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  Beijing (AFP) Dec 19, 2018 China said Wednesday it opposed the "weaponisation" of space as it criticised US President Donald Trump's orders to create a new command centre for controlling military space operations. "China has consistently proposed the peaceful usage of space, and opposes the weaponisation of space and a space arms race," said Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying at a press briefing. "We oppose even further turning space into the new battleground," she added. On Tuesday, Trump ordered the c ... read more |
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US approves $3.5 billion Patriot missile sale to TurkeyWashington (AFP) Dec 19, 2018 The United States said Wednesday it approved the sale of $3.5 billion in missiles to Turkey, offering an ultimatum after US outrage over the NATO ally's plans to buy from Russia. ... more  
UK and France to do more against IS after US Syria pulloutLondon (AFP) Dec 20, 2018 Britain has insisted "much remains to be done" in fighting the Islamic State group in Syria, amid reports Thursday it was not given prior warning of President Donald Trump's decision to pull out US ground troops. ... more  
Trump stuns allies by ordering US troops home from SyriaWashington (AFP) Dec 20, 2018 US allies were stunned Thursday after President Donald Trump declared victory over the Islamic State group in Syria and abruptly ordered the withdrawal of US ground troops from the country. ... more 
Coalition says it launched strike at airport in Yemen capitalRiyadh (AFP) Dec 19, 2018 The Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of Yemen's government said it launched an air strike Wednesday at the airport in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, destroying a drone. ... more |
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Winning ideas for new space transport servicesParis (ESA) Dec 19, 2018 Imagine moving satellites to higher orbits, collecting space debris, and dedicated launches for small satellites. These are the winning entries of ESA's call for ideas on new commercial space transp ... more 
Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome to Have Only One Space Launch in 2019Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 19, 2018 There is only one launch planned to be conducted from Russia's Vostochny cosmodrome next year, a source in the space industry told Sputnik Tuesday. "Most likely, it will be the launch of the S ... more 
Russia to Decommission Carrier Vehicle With Ukraine-Made ComponentsMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 19, 2018 The last launches of the Rokot carrier rocket fitted with a Ukrainian-made control system will be carried out in 2019, then the vehicle will be decommissioned, a source in the space industry told Sp ... more  
Celestia wins major ESA contract for UKLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2018 Harwell based Celestia Technologies Group UK Ltd (CTG UK) has signed an 8m euro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of the next generation of Gateway ground stations. ... more  
Scaled back OneWeb constellation Not to affect number of Soyuz boostersMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 17, 2018 The decision of UK OneWeb company to scale back the constellation of its communications satellites will not affect the number of Russia's Soyuz carrier rockets contracted by the company for the laun ... more |
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Iraq okays 3 new ministers, deadlocked over interior, defenceBaghdad (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  |
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War hero or murderer? Trump weighs in on military caseWashington (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  
China detains third Canadian as Huawei spat simmersOttawa (AFP) Dec 19, 2018 China has arrested a third Canadian national, Ottawa said Wednesday - a move that comes amid an already tense diplomatic spat with Beijing over the arrest of a Chinese telecom executive. ... more  
Canada mulls canceling Saudi arms deal over Yemen, Kashoggi murderMontreal (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  
Japan to get first post-WWII aircraft carriersTokyo (AFP) Dec 18, 2018 Japan will get its first aircraft carriers since World War II and buy dozens of fighter jets under a new defence plan approved Tuesday that is intended to counter China's growing military power. ... more 
US urges Bosnia to stay on NATO pathSarajevo (AFP) Dec 17, 2018 A senior US diplomat on Monday urged Bosnia to stay on the path to join NATO, a process one of its three newly-elected presidents is threatening to sabotage. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2018  The United States said Wednesday it approved the sale of $3.5 billion in missiles to Turkey, offering an ultimatum after US outrage over the NATO ally's plans to buy from Russia.
The announcement came as President Donald Trump said that US forces would withdraw from neighboring Syria, a decision likely to please Turkey as it pursues Kurdish fighters.
The State Department said it had info ... more |
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 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 successfully completing the required integration, flight testing and modeling and simulation, warfighters accepted the first of many tactical production units, meeting key criteria for the EOC declara ... more |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 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.
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 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.
In a speech at the grandiose Great Hall of the People, Xi vowed to press ahead with economic reforms but made clear that Beijing will not deviate from its one-party ... more |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 17, 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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 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 |
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 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.
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 Tel Aviv (AFP) Dec 16, 2018 
The growth of Israel's powerful high-tech sector is not being matched by adequate increases in employee numbers, a report said Sunday, with recruitment of more women, and Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jewish men needed.
Israel's high-tech sector - an industry that has earned it the nickname "start-up nation" - is seen as a global leader.
Its 7,000 local high-tech firms and dozens of resear ... more |
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 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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 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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 Sydney (AFP) Dec 20, 2018 
An Australian academic who was followed for a week by a state-owned newspaper in Hong Kong has suggested Beijing could be behind the intimidation and has vowed not to be bullied.
Kevin Carrico - a lecturer in Chinese Studies at Sydney's Macquarie University - was tailed by the Wen Wei Po tabloid during a visit earlier this month and was the subject of a front-page "expose".
The paper a ... more |
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 London (AFP) Dec 20, 2018  Britain has insisted "much remains to be done" in fighting the Islamic State group in Syria, amid reports Thursday it was not given prior warning of President Donald Trump's decision to pull out US ground troops.
"The global coalition against Daesh has made huge progress," said a government statement issued late Wednesday, referring to the jihadists.
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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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