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  Brussels (AFP) July 10, 2018 US President Donald Trump said Tuesday his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin "may be the easiest" part of his upcoming European tour as he clashed with EU allies ahead of a NATO summit. Trump left Washington early Tuesday for Brussels where leaders from the 29 members of the NATO alliance are hoping for a show of unity despite stark transatlantic tensions on a host of issues. Speaking about his upcoming meetings on his European tour, including his first summit with Putin next Monday in ... read more |
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Kremlin calls NATO a Cold War throwback ahead of summitMoscow (AFP) July 10, 2018 The Kremlin on Tuesday branded NATO a relic of the Cold War ahead of a key summit of the alliance leaders this week. ... more 
Canada extends NATO mission in Latvia to 2023: TrudeauRiga (AFP) July 10, 2018 Canada has extended its leadership of the NATO battalion based in Latvia until 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday in Riga, a day ahead of the alliance's summit in Brussels. ... more  
Seven European countries to hit NATO spending pledge: StoltenbergBrussels (AFP) July 10, 2018 Seven European countries are expected to meet a NATO defence spending pledge this year, the alliance said Tuesday, in news that is unlikely to appease US President Donald Trump on the eve of an already tense summit. ... more 
Erdogan names army chief top general in military shake-upAnkara (AFP) July 10, 2018 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday promoted Turkey's army commander to overall armed forces chief in a radical military shake-up after the outgoing top general was given the post of defence minister. ... more |
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Scrapped drill with S. Korea would have cost $14 mn: PentagonWashington (AFP) July 9, 2018 When President Donald Trump announced the US would halt joint military drills with South Korea, he backed his controversial move by citing the "tremendous" costs of such exercises. ... more 
U.S., Philippine navies start Sama Sama training activityWashington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 The United States' and Philippine navies on Monday started the annual Sama Sama training exercise at Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar in the Philippines. ... more 
Trump slams NATO spending on eve of departure for summitWashington (AFP) July 9, 2018 US President Donald Trump on Monday criticized NATO member states' military spending and said it benefits Europe more than America, setting the stage for a potentially-acrimonious summit with leaders of the alliance. ... more  
Fire Scout unmanned helicopter finishes first flight tests from LCSWashington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 A MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter finished its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado, U.S. Navy officials said. ... more  
NATO successfully tests upgraded Sea Sparrow missileWashington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 The NATO Seasparrow Project Office has performed a successful flight test of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2, the U.S. Navy announced. ... more |
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Honeywell tapped for M1 tank engine refurbishmentWashington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 Honeywell International has been awarded a contract to supply hardware for an engine revitalization program for the M1 Abrams tank. ... more  |
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Fitness app revealed data on military, intelligence personnelWashington (AFP) July 9, 2018 Mobile fitness app Polar has suspended its location tracking feature after security researchers found it had revealed sensitive data on military and intelligence personnel from 69 countries. ... more  
PKL to provide F-15 operations training for Singapore air forceWashington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 PKL Services has been awarded a contract to train the Republic of Singapore's air force on the F-15SG, it's variant of the Strike Eagle multirole fighter. ... more  
Ethiopia, Eritrea declare war 'has come to an end'Addis Ababa (AFP) July 9, 2018 Ethiopia and Eritrea are no longer at war, the neighbouring nations said in a joint statement Monday after a series of historic meetings in Asmara to end decades of acrimony and conflict. ... more 
Sierra Leone war criminal back from Rwandan jailFreetown (AFP) July 9, 2018 The commander of a Sierra Leone militia alleged to have hacked civilians to death and burnt others alive has returned from Rwanda to serve the rest of his sentence at home, a UN-backed court said on Monday. ... more 
NATO, Russia, friends, enemies: Trump reshuffles the deckWashington (AFP) July 8, 2018 For Donald Trump, America's "worst enemies" are sometimes "our so-called friends." ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2018 
The United States may sell five AEGIS Weapons Systems to Spain, the State Department announced Tuesday.
The deal, which would cost about $860.4 million, requires the approval of Congress before it can be finalized.
