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  Washington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for 10 additional Lot 10 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, interceptors for the U.S. Army. The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $459.2 million under a modified fixed-price incentive-firm target contract for line item numbers. Friday's award is the second modification to the contract with Lockheed, which in December received a $553 billion modification for Lot 9 a ... read more |
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Russia doing 'absolutely nothing' to end Ukraine conflict: US envoyKiev (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 Russia has done "absolutely nothing" to end the conflict in Ukraine and Washington is deeply disappointed with Moscow's lack of progress towards a peace deal, the US special envoy to Ukraine said Monday. ... more  
National Space Defense Center transitions to 24 7 operationsSchriever AFB CO (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 Less than a year after changing the name of the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center to the National Space Defense Center, the NSDC transitioned to 24/7 operations on January 8, markin ... more  
Pentagon probes fitness-app use after map shows sensitive sitesWashington (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 The US military is reviewing how troops use fitness trackers and other devices, the Pentagon said Monday after an exercise-logging company published a map revealing potentially sensitive information about US and allied forces in places including the Middle East. ... more  
Navy orders laser weapon systems from Lockheed MartinWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the Surface Navy Laser Weapon System. ... more |
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Taiwan holds live-fire drills as tensions with China mountHualien, Taiwan (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 Taiwanese troops Tuesday staged live-fire exercises simulating a response to an invasion, as China steppeds up pressure on the island's President Tsai Ing-wen and a row over airline routes escalated. ... more  
Data doom: 5 steps from Davos to digital dystopiaDavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 Intelligent robots and all-knowing online networks threaten to drag humanity into a "totalitarian" nightmare of mind control, mass unemployment and children hooked on smartphones, experts warned at this week's Davos summit. ... more 
China tightens screws on social mediaBeijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2018 Chinese authorities have ordered a major social media platform to curb "harmful content" more effectively as they intensify oversight of online expression - even taking aim at rap music, crude cartoons, dirty jokes and celebrity gossip. ... more  
General Dynamics to support U.S., British submarinesWashington (UPI) Jan 26, 2018 General Dynamics was awarded a contract for services in support of U.S. and British fire control and weapon control systems on ballistic and guided missile submarines. ... more  
Russia warplane flies within whisker of US jet: US NavyWashington (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 A Russian fighter jet flew perilously close to a US Navy reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea on Monday, officials said, a maneuver the Navy denounced as "unsafe." ... more  
Scores dead as Turkey pursues Syria campaign; Regime air raids kill 33Afrin, Syria (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 Clashes and air strikes again hit Syria's border region of Afrin on Monday, with new civilian casualties reported as Turkey pursued an offensive against Kurdish forces. ... more 
Eielson Air Base to receive F-35 weather shelterWashington (UPI) Jan 26, 2018 Watterson Construction has been awarded a contract to design and construct an F-35A aircraft weather shelter at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. ... more |
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Expert behind new MH370 search hopeful of find within a monthSydney (AFP) Jan 24, 2018 After years of futile efforts, a fresh hunt for MH370 has set off for the remote Indian Ocean - and the top Australian scientist who helped pinpoint the new search zone is hopeful the missing jet can be found within weeks. ... more 
Australia warplane catches fire during US training: militaryWashington (AFP) Jan 28, 2018 A Royal Australian Air Force electronic warfare plane caught fire on takeoff during an exercise in the United States Saturday but there were no serious injuries, the military said. ... more 
China calls AU spying report 'preposterous'Addis Ababa (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 China's ambassador to the African Union on Monday denounced as "absurd" a report by French newspaper Le Monde alleging that Beijing has been spying on the continental body. ... more  |
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Trump warns UN envoys on Iran's 'destabilizing' effortsWashington (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 President Donald Trump on Monday accused Iran of destabilizing the Middle East, as his United Nations ambassador sought to bolster that argument by showing fellow envoys what she said was debris from an Iranian missile fired at Saudi Arabia. ... more 
Pentagon hushes up data on Taliban in Afghan war: watchdogWashington (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 A US government watchdog said Tuesday the Pentagon has barred it from disclosing how much of Afghanistan is under Taliban control - a significant break from past accountability that comes amid mounting security woes in the war-torn nation. ... more 
Netanyahu lashes out at Iran in talks with PutinMoscow (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday after accusing Iran of wanting "to turn Lebanon into one giant missile site". ... more 
Huntington Ingalls tapped for more repairs on FitzgeraldWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 Huntington Ingalls has been awarded a contract for additional repairs and restoration of the USS Fitzgerald, a guided-missile destroyer that collided with a Philippine cargo ship in June. ... more  
Israeli army to unite command against Jerusalem area assailantsJerusalem (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 The Israeli army said Monday it was creating a unified command in Palestinian areas adjoining annexed east Jerusalem after a rise in attacks launched from the area since 2015. ... more 
AAI Corp. to provide intelligence services in AfghanistanWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 AAI Corporation has been awarded a contract for intelligence collection using unmanned aircraft, in addition to providing engineering and sustainment support for the Air Force. ... more  
UK to launch new radar against 'severe' Russian threatEdinburgh (AFP) Jan 27, 2018 Britain's defence minister Gavin Williamson said a new radar off Scotland's Shetland Islands would help tackle the "severe and real" threat from Moscow. ... more |
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 S. Korea urges North to talk before military drills restart 
Japan calls on China to up N. Korea cooperationBeijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2018 Japan's foreign minister called on China to increase cooperation on curbing North Korea's nuclear weapons programme Sunday during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing. ... more 
Japan, China talks end with friendship vows but no breakthroughBeijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2018 Japan's foreign minister met China's top leadership Sunday for rare diplomatic talks that ended with mutual vows to improve their chilly ties but little in the way of concrete proposals. ... more 
Moscow says UK defence minister worthy 'of Monty Python'Moscow (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 Moscow on Friday said the British defence secretary had stepped beyond "the boundaries of reason" after he accused Russia of planning to create chaos in the UK that could "cause thousands and thousands of deaths". ... more  
NIST's superconducting synapse may be missing piece for 'artificial brains'Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a superconducting switch that "learns" like a biological system and could connect processors and store memories in ... more |
 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 
Interpol Thursday handed over to Iraq a former minister arrested in Beirut over a conviction for corruption, in a first such collaboration with the international police body, a government source said.
"Former trade minister Abdel Falah al-Sudani has landed in Baghdad after having been handed over by Interpol," the source told AFP.
"It's the first time that Interpol responds to a governme ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 
The UN Security Council will travel to Washington on Monday to inspect debris from missiles allegedly provided by Iran to Yemen's Huthi rebels and hold meetings at the White House, diplomats said.
The ambassadors are expected to meet with President Donald Trump as the US administration seeks international action against Iran, diplomats said.
US Ambassador Nikki Haley last month presented ... more |
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 Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 
US President Donald Trump said Friday that US-backed coalition forces had won back almost 100 percent of territory occupied by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
"The coalition to defeat ISIS (IS) has retaken almost 100 percent of the territory once held by these killers in Iraq and Syria," Trump said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018  Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the Surface Navy Laser Weapon System.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $150 million under the terms of a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.
The contract taps Lockheed Martin's Aculight Corp. to develop, manufacture and deliver two test units in fiscal 2020 - one uni ... more |
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