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  Adelphi MD (SPX) Dec 27, 2018 Researchers from the U.S. Army and top universities discovered a new way to get more energy out of energetic materials containing aluminum, common in battlefield systems, by igniting aluminum micron powders coated with graphene oxide. This discovery coincides with the one of the Army's modernization priorities: Long Range Precision Fires. This research could lead to enhanced energetic performance of metal powders as propellant/explosive ingredients in Army's munitions. Lauded as a miracle ma ... read more |
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US Aims for Space Supremacy Pose Potential Threats to Russia, China - AmbassadorMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 27, 2018 Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov commented on the issues of the US military space aspirations, Chinese President Xi Jinping visit to Russia and China-US trade tensions. Washington's ... more  
Putin hails 'successful' test of new hypersonic missileMoscow (AFP) Dec 26, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed final tests of a hypersonic missile, which he earlier said would render existing missile defence systems obsolete. ... more  
Trump declares end to US 'policeman' role in surprise Iraq visitAl-Asad Air Base , Iraq (AFP) Dec 27, 2018 President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq - his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected - to defend the withdrawal from Syria and to declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman." ... more 
India's longest road-rail bridge bolsters defence on China borderBogibeel, India (AFP) Dec 25, 2018 India on Tuesday opened its longest rail-road bridge in a poor northeastern state as part of efforts to boost defences on its sensitive border with China. ... more |
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SpaceX blasts off powerful GPS satellite for US militaryTampa Dec 23, 2018 A SpaceX rocket on Sunday blasted off a powerful GPS satellite for the US Air Force, marking its 21st and final launch for the year 2018. ... more 
Russia to Complete Flight Tests of Soyuz-2.1V Carrier Rocket in 2019 - SourceMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 25, 2018 The last test launch of the Soyuz-2.1v light-class carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia is planned for next year, a Russian space industry source told Sputnik. "The ... more 
Roscosmos selects super-heavy rocket concept designed for lunar flightsMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2018 The scientific and technical council of Russia's Space Corporation Roscosmos has chosen the variant proposed by the Progress Rocket and Space Center (SRC Progress) and the head of Roscosmos Dmitry R ... more  
NanoRacks announces first customer contract for India's Polar Satellite Launch VehicleWashington DC (SPX) Dec 21, 2018 NanoRacks is excited to announce that the Company has signed its first customer contract for a small satellite rideshare on the India Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehi ... more  
Year of many new beginnings for Indian space sectorChennai, India (IANS) Dec 24, 2018 The year 2018 could be termed as one of several new beginnings for the Indian space agency: the political sanction for a manned Gaganyaan mission, operationlisation of the heaviest rocket, steps to ... more |
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 China launches first Hongyun project satellite  
First Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3 satellite responding to commandsDenver CO (SPX) Dec 24, 2018 At approximately 12,550 miles (20,200 km) up... turn left. You have arrived at a new era for the Global Positioning System (GPS). A major milestone in the U.S. Air Force's plan to bring new te ... more  |
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Roscosmos Chief Could Visit US in Early 2019, NASA Working on Sanctions WaiverMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 25, 2018 Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's Roscosmos state corporation, may apply for US visa not earlier than in January 2019, as the program of the visit has not been prepared yet, a spokesperson for Ro ... more 
Arianespace supports Drance and European defense with launch of CSO-1Evry, France (SPX) Dec 24, 2018 For its 11th and final launch of the year - and the third in 2018 with the Soyuz medium-lift launcher - Arianespace successfully orbited the CSO-1 military Earth observation satellite for the French ... more  
Israeli army says destroys Hezbollah tunnel from LebanonJerusalem (AFP) Dec 21, 2018 The Israeli army said Friday it has blown up a cross-border tunnel dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon, the first of four it has uncovered - and pledged to destroy - in recent weeks. ... more  
Arrests fuel anxieties among China Canadian expatsBeijing (AFP) Dec 22, 2018 The arrest of a third Canadian in China has heightened anxiety even in an expatriate community accustomed to some level of fear and uncertainty. ... more
Israel says finds, destroys fifth tunnel from LebanonJerusalem (AFP) Dec 26, 2018 Israel's army said Wednesday it had located a fifth Hezbollah attack tunnel crossing into its territory from Lebanon and destroyed it with explosives. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 24, 2018 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target Advanced Capability-3, or Patriot PAC-3, missiles for Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is worth a total of $3.3 billion for production of the missiles, with associated ground support equipment and initial spares of both PAC-3 missiles an ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) Dec 24, 2018  Ankara's purchase of US missiles worth $3.5 billion will not affect a deal to acquire rival S-400 missiles from Russia, the Turkish presidential spokesman said Monday.
