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  Brussels (AFP) Oct 30, 2018 NATO and Russia will hold talks this week as fears grow of a new arms race in Europe, with the US vowing to pull out of a Cold War weapons treaty in response to new Russian missiles. The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), the first since May, comes as the transatlantic alliance carries out its biggest military exercise since the end of the Cold War in Norway, a show of strength intended to deter any would-be aggressor - and which the Kremlin has criticised as "anti-Russian". Events over ... read more |
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MHI launches UAE's KhalifaSat satelliteTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2018 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has delivered UAE's KhalifaSat satellite into orbit Oct 29 via the H-IIA launch vehicle F40. The launch vehicle trajectory was executed as planned, and at about 24 minute ... more  
Russia to respond to NATO exercises with missile testsByneset, Norvege (AFP) Oct 30, 2018 Russia plans to test missiles off Norway this week in an area where NATO is carrying out its biggest military exercises since the end of the Cold War, a move seen as an escalation of tensions in the Far North. ... more 
U.S., Japan start biennial Keen Sword military exerciseWashington (UPI) Oct 30, 2018 Approximately 10,000 combined U.S. service members, along with the Japan Self-Defense Force, or JSDF, have kicked off Keen Sword, a series of joint/bilateral field training exercises created to increase combat readiness between the two forces. ... more  
US Army tests DARPA autonomous flight system, pursuing integration with Black HawkWashington DC (SPX) Oct 31, 2018 An S-76B commercial helicopter flew over a small crowd gathered at Fort Eustis, Virginia, landed in an adjacent field after adjusting to miss a vehicle, and rose up to hover perfectly motionless for ... more |
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First digital air connection established between F-35, U.S. Navy vesselWashington (UPI) Oct 30, 2018 Raytheon's Ship Self Defense System created the first-ever digital air connection between a U.S. Navy ship at sea and a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in the sky. ... more  
US calls for Yemen ceasefireWashington (AFP) Oct 31, 2018 The United States called Tuesday for a ceasefire and peace talks in Yemen, as the Saudi-led military coalition sent more than 10,000 new troops toward a vital rebel-held port city ahead of a new assault. ... more  
Millions mark Shiite religious festival in Iraq's KarbalaKarbala, Iraq (AFP) Oct 30, 2018 Over 13 million Shiite pilgrims crowded Iraq's holy city of Karbala Tuesday to mark the annual Arbaeen commemoration, under tight security less than a year after the country declared victory over the Islamic State group. ... more 
Syria summit took 'huge steps' toward ending war: USBrussels (AFP) Oct 30, 2018 The Istanbul summit on Syria took "huge steps" toward ending its civil war, but the situation remains dangerous with so many foreign armed forces in the country, a top US envoy said Tuesday. ... more 
Israel army says did not know fatal Gaza strike targets were childrenJerusalem (AFP) Oct 30, 2018 The Israeli military said Tuesday it did not know a weekend air strike on the Gaza border that killed three teens was targeting minors, after accusations of excessive force. ... more |
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Raytheon's SM-3 IIA successful in ballistic missle defense testWashington (UPI) Oct 29, 2018 Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 Block IIA variant anti-ballistic missile system completed a second round of successful tests for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency. ... more  |
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Czech PM calls US threat to drop nuclear treaty 'bad news'Prague (AFP) Oct 28, 2018 Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Sunday expressed surprise at a US threat to withdraw from a Cold War-era nuclear treaty with Russia, calling the development "bad news". ... more 
Australia spooks emerge from shadows with tweets, China warningSydney (AFP) Oct 30, 2018 Australia's highly secretive signals intelligence agency - tasked with eavesdropping and decrypting adversaries' communications - has made a tongue-in-cheek Twitter debut, while issuing a serious warning of security risks from Chinese technology. ... more  
Marine Corps taps Lake Central for armored vestsWashington (UPI) Oct 29, 2018 Central Lake Armor Express has received a $59.3 million contract to provide armor for the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as data reports on the armor inserts. ... more  
BAE contracted for engineering services on submarine weapons systemsWashington (UPI) Oct 29, 2018 BAE Systems received a $10 million contract from the U.S. Navy for engineering and integration services on the Trident II, SSGN attack weapon system and strategic weapon surety. ... more 
HII awarded $45M contract for USS O'Kane modernizationWashington (UPI) Oct 29, 2018 Huntington Ingalls has received a contract from the U.S. Navy for repairs on the USS O'Kane. ... more |
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 Sacramento CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2018 
Aerojet Rocketdyne announced reports that its propulsion systems supported a key intercept test of Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 Block IIA guided missile.
