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  Washington (AFP) Nov 20, 2018 Any rapprochement between North and South Korea must move forward "in tandem" with efforts to denuclearize the peninsula, and cannot come sooner, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday. The State Department's point man on North Korea, Stephen Biegun, met Tuesday in Washington with South Korea's special representative for peace and security on the peninsula, Lee Do-hoon, to "further strengthen our close coordination," Pompeo told reporters. Washington and Seoul have launched a working gro ... read more |
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EU 'extremely worried' about fate of nuclear treatyBrussels (AFP) Nov 20, 2018 The EU's top diplomat Federica Mogherini said Tuesday she was "extremely worried" about the fate of a major US-Russia nuclear missile control treaty, warning the security of Europe could be at risk. ... more  
Government Accountibility Office issues warning on submarine readiness backlogsWashington (UPI) Nov 20, 2018 The Government Accountability Office released a report to the House Subcommittee on Readiness detailing how maintenance backlogs at the Navy's shipyards leave large numbers of nuclear attack submarines idle for long periods of time, even as the Navy continues to pay for the submarines support and faces shortfalls in deployable ships. ... more  
Belgium approves negotiations for purchase of MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAVsWashington (UPI) Nov 20, 2018 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will begin negotiations with Belgium following approval of the sale of MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles, the company said. ... more 
Japan issues contract to purchaser RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance dronesWashington (UPI) Nov 20, 2018 Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems will provide the government of Japan with RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles and related services under a contract worth $489.9 million. ... more |
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Surge in China theft of Australia company secrets: reportSydney (AFP) Nov 20, 2018 China has sharply escalated cyberattacks on Australian companies this year in a "constant, significant effort" to steal intellectual property, according to a report published Tuesday that angered Beijing. ... more  
US mulls curbs on artificial intelligence exportsWashington (AFP) Nov 20, 2018 The administration of US President Donald Trump is exploring curbing exports of sensitive technologies including artificial intelligence for national security reasons, according to a proposal this week. ... more  
PNG police, soldiers storm parliament over unpaid APEC bonusesPort Moresby (AFP) Nov 20, 2018 Papua New Guinea police and soldiers stormed the country's parliament Tuesday, assaulting staff, smashing windows and demanding unpaid APEC bonuses just days after the international summit wrapped up, police and witnesses said. ... more  
Divided Taiwan to vote in key test for ruling partyTaipei (AFP) Nov 21, 2018 When Taiwan goes to the polls Saturday in local elections, it will not only be a test for President Tsai Ing-wen's embattled government but a crucial vote on divisive issues that could rile China. ... more  
Pentagon: Africa command to pursue drawdown, realignmentWashington (UPI) Nov 15, 2018 The Department of Defense announced Thursday the withdrawal and realignment of some U.S. Africa Command Counter Violent Extremist Organization, in accordance with priorities outlined in this years National Defense Strategy. ... more |
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 NASA's Quiet Supersonic Technology Project passes major milestone  
Russia, China fail to block chemical arms body's new powersThe Hague (AFP) Nov 20, 2018 Russia and China lost an acrimonious bid on Tuesday to stall the global chemical warfare watchdog's new powers to attribute blame for attacks like those in Syria. ... more  |
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In Pakistani village, home is where the cave isNikko, Hasan Abdal, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 20, 2018 Bomb-proof, earthquake-resistant and cheap: thousands of Pakistanis are choosing to hunker down in caves northwest of Islamabad, snapping up the hobbit-like homes amid a nationwide housing shortage. ... more  
DLR is developing a reusable rocket engine for launching small satellitesBonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 Whether alone or in a constellation, small satellites weighing from just a few kilograms (nanosatellites) up to several hundred kilograms (micro- and minisatellites) are becoming increasingly techno ... more 
Portugal builds spaceport in the AzoresParis (ESA) Nov 20, 2018 One of the islands of the Azores archipelago, Santa Maria, may soon become a base for launching small satellites, unique in Europe (the spaceport will deal with launching only small satellites, unli ... more 
Malaysia's Najib questioned over French submarine dealKuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 20, 2018 Fallen Malaysian leader Najib Razak is being questioned over the purchase of two French-made submarines, an official told AFP Tuesday, the latest probe to engulf the former prime minister since his government's ousting. ... more 
A job and a half for first Eurostar Neo missionParis (ESA) Nov 20, 2018 ESA's Neosat platform developed with Airbus - Eurostar Neo - has found its first mission; supplying two satellites for a role currently being performed by three. Eurostar Neo's first home in s ... 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.
The LRAS ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 20, 2018 
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems will provide the government of Japan with RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles and related services under a contract worth $489.9 million.
The contract will deliver three RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30i drones with sensor payloads, two ground control stations, spare parts and tools, engineering, management, and site surveys. The acquisitio ... more |
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 Washington (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.
The delayed launch is part of the Integrated Communications Extension Capability program under the Navy's Program Executive Office Space Systems and the Space and Naval Warfare Command Systems Center ... 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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 Moscow (AFP) Nov 21, 2018 
Arms giant Rostec is seeing strong demand for its advanced anti-missile systems despite international sanctions against the Russian defence sector, chief executive Sergei Chemezov told AFP in an interview.
Chemezov, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, is nonetheless also charting a course to increase sales of Rostec's non-military products.
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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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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Nov 21, 2018 
For centuries, it was a magnet for artists across the region and churned out Iraq's best musicians - but recent years saw Mosul suffer a devastating musical purge.
For three years until last summer, the sprawling northern city was under the brutal rule of the Islamic State group.
In imposing a city-wide ban on playing or even listening to music, the jihadists smashed and torched instrum ... more |
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 Washington 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.
The work will take place in both domestic and overseas locations and is expected to run through Sep. 2023. Navy fiscal weapons procurement and research and development funding totaling $90 ... 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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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 21, 2018  According to Euroconsult's latest report, China Space Industry 2018, the China space value chain had an estimated size of more than $16 billion in 2017, with the downstream market accounting for just over 85%. Satellite Navigation, one of the key satellite applications in China, was the main revenue generator in 2017, ahead of Satellite Communications and Earth Observation.
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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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 The Hague (AFP) Nov 20, 2018 
Russia and China lost an acrimonious bid on Tuesday to stall the global chemical warfare watchdog's new powers to attribute blame for attacks like those in Syria.
After a bitter war of words, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons voted against Moscow and Beijing's attempt to challenge a June decision to grant the body the new finger-pointing ability.
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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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