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  Tsugol, Russia (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 President Vladimir Putin on Thursday visited Russia's largest-ever military drills in eastern Siberia, where he said Moscow planned to strengthen the country's armed forces. Russia has said the Vostok-2018 exercises involve nearly 300,000 troops and all types of military equipment, as well as the participation of the Chinese and Mongolian armies. Putin praised the "mastery" of the Russian army and its "capacity to face down potential threats" after watching the drills at the Tsugol military tra ... read more |
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Juncker urges EU to take stronger world roleStrasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 In an age of trade wars, terrorism and rising nationalism, Europe must become a global player with a muscular foreign policy to match its economic strength, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker declared Wednesday. ... more  
Russia deploys most advanced air defences at army drillsTelemba, Russia (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 Russia showcased its most sophisticated air defence system on Wednesday, using it to repel a mock attack from the sky as part of what it describes as its largest-ever military drills. ... more  
Putin urges 'security guarantees' for NKorea denuclearisationVladivostok, Russia (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said North Korea must be given security guarantees in exchange for steps towards denuclearisation. ... more 
SKorea says progress of nuclear talks a 'daily concern'Hanoi (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 South Korea's foreign minister said Thursday that making progress on denuclearisation talks with North Korea is a "daily concern", as she called for fresh momentum at a joint Korean summit next week. ... more |
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NASA tests engine part to reduce costsHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 NASA redesigned and tested a key component for the RS-25 engine that powers the agency's new deep space rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), by incorporating modern manufacturing techniques that s ... more 
Supply of Russian rocket engines to China will benefit tiesMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 12, 2018 The Chinese side has commented on Monday's statement by Russian space corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, saying that Russia was prepared to supply rocket engines to China. Russia will stren ... more 
Soyuz-2.1a Rocket's Launch Might Be Rescheduled for 2019Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 11, 2018 The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket with two Kanopus-V satellites from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome planned for December 26 might be postponed, if the manufacturer does not receive the satellite-bo ... more  
Situation around hole on Soyuz more difficult than expectedVladivostok (Sputnik) Sep 12, 2018 The situation around a hole in the fabric of a Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, docked to the International Space Station (ISS), is more complicated than it was expected, Dmitry Rogozin, the chief of the Rus ... more  
Creating Dynamism in Indian Space EcosystemBengaluru, India (ISRO) Sep 07, 2018 The Sixth edition of the Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX-2018) took off with the theme - Creating dynamism in the Indian space ecosystem - with specific focus on enabling new space players in India. This ... more |
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China, Vatican agreement imminent: Taiwan ministryTaipei (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 Taiwan said Thursday that a historic agreement between China and the Vatican was likely to be imminent, but remained hopeful the move would not result in it losing its only diplomatic ally in Europe. ... more  |
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Panama asks US to 'respect' Taiwan snubPanama City (AFP) Sept 9, 2018 Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela on Sunday asked the United States to respect his country's sovereignty after the US recalled its envoys from three regional countries for switching diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China. ... more  
Press freedom in Pakistan under pressure by militaryIslamabad (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 Press freedom is under pressure in Pakistan, where journalists face intimidation by the powerful army accompanied by violence which often pushes them to self-censure, says a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists released Wednesday. ... more  
Iran says US blame over Iraq protests 'astonishing'Tehran (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 Iran described as "astonishing" Wednesday accusations by the White House that Tehran's allies in Iraq were responsible for attacks on US diplomatic missions during deadly unrest last week. ... more  
Samara engineers present new propulsion system for nanosatsSamara, Russia (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 The scientists of the Inter-University Department of Space Research of Samara University presented a prototype of a propulsion system for the maneuvering nanosatellite SamSat-M. The presentation too ... more 
GMV primes the biggest contract ever signed by Spain's space industryMadrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 The technology multinational GMV, provider of system integration, development and engineering, has won a bumper contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for maintenance, development and upgradi ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2018 
Lockheed Martin has received a $51 million contract for development of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extreme Range.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, includes all-up round level systems, engineering, testing and integration services for the JASSM-XR hardware and firmware.
The JASSM-XR program will include a new missile control unit and neces ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 
Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League (DRL) have announced an innovation competition, challenging teams to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will enable an autonomous drone to race a pilot-operated drone - and win. Participating teams will compete in a series of challenges for their share of over $2 million in prizes.
Lockheed Martin Chief Technology Officer Keoki Jack ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Sep 10, 2018 
Communications have always played a vital role in U.S. Marine Corps operations, but that role has grown increasingly important as technology has evolved. Today's high-throughput satellites (HTS) empower commanders to make informed decisions faster, making satellite communications a strategic asset during missions-and increasing the Marine Corps' reliance on advanced satellite technologies.
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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.
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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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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Sept 9, 2018 
Two hospitals reopened on Sunday in the heavily damaged western sector of Mosul, over a year since Iraqi security forces seized the city back from the Islamic State group.
The hospitals - one an emergency centre, the other specialising in gynaecology and obstetrics - replace buildings that were destroyed in fighting that culminated in the jihadists' defeat in the city in July 2017.
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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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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 
Shares in Germany's largest lender Deutsche Bank fell more than three percent Friday before recovering slightly, after media reports that major Chinese shareholder HNA would sell off its stake.
The bank's stock was trading down 2.25 percent at 9.54 euros ($11.07) by 2:30 pm (1230 GMT), underperforming the DAX index of blue-chip German shares.
Citing people familiar with the matter, the W ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 
Flooded runways, thousands of passengers stranded and a tanker smashing into an access bridge: last week's typhoon in Japan highlighted the vulnerability of Kansai Airport which serves a region with an economy bigger than Belgium's.
Because of concerns about engine noise, Kansai - located in the bay of Osaka - is the world's first airport entirely situated on a huge man-made island, puttin ... 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 10, 2018  Beijing officials have shut down one of China's largest "underground" Protestant churches for operating without a licence, the Communist government's latest move to ramp up control over religious worship.
Around 70 officials stormed into the Zion Church - housed on the third floor of a nondescript office building in the north of the capital - after its Sunday afternoon service, said church ... 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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