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  Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2018 Vanuatu and China both insisted Tuesday there were no plans for Beijing to open a military base in the Pacific nation after a report suggesting the Asian giant was pushing the proposal sparked concern in Australia and New Zealand. The Sydney Morning Herald said China had approached Vanuatu about the possibility, potentially upsetting the delicate strategic balance in the region. China has been aggressively growing its military and expanding its footprint deeper into the Pacific, forging closer l ... read more |
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Israel will not accept Iranian entrenchment in Syria: defence ministerJerusalem (AFP) April 10, 2018 Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Tuesday his country would not accept Iranian entrenchment in Syria after missile strikes on a Syrian regime air base blamed on Israel. ... more 
Greece fires warning shots at Turkish helicopter: Greek sourceAthens (AFP) April 10, 2018 Greek soldiers fired warning shots at a Turkish helicopter after it approached the small island of Ro, which marks their border in the Aegean Sea, a Greek military source said Tuesday. ... more  
US approves licence for Taiwan submarine planTaipei (AFP) April 8, 2018 Washington has agreed to allow US defence contractors help Taiwan construct its own submarines, Taipei said, welcoming the breakthrough in long-standing ambitions to build up its fleet to counter the threat from China. ... more 
NGOs urge Spain not to sell warships to Saudi ArabiaMadrid (AFP) April 10, 2018 A coalition of NGOs on Wednesday urged Spain not to sign off on a planned sale of warships to Saudi Arabia during an upcoming visit to Madrid by the kingdom's crown prince. ... more |
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Two soldiers killed in Kentucky copter crash: armyWashington (AFP) April 7, 2018 Two US soldiers with an airborne combat brigade died when their Apache helicopter crashed during a routine training mission at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the army reported Saturday. ... more  
Russian regulator moves to block Telegram messaging appMoscow (AFP) April 6, 2018 Russia's telecoms watchdog on Friday asked a Moscow court to block the popular messaging app Telegram after the expiry of a deadline for it to give the state security services access to private conversations. ... more 
Lockheed Martin to upgrade weapons systems on naval destroyersWashington (UPI) Apr 9, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to upgrade weapons systems on several of its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. ... more  
Colombia's FARC furious over ex-rebel's arrest on drugs chargesBogota (AFP) April 10, 2018 The arrest of a former FARC negotiator on US drug charges has brought Colombia's landmark peace deal to its "most critical point," the former rebel group warned on Tuesday. ... more  
Taiwan stresses Central America ties with navy visitCorinto, Nicaragua (AFP) April 9, 2018 A Taiwanese navy flotilla docked in Nicaragua on Monday in a high-profile visit highlighting ties with Central America and the Caribbean that are shrinking as China presses countries in the region to drop diplomatic relations. ... more |
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 Pentagon weighs military response after Syria 'chemical attack' 
Russian army blames Syria airbase strikes on Israel: agenciesMoscow (AFP) April 9, 2018 The Russian army on Monday accused Israel of carrying out deadly missile strikes on a Syrian military airbase from Lebanon, Russian media reported. ... more  |
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US confirms top IS commander in Afghanistan killed in airstrikeKabul (AFP) April 9, 2018 US Forces confirmed Monday they had killed a top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan in an airstrike, describing the leader as "key" to foreign fighters entering the country's north. ... more  
US agrees guided missiles for Qatar before Trump talksWashington (AFP) April 9, 2018 The United States approved a deal to sell Qatar $300 million in guided missiles Monday, on the eve of President Donald Trump's White House meeting with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. ... more 
Vanuatu says no to China military baseSydney (AFP) April 10, 2018 Vanuatu insisted Tuesday it had no plans to allow China to set up a military base on its territory after a report suggesting Beijing was pushing the proposal sparked concern in Australia and New Zealand. ... more 
China eyes permanent military base in VanuatuSydney (AFP) April 10, 2018 Australia and New Zealand said Tuesday they were closely monitoring developments while downplaying a report that China wants to establish a permanent military base on the Pacific nation of Vanuatu. ... more  
CEAS Alumnus Develops New Heat Pipe to Support SpacecraftCincinnati OH (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 As humans continue to explore space, their spacecraft require newer technologies. Often, these new technologies generate more heat, which can be a problem if the structures can't withstand it. Moham ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 8, 2018 
On January 5, as Tokyo's commuters were struggling back to work after their long New Year break, blaring sirens from every phone pierced the sleepy atmosphere: "strong" earthquake coming.
The message delivered via the country's alert system, part of its much-hyped J-Alert mechanism, warned of a big one directly hitting the Japanese capital - potentially on the scale of the devastating 2011 ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 9, 2018 
The United States approved a deal to sell Qatar $300 million in guided missiles Monday, on the eve of President Donald Trump's White House meeting with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The Gulf emirate is a long-standing American military ally and host to the largest US air base in the Middle East, but ties have been clouded by a crisis with its Arab neighbors.
