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  Seoul (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 South Korean President Moon Jae-in has embarked on a "dangerous gamble", analysts said, after he secured only minimal concessions from Kim Jong Un to reboot the North's nuclear negotiations with Washington. Moon flew to Pyongyang this week for his third summit with Kim seeking a concrete gesture to rekindle the stalled denuclearisation talks between the United States and the North. But he returned Thursday with agreements that fell far short of US demands for a "final, fully verified denuclearis ... read more |
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Kim seeks second Trump summit 'at an early date': MoonSeoul (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is hoping for a second summit with US President Donald Trump soon, the South's President Moon Jae-in said Thursday after a three-day trip to his neighbour. ... more  
US sanctions Chinese military unit for buying Russian jets, missilesWashington (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 The United States expanded its sanctions war against Russia to China on Thursday, announcing punitive measures against a Chinese military organization for buying Russian fighter jets and missiles. ... more  
Israel air force chief in Moscow for plane downing meetingMoscow (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 Israel's air force commander held a "transparent discussion" with Russian officials in Moscow on Thursday, the Israeli army said, after a Russian warplane was downed by Syria earlier in the week following Israeli air strikes. ... more  
Hezbollah defies Israel, says has 'precision missiles'Beirut (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 Lebanon's Hezbollah said Thursday it had acquired "precision missiles" despite extensive efforts by neighbour and foe Israel to prevent the Shiite movement developing this capability. ... more |
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Northrop Grumman tapped for conversion of anti-radiation missilesWashington (UPI) Sep 20, 2018 Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems has received a $22 million contract modification for Lot 7 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile production. ... more  
Raytheon contracted for F/A-18 Hornet radarsWashington (UPI) Sep 20, 2018 Raytheon has received a $35.5 million order for spare parts in support of the APG-79 Radar System. The contract will last for three years with no options. ... more  
General Dynamics to refurbish USS Bonhomme RichardWashington (UPI) Sep 7, 2018 General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding has received a $218.7 million contract for maintenance and upgrades on the USS Bonhomme Richard. ... more 
Lockheed Martin receives contract modification for sub imaging systemWashington (UPI) Sep 20, 2018 Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Manassas, Va., has received a $132.3 million contract modification for engineering services to the AN/BVY-1 Integrated Submarine Imaging System. ... more 
HII receives $104M contract for nuclear submarine engineeringWashington (UPI) Sep 18, 2018 Huntington Ingalls in Newport News, Va., has received a $104.2 million contract modification for engineering, technical, design, logistics, research and development, modernization and industrial services for nuclear submarines. ... more |
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Boeing to provide P-8 training systems for U.S. Navy, AustraliaWashington (UPI) Sep 13, 2018 Boeing has been awarded a $194.5 million contract for P-8A Aircrew Training System production for upgrades to support the Navy and the government of Australia. ... more  |
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Boeing awarded $2.8B for 18 KC-46 tanker aircraftWashington (UPI) Sep 11, 2018 Boeing has received a $2.9 billion contract for lot 4 production of 18 KC-46 aircraft, spare parts, and support equipment for the U.S. Air Force. ... more  
Iraq court condemns to death 'deputy of IS leader'Baghdad (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced to death on terror charges a prominent jihadist described as a deputy of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, after he was captured in Turkey. ... more  
Algeria's air force chief fired amid military shake-upAlgiers (AFP) Sept 18, 2018 Algeria's defence ministry on Tuesday announced its air force chief has been sacked, amid a broad shake-up of the country's military hierarchy. ... more  
Lockheed Martin Introduces Mission Planning System That Connects Systems and Assets Across DomainsNational Harbor MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2018 Success in future conflicts will require the ability to operate across a resilient network that connects disparate systems and assets across different domains. To move toward this future, Lockheed M ... more
US, North Korea make 'tremendous progress:' TrumpWashington (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 President Donald Trump on Wednesday said US relations with North Korea are making "tremendous progress" from the days before his presidency when the two countries appeared close to "going to war." ... more |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2018 
The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (GEO-3) successfully achieved Air Force Space Command operational acceptance. The satellite is healthy and sending data to the Mission Control Station, operated by the 460th Space Wing located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.
