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  Washington (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 The Pentagon is set to unveil President Donald Trump's nuclear policy next week, and critics are already warning it could trigger another arms race and raise the risk of miscalculations that might spark an atomic conflict. A leaked draft version of the Nuclear Posture Review indicates the Pentagon is calling for the development of a new type of low-yield nuclear bomb that is designed to be used on the battlefield, rather than to level a city. These so-called tactical nuclear weapons have a limit ... read more |
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US sanctions N. Korean, Chinese firms aiding PyongyangWashington (AFP) Jan 24, 2018 The United States slapped new sanctions on North Korean and Chinese firms and individuals that it said support the Pyongyang regime of Kim Jong-Un and his nuclear weapons program. ... more  
DARPA Seeks to Improve Military Communications with Digital Phased-Arrays at Millimeter WaveWashington DC (SPX) Jan 25, 2018 There is increasing interest in making broader use of the millimeter wave frequency band for communications on small mobile platforms where narrow antenna beams from small radiating apertures provid ... more  
Spain to up defence spending by 73 pct over seven yearsMadrid (AFP) Jan 24, 2018 Spain is planning to boost defence spending by 73 percent to 18 billion euros ($22 billion) by 2024, an announcement that sparked outrage among opposition MPs who say social services will suffer. ... more  
SBIRS GEO Flight-4 Successfully LaunchedCape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Jan 25, 2018 The Air Force successfully launched the fourth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Evolved Expendable launch Vehicle from Space Launc ... more |
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Haqqani militant killed by drone strike in Pakistan: officialsPeshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Jan 24, 2018 A suspected US drone attack in northwest Pakistan killed a militant from the Haqqani network allied to Afghanistan's Taliban on Wednesday, officials said, days after Afghan authorities accused the group of attacking a Kabul hotel. ... more  
Facing death in Iraq, European jihadists won't get help from homeParis (AFP) Jan 24, 2018 European nations rarely miss a chance to slam the use of the death penalty by others, but they have largely turned a deaf ear to pleas from citizens facing execution in Iraq for fighting with the Islamic State group. ... more  
Now defeated, Iraq's most feared jihadists await their fateBaghdad (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 Their names spread terror across the Islamic State group's cross-border "caliphate", but senior jihadists now languish in Iraqi prisons, subjects of mockery for the populace they ruled. ... more  
Dyncorp to provide aviation field services to U.S. Army in Germany, Iraq, AfghanistanWashington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 Dyncorp International has been awarded a contract for aviation field maintenance services in support of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command. ... more 
Parachute training suspended after Marine killed in Arizona accidentWashington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 The U.S. Marine Corps has suspended double-bag static line parachute jumps after a training accident claimed the life of a U.S. Marine in Arizona. ... more 
New BAE bridging system tested with weight of Main Battle TankWashington (UPI) Jan 23, 2018 BAE Systems on Tuesday said they have successfully demonstrated 22,000 crossings of the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank on their new Modular Bridging System. ... more 
Navy contracts with BAE Systems for four more Mk 45 gunsWashington (UPI) Jan 22, 2018 The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to procure modernized Mk 45 naval guns, the company announced on Monday. ... more |
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 NIOA awarded $100M for 155mm Howitzer ammo for Australian army  
Lebanon must investigate claims of mass spying: rights groupsBeirut (AFP) Jan 24, 2018 Eight rights groups including Human Rights Watch called on Lebanese authorities Wednesday to investigate reports of a massive espionage campaign traced back to a government security agency. ... more 
Lockheed contracted for national cyber range managementWashington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for the national cyber range capability, which allows potentially virulent code to be studied without compromising live computer systems. ... more  
Leonardo delivers upgraded ship to Royal Bahrain NavyWashington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 Leonardo has delivered its first upgraded Al Manama naval ship to the Royal Bahrain Naval Forces. ... more |
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Dozens killed in attacks on Yemen rebel heartlandDubai (AFP) Jan 24, 2018 Clashes in the Yemeni rebel heartland of Saada province have killed 40 rebel fighters, Saudi media said Wednesday, while the rebels reported nine civilians among 22 dead in Saudi-led air strikes. ... more 
