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  Brussels (AFP) July 11, 2018 US President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Germany at the start of a tense NATO summit Wednesday, accusing Berlin of being "captive" to Russia and demanding it and other allies immediately step up defence spending. The two-day meet in Brussels was already shaping up to be the alliance's most difficult in years, with Europe and the US engaged in a bitter trade spat and Trump demanding that NATO allies "reimburse" Washington for the cost of defending the continent. European alliance ... read more |
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Trump and Merkel clash at fraught NATO summitBrussels (AFP) July 11, 2018 US President Donald Trump traded barbs with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a tense NATO summit Wednesday after he accused Berlin of being "captive" to Russia and demanded it immediately step up defence spending. ... more 
Trump stuns NATO with demand to double defence spendingBrussels (AFP) July 11, 2018 US President Donald Trump shocked allies at a fraught NATO summit on Wednesday by suddenly demanding that members double their defence spending commitments. ... more 
Defence spending by NATO membersBrussels (AFP) July 11, 2018 A row over how much NATO members spend on defence will overshadow a summit of alliance leaders this week, with US President Donald Trump set to tell allies in blunt terms to boost their military budgets. ... more  
Lockheed contracted for Aegis missile defense developmentWashington (UPI) Jul 10, 2018 Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems Division has been awarded a contract modification for continued development of the next iteration of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system. ... more |
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Chinese Space Company Planning Launch of Largest Privately Owned Liquid RocketBeijing (Sputnik) Jul 10, 2018 Beijing-based space launch company LandSpace recently revealed that its Suzaku No. 2, the largest privately-owned rocket developed in the country so far, will be launched in 2020. The company, ... more 
Largest-ever solid rocket motor poised for first hot firingParis (ESA) Jul 10, 2018 This week, the largest solid rocket motor ever built in one piece will be test fired at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for the first time. This important milestone validates the booster f ... more  
USS Burlington completes builder's trialsWashington (UPI) Jul 10, 2018 The U.S. Navy's 10th expeditionary fast transport vessel, the USNS Burlington, has successfully completed builder's trials. ... more 
Multi-nation Sea Breeze exercise kicks off in Black SeaWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2018 The United States is participating in the 18th annual Sea Breeze exercise this week in the Black Sea with air, land and sea forces from 17 nations. ... more  
Slovakia to buy 14 US-made F-16 jet fightersBratislava (AFP) July 11, 2018 The Slovak government announced Wednesday it had approved the purchase of 14 cutting-edge US-made F-16 Block 70/72 jet fighters, amid US criticism that NATO members in Europe do not spend enough on defence. ... more |
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Britain to send extra 440 troops to AfghanistanLondon (AFP) July 11, 2018 British Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge to send 440 extra troops to Afghanistan during the NATO summit in Brussels on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump urges allies to contribute more. ... more  |
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Air strikes, clashes hit IS pocket in south Syria: monitorBeirut (AFP) July 11, 2018 Russian air strikes and fierce clashes on Wednesday rocked a sliver of territory in southwestern Syria held by the Islamic State group, a war monitor said. ... more  
Tension grips Iraq's Basra after protester killedBasra, Iraq (AFP) July 10, 2018 Dozens of people demonstrated Tuesday in the southern Iraqi port city of Basra, two days after security forces opened fire killing one person during a protest against unemployment. ... more 
Myanmar Army blames ethnic groups for stalled peace talksNaypyidaw, Myanmar (AFP) July 11, 2018 Myanmar military officials on Wednesday said stalled peace talks were "drowning" the country, blaming ethnic armed groups for the fighting that continues to rage in the country's northern borderlands. ... more 
Trump says meeting with Putin, not NATO, may be 'easiest'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. ... more 
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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2018 
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems Division has been awarded a contract modification for continued development of the next iteration of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system.
The deal, announced Monday by the Pentagon, comes under a $15 million cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to an existing contract. With the modification, the total value of the contract, for developme ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2018 
Altamira Technologies has received a $25 million contract for radio frequency research and development for the Air Force Research Laboratory.
The five year contract, announced Tuesday, will apply to distributed radio frequency measures, advanced waveform design, adaptive signal processing and distributed and passive sensing.
"Our ongoing work with AFRL, and recognized success wit ... 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.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 06, 2018 
Earlier in April, Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) also confirmed that it would not be participating in the airshow.
Russia's Roscosmos state space corporation will not participate in the Farnborough Airshow set to take place in the United Kingdom in mid-July, head of the corporation's press service Vladimir Ustimenko told Sputnik on Thursday.
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 Brussels (AFP) July 11, 2018 
US President Donald Trump shocked allies at a fraught NATO summit on Wednesday by suddenly demanding that members double their defence spending commitments.
Trump's surprise demand came after he clashed with Chancellor Angela Merkel, calling Germany a "captive" of Russia because of its gas links and singling out Berlin for failing to pay its way.
The summit in Brussels is shaping up as t ... 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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 Basra, Iraq (AFP) July 10, 2018 
Dozens of people demonstrated Tuesday in the southern Iraqi port city of Basra, two days after security forces opened fire killing one person during a protest against unemployment.
Three other people were wounded in the incident, Karim Shuak, a member of Basra's provincial council, told AFP.
He said the demonstrators were "youths demanding solutions to the problem of unemployment that ha ... more |
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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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 Chiang Rai, Thailand (AFP) July 11, 2018 
The 12 boys rescued from a Thai cave were sedated and passed on stretchers along the twisting, narrow passageways of the Tham Luang complex, a rescuer said Wednesday as the first footage emerged of an astonishing mission that has captivated the world.
The video of the rescue, which ended on Tuesday when the final four boys and their 25-year-old coach emerged from the cave, was released by au ... 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 11, 2018 
A prominent Chinese political campaigner was sentenced to 13 years in jail on Wednesday, a court in central China said.
Qin Yongmin was found "guilty of subversion of state power," the Wuhan City Intermediate People's Court said on its official website.
According to court records, it appears to be the heftiest sentence handed down in China for "subversion" in the past 15 years.
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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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