the fragile region. ... more  
First C-130J Super Hercules arrives in FranceWashington (UPI) Jan 16, 2018 France has welcomed its first C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a ceremony at Orleans-Bricy Air Base. ... more 
Airbus delivers first upgraded Tiger helicopter to French armed forcesWashington (UPI) Jan 17, 2018 The first delivery of a combat-functional helicopter retrofit for France was announced this week by Airbus Helicopters. ... more |
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 Terma awarded $44M contract to equip F-16s with 3D audio 
Pentagon awards contract to Gulfstream for service on C-20, C-37Washington (UPI) Jan 12, 2018 The U.S. Air Force has awarded Gulfstream Aerospace a contract for two different twin-engine, turbofan aircraft used for transporting high-ranking government and Defense Department officials. ... more 
U.S., Australia contract for support of P-8A PoseidonWashington (UPI) Jan 10, 2018 Naval Air Systems Command awarded Boeing a contract for services in support of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, an anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare aircraft and maritime patrol platform. ... more 
Lockheed awarded $7.5M contract to move F-35 support to FloridaWashington (UPI) Jan 18, 2018 Lockheed Martin has received a $7.47 million contract to move an F-35 support center for three partner nations from Fort Worth, Texas, to Eglin Air Force Base in northwest Florida. ... more |
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Rockwell Collins contracted by Navy for E-2D training systemWashington (UPI) Jan 11, 2018 The U.S. Navy awarded Rockwell Collins with a contract for integrated training systems for the Northrop Grumman-manufactured E-2D Hawkeye, an all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning aircraft. ... more  
Alabama's PeopleTec awarded $33M for missile defenseWashington (UPI) Jan 17, 2018 Engineering and cybersecurity firm PeopleTec Inc. has been awarded a $33 million contract by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for engineering and support of the agency's international programs. ... more  
Syria threatens to 'destroy' Turkish warplanesDamascus (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 Deputy foreign minister Faisal Mekdad warned on Thursday that Syria's air force could destroy any Turkish warplanes used in a threatened assault on the war-torn country. ... more 
US nuclear review calls for development of low-yield weaponsWashington (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 The US military wants to overhaul its atomic arsenal and develop a new type of low-yield weapon that experts worry could lead to greater proliferation and heighten the risk of nuclear war. ... more 
Israel unveils details of new underground wall along Gaza StripKissufim, Israel (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 The Israeli army on Thursday revealed details of a massive underground barrier being built along the border with the Gaza Strip in a bid to neutralise the threat of Palestinian attack tunnels. ... more  
IS poses threat to Iraq one month after 'liberation'Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 Barely a month after Baghdad declared victory over the Islamic State group, the jihadists could still recapture areas of Iraq, especially near the border with Syria, experts and officials say. ... more  
Israel says India to restart talks on missile salesJerusalem (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 India is to restart talks with Israel over a cancelled deal to buy anti-tank missiles, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Iraq PM seeks allies online to join election list 
Nearly seven decades of tensions between the two KoreasSeoul (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single flag at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, in the latest sign that the crisis on the peninsula may be easing. ... more 
UN chief defends Iran deal after Trump demands changesUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned that any bid to address concerns about Iran should not jeopardize the hard-won nuclear deal after US President Donald Trump demanded changes to the accord. ... more 
Trump says Russia undermining N.Korea sanctionsWashington (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Russia of undermining international sanctions against North Korea and weakening efforts to curb Kim Jong-Un's nuclear weapons program. ... more |
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European Union leaders love-bombed Britain on Tuesday, holding the door open for it to change its mind about ending its four-decade membership of the bloc next year.
The comments by EU President Donald Tusk, European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and others weighed into a debate in Britain about holding a second Brexit referendum.
Leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage surprisingly push ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2018  The terms "handmade" and "high tech" are not commonly found in the same sentence, but they both apply to a Rice University method to quickly produce fibers from carbon nanotubes. The method developed by the Rice lab of chemist Matteo Pasquali allows researchers to make short lengths of strong, conductive fibers from small samples of bulk nanotubes in about an hour.
The work complements Pas ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 15, 2018 
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Monday for the elimination of jihadist "sleeper cells" after a twin suicide bombing killed 31 people in Baghdad in the second such attack in three days.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but most such attacks in Iraq are the work of the Islamic State jihadist group.
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2018  China on Tuesday dismissed an international meeting on the North Korean nuclear crisis hosted by Canada and the United States as illegitimate, as major players like Beijing were not present.
The absence of Russia and China from the two days of talks in Vancouver, which began on Monday, shows the holes in Washington's bid to form a unified global front against North Korea's nuclear threat. ... more |
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 Nanjing Beijing (XNA) Jan 19, 2018 
China's first nano-satellite with primary and middle school students involved in the development and building process will be launched into space Friday.
The satellite, named after late Premier Zhou Enlai, was sent from its production base in Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base in east China's Jiangsu Province to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 13, 2018  Authorities in northern China have demolished a Christian megachurch in a move denounced by a religious rights group as "Taliban-style persecution".
China's officially atheist Communist authorities are wary of any organised movements outside their control, including religious ones.
The huge evangelical Jindengtai ("Golden Lampstand") Church, painted grey and surmounted by turrets and a l ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 
Terrorists and hate groups continue to get their propaganda onto social media platforms despite efforts by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to shut them down, a US Senate panel heard Wednesday.
Islamic State, Al Qaeda, and others have stepped up their use of bots and other methods to fight the artificial intelligence and algorithms the social media giants deploy to screen them out.
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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 |
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