Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
August 28, 2018
SPACEWAR
Putin says tech breakthrough a 'key priority' for Russia



Moscow (AFP) Aug 28, 2018
President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that a scientific breakthrough was a key priority for Russia as the country struggles with increasing international isolation and a brain drain. "We have placed the scientific technological breakthrough among our key national goals and priorities," Putin said at a tech forum in Siberia's main city Novosibirsk. "I am convinced that we are able to accomplish this by uniting the efforts of the state, businesses and the scientific educational community while exp ... read more

NUKEWARS
NKorea still 'serious and imminent threat': Japan
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 28, 2018
North Korea still poses a "serious and imminent threat", Japan said Tuesday in its first annual defence review since tensions eased on the Korean peninsula. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran fights US sanctions at UN court
The Hague (AFP) Aug 27, 2018
Iran demanded Monday that the UN's top court order the United States to suspend nuclear-linked sanctions against Tehran, but Washington vowed to "vigorously" fend off the legal challenge. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
US Marines test laser communication system to beat radio jammers
Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2018
One of the US Defense Department's top research agencies has been testing a new communication network that one researcher described as "basically fiber optic communications without the fiber." ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Russia to hold biggest military drills since Cold War
Moscow (AFP) Aug 28, 2018
Russia will next month hold its biggest war games since at least the 1980s, with around 300,000 troops and 1,000 aircraft, the defence minister said Tuesday. ... more
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TECH SPACE
Marines conduct field test of laser-based communications system
Washington (UPI) Aug 27, 2018
The 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group performed field testing of a new Free Space Optics system at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. ... more
SPACEWAR
UK may start space race with EU over GPS access
London (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2018
The Galileo system is a joint project between the EU and the European Space Agency aimed at creating a positioning system that's independent of the United States, Russia or China. It was launched in ... more
GPS NEWS
US Air Force's first advanced GPS 3 satellite shipped to Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral FL (spx) Aug 28, 2018
The first of the U.S. Air Force's advanced new, higher-power, harder-to-jam GPS III satellites is making its way to the launch pad. On August 20, Lockheed Martin shipped the U.S. Air Force's f ... more
SUPERPOWERS
U.S. F-15s participate in U.K. exercise Typhoon Warrior
Washington (UPI) Aug 27, 2018
The U.S. Air Force's 492nd Fighter Squadron has sent several F-15E Strike Eagles to support the British Royal Air Force's exercise Typhoon Warrior in Coningsby, England. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Blow for France's Macron as star minister quits
Paris (AFP) Aug 28, 2018
President Emmanuel Macron suffered a major political blow Tuesday as his popular environment minister resigned live on radio - without informing the French leader beforehand. ... more
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ROBO SPACE
Activists urge killer robot ban 'before it is too late'
Geneva (AFP) Aug 27, 2018
Countries should quickly agree a treaty banning the use of so-called killer robots "before it is too late", activists said Monday as talks on the issue resumed at the UN. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Russia Restores Defunct Soviet Network to Monitor Near-Earth Objects
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 27, 2018
Russia has restored a global network of mothballed Soviet observatories to monitor near-Earth objects, according to a report by a state research institute. The document, obtained by Sputnik fr ... more
GPS NEWS
China launches new twin BeiDou navigation satellites
Xichang (XNA) Aug 27, 2018
China on Saturday successfully sent twin BeiDou navigation satellites into space on a single carrier rocket. The Long March-3B carrier rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Interns create dynamic visualization of NASA's space-to-ground communications resources
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 24, 2018
For the first time ever, people worldwide can get an inside look into what it takes to enable communications for nearly 40 NASA missions, thanks to a small team of college students. NASA's Nea ... more
IRON AND ICE
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Powers OSIRIS-REx's Approach of Asteroid Bennu
Redmond WA (SPX) Aug 27, 2018
Powered by Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion, OSIRIS-REx's long-awaited approach of Asteroid Bennu has officially begun. With the asteroid now in sight, the spacecraft's onboard thrusters will begin to ... more


