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  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 In a recent test series at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, DARPA's Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program demonstrated the ability of CODE-equipped Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) to adapt and respond to unexpected threats in an anti-access area denial (A2AD) environment. The UASs efficiently shared information, cooperatively planned and allocated mission objectives, made coordinated tactical decisions, and collaboratively reacted to a dynamic, high-threat environment with mi ... read more |
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Navy nanosatellite launch delayed for further inspectionWashington (UPI) Nov 19, 2018 A U.S. Navy ultra-high frequency nanosatellite designed for polar communications scheduled for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base was delayed Monday for further inspection, SpaceX said. ... more  
Two Trident II ballistic missile prosecution contracts awarded to Lockheed MartinWashington DC (UPI) Nov 19, 2018 Lockheed Martin Space is being awarded two contract modifications worth a combined $90.4 million for Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile production and support of already deployed systems. ... more 
British foreign minister visits Iran for nuclear talksTehran (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Iran for the first time on Monday for talks about the nuclear deal and freeing UK nationals held in Iranian jails. ... more  
XpressSAR selects IAI's TECSAR technology for Its high-resolution X-Band satellite constellationArlington, VA (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 XpressSAR Inc. of Arlington, Virginia and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase from IAI a constellation of up to four TecSAR synthetic apertu ... more |
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New space industry emerges: on-orbit servicingWashington (AFP) Nov 17, 2018 Imagine an airport where thousands of planes, empty of fuel, are left abandoned on the tarmac. That is what has been happening for decades with satellites that circle the Earth. ... more  
SpaceX gets nod to put 12,000 satellites in orbitWashington DC (AFP) Nov 16, 2018 SpaceX got the green light this week from US authorities to put a constellation of nearly 12,000 satellites into orbit in order to boost cheap, wireless internet access by the 2020s. The Space ... more 
Japan awards Northrop Grumman contract for E-2D Hawkeye radar aircraftWashington DC (UPI) Nov 19, 2018 The government of Japan is awarding Northrop Grumman Systems $32.7 million for long-lead parts and equipment for Japan E-2D radar aircraft. ... more  
Army awards CACI International $413M for Trojan Strong comms supportWashington DC (UPI) Nov 19, 2018 CACI International has been awarded a $413 million contract by the Federal Acquisition Service to provide support for ground-based intelligence and communications systems within the Army's Trojan Strong program. ... more  
Instagram ousting fake followers from accountsSan Francisco (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 Instagram on Monday said it is booting fake followers, likes, and comments generated by applications tailored to make accounts appear more popular than they actually are. ... more |
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Britain to start construction for U.S. F-35s at RAF LakenheathWashington DC (UPI) Nov 20, 2018 The British Ministry of Defense awarded Kier VolkerFitzpatrick $205.7 million to build infrastructure at RAF Lakenheath for two squadrons of U.S. F-35s. ... more  |
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Wealth gaps affecting school children in Iraq: UNBaghdad (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 Economic inequality is massively affecting whether students in war-ravaged Iraq finish school, the United Nations children's agency warned Monday, urging the fledgling government in Baghdad to spend more on education. ... more  
Cambodian PM says no China naval base being builtPhnom Penh (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 Cambodia will not allow foreign military bases on its soil, strongman premier Hun Sen said Monday, swatting away US concerns about a possible Chinese naval site near hotly contested seas. ... more 
N. Korea defector soldier is general's son: reportTokyo (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 The North Korean soldier who defected to the South in a hail of bullets last year is a general's son but says most Northerners of his age have no loyalty to Kim Jong Un, according to a Japanese newspaper. ... more
British foreign minister visits Iran for nuclear talksLondon (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt was to visit Iran for the first time on Monday for talks about the nuclear deal and freeing UK nationals held in Iranian jails. ... more 
Intense week of talks ahead of Brexit showdown summitBrussels (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 European governments get their own say on Brexit this week as they debate future ties with London in the run-up to Sunday's summit to sign Britain's divorce papers. ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Nov 16, 2018 
The Air Force has issued a $172 million contract for Lot 2 production of Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles from Lockheed Martin.
The order, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, provides for the production of 50 LRASMs with an estimated completion date of December 2021. The manufacturing and assembly will take place at the Lockheed Martin facility in Orlando, Fla.
