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  Moscow (AFP) June 20, 2018 Russia on Wednesday expressed alarm over US President Donald Trump's call for the United States to dominate space exploration and his plan to create a separate branch of the military called a Space Force. Russian foreign ministry Maria Zakharova said at a briefing that Russia "noted the US president's instructions... to separate space forces from the air force," saying "the most alarming thing about this news is the aim of his instructions, namely to ensure (US) domination in space." Trump on Mo ... read more |
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Japan halts missile drills after Trump-Kim summit: reportsTokyo (AFP) June 21, 2018 Japan has halted evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack in the wake of historic talks between Washington and Pyongyang, local media reported Thursday. ... more 
North Korea's Kim hails 'unity' with China in new visitBeijing (AFP) June 20, 2018 Kim Jong Un concluded a two-day whirlwind visit to China Wednesday, where he declared North Korea's unstinting "friendship" with Beijing in a show of loyalty to his main ally following a landmark summit with US President Donald Trump. ... more 
Iraq police in armed clash with pro-Iran militia in BaghdadBaghdad (AFP) June 20, 2018 Iraqi police surrounded the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia and detained one of its members after an armed clash Wednesday left three people wounded in Baghdad, a security official said. ... more 
Will China hit Hollywood and N.Korea diplomacy in US trade war?Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2018 China may look beyond tit-for-tat tariffs in the looming trade war with the United States, analysts say, with a range of creative options at its disposal, including targeting Hollywood films or dragging its feet on North Korea. ... more |
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Army contracts DRS for Abrams tank supportWashington (UPI) Jun 18, 2018 DRS Sustainment Systems has been awarded a contract for services in support of the Abrams M1A2 Main Battle Tank. ... more  
Trump forcing Europe to deepen defence integration: FranceParis (AFP) June 21, 2018 Uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's commitment to the NATO alliance requires European nations to bolster efforts to forge a common defence policy, France's defence minister said Thursday. ... more  
Navy modifies USS Cole contract for extended dry-dock workWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2018 The Department of Defense awarded BAE Systems a contract for work on the USS Cole, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. ... more 
Italian navy to procure Black Shark advanced torpedoWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2018 The Italian navy will equip its U212A class of submarines with Leonardo's Black Shark Advanced, or BSA, torpedo, increasing the it's anti-submarine warfare capability. ... more 
Navy contracts for LCS mission module supportWashington (UPI) Jun 19, 2018 The Department of Defense has awarded Advanced Acoustic Concepts a contract to provide software engineering services for mission modules on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ships. ... more |
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V-22 Ospreys to receive ballistic protection panelsWashington (UPI) Jun 19, 2018 The Department of Defense announced it has awarded a contract to MACRO Industries for hardware in support of the V-22 aircraft. ... more  |
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Air Force resumes B-1 bomber flight operations after safety concernsWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2018 The U.S. Air Force will resume B-1 bomber flight operations this week after a June 7 stand-down over concerns of ejection seat safety, military officials said Wednesday. ... more  
Biggest Iraqi tribe calls for arms to defend against ISBaghdad (AFP) June 20, 2018 Iraq's biggest tribe has appealed for weapons to defend itself against the Islamic State jihadist group after several of its members were abducted and killed in a central desert region. ... more  
Israel says could get tougher on Gaza after warplanes hit HamasJerusalem (AFP) June 20, 2018 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel could step up its "intensity" on Gaza, after a new flare-up that saw Israel carrying out air strikes and Palestinians launching rockets and mortar shells. ... more  
NATO will show unity despite differences: StoltenbergBrussels (AFP) June 19, 2018 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg voiced confidence Tuesday that Alliance members will demonstrate unity at a summit next month despite "important differences" between the United States and European members of the transatlantic Alliance. ... more 
Germany, France and eurozone reform ideasBerlin (AFP) June 19, 2018 France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel are battling to thrash out a common position on EU reforms ahead of a crunch end-June summit that could determine the future of the bloc. ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 18, 2018 
The state-owned Chinese company responsible for developing high-end electronics has claimed that the next version of its quantum radar will be even more powerful than previously thought.
In 2016, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) announced that it had tested a quantum radar with a range of around 62 miles, or 100 kilometers - roughly five times further than the range of ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 18, 2018 
Marvin Engineering has been awarded a contract for more than 1,000 guided-missile launchers and components for U.S. military fighter aircraft.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $126.5 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price supply contract and enables Marvin Engineering to provide 1,450 guided missile launchers and 925 sub-assembly com ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
NASA's remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without a safety chase aircraft on Tuesday. This historic flight moves the United States one step closer to normalizing unmanned aircraft operations in the airspace used by commercial and private pilots.
