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  Washington (UPI) Feb 7, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for Trident II D5 missile deployed system support. The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $28.7 million under a cost-plus-fixed-fee, which is a modification on a previous award. The contract calls for support services for the Trident II D5 missile deployed system. The UGM-133A Trident II, or Trident D5, is the latest generation of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. The work will occur ... read more |
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Lockheed awarded $523M for Patriot missiles for Qatar, Saudi Arabia, RomaniaWashington (UPI) Feb 7, 2018 Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract for upgraded Patriot missiles for domestic use, as well as the countries of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Romania. ... more  
France hikes defence spending to hit NATO targetParis (AFP) Feb 7, 2018 France on Wednesday announced plans to boost defence spending by more than 40 percent, bringing it into line with NATO targets after complaints from US President Donald Trump that Europe is not pulling its weight. ... more 
Pence announces 'toughest' US sanctions on North KoreaTokyo (AFP) Feb 7, 2018 Washington will soon unveil its "toughest sanctions ever" on North Korea, US Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday, adding that the Pyongyang regime would not be allowed to "hijack" the upcoming Olympics. ... more 
Top US general warns of 'nasty' Korea conflict, stresses diplomacyDarwin, Australia (AFP) Feb 6, 2018 The US military's top officer warned Tuesday that any war with North Korea would be "nasty" and said America still hopes to find a peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis. ... more |
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Trump 'seeking nuclear war' with new policy: NKorean instituteHong Kong (AFP) Feb 6, 2018 US President Donald Trump is "seeking nuclear war" through a controversial new push to revamp America's nuclear arsenal, an institute attached to North Korea's foreign ministry said Tuesday. ... more  
Army turns to BAE Systems for vehicle productionWashington (UPI) Feb 1, 2018 BAE Systems has been awarded a contract in support of the latest Self-Propelled Howitzer and the latest version of the Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle. ... more  
BAE awarded $68.9M for work on three U.S. Navy vesselsWashington (UPI) Jan 31, 2018 BAE Systems has been awarded contracts for maintenance, repairs and upgrades to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal, the amphibious assault ship USS America and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George. ... more  
Lockheed contracted for design, development on Israeli F-35 programWashington (UPI) Feb 5, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to support development on Israel's F-35 Lightning II program. ... more  
Pentagon expands campaign against Taliban in AfghanistanWashington (UPI) Feb 7, 2018 United States Forces-Afghanistan said they have launched a series of precision strikes in Northern Afghanistan as part of ongoing counter-revenue operations aimed at stemming the flow of narcotics and financial support to the Taliban. ... more |
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 OPCW probing 'all credible' reports of Syria chemical attacks  
Russia condemns site for revealing salary of pilot killed in SyriaMoscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2018 The Russian defence ministry has criticised an independent news website for publishing the average salaries of military officers after a Russian pilot's plane was downed over Syria. ... more  |
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China urges Pakistan to solve Chinese citizen's killingBeijing (AFP) Feb 6, 2018 China on Tuesday urged Pakistan to rapidly bring perpetrators to justice after unidentified gunmen shot at two Chinese nationals in the southern city of Karachi, killing one of them. ... more 
Colombia's ELN rebels protest halt in peace talksBogota (AFP) Feb 7, 2018 Colombia's ELN rebels said Wednesday they would launch a three-day armed protest starting this weekend against the suspension of peace talks with the government, halting traffic and daily activities in areas they control. ... more  
Al-Qaeda still going strong as IS crumbles: UN reportUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 8, 2018 Al-Qaeda's global network remains "remarkably resilient," posing more of a threat in some regions than the Islamic State group, UN sanctions monitors said in a report seen by AFP on Wednesday. ... more 
US wants low-yield nukes to prod Russia to respect nuclear pactsWashington (AFP) Feb 6, 2018 The US plan to deploy new low-yield nuclear weapons is aimed at convincing Russia to respect existing agreements on limiting the weapons, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Tuesday. ... more 
US does not rule out North Korea talks at OlympicsTokyo (AFP) Feb 6, 2018 US Vice-President Mike Pence refused to rule out meeting North Koreans attending the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, offering the faintest hope of a diplomatic breakthrough Tuesday. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 6, 2018 
China said Tuesday it successfully conducted a test of a ground-based missile defence system amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Concern over a potential conflict with nuclear-armed North Korea is growing following a series of bellicose statements between Washington and Pyongyang.
Monday's test of the mid-range missile system "achieved its anticipated goal" according to a brief ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 7, 2018 
Raytheon has been awarded a contract for research and development designs for multiple weapon systems owned by the company.