The Government of Spain has requested to buy the five AEGIS Weapons Systems MK7 and a variety of other weapons and technologies that come with it - including five shi ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 
The NATO Seasparrow Project Office has performed a successful flight test of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2, the U.S. Navy announced.
The ESSM intercepted a BQM-74E drone target on July 5. The test is the first to use Raytheon's new Block 2 active guidance seeker-head, Navy officials said.
Raytheon received a $77 million contract in support of the program in May for furth ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 
A MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter finished its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado, U.S. Navy officials said.
The crew of the Coronado and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, or VX-1, conducted combat simulations to evaluate the Fire Scout on target identification, intelligence and surface warfare, the results of which will help the Na ... more |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 
Honeywell International has been awarded a contract to supply hardware for an engine revitalization program for the M1 Abrams tank.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, comes under a $119 million modification to an existing contract for the Total Integrated Engine Revitalization Automotive Gas Turbine program for M1 Abrams tank engines.
The M1A2 Abrams is the ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) July 10, 2018 
Seven European countries are expected to meet a NATO defence spending pledge this year, the alliance said Tuesday, in news that is unlikely to appease US President Donald Trump on the eve of an already tense summit.
Trump has repeatedly berated America's European allies for not spending enough on their own defence and launched a fresh broadside as he set off for the Brussels summit, which st ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 
The United States' and Philippine navies on Monday started the annual Sama Sama training exercise at Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar in the Philippines.
The week-long exercise will focus on all aspects of naval operations, including air defense drills, search and rescue operations and diving exercises to enhance interoperability between the two navies.
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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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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 8, 2018 
Every day little Mohammed Salem roams the streets of Mosul, left with no choice but to hawk tissues after his father was killed by jihadists who overran Iraq's second city.
A year on from Iraqi forces announcing the "liberation" of Mosul from the Islamic State group, the scars of the bloody nine-month offensive to oust the militants are still visible in the city.
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 Vienna (AFP) July 6, 2018  Iran's top diplomat on Friday praised the country's remaining partners in a landmark 2015 nuclear deal for their "will to resist" US pressure after Washington withdrew from the deal in May.
"What I noticed during this meeting is that all the members, even the three allies, have committed and have the political will to take action and resist the United States," Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) July 9, 2018 
Tokyo will now host an EU-Japan summit on July 17 to sign a free trade accord after the Japanese premier cancelled the talks in Brussels because of deadly floods at home, the European Commission said Monday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called off the trip this week to Belgium and three other countries as the death toll from flooding and landslides caused by record rains hit 100.
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 Phuket, Thailand (AFP) July 8, 2018 
Distraught relatives descended on a Thai hospital Sunday as many waited for news of missing family members who disappeared when a tourist boat sank in rough weather, killing dozens of Chinese passengers.
Recovery divers have pulled 42 bodies from the sea off the resort island of Phuket, but authorities have said 14 other passengers remain unaccounted for.
The Phoenix was carrying 105 peo ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 06, 2018 
China Wednesday launched a new space science program focusing on the origin and evolution of the universe, black holes, gravitational waves and relationship between the solar system and human.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced to develop a group of four satellites in the program.
The program includes a satellite named "Einstein-Probe (EP)", which is tasked with discover ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2018 
Beijing wants to have Mao Zedong's Mausoleum and Tiananmen Square, powerful and controversial symbols of Chinese communist might, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, official media reported on Thursday.
The Chinese capital wants to apply for 14 sites in total to receive UNESCO World Heritage status by 2035, the state-run Global Times quoted city official Shu Xiaofeng as saying.
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 Baghdad (AFP) July 10, 2018  The Islamic State (IS) group in 2014 launched a lightning offensive in Iraq, seizing nearly a third of the country before being beaten back by operations there and in neighbouring Syria.
The biggest loss for the jihadists - who still hold pockets of land and continue carry out deadly attacks - was that of Iraq's second city of Mosul on July 10, 2017.
On the anniversary of the city's fa ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2018 
Raytheon has a received a $10 million contract to develop the US Army's High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstration program.
The program is part of the Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 initiative designed to counter incoming aerial threats such as drones, cruise missiles, artillery rounds and rockets.
The system will mount a 100 kilowatt laser, making i ... more |
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