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  Washington (AFP) Nov 7, 2018 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday abruptly shelved plans to meet a top North Korean official in New York, the latest twist in diplomatic attempts to secure a potentially landmark peace deal. The talks between President Donald Trump's top diplomat and the North Korean delegation, which had been due on Thursday, "will now take place at a later date," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. "We will reconvene when our respective schedules permit," she added in a statement. ... read more |
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Lockheed Martin integrates advanced radar system with unmanned aerostatAkron OH (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 Lockheed Martin completed the successful integration of a Telephonics RDR-1700B radar onto a 74K aerostat for land and sea missions. This latest milestone follows Lockheed Martin's successful integr ... more 
General Atomics awarded Reaper strike drone production contractWashington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2018 The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems a $263.4 million contract for production of the MQ-9 Reaper surveillance and strike drone. ... more 
Navy opens facility for submarine-launched ballistic missile researchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2018 The Navy has opened a new Missile Support Facility in Dahlgren, Va., that will focus sub-launched ballistic missiles and the Columbia-class nuclear submarine program. ... more  
Raytheon tapped by DARPA for high frequency digital communications researchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2018 Raytheon has been awarded an $11.5 million contract for development work on the Millimeter-Wave Digital Arrays program, an effort by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Activity program to enhance military communication security. ... more |
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Fregat Upper Stage Separates From Soyuz Carrier Bringing Satellite to OrbitMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 06, 2018 Fregat upper stage rocket carrying Glonass-M satellite has separated normally from the third stage of the Russian Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Friday nig ... more 
Small rockets are taking offNew York (AFP) Nov 2, 2018 In mid-November, a company called Rocket Lab will try to send six small satellites into orbit around Earth - a fairly banal undertaking, save for the size of the launch rocket. ... more  
Eye-tracking glasses provide a new vision for the future of augmented realityHanover NH (SPX) Oct 30, 2018 Battery-free eye-tracking glasses developed at Dartmouth College could create an even more realistic experience for augmented reality enthusiasts. The new technology improves player controls for gam ... more  
CSEM announces the world's first fully autonomous camera integrated into a patch or a magnetNeuchatel, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 CSEM has developed the world's first fully autonomous camera that can be deployed like a sticker, opening up new possibilities for surveillance and IOT sensors. The patented Witness IOT camera is so ... more  
China launches BeiDou-3 navigation satellite into highest orbit yetXichang (XNA) Nov 05, 2018 China's home-grown global satellite navigation system came a step closer to completion Thursday with the launch of another BeiDou-3 satellite at 11:57 p.m. from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ... more |
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Senegal launches African 'cyber-security' schoolDakar (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 Senegal on Tuesday inaugurated a cyber-security school to strengthen West Africa's defences against computer hackers and use of the internet for terror funding and propaganda. ... more  |
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World Wide Web inventor wants new 'contract' to make web safeLisbon (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 The inventor of the World Wide Web on Monday called for a "contract" to make internet safe and accessible for everyone as Europe's largest tech event began in Lisbon amid a backlash over its role in spreading "fake news". ... more  
Navy contracts GenDyn for post-delivery work on USS IndianaWashington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2018 The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $13.9 million contract modification for post-delivery work on the Virginia-class nuclear fast attack submarine USS Indiana. ... more  
Air Force conducts F-35 deployment exercises as operations ramp upWashington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2018 The U.S. Air Force's 388th Fighter Wing's 4th Fighter Squadron and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently conducted combat exercises testing and evaluating their ability to operate the F-35A Lightning II under high-tempo deployment conditions. ... more 
Bell, Electric Power Systems partner on hybrid-electric aircraft enginesWashington (UPI) Nov 5, 2018 Bell Helicopter on Monday announced an agreement with Electric Power Systems to develop energy storage systems for Bell vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. ... more  
US offers rewards for info on PKK chiefs wanted by Turkey: officialAnkara (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 The United States is offering millions of dollars in rewards for information over the whereabouts of three leaders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a top American official said after a visit to Ankara Tuesday. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 2, 2018 
U.S. Army has signed a deal to supply the Romanian government with three Raytheon defense systems.
Romania will use the new Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems - the country's second order of the systems in the last two years - to deter any any threats to its borders.
The Patriot is a surface-to-air missile provides the "backbone" to the missile defense capabilities used by ... more |
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 (UPI) Nov 6, 2018 
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $350 million contract for production support of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile low-observable long range cruise missiles and all of its variants.
