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  New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 29, 2018 The Hyper-Spectral Imaging Satellite (HySIS) launched Thursday will be used for a range of applications like agriculture, assessment of coastal zones and surveillance work for the Indian armed forces. The HySIS uses the power of digital imaging and spectroscopy that improves imaging capabilities significantly. Countdown began earlier today for the launch of India's first Hyper-Spectral Imaging Satellite (HySIS) aboard ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) that carried the HySIS along with 3 ... read more |
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Beijing's space navigation BeiDou program seeks to dethrone US-owned GPS platformBeijing (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2018 Beijing has poured $9 billion into a space program called Beidou in an effort to eliminate China's dependence on the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS). A navigational program based on s ... more  
US Navy ships sail through Taiwan StraitWashington (AFP) Nov 28, 2018 Two US Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the third such operation this year and one that is sure to anger China. ... more  
Russia to deploy new S-400 missiles in CrimeaMoscow (AFP) Nov 28, 2018 Moscow will soon deploy more of its advanced S-400 air defence systems in Russian-annexed Crimea, a military official said Wednesday amid rising tensions with Ukraine. ... more  
War no option for India and Pakistan, says Imran KhanKatarpur, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 28, 2018 War is not an option for nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Wednesday, adding that "friendship" was the only alternative. ... more |
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Logos demonstrates Redkite advanced surveillance podWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 Logos Technologies announced Wednesday that it has successfully demonstrated its Redkite wide-area motion imagery sensor to representatives from defense, law enforcement and civilian agencies in The Netherlands at Bosschenhoofd airfield. ... more  
Barrett to provide .50-caliber sniper rifles to U.S. ArmyWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 Barrett Firearms has been awarded $8 million by the U.S. Army for M107 .50-caliber, long-range sniper rifles with associated accessories and spares. ... more 
Army awards Oshkosh $1.7B for 6,000 Joint Light Tactical VehiclesWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 The U.S. Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense $1.7 billion to exercise available options for 6,107 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and 22,166 kits of associated equipment. ... more  
State Department approves over $1.2B Apache sales to EgyptWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 The State Department has approved the possible sale of 10 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and a large quantity of tank ammunition to the Egyptian government. ... more  
Sri Lanka's top military official detained over mass murder cover-upColombo (AFP) Nov 28, 2018 Sri Lanka's military chief was remanded by court Wednesday after weeks evading arrest over the alleged cover-up of the abduction and murder of 11 young men during the island's civil war. ... more |
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NATO investigating reports of civilian casualties in air strikeKabul (AFP) Nov 28, 2018 NATO is investigating an air strike in southeast Afghanistan that might have killed civilians, it said Wednesday, as unverified reports circulated claiming women and children were killed and wounded in the bombardment. ... more  |
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US intel chief to brief NATO on US withdrawal from INF treatyWashington (AFP) Nov 27, 2018 US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday that he is heading to Europe to explain to allies Washington's decision to pull out of a major nuclear weapons treaty because of Russian violations. ... more 
Mattis notes stability of Western Hemisphere at command change ceremonyWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018 Secretary of Defense James Mattis presided over the change of command ceremony for U.S. Southern Command, from Adm. Kurt W. Tidd to Adm. Craig S. Faller, saying the command has played a key role in fostering relationships in the Western Hemisphere. ... more  
South Korea to Buy Updated Missile Defense Radar Systems from IsraelSeoul, South Korea (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2018 South Korea is pressing ahead with plans to buy two Israeli early warning radar systems, announcing on Tuesday it would buy the updated Green Pine radars for $292 million. South Korea's Defens ... more 
Raytheon awarded support contract for Standard surface-to-air missilesWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018 The U.S. Navy is awarding Raytheon Missile Systems is $37.3 million for repair and maintenance on SM-2 and SM-6 Standard surface-to-air missiles. ... more  
DARPA, BAE to develop AI for interpreting radio-frequency signalsWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018 BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop machine learning algorithms to decipher radio frequency signals for protection against enemy hacking and jamming attempts. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 
The U.S. Navy will commission the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner during a Dec. 1 ceremony in Boston, Mass., at 10 a.m.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will deliver the ceremonies principal address with Hudner's widow and the wife of retired Vice Adm. Michael Miller as sponsors, the Navy announced on Wednesday.