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 McLean VA (SPX) Jun 14, 2018 
Industrial revolutions leave no sector or industry untouched, and the fourth industrial revolution is no different. We are witnessing the rapid transformation that's blurring the line between the physical and digital worlds through artificial intelligence, machine to machine communications, and the Internet of Things-technologies that are touching every aspect of our lives. For the government an ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) June 18, 2018 
Americans make up only four percent of the global population but they own 40 percent of the world's firearms, a new study said Monday.
There are more than one billion firearms in the world but 85 percent of those are in the hands of civilians, with the remainder held by law enforcement and the military, according to the Small Arms Survey.
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 Geneva (AFP) June 15, 2018
Switzerland, a country famous for its neutrality, announced on Friday it wants to allow the sale of arms in countries in the grip of an "internal armed conflict", under certain conditions.
Causing outcry from opponents, the landlocked state said that "war materials" could be sold, but only if they were not used during an internal conflict.
The Swiss government said in a statement: "The ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 19, 2018 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg voiced confidence Tuesday that Alliance members will demonstrate unity at a summit next month despite "important differences" between the United States and European members of the transatlantic Alliance.
US President Donald Trump has called on fellow members to shoulder a bigger share of the NATO budget.
The US leader has also complained that the transatlantic ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intense, nanoscale antenna that could be used to detect single biomolecules.
The researchers harnessed the power of polaritons, particles that blur the distinction between light and matter. This ultra ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 19, 2018 
Seven shepherds and farmers have been found murdered after the Islamic State jihadist group kidnapped dozens of people in the desert region of central Iraq, a local official said Tuesday.
In a renewed threat to the region, IS attacked several remote villages and seized 30 locals from their homes, Ali al-Nawaf, a municipal council chief, told AFP.
"The bodies of seven of them have been fo ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 21, 2018 
Japan has halted evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack in the wake of historic talks between Washington and Pyongyang, local media reported Thursday.
Government officials did not immediately confirm the reports, but authorities in one town told AFP they were suspending a drill planned for next week on orders from Tokyo.
The decision comes after US President Donald Tr ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 20, 2018 
Indignant US lawmakers on Wednesday grilled Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on President Donald Trump's multi-front trade offensive, saying it risked spiraling out of control and damaging the American economy.
Pleading for an assortment of interests - from nail manufacturers in Missouri to cherry growers in Washington state - senators told Ross US trade policies are alienating allies and je ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 21, 2018 
US military lawyers will help civilian prosecutors handle cases against undocumented migrants, the Defense Department said Wednesday, in a rare use of armed forces legal staff.
Under a "zero tolerance" policy, the United States has been arresting every illegal border-crosser but the measure has failed to stop the flow of migrants from impoverished and violent Guatemala, El Salvador and Hondu ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2018 
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed that one of its institutes Monday successfully tracked and received imaging data from the newly-launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen-6.
The Aerospace Information Research Institute said the Miyun station of China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station received the first batch of observation data from the Gaofen-6 satellite. There was ... more |
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 Phnom Penh (AFP) June 19, 2018 
China has pledged around $100 million to help modernise Cambodia's military, the government said Tuesday, the latest largesse showered on the country amid a crackdown on dissent before national elections.
The pledge came from visiting Defence Minister Wei Fenghe, who arrived on Saturday for talks with his Cambodian counterpart and Prime Minister Hun Sen, said defence ministry spokesman Gener ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 8, 2018
An Iraqi refugee in France thought to be a former senior member of the Islamic State group has been arrested in Paris and indicted on suspicion of "war crimes" over his alleged involvement in a massacre in his country.
The 33-year-old man, referred to as Ahmed H, is accused of having participated in the June 2014 capture and execution of an estimated 1,700 young, mainly Shiite army recruits ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 13, 2018 
A company affiliated with the Russian space agency Roscosmos is reportedly moving to develop a powerful new laser capable of evaporating targets in orbit for the benefit of all mankind.
Researchers at the Scientific and Industrial Corporation 'Precision Instrument Systems' (NPK SPP), a subsidiary of Roscosmos, are developing a new technology which would allow for the vaporizing of potentia ... more |
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