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  The Pentagon, United States (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 The Pentagon is pulling Patriot missile systems from three countries in the Middle East as part of a "rebalance" away from the region, a US official said Wednesday. The move comes as the United States switches its focus towards countering Russia and China in an era of "great power competition." Speaking on condition of anonymity, the US official told AFP that the Pentagon is pulling a total of four Patriot missile systems from Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain. The missiles will be returned to the ... read more |
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Raytheon receives $1.5B contract for Patriot systems for PolandWashington (UPI) Sep 26, 2018 Raytheon has received a $1.5 billion contract from the Department of Defense for foreign military sales of the Patriot Defense System to Poland. ... more  
Trump takes aim at Iran, China at UN Security CouncilUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Iran of spreading chaos and China of meddling in US elections at a UN Security Council meeting that laid bare divisions between the United States and other world powers. ... more 
Iran's Rouhani says US will eventually rejoin nuclear dealUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani predicted Wednesday that the United States would eventually rejoin an international nuclear deal, saying talks this week at the United Nations showed his counterpart Donald Trump's isolation. ... more  
US B-52s fly over South and East China SeasWashington (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 US B-52 bombers have recently conducted transit operations in the South China Sea and East China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday, amid soaring tensions with Beijing over trade tariffs. ... more |
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Michael Bloomberg, against climate change and anti-TrumpNew York (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is using his vast fortune, estimated at $51 billion, to spur action to address climate change - and to tilt the US Congress toward Democratic control. ... more  
Still smarting from referendum, Iraqi Kurds to elect new parliamentArbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 27, 2018 Voters in Iraq's Kurdistan elect a new parliament Sunday, with the autonomous region mired in an economic crisis a year after an independence referendum that backfired disastrously. ... more  
Thinkom develops enterprise user terminal for Telesat's LEO constellationHawthorne CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2018 ThinKom Solutions, Inc. and Telesat have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a Ka-band enterprise user terminal for Telesat's planned low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation of ... more  
What powers deep space travelLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2018 When Khooshboo Dani grew up dreaming of traveling through space and building something among the cosmos, she never considered what would power her voyage. Inspired by Neil Armstrong's biograph ... more  
Army contracts Sikorsky for UH-60 Blackhawk transmissionsWashington (UPI) Sep 26, 2018 Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, Conn., has received a $60.9 million Army contract for repair work on UH-60 Blackhawk transmissions. ... more |
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US arrests Chinese national on spying chargeChicago (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 A Chinese national who came to the US on a student visa and later enlisted in the army reserves was arrested Tuesday in Chicago and accused of helping Beijing attempt to recruit American scientists and engineers. ... more  |
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Trump administration messages open-ended Syria presenceWashington (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 Six months after President Donald Trump said he wants US troops out of Syria, his top officials are hammering home what has become increasingly obvious: the US isn't going anywhere. ... more 
Syria says new air defences will make Israel think twiceDamascus (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 A top Syrian official has said a new air defence system from ally Russia will force Israel to "think carefully" before carrying out any more air strikes in the country. ... more 
10 Afghan children, 2 women dead in air strike: UN initial reportKabul (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 An air strike appears to have killed 12 members of an Afghan family, most of them children, the United Nations said, citing preliminary findings, as US and Afghan forces ramp up aerial bombardments against militants. ... more 
US-S.Korea military readiness hurt by drill pauseWashington (AFP) Sept 25, 2018 The suspension of US-South Korean drills this summer hurt the readiness of the two militaries, the nominee to head US and UN forces in South Korea said Tuesday. ... more 
Rouhani says Trump seeking Iran leadership 'overthrow'United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 25, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of trying to topple his government Tuesday as he poured cold water on the idea of resuming talks with Washington after its pullout from an international nuclear accord. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2018 
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, of Moorestown, N.J., has received a $78.3 million contract modification for the AEGIS Combat System Advanced Capability Build 20.
The modification includes the AEGIS Combat System Engineering Agent program for design, development, integration, test and delivery of the upgrades.
Work will be performed in Moorestown, N.J., and is expected ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2018 
Lockheed Martin has received a $289.2 million contract modification for 24 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems launchers and support.
The contract award, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, includes training, spare parts and product improvement upgrades. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of July 2022.
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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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 Paris, France (SPX) Sep 26, 2018  Airbus has successfully tested stratospheric 4G/5G defence applications with a high-altitude balloon demonstration. The technology tested, an Airbus LTE AirNode, represents a key part of Airbus' secure networked airborne military communications project, Network for the Sky (NFTS).
With this new generation of long-range communications in the sky, high-altitude platforms such as Airbus' Zeph ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 24, 2018  American Ordnance has received a $92.3 million contract modification for M918E1 40mm high velocity target practice grenade.
M918E1 40mm high velocity grenades are designed specifically for the Mk19 automatic grenade launcher. The Mk19 is designed for being mounted on tripods or on turrets of vehicles like the HMMWV, Joint LIght Tactical Vehicles and other systems.
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Sep 26, 2018 
Aerospace manufacturer Boeing has completed its takeover of satellite firm Millennium Space Systems, further consolidating space-related defense industrial firms as US President Donald Trump pushes forward with the new Space Force branch of the US military.
Boeing, which manufactures everything from passenger airliners to US Air Force bombers, completed its acquisition of Millennium Space ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 
US B-52 bombers have recently conducted transit operations in the South China Sea and East China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday, amid soaring tensions with Beijing over trade tariffs.
Late Tuesday the heavy bombers "participated in a regularly scheduled, combined operation in the East China Sea," Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eastburn said.
A defense official said the nucl ... more |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Sep 27, 2018 
Quantum dots are nanometer-sized boxes that have attracted huge scientific interest for use in nanotechnology because their properties obey quantum mechanics and are requisites to develop advanced electronic and photonic devices. Quantum dots that self-assemble during their formation are particularly attractive as tunable light emitters in nanoelectronic devices and to study quantum physics beca ... more |
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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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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 26, 2018  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani predicted Wednesday that the United States would eventually rejoin an international nuclear deal, saying talks this week at the United Nations showed his counterpart Donald Trump's isolation.
"The United States of America one day, sooner or later, will come back. This cannot be continued," Rouhani told a news conference.
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 Brussels (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 
As doubts grow over China's vast "Belt and Road" trade infrastructure project, the EU is launching an alternative plan for Asia that it says will not saddle countries with debt they cannot repay.
EU member countries are expected to sign off on the new "Asia connectivity strategy" - which aims to improve transport, digital and energy links while promoting environmental and labour standards - ... more |
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 Rabat (AFP) Sept 25, 2018 
Morocco's navy on Tuesday fired on a boat carrying migrants which refused to respond to its orders, leaving a Moroccan woman dead and three other people wounded, local officials said.
The patrol was "forced" to open fire on a speedboat driven by a Spaniard who "refused to obey" orders in waters off the Moroccan locality of M'diq-Fnideq, the authorities said in a statement.
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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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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 
Illuminated under a spotlight at London's British Museum, hand-drawn sketches of Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement are part of a new exhibition on dissent that offers a rare glimpse of the artworks produced during the pro-democracy rallies.
The months-long demonstrations, which kicked off on September 28 four years ago, brought parts of the city to a standstill as protest camps took over ar ... more |
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 Sarajevo (AFP) Sept 24, 2018 
Two migrants, a Syrian and an Algerian national found in possession of firearms were arrested in the Bosnian capital at the weekend, police said Monday.
It was the first time that police found weapons with migrants who have been passing through the Balkan country in growing numbers since the start of the year as they head towards western Europe.
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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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