Lockheed Martin will provide lifecycle support related to the JASSM, the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile JASSM-Extended Range variants and any JASSM support concerning upgrades, production and logistics, ac ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 
NASA officials welcomed more than 400 participants with a stake in the future of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to Seattle last week for a two-day gathering in which the agency presented its plans to host a series of Grand Challenges for the UAM community.
Urban Air Mobility is defined as a safe and efficient system for passenger and cargo air transportation in and around an urban area. Several ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2018 
Raytheon has been awarded an $11.5 million contract for development work on the Millimeter-Wave Digital Arrays program, an effort by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Activity program to enhance military communication security.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will see Raytheon focus on digital tile architecture and scalable apertures with transmit and r ... more |
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 London (AFP) Nov 5, 2018 
Citizens of Commonwealth countries will be able to join the British armed forces even if they do not live in Britain, the government said on Monday as it struggles to fill vacancies.
Britain's junior defence minister Mark Lancaster said in a statement to parliament that the previous five-year residency requirement for Commonwealth army recruits has been removed.
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 Geneva (AFP) Oct 31, 2018  The Swiss government on Wednesday reversed a decision to loosen restrictions on weapons exports to countries wracked by internal conflict following outcry over the planned move.
Switzerland's government, known as the Federal Council, said in a statement at it had decided "not to amend the War Material Ordinance".
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 
The United States and China will hold top-level security talks on Friday, the State Department announced, in a sign of easing tensions after months of escalation over trade and regional disputes.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will host senior Chinese officials in Washington for the second US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue, following a meeting in J ... more |
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 Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
Scientists from ITMO University and Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences proposed a new microwave antenna that creates a uniform magnetic field in large volume.
It is capable for uniform and coherent addressing of the electronic spins of an ensemble of nanodiamond structure defects. This can be used to create super-sensitive magnetic field detectors of a new genera ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 
Iraq's parliament convened on Tuesday without lining up a vote on who would head several key ministries, including defence and the interior, several months after polling.
On October 25, lawmakers gave their stamp of approval to 14 of the country's 22 ministries, with the finance, foreign affairs and oil ministers named.
Due to deep divisions, the remaining eight portfolios were not put t ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 5, 2018 
The SWIFT banking network, the backbone for international monetary transfers, said Monday it has suspended several Iranian banks from its service, after the United States reimposed nuclear sanctions on Tehran.
"In keeping with our mission of supporting the resilience and integrity of the global financial system as a global and neutral service provider, SWIFT is suspending certain Iranian ban ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 2, 2018 
President Donald Trump said Friday that he expects a budding US-China trade war to end with "a very good deal."
"I think we will make a deal with China," he told journalists at the White House. "I think a very good deal will be made with China."
Markets have soared on reports that the two sides are closing in on a deal that would avoid Washington piling on still more tariffs against Chin ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 1, 2018 
China has invited the UN Security Council for a visit this month that will showcase its growing support for peacekeeping and include a tour of the modern cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, the UN ambassador said on Thursday.
The visit will highlight China's role as a global player at a time when the United States is pulling back from multilateral institutions like the United Nations.
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 Zhuhai, China (AFP) Nov 6, 2018  China unveiled on Tuesday a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.
The 17-metre (55-foot) core module was a star attraction at the biennial Airshow China in the southern coastal city of Zhuhai, the country's main aerospace industry exhibition.
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 5, 2018 
China's first "cyber-dissident" Huang Qi is in danger of dying under police custody if he does not receive medical treatment for a host of severe health conditions, human rights groups warned on Monday.
Huang, 55, who was arrested in 2016 for "leaking state secrets", is currently being held in Mianyang Detention Centre in southwestern Sichuan province, according to his mother.
Huang ran ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 5, 2018 
The United States faces a deadline Tuesday that could lead to fresh sanctions on Russia over an attempted assassination with a lethal nerve agent of a former spy in Britain.
The State Department on August 6 found that Russia had violated a 1991 US law that seeks the elimination of chemical and biological weapons.
The determination came after Britain said that Russian operatives on March ... more |
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 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2018 
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a nine month, $25.5 million contract extension to continue development of its Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) missile interceptor concept. This program, awarded Aug. 31, builds on a 2017 contract to develop an initial LPLD concept.
Lockheed Martin's LPLD concept consists of a fiber laser system on a high-performing, high-altitude airbo ... more |
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