SBIRS GEO-3 launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch All ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 
Lebanon's Hezbollah said Thursday it had acquired "precision missiles" despite extensive efforts by neighbour and foe Israel to prevent the Shiite movement developing this capability.
"It has been done. The resistance now owns precision missiles" as part of its weaponry, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address during the key Shiite commemoration of Ashura.
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 
Scientists have created a self-flying glider that uses machine learning to navigate rising air currents, in an experiment that could help our understanding of how birds migrate.
Soaring birds ride warm air passages known as thermals to fly and gain height without needing to flap their wings, although no one knows exactly how they do it.
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 National Harbor MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2018 
Working with the Air Force, Lockheed Martin has used agile development to evolve the signals intelligence capabilities for the Distributed Common Ground System, the Air Force's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system. The AF DCGS produces actionable intelligence from data collected by sensors on manned and unmanned ISR platforms.
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2018 
Armtec Defense Products has received a $35.9 million contract modification for the production and delivery of M231/M232 combustible case cartridges.
The Coachella, Calif.-based company will conduct work and receive funding on an order-by-order basis before an estimated completion date of May 2020.
The M231/M232A1 MACS is used as the propelling charge system for 155mm howitzer art ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 
A celebrated retired admiral who berated President Donald Trump as "embarrassing" to the country has stepped down from his position on an influential Defense Department advisory body, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Admiral William McRaven, who supervised the 2014 Special Forces raid in Pakistan that killed Al-Qaeda kingpin Osama Bin Laden, resigned last month from the Defense Innovation Board, ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 
Poland might not yet be ready for a permanent US military base, the head of the US Army said Wednesday, the day after Polish President Andrzej Duda offered to host "Fort Trump."
Duda went to the White House on Tuesday to reiterate Poland's long-standing desire for a permanent US troop deployment to the eastern European country - a contentious move some worry would anger Russia and draw US t ... 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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 Baghdad (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 
An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced to death on terror charges a prominent jihadist described as a deputy of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, after he was captured in Turkey.
Ismail Alwan Salman al-Ithawi was hunted down, caught and extradited after a joint operation involving Turkish, Iraqi and US intelligence agencies, according to the Iraqi authorities.
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 Seoul (AFP) Sept 14, 2018 
South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine on Friday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North.
The $700 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles and the first of three planned diesel-electric boats to go into service in the next five years.
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 
Chinese officials are shrugging off warnings that the trade spat with the United States could slash the country's economic growth, with state-run media saying Beijing can "outlast" the tariffs war.
Donald Trump this week announced another $200 billion worth of goods on which to foist levies for his latest volley in the stand-off between the world's top two economies, and threatened there cou ... more |
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 Humacao, Puerto Rico (AFP) Sept 19, 2018  Desperate and alone - and with the US government nowhere to be seen - many Puerto Ricans turned to each other for salvation as they faced the furies of Hurricane Maria one year ago.
In the dark weeks that followed they also discovered something precious: a sense of fellowship and belonging that today brightens places like Mariana, a neighborhood transformed by adversity in the storm-ravage ... 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 13, 2018  A Chinese Protestant pastor is vowing to keep preaching to his flock despite the closure of his prominent underground church in Beijing, defying the government's intensifying pressure on religious groups.
Pastor Jin Mingri had given sermons at the Zion Church, one of the biggest unofficial congregations in the country, for the past decade until local officials shut it down on Sunday.
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 
Any chemical weapons attack on Syria's last rebel stronghold would lead to "consequences" for the regime in Damascus, French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned in Beijing Thursday.
Russia-backed regime forces have massed around Idlib in recent weeks, sparking fears of an imminent air and ground attack to retake the last major opposition bastion.
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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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