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 
Alpha Unmanned Systems reports it has selected Robotic Skies, Inc. to develop and implement a global support plan for its current and future commercial UAVs, currently featuring the Alpha 800 unmanned helicopter. Robotic Skies will provide a warranty program and field support management for Alpha Unmanned customers through its network of worldwide service centers.
Alpha Unmanned Systems de ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 16, 2018 
The National Security Agency has certified Rockwell Collins AN/ARC-210 RT-2036(C) airborne radio for transmitting classified information up to Top Secret, the company has announced.
"This NSA certification is one of the final steps in getting our latest-generation airborne radio technology into the field," Troy Brunk, vice president and general manager of communication, navigation and e ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 19, 2018 
CACI International has been awarded a $413 million contract by the Federal Acquisition Service to provide support for ground-based intelligence and communications systems within the Army's Trojan Strong program.
The five-year contract, announced Monday, is placed on behalf of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center for new and continuing wor ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 16, 2018 
In what it calls the largest audit in history, the U.S. Department of Defense on Friday outlined deficiencies within the Pentagon it says will cost roughly $600 million to fix.
The audit details inventory discrepancies, financial reporting errors and cybersecurity issues as some of the greatest problems found in the department-wide review.
It covered $2.7 trillion in assets and $ ... more |
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 Darwin, Australia (AFP) Nov 16, 2018 
Australia hailed a "deeply symbolic" visit to Darwin by the Japanese Prime Minister on Friday, more than 75 years after the northern city was bombed in World War II, as the two countries vowed to deepen defence ties in the face of an emergent China.
Trade and strategic relations took centre-stage at a meeting between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Shinzo Abe during his two-day visit, befo ... more |
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 Dresden, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 
A team of scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), in collaboration with researchers from Monash University Australia, has succeeded in significantly increasing the stability and biocompatibility of special light-transducing nanoparticles.
The team has developed the so-called "upconverting" nanoparticles that not only convert infrared light into UV-visible light, bu ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Nov 18, 2018 
A bloody, age-old custom used by Iraq's powerful tribes to mete out justice has come under fire, with authorities classifying it as a "terrorist act" punishable by death.
For centuries, Iraqi clans have used their own system to resolve disputes, with tribal dignitaries bringing together opposing sides to mediate in de facto "hearings".
If one side failed to attend such a meeting, the riv ... more |
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 Singapore (AFP) Nov 15, 2018  Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will likely meet again after New Year, the US vice president said Thursday, but insisted his government would not repeat past mistakes where "promises are broken."
The US president and the North Korean leader held a historic summit in Singapore earlier this year, signing a vaguely worded deal on denuclearisation.
North Korea has taken some steps since then -- ... more |
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 Port Moresby (AFP) Nov 14, 2018  Hundreds of fluttering red flags, buses emblazoned with "China Aid" logos and even a purpose-built pagoda: driving around Port Moresby, you could be forgiven for thinking that Xi Jinping is hosting this week's APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
US President Donald Trump's decision to skip the summit in Papua New Guinea has allowed the Chinese leader to take centre stage, an opportunity tha ... more |
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 Laredo, United States (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 
They started work in the cool of the morning and moved quickly, uncoiling reel after reel of vicious-looking fencing and tying it with barbed wire to green poles hammered into the ground.
Over the course of three days, a gleaming, shoulders-high barrier of concertina-wire emerged like a silver snake along a lush riverbank, stretching as far as the eye could see.
This was the work of 100 ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 13, 2018 
The Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences released a smart solution for verifying the operational reliability of space equipment components on Friday.
The selection of space equipment components involves reliability verification, data collection, transmission and comparison.
The smart solution will help shorten the time to ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 19, 2018  In China, where children are often saddled with a packed schedule of extracurricular activities before they even enter grade school, some parents are making room for a surprising pursuit: hip-hop dance classes.
Inside a dance studio in central Beijing, a group of kids bopped up and down to an American hip-hop beat as they mimicked their teacher, a young woman in a dark blue beret and loose c ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2018 
Materials Engineering and Technical Support Services has received a $9.8 million contract for research on countermeasures against chemical and biological weapons and hazards.
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, provides for policy and technology analysis, laboratory work, field studies and modeling to better understand the impact of various chemical and biolo ... 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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