During the FTM-45 flight test, conducted by the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency, the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor was launched from USS JOHN FINN (DDG-113). The intercept test was designed to further prove the effectiveness of the lar ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 24, 2018 
Raytheon-produced surface-to-air missiles beat back two aerial threats at sea during a testing exercise by the Republic of Korea's navy.
South Korea's navy fired three SM-2 Block IIIB missiles to destroy simulated aerial threats, Raytheon announced on Wednesday. South Korea also successfully tested advanced semi-active radar seeker technology in two Block IIIA missiles
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 31, 2018 
An S-76B commercial helicopter flew over a small crowd gathered at Fort Eustis, Virginia, landed in an adjacent field after adjusting to miss a vehicle, and rose up to hover perfectly motionless for several minutes. The mid-October demonstration was remarkable because the pilot carried out the maneuvers using supervised autonomy in an aircraft equipped with DARPA's Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Autom ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2018 
United Launch Services, a part of the United Launch Alliance, has received an award for $152.4 million to provide heavy launch services for the U.S. Air Force.
Under the terms of the firm-fixed-price contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, ULA will support the National Reconnaissance Office Launch Mission One launch of the Delta IV rocket.
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2018 
New research focusing on how brain structure may impact brain activity and ultimately human behavior could one day lead to technology that can be catered to an individual Soldier in a training environment or operational setting.
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University at Buffalo are developing a new tool - computational models of the brain - to learn more about ... more |
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 Bratislava (AFP) Oct 26, 2018  French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday brushed off pressure to halt lucrative arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying such calls were "pure demagoguery".
Sales of weapons to Riyadh - France's second biggest customer after India - have "nothing to do with Mr Khashoggi. One shouldn't mix everything up," Macron told a press conference during a visi ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Oct 29, 2018 
Japan and India agreed Monday to upgrade diplomatic and military ties, with Tokyo also offering low-interest loans as the two countries seek closer ties to balance China's weight in the region.
The plans were announced as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi rounded out a three-day trip to Tokyo for talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, senior ministers, and local business leaders. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2018 
Gyroscopes are devices that help vehicles, drones, and wearable and handheld electronic devices know their orientation in three-dimensional space. They are commonplace in just about every bit of technology we rely on every day. Originally, gyroscopes were sets of nested wheels, each spinning on a different axis.
But open up a cell phone today, and you will find a microelectromechanical sen ... more |
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 Mehran, Iran (AFP) Oct 29, 2018 
A 15-minute walk from the Iraqi border in the west Iranian town of Mehran, three young clerics are hard at work polishing the shoes of pilgrims.
Farther down the road another cleric stands on a chair holding a Koran over the heads of passing crowds, blessing them as they march in the thousands towards the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, central Iraq.
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 26, 2018 
A UN General Assembly panel rejected Friday Russia's proposal to debate its resolution on preserving the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) that the US plans to pull out of.
Fifty-five countries on a General Assembly committee specializing in disarmament voted against putting the debate on the agenda, while 31 voted in favor and there were 54 abstentions.
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 26, 2018 
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday accused China of seeking to build an "empire" by bribing leaders with investment and vowed to fight it "at every turn."
As tensions led by trade disputes soar between China and President Donald Trump's administration, the United States has increasingly warned developing nations, especially in Latin America, to beware Beijing's economic push.
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2018 
The number of active-duty troops the Pentagon is sending to the US border with Mexico will swell beyond the figure of more than 5,000 announced this week, a top general said Tuesday.
US authorities on Monday said more than 5,200 troops would head south to bolster border security, in a bid to prevent a caravan of Central American migrants from illegally crossing.
General Terrence O'Shaug ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 24, 2018 
When German scientists were conducting micro-gravity experiments on China's recoverable satellite in the 1980s, Chinese space engineer Tang Bochang was busy solving technical problems, while carefully keeping Chinese secrets.
Tang joined the China Academy of Space Technology in 1970, the same year China launched its first satellite. He has participated in the development of returnable sate ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2018 
Lodi Gyari, the Dalai Lama's right-hand diplomat who helped build the Tibetan leader's clout in Washington but came away empty from years of talks with China, has died, colleagues said. He was 69.
The International Campaign for Tibet, which Gyari once headed, said he died Monday in San Francisco after a battle with hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer.
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 29, 2018 
On April 22, 1915, a greenish fog drifted over the battlefield north of Ypres in Belgium, choking to death some 5,000 French soldiers and heralding a new type of terror on the Western Front.
World War I saw the first widespread combat use of modern chemical weapons, starting with the 168 tons of chlorine released by the Germans over the trenches near Ypres.
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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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