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  Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2018 US President Donald Trump said he and North Korea's Kim Jong Un have fallen "in love" - their bromance fuelled by "beautiful letters" he received from the leader of the nuclear-armed state. Trump on Saturday elevated his recent praise of Kim to new heights, at a West Virginia rally in support of local candidates for his Republican Party. "And then we fell in love - OK? No really. He wrote me beautiful letters and they're great letters. We fell in love," Trump told the crowd. On Monday at t ... read more |
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Israel PM lashes Iran, claims secret atomic warehouseUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 28, 2018 Israel's prime minister on Thursday accused arch-enemy Tehran of harboring a secret atomic warehouse, making deft use of ample props and vowing that his country would never let Iran develop nuclear weapons. ... more  
US F-35 fighters fly first ever combat mission; F-35 crashes for the first timeWashington (AFP) Sept 27, 2018 American F-35 stealth fighters have been used in a combat operation for the first time, officials said, marking a major milestone for the most expensive plane in history. ... more 
China, Russia call at UN for easing of N.Korea sanctionsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 27, 2018 China and Russia called Thursday for an easing of sanctions against North Korea, rejecting a US push at the UN Security Council for vigorous enforcement despite warming ties. ... more  
Multi-domain command and control is comingWashington DC (AFNS) Oct 01, 2018 In his remarks during this year's Air Force Association's Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in National Harber, Maryland, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein explained the importance of M ... more |
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UK site leads the way in Skripal case with online savvyLondon (AFP) Sept 30, 2018 Bellingcat, the investigative website unmasking the Skripal affair suspects, grew out of one man's efforts to track the origin of Syrian civil war weapons - from the comfort of his sofa. ... more 
US 'subsidizing' Saudi, Asia militaries: TrumpWheeling, United States (AFP) Sept 30, 2018 President Donald Trump on Saturday complained that the US is "subsidizing" the military of Middle East ally Saudi Arabia, as well as Japan and South Korea. ... more 
Britain to keep army presence in Germany after BrexitBirmingham, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 30, 2018 Britain will keep a small army presence in Germany after it leaves the European Union, despite a planned drawdown of forces abroad, the defence secretary said on Sunday. ... more  
Raytheon to deliver small drone decoys to the U.S. NavyWashington (UPI) Sep 26, 2018 Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz., has received a $46.7 million contract for technical work on the Miniature Air Launched Decoy for the U.S. Navy. ... more 
General Atomics to provide technical services for Gray Eagle dronesWashington (UPI) Oct 1, 2018 General Atomics has received a $441.6 million contract for technical services for U.S. Army Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems. ... more |
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 Thinkom demonstrates aero terminal connectivity with O3B MEO satellites  
WWII bombs sent shockwaves to the edge of spaceWashington (UPI) Sep 26, 2018 The edge of space is more than 62 miles away, but what happens on Earth's surface can effect even the uppermost layers of Earth's atmosphere. ... more  |
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US looks to trump China's Huawei in Papua New GuineaSydney (AFP) Sept 28, 2018 The United States and Pacific allies will counter a bid from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei to build a communications network in Papua New Guinea, a senior diplomat said Friday, intensifying a campaign to curb China's rising regional influence. ... more  
Researchers develop magnetic cooling cycleDresden, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2018 As a result of climate change, population growth, and rising expectations regarding quality of life, energy requirements for cooling processes are growing much faster worldwide than for heating. Ano ... more  
American Ordnance to supply mine clearing line charge systemsWashington (UPI) Sep 26, 2018 American Ordnance has received a $23.2 million from the U.S. Army for mine clearing line charge systems. ... more  
Pentagon to pull some Patriots from Middle East: US officialThe 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. ... more 
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 |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2018 
General Atomics has received a $441.6 million contract for technical services for U.S. Army Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Work locations and funding for the contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, will be based on each order, with an estimated completion date of September 2023.
The Gray Eagle is a derivative of the Predator unmanned aerial drone designed ... more |
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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 26, 2018 
The edge of space is more than 62 miles away, but what happens on Earth's surface can effect even the uppermost layers of Earth's atmosphere.
According to a new study published this week in the journal Annales Geophysicae, Allied bombing raids during the Second World War were powerful enough to send shockwaves to the edge of space.
"The images of neighborhoods across Europe reduc ... more |
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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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 London (AFP) Sept 30, 2018  Bellingcat, the investigative website unmasking the Skripal affair suspects, grew out of one man's efforts to track the origin of Syrian civil war weapons - from the comfort of his sofa.
The latest revelations from the UK-based citizen journalism group on the nerve agent attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal have made global headlines - and they are promising more to come.
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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.
"The Karkh cr ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 28, 2018  Israel's prime minister on Thursday accused arch-enemy Tehran of harboring a secret atomic warehouse, making deft use of ample props and vowing that his country would never let Iran develop nuclear weapons.
Iran "hasn't abandoned its goal to develop nuclear weapons," Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly, where his annual appearance has frequently focused on Israel's chief enemy, t ... more |
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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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 Jiuquan (XNA) Oct 01, 2018 
China launched its Centispace-1-s1 satellite on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:13 p.m. Saturday.
This is the second commercial launch by the Kuaizhou-1A rocket. The first launch in January 2017 sent three satellites into space.
The Kuaizhou-1A was developed by a rocket technology company under the China Aerospace Science and Industr ... 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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