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  Washington DC (VOA) Dec 03, 2018 Top administration officials are debating whether to create a stand-alone Space Force to handle space defense or a Space Force that falls within the Air Force, officials tell VOA. Either option requires congressional approval, which could prove difficult with a Democratic-led House and a Republican-led Senate. An Oct. 26 memo obtained by VOA directs that the Department of Defense create the "optimal organizational construct to meet (the president's) intent." The memo, signed by Executi ... read more |
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UK will build its own satellite-navigation system after BrexitLondon, UK (Sputnik) Dec 03, 2018 UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced that Britain would explore the possibility of building its own satellite navigation system instead of relying on the EU's Galileo, compelling another minister ... more  
Trump says hopes to meet N.Korea's Kim in January or FebruaryWashington (AFP) Dec 2, 2018 US President Donald Trump said Saturday he hoped to organize a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in early 2019, perhaps as soon as January or February. ... more 
Trump to grant Kim Jong Un's wishes after denuclearisation: S. Korea presidentHong Kong (AFP) Dec 2, 2018 US President Donald Trump will grant North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un his wishes if he delivers on denuclearisation, the South Korean president said Sunday, following talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit. ... more  
India launches modern earth observation satelliteNew Delhi (XNA) Nov 30, 2018 The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its earth observation satellite - HysIS and 30 co-passenger satellites onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C43 on Thursday morning, o ... more |
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Mattis blasts Russia's 'brazen contempt' toward UkraineWashington (AFP) Dec 1, 2018 US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday blasted Moscow following the Russian navy's "brazen" violation of a waterway treaty with Kiev and the seizure of three Ukrainian vessels. ... more 
Beijing lashes out at US for South China Sea sail-byBeijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2018 China on Friday scolded the United States for sending naval vessels close to disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations. ... more  
US airstrike kills key Taliban leader in AfghanistanKabul (AFP) Dec 2, 2018 A senior Taliban military commander has been killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday. ... more  
State Department approves HIMARS sale for PolandWashington (UPI) Nov 30, 2018 The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale to Poland of 20 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System mobile rocket launchers at an estimated cost of $665 million. ... more  
Syria accuses coalition of missile strikes on its army positionsDamascus (AFP) Dec 2, 2018 Syria on Sunday accused the anti-jihadist international coalition, led by the United States, of launching missiles against Syrian army positions in the centre of the country, the official Sana news agency said. ... more |
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Lift off for Pioneering nanosatsParis (ESA) Nov 30, 2018 The first 'Pioneer' mission lifted off early this morning from Sriharikota, India, with the two inventive little nanosatellites now circling the Earth, ready for action. The shoebox-sized sate ... more  |
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With the jihadists gone, booze is back in Iraq's MosulMosul, Iraq (AFP) Dec 2, 2018 Rows of yellow-labelled whiskey bottles sit alongside imported French wines, while cans of Korean beer chill in the fridge: with Iraq's Mosul free of jihadists, the booze is back. ... more  
The countries that have the most junk in SpaceLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2018 Space is a mysterious place where many have not ventured to. Even though it is beyond Earth and humans have not inhabited there, we still need to strive to maintain its beauty and natural environmen ... more  
Fix Facebook, whether it wants to or not: whistleblowerBrussels (AFP) Dec 1, 2018 Eight months after revealing the links between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica (CA), whistleblower Christopher Wylie is pushing for the internet giant to be regulated - whether it wants to or not. ... more  
Senior US admiral found dead in Bahrain: officialWashington (AFP) Dec 1, 2018 The admiral leading US Navy operations in the Middle East was found dead Saturday in Bahrain, the military branch said, adding that no foul play was suspected in the case. ... more 
USS John S. McCain transfers from dry dock to pier following collision repairsWashington (UPI) Nov 30, 2018 The USS John S. McCain was launched from dry dock and moored pier-side in Yokosuka, Japan, to continue repairs following a collision last year that killed 10 sailors. ... 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 29, 2018 
Communications and Power Industries has been awarded $24.8 million to provide Klystron Tube spares for the MIM-23 Homing All the Way Killer surface-to-air missile launcher.
The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, includes foreign military sales to Bahrain, Egypt, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates and ... 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.
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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 DC (SPX) Dec 03, 2018 
The first test of DARPA's Squad X Experimentation program successfully demonstrated the ability to extend and enhance the situational awareness of small, dismounted units.
In a weeklong test series at Twentynine Palms, California, U.S. Marine squads improved their ability to synchronize maneuvers, employing autonomous air and ground vehicles to detect threats from multiple domains - physic ... more |
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 Bratislava (AFP) Nov 30, 2018 
Slovakia's prime minister clashed with the defence ministry on Friday over a deal to acquire US-made F-16 war planes in what is slated as the NATO member's biggest military purchase.
The defence ministry announced Friday that it had concluded three agreements to buy 14 Lockheed Martin-made warplanes plus arms and training valued at 1.58 billion euros ($1.8 billion).
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 Buenos Aires (AFP) Nov 29, 2018 
US President Donald Trump headed to Argentina Thursday for a fractious weekend of G20 summitry, cancelling planned talks with the Russian leader and boasting that his trade war with China was paying off.
Rumblings of resistance to Trump's assault on the international order were apparent as French President Emmanuel Macron said he would convene his fellow European leaders in Buenos Aires to f ... 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) Dec 2, 2018 
Rows of yellow-labelled whiskey bottles sit alongside imported French wines, while cans of Korean beer chill in the fridge: with Iraq's Mosul free of jihadists, the booze is back.
The city spent three years under the iron-fisted rule of the Islamic State group, which punished those caught drinking alcohol with public lashings or worse.
But more than a year since Iraqi forces ousted the ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 2, 2018 
US President Donald Trump will grant North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un his wishes if he delivers on denuclearisation, the South Korean president said Sunday, following talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
As officials work to arrange a second meeting between Trump and Kim, South Korea's Moon Jae-in relayed a message to reporters given to him by the US president to pass on to the North's ... more |
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 Buenos Aires (AFP) Dec 2, 2018  US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed Saturday to suspend any new tariffs in the escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies, even if huge existing duties will remain in place.
Following more than two hours of dinner talks between the two leaders, the White House said an increase of tariffs from 10 to 25 percent due to kick in on January 1 would now be pu ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2018 
Two European insurance giants are moving towards having wholly-owned companies in China, marking a big step in the opening-up of the country's financial sector that experts say could send a positive signal amid tense US trade talks.
German heavyweight Allianz on Sunday got the go-ahead from the Chinese regulator to launch the first holding with 100 percent foreign capital.
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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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 Milan, Italy (SPX) Nov 30, 2018 
The funerary complex of the first Chinese emperor of the Qin dynasty (3th century BC) is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. This is of course due to the discovery of the statues of the terracotta army, intended to accompany the emperor in the afterlife.
Much less known than the statues is the fact that tomb proper (still not excavated) lies beneath a gigantic, artifi ... more |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2018 
The U.S. Army is contracting Radiance Technologies for high energy laser lethality research, assessment and support in the amount of $28.2 million.
Work on the contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., and is expected to be completed by November 2023.
It falls under a small business contract under acquisition rules, though R ... more |
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