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Putin lays out plans to develop missiles if US leaves treaty Moscow (AFP) Dec 18, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday laid out plans for Moscow to develop mid-range missiles banned under a Cold War treaty with the United States if Washington abandons the deal. Tensions have raged over the fate of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF), with US President Donald Trump promising to walk away from the agreement and Putin threatening a new arms race. Washington this month said it would withdraw from the INF within 60 days if Russia did not dismantle missiles th ... read more |
Long Range Anti-Ship Missile reaches early operational capability status on B-1B bombers Orlando, FL (SPX) Dec 19, 2018 Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to U.S. Air Force operational units, achieving Early Operational Capability (EOC) status ahead of schedule. After ... more Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Dec 19, 2018 HyperScout 1, the first miniaturized hyperspectral imager for space, successfully demonstrated that it is possible to process the images that are gathered by a satellite on board. By knowing the pos ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2018 President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that no one can "dictate" China's economic development path as the Communist Party marked 40 years of its historic "reform and opening up" policy amid a stern challenge from the United States. ... more Montreal (AFP) Dec 17, 2018 Canada is looking into ways to cancel a giant 2014 weapons deal with Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday, as criticism mounts over the kingdom's role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Riyadh-led war in Yemen. ... more |
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Lockheed contracted for three LRASM missiles Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2018 The U.S. Air Force has issued a contract to Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control for production of three Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles. ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2018 BAE Systems and General Dynamics have received contracts that total more than $700 million to produce 12 prototypes of the Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle. ... more Shenzhen, China (AFP) Dec 18, 2018 Huawei defended its global ambitions and network security on Tuesday in the face of Western fears that the Chinese telecom giant could serve as a Trojan horse for Beijing's security apparatus. ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2018 Austal has been awarded contracts for the construction of the Navy's next two Independence-class littoral combat ships, LCS 38 and LCS 38. ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2018 Huntington Ingalls Industries has launched the Virginia-class fast attack nuclear submarine USS Delaware at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. ... more |
Textron to provide construction services for Navy hovercraft Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2018 The Navy on Monday announced it held a ceremony to establish of its first squadron of CMV-22B tilt-rotor cargo aircraft, starting the transition from the C-2A Greyhound. ... more |
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Russia slashes Syria military flights Moscow (AFP) Dec 18, 2018 Russia has cut its military flights in Syria from more than 100 per day to fewer than four a week, the defence minister said Tuesday, in another sign the country's conflict is winding down. ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Dec 19, 2018 For three years, Mosul's women were covered in black from head to toe and its men had to keep their beards long. Salons were shut, and plastic surgery considered a crime. ... more Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Dec 18, 2018 Asyla Alymkulova fights back tears in her home in Kyrgyzstan as she recalls the first time she heard her husband was whisked away to one of the notorious internment camps in neighbouring China's troubled Xinjiang region. ... more Baghdad (AFP) Dec 18, 2018 Iraq's parliament approved three new ministers Tuesday but broke up before voting on the five remaining posts, leaving the deadlock over several key ministries unresolved. ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 18, 2018 A decorated officer in an elite US Army unit killed an unarmed Taliban suspect in Afghanistan. Of that, there appears to be no doubt. ... more |
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Pentagon conducts latest successful test of US-Japan interceptor 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 |
Northrop Grumman receives $3.6B contract for infrared missile countermeasures Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2018 The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman $3.6 billion for an extended contract for Large Aircraft Infrared Counter Measures production and support services. The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, provides for LAIRCM units, logistical support and related engineering services.The contract will extend through 2025, with no funding obligated upon award. The contract ... more |
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General Atomics receives $40 million for Gray Eagle drone services Washington (UPI) Dec 14, 2018 General Atomics has been awarded $40 million by the U.S. Army for services on the Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle. The contract modification, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, falls under Army fiscal operations and maintenance funding as is expected to be completed by June 2019. The Gray Eagle is a development of the Predator drone designed for intelligence, sur ... more |