Report: Pentagon skirted U.S. law on human rights abuses in AfghanistanWashington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 The U.S. agency overseeing Afghanistan reconstruction said in a report Tuesday that the State and Defense Departments skirted U.S. human rights laws by financially backing Afghan security forces accused of abuses. ... more 
Germany, Turkey to discuss Ankara's offensive in SyriaBerlin (AFP) Jan 24, 2018 Berlin and Ankara planned to discuss on Wednesday Turkey's cross-border offensive against a Kurdish militia in Syria, officials said, amid controversy over German-built tanks being deployed in the conflict. ... more 
Palestinians get 3G internet after decade-long rowRamallah, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank began receiving 3G mobile telecommunications services on Tuesday, after years of wrangling with the Israeli authorities. ... more 
CIA: North Korea intent on building reliable nuclear arsenalWashington (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that North Korea is intent on developing a reliable arsenal of nuclear weapons to threaten America, not just "a showpiece" to preserve Kim Jong-Un's regime. ... more  
Drones learn to navigate autonomously by imitating cars and bicyclesZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 24, 2018 All today's commercial drones use GPS, which works fine above building roofs and in high alti-tudes. But what, when the drones have to navigate autonomously at low altitude among tall buildings or i ... more  
Egypt military accuses Sisi presidential rival of committing crimesCairo (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 Egypt's military on Tuesday accused a former armed forces chief of staff who plans to challenge President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in March elections of forgery and other crimes linked to his candidacy announcement. ... more |
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 Philippines to deport Hamas 'rocket scientist'  
Micius satellite enables intercontinental quantum communicationsBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 23, 2018 Private and secure communications are fundamental human needs. In particular, with the exponential growth of Internet use and e-commerce, it is of paramount importance to establish a secure network ... more  
Rocket Lab successfully sends rocket into orbitWellington, NZ (AFP) Jan 21, 2018 Aerospace company Rocket Lab said Sunday it had successfully fired a rocket into orbit for the first time from its New Zealand launch base. "Electron is orbital. Successful payload deployment, ... more  
NASA Tests New Alloy to Fold Wings in FlightEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2018 NASA has successfully applied a new technology in flight that allows aircraft to fold their wings to different angles while in the air. The recent flight series, which took place at NASA's Arm ... more |
 London (AFP) Jan 23, 2018  Former defence secretary Michael Fallon joined calls Monday for more British military spending, as the head of the army said the country may struggle to match Russian battlefield capabilities and another security chief warned a major cyber-attack on the UK is likely by 2020.
Fallon, speaking at the Defence and Security Forum in his first speech since resigning from the Cabinet over a sexual ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 
A team of chemistry researchers from the University of Sydney Nano Institute has developed nanostructured surface coatings that have anti-fouling properties without using any toxic components.
Biofouling - the build-up of damaging biological material - is a huge economic issue, costing the aquaculture and shipping industries billions of dollars a year in maintenance and extra fuel usage. I ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 24, 2018  European nations rarely miss a chance to slam the use of the death penalty by others, but they have largely turned a deaf ear to pleas from citizens facing execution in Iraq for fighting with the Islamic State group.
Several hundred foreigners, both men and women, are thought to have been detained in Iraq since the counter-offensive that dislodged IS fighters from the country's urban centres ... more |
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 Washington (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.
The proposed changes to the nuclear weapons program, outlined in a draft version of the Pentagon's Nuclear Posture Review, mark a significant break from the vision for America's nuclear future under Barack ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 
Their names spread terror across the Islamic State group's cross-border "caliphate", but senior jihadists now languish in Iraqi prisons, subjects of mockery for the populace they ruled.
Once boasting nicknames like the Black Box and the Butcher of Mosul, the defeated IS commanders now draw vitriol on social media while news outlets have published selfies taken by Iraqi soldiers of them being ... more |
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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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