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  Chita, Russia (AFP) Sept 11, 2018 Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops will take part in the country's largest ever military drills Tuesday, in a massive show of force featuring Chinese soldiers that has rattled the West. The week-long deployment dubbed "Vostok-2018" (East-2018), which will kick off in eastern Siberia and includes the Chinese and Mongolian armies, has been condemned by NATO as a rehearsal for "large-scale conflict". President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend Vostok-2018 after hosting an economic forum in ... read more |
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No farewell yet as Juncker prepares State of the EUStrasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will make his annual "state of the EU" speech this week, with the bloc buffeted by winds of populism from across the continent. ... more  
China calls on US, N. Korea to implement Singapore dealBeijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 China's top legislator voiced hope that North Korea and the United States will implement their nuclear summit agreement as he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese state media said Monday. ... more 
Abe dangles 'financial aid' in return for NKorea concessionsVladivostok, Russia (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said he was ready to provide financial aid to Pyongyang on condition that it resolves the issues of its nuclear and missile test and abducted Japanese nationals. ... more 
Trump received Kim Jong Un letter seeking 2nd meet: WHouseWashington (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 US President Donald Trump has received a "very positive" letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seeking a follow-up meeting after their historic summit in Singapore, the White House said Monday. ... more |
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Rockwell Collins to provide engineering, technical data for E-2D HawkeyeWashington (UPI) Aug 31, 2018 Rockwell Collins Simulation and Training Solutions has received a $32.9 million contract modification to provide for engineering and technical data services for the E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems engineering change proposal. ... more 
Raytheon contracted for DAS-4 targeting systemsWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2018 Raytheon has received a $281.9 million contract action for DAS-4 targeting system production and upgrades for the U.S Air Force. ... more 
Lockheed contracted for eCASS aircraft diagnostic kitsWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2018 The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $500 million, seven-year contract to build and deliver more than 200 electronic Consolidated Automated Support Systems. ... more 
Lockheed to provide F-35 spare parts for Marine Corps, NavyWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2018 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has received an $81 million modification to a previously issued contract for delivery of spare parts for the F-35 Lightning II. ... more 
Raytheon lands contract for CH-53, V-22 infrared systemsWashington (UPI) Aug 30, 2018 The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $59.7 million contract for support to forward-looking infrared systems aboard CH-53 Sea Stallion and V-22 Osprey aircraft. ... more |
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 Pilot killed in Iran F-5 fighter jet crash 
Sierra Nevada receives $1.8B for Afghan A-29sWashington (UPI) Sep 5, 2018 Sierra Nevada has received a $1.8 billion contract for for purchase and sustainment of the A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft and related equipment for the government of Afghanistan. ... more  |
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Pole/Zero Acquisition tapped for P-8 Poseidon partsWashington (UPI) Sep 6, 2018 Pole/Zero Acquisition has received a $66.7 million contract for the procurement of antenna interface units and spares for the P-8A Poseidon. ... more 
Honeywell tapped for CH-47 helicopter enginesWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2018 Honeywell International has received a $20.2 million hybrid contract for engineering, logistics and support services for the CH-47 T55-GA-714A engine. ... more 
Bell contracted for AH-1Z attack helicopters for Marine CorpsWashington (UPI) Aug 24, 2018 Bell Helicopter Textron of Fort Worth, Texas, has received a $510 million contract modification for the manufacture and delivery of 29 Lot 15 production AH-1Z helicopters. ... more 
Trump spooked Pentagon with almost-sent tweet on N.Korea: WoodwardWashington (AFP) Sept 9, 2018 US President Donald Trump spooked the Pentagon leadership with a tweet that - had it been sent - North Korea would have read as a sign of an imminent US attack, journalist Bob Woodward said in an interview that aired Sunday. ... more
Trump expecting 'positive' letter from N.Korea's KimFargo, United States (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 US President Donald Trump said Friday he was expecting a "positive" new letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, indicating that negotiations on denuclearizing the peninsula remain alive after weeks of apparent deadlock. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 
The US State Department said Monday it is ready to approve the sale of up to nine early-warning military planes to Japan, in a sale worth more than $3 billion.
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, made by Northrop Grumman, are equipped with powerful radars that can detect other planes and ships at long range.
Worth an estimated $3.1 billion, the deal would also include associated technolo ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) Aug 31, 2018 
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey will buy some of Russia's highly-sophisticated air defence systems "in the shortest time" - a purchase that has alarmed Ankara's NATO partners.