AFSPC assumes COMSATCOM procurement responsibility for DoD Peterson AFB, Colo. (AFNS) Dec 14, 2018 The Air Force Space Command commander assumed responsibility for procurement of commercial satellite communications services for the Department of Defense from the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency December 12. The move is in accordance with Section 1601(a) of the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. This transfer means AFSPC will oversee procurement of nea ... more |
Army taps BAE, GenDyn for armored fighting vehicle prototypes Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2018 BAE Systems and General Dynamics have received contracts that total more than $700 million to produce 12 prototypes of the Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle. The contracts, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, cover middle tier acquisition and rapid prototyping effort, with plans and options for initial production. The MPF will fall under a Rapid Prototyping contracting arra ... more |
Spain announces 7.3-bn-euro defence spending plan Madrid (AFP) Dec 14, 2018 Spain's Socialist government on Friday gave the green light for a 7.3-billion-euro renewal of military equipment which it portrayed as "social spending" that will create thousands of jobs. "The defence ministry will launch three military programmes with an investment of 7.33 billion euros ($8.2 billion)," the ministry said in a statement detailing a plan that runs until 2032. Already on ... more |
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Kosovo says army 'irreversible' ahead of UN meeting Pristina (AFP) Dec 17, 2018 Kosovo's president said the country's decision to build an army was "irreversible" before heading to a UN Security Council meeting on Monday about the move, which has drawn the ire of former war foe Serbia. The Kosovo parliament's Friday vote to transform a lightly-armed emergency force into a standing army was carried out with strong support from the United States, which hailed the move as ... more |
MIT team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2018 MIT researchers have invented a way to fabricate nanoscale 3-D objects of nearly any shape. They can also pattern the objects with a variety of useful materials, including metals, quantum dots, and DNA. "It's a way of putting nearly any kind of material into a 3-D pattern with nanoscale precision," says Edward Boyden, an associate professor of biological engineering and of brain and cognit ... more |
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Iraq lays cornerstone to rebuild iconic Mosul mosque Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Dec 16, 2018 Iraqis on Sunday laid the cornerstone in rebuilding Mosul's Al-Nuri mosque and leaning minaret, national emblems destroyed last year in the ferocious battle against the Islamic State group. The famed 12th century mosque and minaret, dubbed Al-Hadba or "the hunchback," hosted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's only public appearance as IS chief, when he declared a self-styled "caliphate" after the jihad ... more |
Dead stag installed at former US base in South Korea Paju, South Korea (AFP) Dec 14, 2018 A stuffed deer stands in a former US ammunition store just outside the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas, tree branches spreading up from its antlers towards the roof. The work was installed this year at Camp Greaves, a former US army facility within the buffer zone that runs alongside the DMZ that has been converted into an arts centre and tourist attraction. South Korean a ... more |
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With eye on China, Germany toughens rules for foreign buyouts Berlin (AFP) Dec 19, 2018 Germany was Wednesday set to toughen rules on non-EU share purchases and acquisitions of its strategic companies, amid growing disquiet about takeovers by Chinese firms. It plans to lower the threshold where reviews apply to foreign purchase offers of 10 percent of companies, down from 25 percent now. Germany and other EU states have voiced growing concern in recent years as Chinese comp ... more |
Study finds pedestrians need 30 inches of space to avoid collisions Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2018 Pedestrians require a 30-inch buffer to avoid collisions, according to a new survey of foot traffic inside a Dutch train station. Using overheard sensors installed in a train station in Eindhoven, Netherlands, researchers analyzed more than 5 million pedestrian movements. Their analysis revealed 9,000 pedestrian pairs on collision courses. "About 40 pairs of these actually bumped ... more |
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China's Chang'e-4 probe enters lunar orbit 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 |
US Tibet bill 'grossly interferes' in China affairs: Beijing Beijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2018 China on Friday rebuked the US Congress over legislation seeking greater access to Tibet, saying American lawmakers "grossly interfered" in Beijing's domestic affairs. The bill, which passed this week with bipartisan support, demands access to the region for US diplomats, journalists and tourists, threatening to bar Chinese officials responsible for the policy from the US if barriers remain ... more |
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Nobel laureate urges Yazidi protection until IS leaders tried Doha (AFP) Dec 16, 2018 Nobel laureate and former jihadist captive Nadia Murad called for the protection of women belonging to her Yazidi minority until Islamic State leaders are tried for crimes against the community. "All the victims need a safe haven until Daesh is brought to the international courts," the 25-year-old Iraqi said at an international conference in Doha, using an Arabic acronym for the jihadist gro ... more |
Radiance Technologies tapped for U.S. Army laser research 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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