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SPACE TRAVEL
Heat shield install brings Orion spacecraft closer to space
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 23, 2018
During Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), an uncrewed Orion spacecraft will launch atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket and begin a three-week voyage in space, taking it about 40,000 miles beyond the M ... more
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WAR REPORT
UN probe reports possible 'war crimes' by all sides in Yemen conflict
Geneva (AFP) Aug 28, 2018
All sides in Yemen's bloody conflict may have committed war crimes, UN investigators said Tuesday, highlighting deadly air strikes, rampant sexual violence, and the recruitment of young children as soldiers. ... more
WAR REPORT
Intense air strikes target airport in Yemen capital
Sanaa (AFP) Aug 28, 2018
Heavy air strikes targeted the international airport in Yemen's rebel-held capital and an adjacent airbase early Tuesday, residents said, with rebels blaming the Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of the government. ... more
IRAQ WARS
Iraq new parliament to meet, paving way for government
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 27, 2018
Iraq's parliament will meet next week for its first session since May elections to choose a speaker and begin the process of forming a government, the outgoing president said Monday. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran defence minister in Damascus, says will help rebuild Syria
Damascus (AFP) Aug 26, 2018
Iran's top defence official met Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and its defence minister on Sunday in Damascus, hailing their strong ties and pledging to contribute to the war-torn country's reconstruction. ... more
NUKEWARS
China slams 'irresponsible' Trump accusations over N. Korea
Beijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2018
China on Saturday called Donald Trump "irresponsible" after the US president cancelled his top diplomat's trip to North Korea and suggested Beijing was stalling efforts to disarm Pyongyang. ... more
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TOTE Services contracted for SBX-1 ballistic missile tracking radar
Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2018
TOTE Services of Jacksonville, Fla., has received an $11 million contract for operation and maintenance of the Sea-Based X-Band Radar vessel. The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will last one year with four-and-a-half years worth of possible options, which could bring the cumulative value of this contract to $65.3 million, the Pentagon said. Work will ... more
+ Lockheed receives contract for missile warning satellites
+ Sweden to purchase PAC-3 MSE missile defense system
+ Lockheed receives contract for Aegis ballistic missile defense
+ One dead, 11 wounded as Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile
+ Romania minister under fire over 'ballistic' gaffe
+ Japan to spend $4.2 bn over 30 years on missile defence system radar
+ US Congress pushes Ballistic Missile Defense Program based on laser-armed drones
Raytheon, Lockheed receive contract for Javelin missile upgrades
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2018
Raytheon and Lockheed Martin's Javelin joint venture company has received a $14 million contract modification for Javelin Weapon System modernization. Work on the contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of September 2020. Army fiscal 2017 and 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds in ... more
+ Iran unveils next generation missile: media
+ IAI contracted for Barak-8 missiles for Israeli corvettes
+ Lockheed Martin contracted for Air Force's hypersonic missile development
+ Lockheed receives $218M contract for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Launcher
+ Sale of SeaSparrow missiles to Mexico approved by State Department
+ Spanish jet accidentally fires missile above Estonia: defence ministry
+ Raytheon tapped for AMRAAM missile support


General Atomics receives contract for MQ-9 drones for France
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a contract for $123 million for the French 3rd/4th Systems MQ-9 Block 5 program. Work on the contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Poway, Calif., and is expected to be completed by May 2020. The program falls under a foreign military sale to France. The MQ-9 SkyGuardian, also known as ... more
+ General Atomics receives contract for Gray Eagle drones
+ Insitu to provide RA-21 Blackjack UAVs to the Marine Corps and Poland
+ General Dynamics contracted for advanced MQ-9 Reaper sensors
+ Drones fly to rescue of Amazon wildlife
+ 26 days in the air: Airbus drone smashes world record
+ Threat from on high: race on to bolster drone defences
+ Insitu tapped for RQ-21A spare, sustainment parts
Northrop Grumman, DARPA test 100 gigabit transmissions
Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2018
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have developed a wireless transmission data link that can transmit 100 gigabits per second over more than 12 miles in a urban area. The two-way data-link which features active tacking was tested in Los Angeles last January, Northrop Grumman announced on Tuesday. The link's transmission speed can vary from 9g ... more
+ US Marines test laser communication system to beat radio jammers
+ US mobile network limits access to firefighters battling blaze
+ SSL to define next-generation secure satellite communications for the USAF
+ Partners in space, partners in signature: an AEHF tradition
+ Navy Satellite System Receives Green Light for Expanded Operational Use
+ Lockheed receives contract for advanced satellite communications
+ Powerful Communications Satellite for US and Allies Shipped for Launch
NATO receives delivery of U.S.-made precision-guided munitions
Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2018
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency received its first order of precision-guided munitions acquired through a NATO program involving 11 members and partners. The PGMs are manufactured in the United States and will be delivered to Belgium and Denmark in the next several weeks, NATO announced on Wednesday. The value of the initial order is $20 million. The delivery is part of a ... more
+ Lockheed awarded $356.3M for combat vehicle simulators
+ Improved thermal-shock resistance in industrial ceramics
+ Chemring receives contract for Husky counter-IED systems
+ UES receives contract for flash blindness protection
+ Raytheon tapped for Paveway laser-guided bombs
+ Restoring Trust in Electronic Documents
+ Bukkehave to provide Toyota pick-up trucks to Syrian allies
US supplied bomb that killed Yemeni children: report
Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2018
The bomb that killed 40 children and 11 others in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen was sold by the United States under a State Department deal with Riyadh, CNN has reported. The numbers on shrapnel, of which images were taken shortly after the attack this month, indicate that it was a laser-guided Mk 82 bomb manufactured by defense contractor Lockheed Ma ... more
+ US Senate passes huge defense bill, sends it to Trump
+ Profits down at military equipment firm BAE Systems
+ US releases $195 million in frozen military aid to Egypt
+ EU anti-trust officials probe Thales, Gemalto merger
+ Some countries buying Russian gear deserve sanctions waivers: Mattis
+ NATO allies agree to partner for joint weapons purchases
+ Roscosmos Will Not Take Part in Farnborough Airshow in UK


