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  Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 13, 2018 Aerojet Rocketdyne will design propulsion concepts and technologies for a novel ground-launched tactical weapon system under a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract potentially valued at $13.4 million. DARPA's Operational Fires, or OpFires, program seeks to develop a mobile missile system that would be capable of delivering a variety of tactical payloads to different ranges that could rapidly and precisely engage time-sensitive targets. The program will leverage and integ ... read more |
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Pompeo urges UN to get tough on Iran missilesUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged the United Nations to tighten restrictions on Iran's missiles, which he warned could strike US allies, but other powers called instead for dialogue. ... more 
North and South Korean soldiers enter each other's territorySeoul (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 Soldiers from North and South Korea crossed into each other's territory peacefully for the first time on Wednesday, Seoul said, as they began checking the dismantlement of guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone. ... more  
US Space Force Takes Over Satellite Purchases to Boost Warfighter CommunicationMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 13, 2018 US Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) on Wednesday took total control over purchasing of commercial satellites to avoid communication gaps on the battlefield, General Jay Raymond said in a press releas ... more  
Researchers develop mathematical solver for analog computersNotre Dame IN (SPX) Dec 13, 2018 Your computer performs most tasks well. For word processing, certain computations, graphic arts and web surfing, the digital box on your desk is the best tool for the job. But the way your computer ... more |
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Army orders engineering services on Javelin anti-tank missileWashington (UPI) Dec 12, 2018 The Army has awarded Raytheon Lockheed Martin Javelin JV $12 million for engineering services on the Javelin anti-tank missile. ... more  
Russian spacewalkers take sample of mystery hole at space stationMoscow (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 Using knives and shears, a pair of Russian spacewalkers Tuesday cut samples of material around a mysterious hole in a Soyuz spacecraft docked on the International Space Station that a Moscow official suggested could have been deliberate sabotage. ... more  
Slovakia seals its largest-ever arms dealBratislava (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 Slovakia will purchase 14 US-made F-16 war planes in the NATO member's largest-ever military purchase, the prime minister said Wednesday, dropping his earlier objection to the deal. ... more  
US believes Chinese intelligence behind Marriott hackWashington (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 The United States said Wednesday that China was behind the massive hack of data from hotel giant Marriott, part of an ongoing global campaign of cyber-theft run by Beijing. ... more  
Lockheed contracted for USS Wichita post-shakedown availability servicesWashington (UPI) Dec 12, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been contracted by the U.S. Navy for post-shakedown availability services on the USS Wichita, including engineering and management services, ahead of its commissioning in January. ... more |
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Navy taps Sikorsky for database to support CH-53K helicoptersWashington (UPI) Dec 12, 2018 The U.S. Navy has awarded $38.2 million to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order in support of the CH-53K helicopter program. ... more  |
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Pentagon cautions Turkey over new operation against Syria KurdsAnkara (AFP) Dec 13, 2018 Any unilateral military action in northern Syria would be "unacceptable", the Pentagon said Wednesday after Turkey announced it would launch an operation against a US-backed Kurdish militia. ... more  
Nobel laureate Murad urges Iraq to probe fate of abducted YazidisBaghdad (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 Nobel laureate and former jihadist captive Nadia Murad called on Iraq Wednesday to create a special team to investigate the fate of other members of her Yazidi minority kidnapped by the Islamic State group. ... more  
UN reports more suspected Iranian missiles found in YemenUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 More suspected Iranian-made weapons have been found in Yemen, the UN says in a report that will be discussed Wednesday by the Security Council. ... more 
US returns war trophy bells to PhilippinesManila (AFP) Dec 11, 2018 Church bells seized from the Philippines by US troops as war trophies over a century ago were returned on Tuesday, in a bid to turn the page on a difficult chapter between the historical allies. ... more 
Germany opens negligent homicide probe in Mali Airbus chopper crashBerlin (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 German prosecutors said Wednesday they had opened a probe against three individuals for negligent homicide in the 2017 crash of a German military helicopter in a UN operation in Mali. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 11, 2018 
The US military on Tuesday successfully conducted a test of a new ballistic-missile interceptor system, which is being co-developed with Japan.
The launch marks the second successful test in less than two months for the SM-3 Block IIA missile and its associated technologies, which had previously experienced failures.
According to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), sailors at the Aegis As ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 11, 2018 
The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency shot down an intermediate range ballistic missile at high altitude from the Aegis Ashore anti-ballistic missile system in Hawaii as part of their testing program for the SM-3 Block IIA missile.
