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  Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will lift-off from Space Launch Complex-6 on Dec. 7 at 8:19 p.m. PT. Designated NROL-71, the mission is in support of our country's national defense missions. The Delta IV Heavy is the nation's proven heavy lifter, delivering high-priority missions for the National Reconnaissance Office, U.S. Air Force and NASA. With an advanced upper stage, the Delta IV Heavy can deliver over 14,00 ... read more |
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New Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee Gets SpaceMcLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 Republican Senator Jim Inhofe's appointment as Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee bodes well for the future of space. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently appointed Senato ... more  
HTS and flat-panel antennas opening new government mobility applicationsMcLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 Advances in flat-panel antenna technology combined with high-throughput satellites (HTS) are opening up new mobility applications for government users. As we wrote in an earlier blog, the design mak ... more  
Global Ku-Band HTS platform provides government customers with unprecedented solutionsMcLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 Government customers require reliable and resilient satcom wherever missions take them. With the successful launch of Horizons 3e, the Intelsat EpicNG global high-throughput satellite (HTS) constell ... more  
Pentagon sends flight over Ukraine following Russian naval incidentWashington (AFP) Dec 6, 2018 A US Air Force observation plane flew over Ukraine on Thursday in a mission to show US support for Kiev following Russia's seizure of three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Sea of Azov, officials said. ... more |
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Australia passes cyber snooping laws with global implicationsSydney (AFP) Dec 6, 2018 Australia Thursday passed controversial laws allowing spies and police to snoop on the encrypted communications of suspected terrorists and criminals, as experts warned the "unprecedented powers" had far-reaching implications for global cybersecurity. ... more 
Canada defends Huawei arrest after markets wobbleMontreal (AFP) Dec 7, 2018 Canada on Thursday defended its arrest of an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei on a US extradition request after markets wobbled on fears of fresh friction between Washington and Beijing. ... more 
Japan to ban government use of Huawei, ZTE products: reportsTokyo (AFP) Dec 7, 2018 Japan is to ban government use of telecoms products made by Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE on concerns about cybersecurity, reports said Friday. ... more 
Arrest of tech exec signals tougher US stand on China tech firmsWashington (AFP) Dec 6, 2018 The arrest of a top executive of tech giant Huawei at the request of US authorities signals a toughening stand in Washington on dealing with Chinese tech firms amid longstanding concerns over cyberespionage. ... more  
Wright-Patterson selected as primary F-35 logistics hubWashington (UPI) Dec 6, 2018 The Air Force has selected Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as the preferred location for the F-35 Lightning II Hybrid Product Support Integrator program. ... more |
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Israel demands UN take action over Hezbollah tunnelJerusalem (AFP) Dec 6, 2018 Israel's army on Thursday demanded a UN peacekeeping force operating across the border with Lebanon to destroy a tunnel the military said was built by Hezbollah across the frontier. ... more  |
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Nadia Murad: from jihadists' captive to Nobel laureateBaghdad (AFP) Dec 7, 2018 Nadia Murad survived the worst of the cruelties and brutality inflicted on her people, the Yazidis of Iraq, by the Islamic State group before becoming a global champion of their cause and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. ... more  
Save US-Russia nuclear treaty, EU urgesBrussels (AFP) Dec 5, 2018 EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini on Wednesday urged Russia and the US to save a Cold War arms control treaty after Washington issued a 60-day ultimatum to Moscow. ... more  
General Atomics tapped for French MQ-9 drone supportWashington DC (UPI) Dec 05, 2018 The Air Force has awarded General Atomics $26.7 million for French air force MQ-9 logistics services. ... more  
Roscosmos Targeted by Info Attack to Hamper Revival of Space Industry in RussiaMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2018 Roscosmos has been targeted by an information attack launched by forces in Russia and abroad to create an image of a state corporation "devouring" federal funds and to prevent the country from regai ... more  
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 |
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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) Dec 4, 2018 
Boeing has received a contract worth $10.5 million from the Navy for upgrades and logistical support for the Harpoon/SLAM-ER family of guided anti-ship and land attack missiles.