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2018 
SRC Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for services in support of counter unmanned aerial systems.
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is valued at $57.5 million under the terms of a undefinitized contract action.
The agreement enables SRC Inc., out of North Syracuse, N.Y., for counter unmanned aerial systems.
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2018 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said it has not given up on the recently launched GSAT-6A that went missing ahead of the third and final course correction firing on April 1.
The communication satellite was launched on March 29 this year from the spaceport Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
"The scientists completed the second orbit raising operation of GSAT-6A on Saturd ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018  The U.S. State Department said it has approved a possible foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of 155mm M109A5/A6 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer structures.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the $1.31 billion sale, for which Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are the primary contractors. Congress was notified of the possible sale on Thursday.
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 Washington (AFP) April 5, 2018
The United States on Thursday approved a contract to sell Saudi Arabia 180 self-propelled artillery systems for $1.31 billion, in the latest stage of perhaps the world's biggest arms deal.
When US President Donald Trump visited Riyadh last year he boasted that the desert kingdom would spend $110 billion on US equipment and the howitzer contract is one more step towards that goal.
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 7, 2018 
Japan's military on Saturday launched its first Marines unit, tasked with defending remote islands in the face of China's growing maritime presence in the region.
The Self-Defence Forces' amphibious fighting unit staged an exercise with US Marines at Sasebo in western Japan following the inauguration ceremony.
The 2,100-member brigade, based in Sasebo, will be responsible for defending r ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 21, 2018 
2D materials, which consist of a few layers of atoms, may well be the future of nanotechnology. They offer potential new applications and could be used in small, higher-performance and more energy-efficient devices. 2D materials were first discovered almost 15 years ago, but only a few dozen of them have been synthesized so far.
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 Ramadi, Iraq (AFP) April 8, 2018 
A suicide attack targeting a political party headquarters in western Iraq has killed four people and injured seven others, including a candidate in polls set for May, officials said Sunday.
The Islamic State (IS) group issued a statement claiming the attack, which took place late Saturday in the tribal desert province of Al-Anbar, primarily home to Sunni Muslims.
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 Tehran (AFP) April 9, 2018 
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that the United States would regret withdrawing from the nuclear deal, and that Iran would respond in "less than a week" if that happened.
"We will not be the first to violate the accord but they should definitely know that they will regret it if they violate it," Rouhani told a conference to mark National Nuclear Technology Day in Tehran.
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 Washington (AFP) April 6, 2018  Top US economic advisor Larry Kudlow on Friday warned a threat to hit China with tariffs on up to $150 billion of imports is not a negotiating ploy - the White House wants a change in Chinese behavior.
Indicating a tough stance that escalates the risks of a trade war between the world's two largest economies, Kudlow told reporters that President Donald Trump believes China must move decisiv ... more |
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 Yangon (AFP) April 10, 2018 
Seven Myanmar soldiers have been sentenced to jail with hard labour for their part in the extrajudicial killings of 10 Rohingya Muslim men last year, according to a Facebook post by the army chief late on Tuesday.
The bloody incident in Inn Din village on 2 September is the only atrocity to which the military has admitted during its violent crackdown in northern Rakhine state, which has forc ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2018 
The plunge back to Earth of a defunct Chinese space laboratory will not slow down Beijing's ambitious plans to send humans to the moon.
The Tiangong-1 space module, which crashed Monday, was intended to serve as a stepping stone to a manned station, but its problems highlight the difficulties of exploring outer space.
But China has come a long way in its race to catch up with the United ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 9, 2018 
A strong gale-force wind has toppled a giant statue of China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang and flattened its face at a popular tourist site in eastern Shandong province.
The 19-meter (62-foot) bronze replica of the monarch - who was the first to unify warring factions in China and established the Qin dynasty (221-206 BC) - was blown out of its pedestal on Friday.
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 Washington (AFP) March 27, 2018 
A 43-year-old man has been arrested after around a dozen packages containing potentially explosive material were posted to military and intelligence facilities around the US capital, the FBI said Tuesday.
Thanh Cong Phan, who lives near the northwestern city of Seattle, was taken into custody after the FBI "determined that the packages contained potential destructive devices and appeared to ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 19, 2018 
The US Air Force will this summer begin testing a laser that will be mounted on an F-15 warplane, an official said Monday.
The Pentagon last year awarded a $26 million contract to Lockheed Martin for a laser program called SHiELD (Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator.)
The idea is to put a laser system on aircraft with an output of about 50 kilowatts to test their ability to zap ... more |
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