The test is the second successful use of the system, which has suffered personnel and mechanical failures in previous testing. The interceptor was fired f ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2018 
Drones can be used to explore environs too difficult and dangerous for humans to navigate, like a burned out building or the rubble of a collapsed bridge. But often, entrances to and passageways through these environments are quite small - holes and cracks measuring just a few inches wide.
Engineers at the University of Zurich have developed a foldable drone that can shrink itself to f ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Dec 12, 2018 
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have devised a method for using an origami-based structure to create radio frequency filters that have adjustable dimensions, enabling the devices to change which signals they block throughout a large range of frequencies.
The new approach to creating these tunable filters could have a variety of uses, from antenna systems capable of adapt ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2018 
General Dynamics is receiving $264.8 million for MK80 and BLU-109 Tritonal bomb components.
The production contract will run through at least October 2023. It falls under the U.S. Army's Rock Island Arsenal, which supervises much of the U.S. military's' conventional weapons production.
The MK80 series of air-dropped, general purpose bombs are a standard weapon in use by many coun ... more |
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 Bratislava (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 
Slovakia will purchase 14 US-made F-16 war planes in the NATO member's largest-ever military purchase, the prime minister said Wednesday, dropping his earlier objection to the deal.
Defence Minister Peter Gajdos signed the contract with Lockheed Martin representative Ana Wugofski at a press conference in the capital Bratislava after the government approved the purchase.
The eurozone mem ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 
A senior Russian military official on Wednesday warned of a buildup of NATO forces close to the country's borders, the defence ministry said.
Valery Gerasimov, head of Russia's General Staff, "noted a strengthening of NATO's frontline military presence close to Russia's borders", while meeting the commander of NATO forces in Europe Curtis Scaparrotti.
Gerasimov added that "this doesn't h ... more |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 12, 2018 
Thanks in part to their distinct electronic, optical and chemical properties, nanomaterials are utilized in an array of diverse applications from chemical production to medicine and light-emitting devices.
But when introducing another metal in their structure, also known as "doping," researchers are unsure which position the metal will occupy and how it will affect the overall stability of ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Dec 11, 2018 
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said on Tuesday that an ongoing political dispute over unfilled ministries in his government was out of his hands.
"It's not my decision," he told reporters gathered at a weekly news conference, in response to an AFP question.
More than two months after being appointed premier, Abdel Mahdi has yet to fill eight of his cabinet's 22 posts, including th ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2018 
Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korea's foreign minister Friday that he hoped Pyongyang and Washington will address each other's concerns so peace talks on the Korean peninsula "continue to make positive progress".
Xi met with Ri Yong Ho in Beijing as denuclearisation talks have made little progress since a historic June summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader K ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 
China has agreed to cut tariffs on autos imported from the United States, and resume soybean purchases, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Wednesday, confirming the reports that delighted investors.
Ross told CNBC the moves by Beijing will "prove that President (Donald) Trump was right when he announced his summary of the talks" held recently with China's President Xi Jinping.
The leade ... more |
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 Phnom Penh (AFP) Dec 11, 2018 
Everyone did well from Nary's marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from the six-year ordeal destitute, humiliated and with little prospect of seeing her son again.
Her brother ran away with $3,000 after cajoling the then 17-year-old to leave Cambodia to marry. Brokers split the remaining $7,000 paid by her Chinese husband, who got himself a l ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 13, 2018 
China's Chang'e-4 probe decelerated and entered the lunar orbit Wednesday, completing a vital step on its way to make the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced.
After flying about 110 hours from earth, an engine on the probe was ignited when it was 129 km above the surface of the moon, in line with instructions sent fr ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 10, 2018  Dozens of members of a prominent unofficial Protestant church and their pastor have gone missing in southwest China after authorities raided their homes, churchgoers said Monday, amid increasing restrictions on religious worship.
The police sweep occurred Sunday night, according to a statement from the Early Rain Covenant Church, which is based in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. ... more |
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Dec 8, 2018 
Nigerian soldiers intercepted a column of Boko Haram fighters on Friday near a military base in northeast Nigeria, triggering a fierce gun battle that killed three civilians, security sources told AFP.
A soldier was injured in the fight, which happened in Jakana village, some 30 kilometres (nearly 20 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.
In July, jihadists raided the military b ... 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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