Work on the contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will run through November 2019 as part of an existing support contract and includes Foreign Military Sales customers. The modification was awa ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 05, 2018 
The Air Force has awarded General Atomics $26.7 million for French air force MQ-9 logistics services.
The work comes after an option on a previously awarded contract was exercised, and announced on Tuesday by the Department of Defense. The contract falls under Foreign Military Sales and is expected to run through December 2019. The sale involved is exclusively for France.
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 McLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 
Government customers require reliable and resilient satcom wherever missions take them. With the successful launch of Horizons 3e, the Intelsat EpicNG global high-throughput satellite (HTS) constellation is now complete. For the U.S. military and NATO allies this means that they will have immediate access to a high performing, resilient and redundant network for mobility missions at sea, on land ... more |
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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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 New Delhi (AFP) Dec 5, 2018  The alleged British middleman in a scandal-hit helicopter deal between India and an Anglo-Italian firm was due to appear in a Delhi court on Wednesday after being extradited by the UAE, authorities said.
Christian Michel James is accused of arranging kickbacks to Indian officials to secure a deal for AgustaWestland to supply New Delhi with 12 helicopters for 556 million euros ($630 million). ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Dec 4, 2018 
Ukraine on Tuesday pressed NATO to come up with a "comprehensive answer" to Russian aggression in the Black Sea, as the alliance treads carefully for fear of escalating tensions further.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin hinted that at least one NATO member was ready to enhance its presence in the Black Sea in response to a call from Kiev following Russia's seizing of ships and sailor ... more |
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 Juelich, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2018 
Scientists from Julich together with colleagues from Aachen and Turin have produced a memristive element made from nanowires that functions in much the same way as a biological nerve cell. The component is able to both save and process information, as well as receive numerous signals in parallel.
The resistive switching cell made from oxide crystal nanowires is thus proving to be the ideal ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2018 
A UN team authorized over a year ago to investigate the massacre of the Yazidi minority and other atrocities by jihadists in Iraq will finally begin work early next year, the head of the investigation said Tuesday.
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution in September 2017 to bring those responsible for Islamic State group war crimes to justice - a cause championed by Nobel Peace Prize ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 5, 2018 
North Korea has expanded a key long-range missile base in the months since a summit between the country's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, according to satellite images published by CNN on Wednesday.
The two men met in Singapore in June and signed a vaguely worded document that pledged to "work toward" the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, though it did not ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2018 
China said Thursday it would "immediately" implement measures agreed under a trade war truce with the United States - and was confident it could reach a deal within 90 days.
The commerce ministry's remarks came days after US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to give negotiators 90 days to resolve their trade spat.
Few details have been made public about what th ... more |
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 Donaueschingen, Germany (AFP) Dec 7, 2018 
After surviving torment and rape at the hands of her Islamic State captors, Nadia Murad rebuilt her life at a trauma centre in Germany's Black Forest which became her sanctuary.
It was here alongside hundreds of other Yazidi victims of IS abuse and terror that Murad found her voice and started the journey that saw her honoured with this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2018 
China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first that would boost Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower, state media said.
The Chang'e-4 lunar probe mission - named after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology - launched on a Long March 3B rocket from the southwestern Xichang launch centre at 2:23 am (1823 GMT), according to the o ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 3, 2018 
A Hong Kong legislator has been barred from standing in a local election after being accused of supporting independence from China, sparking fury Monday among the city's pro-democracy camp who warn of tightening ideological control.
The disqualification of popular lawmaker Eddie Chu is the latest blow to the democratic movement as room for opposition in semi-autonomous Hong Kong shrinks unde ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Dec 7, 2018
Nadia Murad survived the worst of the cruelties and brutality inflicted on her people, the Yazidis of Iraq, by the Islamic State group before becoming a global champion of their cause and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Murad, who was taken hostage by IS in 2014 but escaped, is the first Iraqi to receive the prestigious award.
The 25-year-old won the Nobel in October alongside Congolese d ... 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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