"Turkey needs S-400s and its deal has been done," Erdogan said in the western city of Balikesir. "God willing, we will buy them in the shortest time."
In April, Russian President Vladimir Puti ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
Southwest Research Institute engineers are developing a cooled, radial gas turbine for a small generator that provides thousands of hours of electricity to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a significant improvement to current UAV turbines that only operate a few hundred hours before wearing out.
Turbines are rotary mechanical devices that, when combined with a generator, produce electrica ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2018 
The U.S. and India signed a military communications agreement Thursday during a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, cementing defense arrangements meant to counter China
The Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement, signed Thursday by Mattis and India's defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is part of a framework used for favored nations c ... more |
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 Chita, Russia (AFP) Sept 11, 2018 
Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops will take part in the country's largest ever military drills Tuesday, in a massive show of force featuring Chinese soldiers that has rattled the West.
The week-long deployment dubbed "Vostok-2018" (East-2018), which will kick off in eastern Siberia and includes the Chinese and Mongolian armies, has been condemned by NATO as a rehearsal for "large-scale ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
Spain said Tuesday it has cancelled a 2015 deal to sell 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition fighting rebels in Yemen.
A defence ministry spokesman confirmed a Cadena Ser radio report that said Spain's new Socialist government planned to return the 9.2 million euros ($10.6 million) already paid by the Saudis for the arms under a deal signed by the previous con ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Sept 6, 2018 Top Indian and US officials on Thursday touted deepening ties that will see greater cooperation between the two countries' militaries - and will likely result in India buying more American arms.
The US has gone to great lengths to forge a closer bond with India as Washington seeks partners to push back against China's economic and military rise across the region.
As an example, Indian D ... more |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 04, 2018 
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic "building blocks" from which stable structures formed.
The findings, reported in Nature Communications, provide insights that may improve design of 2D materials for fast-charging energy-storage and electronic devices.
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 Basra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 
Three mortar shells were fired into Baghdad's green zone early Friday as a curfew was imposed in the southern Iraqi city of Basra after a fresh outbreak of violent protests over poor public services left one person dead and 35 injured.
The rare assault by unidentified attackers on the heavily-fortified green zone, which houses Iraqi government officials and the US Embassy, came "without any ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 06, 2018 
The Soviet rocketry program, which would eventually help Moscow achieve strategic parity with the United States and send human beings into space, had its origins in a design reverse-engineered from a captured German V-2.
Russian Space Systems, a subsidiary of Roscosmos, has published a unique and detailed photo album detailing the elements that comprised the R-1, a short-range ballistic mi ... more |
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 Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
If we proactively implement effective fisheries management and limit global temperature rise, the world's oceans still have the potential to be significantly more plentiful in the future than today, despite climate change. This finding is among several that appear in a first-of-its kind study, "Improved fisheries management could offset many negative effects of climate change," that appears in t ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
During a disaster, whether natural or man-made, restoring and maintaining communications is critical. Recent research and guidance issued by the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) reflects the importance of incorporating satellite services in an emergency response plan to facilitate communications before, during, and after a disaster.
"Because satellite-based solutions provide an unparal ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
Engineers have successfully tested the propulsion system of China's planned space station lab capsules, a key step in its space station program.
Weighing 66 tonnes, the space station will comprise a core module and two lab capsules. The propulsion system will determine whether lab capsules can move in space.
Engineers designed 36 engines for the propulsion system with four to adjust ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Tuesday it would halt most late-night ride services for a week as it tries to reassure the public following the rape and murder of a passenger.
The company has been slammed by passengers and regulators, including China's transport ministry, after a 20-year-old passenger was raped and murdered by her driver in the eastern city of Wenzhou last month ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Sept 5, 2018  The Pentagon has seen "zero" evidence to suggest that opposition groups in Syria's Idlib province could use chemical weapons, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday, despite Russian claims to the contrary.
Speaking to reporters as he headed for talks in New Delhi on Thursday, Mattis rebuffed suggestions that the US may facilitate a chemical attack, then blame Russia and the Syrian re ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 4, 2018 
Lockheed Martin, General Atomics and Boeing have received contract modifications for drone-mounted Low Power Laser Demonstrator system missile defense testing.
Lockheed Martin's contract has increased to a total value of $37.7 million, while General Atomics and Boeing's have been increased to $34 million and $29.4 million respectively, the Department of Defense announced on Friday.
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