"The US Patriot sale process does not affect the S-400 process. We don't see one as an alternative for the other," Ibrahim Kalin said.
The US State Department on December 19 said it had informed Congress of plans to sell ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 24, 2018 
General Atomics and Raytheon have each been awarded contracts for support of the MQ-9 Reaper, one for sensors and the other for overall program support, that come to a total of more than $350 million.
The contracts, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, cover separate areas of sustainment for the unmanned aerial system used for surveillance and support of ground troops, though ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 24, 2018 
On December 12, DARPA held the second preliminary event of the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) - the world's first collaborative machine-intelligence competition to overcome spectrum scarcity. Fifteen teams represented by members from across the academic, commercial and defense landscapes gathered at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to pit their intelligent radio ... more |
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Dec 27, 2018 
Researchers from the U.S. Army and top universities discovered a new way to get more energy out of energetic materials containing aluminum, common in battlefield systems, by igniting aluminum micron powders coated with graphene oxide.
This discovery coincides with the one of the Army's modernization priorities: Long Range Precision Fires. This research could lead to enhanced energetic perf ... more |
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 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.
Trudeau had earlier said that it would be "extremely difficult" to withdraw from the contract, signed by the previous conservative administration, ... more |
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 Al-Asad Air Base , Iraq (AFP) Dec 27, 2018  President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq - his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected - to defend the withdrawal from Syria and to declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman."
Trump landed at 7:16 pm local time at Al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq, accompanied by his wife Melania, following what he described as a stressful, secrecy shrouded f ... more |
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 Upton NY (SPX) Dec 27, 2018 
Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising technology for producing clean and renewable energy, but the cost and activity of their cathode materials is a major challenge for commercialization. Many fuel cells require expensive platinum-based catalysts - substances that initiate and speed up chemical reactions - to help convert renewable fuels into electrical energy. To make hydrogen fuel cells commerci ... more |
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 Al-Asad Air Base, Iraq (AFP) Dec 27, 2018 
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged he had security concerns about visiting Iraq, saying it was "pretty sad" that he needed such secrecy to see US troops.
On a lightning trip to Iraq that came after mounting criticism that he had not already visited US forces abroad, Trump said he was concerned about making the journey "when I heard what you had to go through."
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 21, 2018 
Japan rebuked South Korea Friday after claiming one of the country's warships had locked its weapons targeting system onto a Japanese military aircraft.
South Korea's KDX-1 class destroyer locked its fire control radar on a Japanese P-1 patrol plane on Thursday off Noto peninsula in the Sea of Japan that divides the two countries, Tokyo's defence ministry said.
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2018  China's legislature is considering a new law governing foreign investment that will streamline existing rules and prevent the forced transfer of technology, state media reported Sunday.
The new "unified law" will replace three existing laws on Chinese and foreign equity joint ventures, non-equity joint ventures and wholly foreign-owned enterprises, the official Xinhua news agency reported. ... more |
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 Narusawa , Japan (AFP) Dec 21, 2018 
From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest", Kyochi Watanabe blasts John Lennon's "Imagine" into the night - hoping that music can lift people from their despair before it's too late.
The 60-year-old musician has been waging an eight-year battle to banish the vast forest's morbid reputation by reaching out to those who come to end their lives.
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2018 
China on 22 December successfully launched the first satellite of its Hongyun project, which seeks to create a network of communication satellites on the low Earth orbit in order to provide stable internet connection to the country's remote regions, the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) said.
The satellite was launched atop the Long March-11 rocket at 07: ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 24, 2018 
China on Monday lashed out at Canada and the US for demanding the release of detained Canadians and accused Western countries of double standards.
"The Chinese side expressed strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the statements made by Canada and the US," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular press briefing.
Beijing this month detained two Cana ... more |
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 Hawija, Iraq (AFP) Dec 21, 2018 
Iraqi authorities said they uncovered a new mass grave containing the remains of dozens of people in an area of northern Kirkuk province once held by the Islamic State group.
Security forces have discovered dozens of mass graves since they drove out IS in 2017 after three years of occupation of swathes of northern and western Iraq.
The United Nations said in November that more than 200 ... 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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