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018 
The U.S. Navy is awarding Raytheon Missile Systems is $37.3 million for repair and maintenance on SM-2 and SM-6 Standard surface-to-air missiles.
The Department of Defense, which announced the contract on Monday, has obligated $19 million in Navy 2019 operations and maintenance funding, with work expected to be finished by November 2019.
The SM-2 Standard is a series of surface-t ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 
Logos Technologies announced Wednesday that it has successfully demonstrated its Redkite wide-area motion imagery sensor to representatives from defense, law enforcement and civilian agencies in The Netherlands at Bosschenhoofd airfield.
The flight is the first time the Redkite has been demonstrated for government officials, the company said.
The Redkite is built in a pod configu ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018 
Boeing has been awarded $383.4 million from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center for the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service tactical satellite communications system.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will provide ground satellite communications designed to be highly resistant to jamming and signals interception by enemy forces.
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 
Barrett Firearms has been awarded $8 million by the U.S. Army for M107 .50-caliber, long-range sniper rifles with associated accessories and spares.
The rifles will include scopes, suppressors, bipods and other accessories and are expected to be delivered through November 2023.
The M107 sniper rifle is the Army's standardized version of the Barrett M82 in use by militaries, law e ... more |
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 Helsinki (AFP) Nov 23, 2018 
Finland announced late on Thursday it will block new arms export licences to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, citing the murder of a Saudi journalist and the countries' role in Yemen's humanitarian crisis.
The suspension mirrors earlier decisions by Denmark, Norway and Germany to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia for the time being over the killing and over the kingdom's part in Yemen's war which has ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) Nov 28, 2018  China, currently engaged in a trade war with the United States, is seeking to strengthen its ties with Spain and Portugal as other European Union members are trying to restrict Chinese investments.
China's President Xi Jinping began a three day visit to Spain on Tuesday on his way to a meeting of Group of 20 leaders in Argentina, and will stop in neighbouring Portugal on December 4-5 on his ... 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 25, 2018 
The partial reopening of Baghdad's high-security Green Zone to through traffic, planned for Sunday, has been postponed for several days, a government official said.
The enclave has been home to Iraq's parliament, government offices, United Nations agencies and western embassies since the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Earlier this week, Iraqi authorities be ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Nov 28, 2018 
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Wednesday for the country to boost its naval forces as a deterrent against its enemies and hailed the deployment of new ships.
"Increase your capabilities and readiness as much as you can so that the enemies of Iran will not dare threaten this great nation," Khamenei said in a meeting with Iran's naval chiefs, quoted on his official website ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 27, 2018 
There is a "good possibility" President Donald Trump will reach an agreement later this week to resolve the trade dispute with China, a White House official said Tuesday.
As the trade tensions have escalated and engulfed hundreds of billions of products in retaliatory tariffs, Trump is due to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires later this week on the sidelines of the Group of 20 s ... more |
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 Zhangjiakou, China (AFP) Nov 28, 2018 
A truck carrying combustible chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in a northern Chinese city that will host the 2022 Winter Olympics Wednesday, leaving 23 people dead and 22 others injured, state media and authorities said.
The blast ignited other vehicles, leaving charred and smoking remains of trucks and cars scattered on a road as firefighters worked at the scene, acco ... more |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 23, 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 27, 2018 
Jack Ma, founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, is among the world's richest people but he has now emerged as a member of another club: China's 89-million-strong Communist Party.
The billionaire's Communist bona fides were revealed by the People's Daily, the party's official mouthpiece, in an article praising contributors to China's development.
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 27, 2018 
The Pentagon warned Russia on Tuesday against interfering with the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria's regime-held city of Aleppo.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has accused armed groups of carrying out a "toxic gas" attack Saturday that left dozens of people struggling to breathe and prompted government ally Russia to launch retaliatory air strikes against "terr ... 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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