The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $44.6 million under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee, delivery order contract.
The agreement provides for "research and development design, development, studies, and technolog ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 30, 2018 
The U.S. Air Force has awarded L-3 Link Simulation & Training an $8.2 million contract for retrofits on the Predator Mission Aircrew Training System simulators.
The new award, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is a modification to a previous contract, which is now valued at $120,753,92.
The modified contract is for 40 retrofit communications kits and simulator seats ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Feb 06, 2018 
Flexible and continuous connectivity, especially in contested environments, is a critical priority for defence forces around the world. No nation in Europe can go it alone, so secure, interoperable communications networks are mandatory considering today's geopolitical realities.
For these reasons, on 13 November 2017 ministers from 23 member states signed a joint notification on the Perman ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 06, 2018 
Pictures circulating on social media indicate that China's navy may have mounted an electromagnetic rail gun on a warship, a feat that has yet to be tested at sea.
A photo of a huge gun barrel situated at the bow of a People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Type 072-II amphibious warfare ship popped up on military technology Twitter feeds on Wednesday.
According to a translation of a f ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 7, 2018 
France on Wednesday announced plans to boost defence spending by more than 40 percent, bringing it into line with NATO targets after complaints from US President Donald Trump that Europe is not pulling its weight.
European NATO members have come under pressure from Trump to relieve the burden on the US, which currently accounts for about 70 percent of combined NATO defence spending.
The ... more |
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 Darwin, Australia (AFP) Feb 6, 2018  US commitment to the Asia-Pacific remains unwavering even though rivals falsely depict its influence as waning, the country's top general said Tuesday.
General Joe Dunford's remarks came weeks after the Pentagon unveiled a new national defence strategy labelling China as a "strategic competitor" that bullies its neighbours, and as America seeks to counter a narrative that President Donald T ... more |
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 Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 03, 2018 
Physicists have developed a technique based on optical microscopy that can be used to create images of atoms on the nanoscale. In particular, the new method allows the imaging of quantum dots in a semiconductor chip. Together with colleagues from the University of Bochum, scientists from the University of Basel's Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute reported the findings in ... more |
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 Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Feb 6, 2018  Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan said Tuesday they had detained some 4,000 suspected members of the Islamic State jihadist group, including foreigners, in recent years.
They include around 1,000 jihadists who surrendered during the battle for Hawija, the last IS urban stronghold in Iraq until its fall late last year, Iraqi Kurdish official Dindar Zibari told reporters.
He said 350 people d ... more |
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 Hill AFB UT (SPX) Feb 06, 2018 
The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin an $81 million Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) contract to provide a design and functional prototype to replace the aging Airborne Launch Control System aboard the E-6B Mercury Airborne Command Post.
The Airborne Launch Control System-Replacement (ALCS-R) program will provide a survivable alternate launch capability for th ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 5, 2018 
China plans to stamp out all remaining cryptocurrency trading in the country by blocking access to overseas-based websites and removing related applications from app stores.
The moves were outlined in a report Sunday by Financial News, a publication under the People's Bank of China, which said the aim was to snuff out the "dying cinders" of cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings " ... more |
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 Bethlehem, PA (SPX) Feb 08, 2018 
Bridges make great metaphors for connection, as in "bridging our differences" and "building bridges." That may be because bridges play such a vital role in connecting people in real life.
And, in a natural disaster such as a flood, hurricane or tsunami, connecting people via functioning bridges can mean the difference between life and death during the event itself. In the aftermath, bridge ... more |
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 Jiuquan (XNA) Feb 06, 2018 
China's first shared education satellite, Young Pioneer 1, carried by the Long March-2D rocket, was launched into space from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Friday afternoon.
The 3-kg CubeSat (100 * 100 * 340mm), Young Pioneer 1, enters an orbit of 502 km above the Earth. The rocket also carried Zhangheng 1, an electromagnetic satellite to study earthquake data, and five other miniaturized ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 6, 2018  China acknowledged Tuesday that Swedish book publisher Gui Minhai was in custody under criminal law, brushing aside Stockholm's protests after he was seized under the eyes of Swedish diplomats last month.
Gui, 53, was arrested on a train to Beijing just over two weeks ago while being assisted by two Swedish diplomats - the second time he has disappeared in murky circumstances into Chinese c ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 8, 2018  Al-Qaeda's global network remains "remarkably resilient," posing more of a threat in some regions than the Islamic State group, UN sanctions monitors said in a report seen by AFP on Wednesday.
The report sent to the Security Council said that Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), based in Yemen, served as a communications hub for the UN-designated terror group as a whole.
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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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