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  Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told an audience at Duke University that Russia and China are near-peer competitors that the U.S. needs to match, according to the Pentagon. In comments on Tuesday, Dunford said that China's rise and Russia's resurgent activities mark the return of great power military competition even as the U.S. continues to face concerns from Iran, North Korea and rogue militant groups and terrorism. The concern is real, as Secretary of Defen ... read more |
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DARPA Names Potential Sites for Launch Challenge, Eighteen Teams PrequalifyWashington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 DARPA has narrowed the potential launch locations for the DARPA Launch Challenge to eight, with options for both vertical and horizontal launch. The challenge will culminate in late 2019 with two se ... more 
Nine countries meet to kickstart European forceParis (AFP) Nov 7, 2018 Defence ministers from nine European countries will meet in Paris on Wednesday to set out plans for a joint force that could rapidly be deployed in response to a conflict or natural disaster. ... more  
Boeing braces for trade war headwinds in ChinaZhuhai, China (AFP) Nov 7, 2018 At China's biggest air show, a top Boeing executive voiced hope that the US and China would resume trade talks. He has reason to worry: The US aerospace giant could fly into turbulence in a protracted commercial conflict. ... more  
NATO chief hails Afghanistan's chances for peaceKabul (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday Afghanistan's chances for peace were "greater now" than in many years, even as the Taliban step up attacks on Afghan forces, which are suffering record high casualties. ... more |
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US grants Iraq sanctions waiver to buy Iranian electricityBaghdad (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 The United States has granted Iraq a waiver to allow it to keep importing electricity from neighbouring Iran despite renewed American sanctions on Tehran, a US official said Wednesday. ... more  
NSA certifies Harris AN/PRC-163 radio for top secret intelligenceWashington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 The National Security Agency has granted Harris Corporation Type-1 certification for its AN/PRC-163 handheld networked encrypted radio approved for transmitting top secret classified information. ... more  
Russia plans to carry out 17 space launches in 2018Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 05, 2018 Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos will carry out 17 space launches in 2018 and over 35 launches in 2019, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin told Sputnik. "If this year we have only 17 laun ... more 
IMF team in Pakistan as China pledges economic aidIslamabad (AFP) Nov 7, 2018 An International Monetary Fund team arrived in Islamabad Wednesday for talks on a possible IMF bailout, even as Pakistan insisted it had solved its immediate balance of payments crisis. ... more  
US hopes Russia remains 'permissive' of Israel strikes in SyriaBeirut (AFP) Nov 7, 2018 The US envoy to Syria said Wednesday he hoped to see more of Damascus ally Moscow's "permissive approach" to Israeli air strikes on Iranian assets in the war-torn country. ... more |
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Iraq parliament holds off vote on key ministersBaghdad (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. ... more  |
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At Guantanamo, prisoners watch parade of US military guards go byGuantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 Nearly 17 years since the first inmates arrived at Guantanamo Bay, the hastily constructed temporary detention center has morphed into a maximum-security prison that could exist for decades to come. ... more 
China grilled over internment camps, civil rights at UN reviewGeneva (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 China faced harsh criticism over its rights record during a review before the United Nations on Tuesday, with countries voicing alarm at the country's mass detainment of ethnic Uighurs and its crackdown on civil liberties. ... more 
Dozens of Yemeni rebels killed in Red Sea port city: medicsHodeida, Yemen (AFP) Nov 4, 2018 Dozens of Yemeni rebels have been killed in battles and air strikes in Hodeida, medics said Sunday, as pro-government forces advanced in the insurgent-held Red Sea port city. ... more 
Australian FM raises Xinjiang interment camps on China visitBeijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 Australia's foreign minister raised China's internment of Uighur minorities in Xinjiang at a meeting with her Chinese counterpart on Thursday as Beijing comes under increasing international scrutiny over its controversial security policy. ... more  
Taiwan navy gets two new warships as China tensions growKaohsiung, Taiwan (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed Thursday that the island would not "concede one step" in defending itself as she inaugurated two frigates bought from the United States aimed at boosting Taipei's naval capabilities against China. ... 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 (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.
Production on the contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will consist of the fiscal 2018 production configuration Reaper, with Air Force fiscal 2017 and 2018 aircraft procurement funding in the full amount being ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 
The U.S. Army has awarded DRS Sustainment Systems $17.2 million for acquisition of Joint Assault Bridges.
The award, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is a modification to an existing contract, with manufacturing taking place in West Plains, Mo.
The production run is expected to be completed by May 2024 and has been funded using fiscal 2018 Army procurement funds. / ... more |
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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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 Paris (AFP) Nov 7, 2018 
Defence ministers from nine European countries will meet in Paris on Wednesday to set out plans for a joint force that could rapidly be deployed in response to a conflict or natural disaster.
Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia and Portugal have joined the French-led project - along with Britain, just as Brexit looms.
A source close to the talks said Finland is al ... more |
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 Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 
When choosing materials to make something, trade-offs need to be made between a host of properties, such as thickness, stiffness and weight. Depending on the application in question, finding just the right balance is the difference between success and failure
Now, a team of Penn Engineers has demonstrated a new material they call "nanocardboard," an ultrathin equivalent of corrugated paper ... 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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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 
China's exports to the United States and the rest of the world saw a surprise jump in October, data showed Thursday, suggesting businesses are ramping up trans-Pacific shipments before higher tariffs kick in.
Relations between the world's top two economies have soured sharply this year as US President Donald Trump slapped higher taxes on roughly half of Chinese imports and threatened to hit ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 7, 2018 
The Pentagon has quietly stopped using the name "Operation Faithful Patriot" for its massive deployment to the border with Mexico, a defense official said Wednesday.
"We are now just referring to it as simply border support," Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jamie Davis said.
Davis did not provide a reason for dropping the name, but the change came over the last two days, during th ... more |
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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.
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 Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 
Nearly 17 years since the first inmates arrived at Guantanamo Bay, the hastily constructed temporary detention center has morphed into a maximum-security prison that could exist for decades to come.
But while the facility in southeastern Cuba and the 40 inmates who remain there are not budging, the staff doesn't stay put for long.
A continually changing roster of senior leaders - 18 gen ... 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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