US accuses China of 'destabilizing' cross-Strait ties with El Salvador move
Washington (AFP) Aug 24, 2018
The United States on Thursday accused China of destabilizing cross-Strait relations following the announcement this week that El Salvador would end diplomatic ties with Taipei in favor of Beijing. "The United States will continue to oppose China's destabilization of the cross-Strait relationship and political interference in the Western Hemisphere," the White House said in a statement. " ... more
+ Russia to hold biggest military drills since Cold War
+ Blow for France's Macron as star minister quits
+ NATO, Japan conduct passing exercise in Baltic Sea
+ U.S. F-15s participate in U.K. exercise Typhoon Warrior
+ No fast-track NATO membership for Georgia: Merkel
+ 'Crazy Rich Asians' author wanted in Singapore over national service
+ Japan offers to boost Sri Lanka security as China makes inroads
Nanotubes change the shape of water
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 27, 2018
First, according to Rice University engineers, get a nanotube hole. Then insert water. If the nanotube is just the right width, the water molecules will align into a square rod. Rice materials scientist Rouzbeh Shahsavari and his team used molecular models to demonstrate their theory that weak van der Waals forces between the inner surface of the nanotube and the water molecules are strong ... more
+ Fast visible-UV light nanobelt photodetector
+ Big-picture thinking can advance nanoparticle manufacturing
+ Hybrid nanomaterials bristle with potential
+ Nanotube 'rebar' makes graphene twice as tough
+ Individual silver nanoparticles observed in real time
+ Researchers use nanotechnology to improve the accuracy of measuring devices
+ A new 'periodic table' for nanomaterials


Iraq new parliament to meet, paving way for government
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 27, 2018
Iraq's parliament will meet next week for its first session since May elections to choose a speaker and begin the process of forming a government, the outgoing president said Monday. The inaugural session of the 329-seat chamber would be chaired by its oldest member, President Fuad Massum said in a decree calling for the sitting to take place on September 3. The meeting of parliament was ... more
+ Iraqi grandmother faces daily battle caring for 22 children
+ UN investigators begin probe of IS crimes in Iraq
+ Canada general to lead new NATO mission in Iraq
+ US service member killed in Iraq chopper crash
+ Iraqi girls take up swimming in IS-free Mosul
+ Iraq says six 'criminals' executed
+ Iraq religious tourism squeezed by Iran sanctions
Trump calls off Pompeo's NKorea trip, blasts China
Washington (AFP) Aug 24, 2018
US President Donald Trump on Friday pulled the plug on his top diplomat's upcoming trip to North Korea - and took a swipe at China over stalled efforts to disarm Kim Jong Un's regime. "I have asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to go to North Korea, at this time, because I feel we are not making sufficient progress with respect to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," Trump sa ... more
+ Iran defence minister in Damascus, says will help rebuild Syria
+ UN court hears Iran's challenge against US sanctions
+ NKorea still 'serious and imminent threat': Japan
+ China slams 'irresponsible' Trump accusations over N. Korea
+ Iran fights US sanctions at UN court
+ Pompeo to return to N. Korea with new special envoy
+ No indication NKorea nuclear activities stopped: UN's IAEA


Trump's trade pledges have backfired, energy trade group says
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2018
U.S. President Trump is admired for fulfilling campaign promises, but some of those actions are harming his own ambitions on energy, a trade group said. On the campaign trail, Trump promised to "use every tool under American and international law to end these (trade) abuses." Nearly two years into his term, he's made good on that pledge by targeting North American, European and Chinese ... more
+ Foreigners barred from buying in planned Malaysian city
+ China hopes for 'good results' in US trade talks
+ US, China talks raise optimism on eve of new trade tariffs
+ Domestic pressure mounts on U.S. trade policy
+ Kazakh port in decline bids for slice of China trade
+ US-Mexico trade talks progressing but no breakthrough with China
+ Trump's many trade wars: a summary
Flood-stricken Kerala angry after UAE $100m offer rejected
Kochi, India (AFP) Aug 23, 2018
Leaders of flood-stricken Kerala state angrily hit out at India's national government Thursday for rejecting a $100 million aid offer from the United Arab Emirates as more people entered relief camps to escape the devastation. More than 1.3 million people have now packed into temporary camps even though the floods, which have left at least 420 dead and missing, are fast receding. The New ... more
+ Landslides triggered by human activity on the rise
+ 'Too girlish': Austria rejects another 'gay' asylum claim
+ Mexico's AMLO says army still needed to fight crime
+ Facebook move on Myanmar raises thorny political questions
+ Human-caused landslides on the uptick, study finds
+ India rejects UAE govt's $100 mln flood disaster fund offer
+ Scientists Deploy Damage Assessment Tool in Laos Relief Efforts


China unveils Chang'e-4 rover to explore Moon's far side
Beijing (XNA) Aug 17, 2018
China's moon lander and rover for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, which is expected to land on the far side of the moon this year, was unveiled Wednesday. Images displayed at Wednesday's press conference showed the rover was a rectangular box with two foldable solar panels and six wheels. It is 1.5 meters long, 1 meter wide and 1.1 meters high. Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China's lun ... more
+ China's SatCom launch marketing not limited to business interest
+ China to launch space station Tiangong in 2022, welcomes foreign astronauts
+ China solicits international cooperation experiments on space station
+ Growing US unease with China's new deep space facility in Argentina
+ China developing in-orbit satellite transport vehicle
+ PRSS-1 Satellite in Good Condition
+ China readying for space station era: Yang Liwei
Hong Kong democracy group says members were detained in China
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 27, 2018
A Hong Kong pro-democracy group led by high-profile activist Joshua Wong said Monday two of its members had been detained and questioned in mainland China. The pair were released within hours but were warned not to publicise their experiences, the Demosisto party said in a statement. Hong Kong has rights unseen on the mainland but concerns are growing that those liberties are under serio ... more
+ Given the right to larger families, Chinese may hold off
+ China may scrap two-child limit: report
+ Anaesthetist 'killed family with gas-filled yoga ball'
+ Chinese national kidnapped in US, held for $2 million ransom
+ No children? Pay a tax, Chinese academics suggest
+ Philippines' Duterte slams China over island-building
+ Hong Kong targets fugitive tycoon accused of laundering billions


Counting Islamic State members, an impossible task
Paris (AFP) Aug 23, 2018
Dramatically weakened on the ground, the Islamic State group faces military defeat in its one-time "caliphate" - but experts say it is almost impossible to know how many members it still has. Online, IS propaganda claims it is undefeated in what's left of its territory - a small patch of eastern Syria - which is a fraction of the land it once controlled spanning the war-wracked country an ... more
+ Nanobot pumps destroy nerve agents
+ Preparing for chemical attacks with improved computer models
+ IS chief Baghdadi urges 'jihad' in purported new recording
+ Israel eases gun controls following lone-wolf attacks
+ US 'confident' master Qaeda bombmaker killed: official
+ 20,000-30,000 IS fighters left in Iraq, Syria: UN report
+ Head of Syrian regime research centre killed: monitor
Team Dynetics receives contract for next phase of 100kW laser weapon system for US Army
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 07, 2018
The U.S. Army awarded Dynetics, Lockheed Martin and its partners a $10 million contract to continue development for the next phase of the High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD) program, a 100-kilowatt class laser weapon system. Laser weapons are ideally suited to address high volume, low cost threats because of their inexpensive cost per shot and deep magazine. Team Dyne ... more
+ Dyenetics, Lockheed chosen for work on 100 KW laser weapon
+ Raytheon contracted to develop laser for U.S. Army
+ China firm develops 'laser gun'
+ High-Tech firepower: Russia develops new space laser cannon
+ US Air Force to begin fighter-mounted laser testing this summer
+ Navy taps Northrop Grumman for laser weapon system
+ Lockheed Martin awarded first part of billion dollar laser weapons deal
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