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  Istanbul (XNA) Dec 28, 2018 With an eye to becoming a top player in global space technology, Turkey took a big step last week toward achieving its dream by establishing the country's first national space agency. The Turkey Space Agency was founded to develop strategic plans with short- and long-term goals, which involve the creation of a competitive space and aviation industry. Noticeably, the agency has autonomy in terms of finance and administration. "Our dream of 20 years has come true," Mustafa Varank, Turkis ... read more |
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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 declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman." ... more  
General Dynamics contracted for missile control systems for U.S., U.K.Washington (UPI) Dec 27, 2018 General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $28 million contract for sustainment of weapons systems aboard U.S. and U.K. nuclear submarines. ... more  
2018's privatized space race reached for asteroids, MarsWashington (UPI) Dec 26, 2018 It was a big year for space flight and exploration, as private companies kicked a 21st century space race into full gear. SpaceX launched 21 missions as others watched new vessels undergo testing and some escaped the Earth's atmosphere for the first time. ... more 
Russian Cosmonaut Dismisses Rumours About ISS Crew, Hole in Soyuz SpaceshipMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 27, 2018 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev on Monday dismissed rumours on social networks about the ISS crew in the light of the situation with the hole in the Soyuz MS-09 spaceship. "A lot has alread ... more |
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Trump tweets video of secretive SEAL team in IraqWashington (AFP) Dec 27, 2018 President Donald Trump may have inadvertently unmasked a Navy SEAL team during his short visit to a US base in Iraq this week. ... more  
Pakistani militant wanted in Chinese attack killed in AfghanistanQuetta, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 27, 2018 A Pakistani separatist wanted over an attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi in November has been killed in a suicide blast in Afghanistan, his group has confirmed. ... more 
Trump's surprise troop visit sparks criticism in IraqBaghdad (AFP) Dec 27, 2018 President Donald Trump's lightning Christmas visit with US troops in Iraq has triggered questions and criticism in a country deeply divided over Washington's influence since the 2003 US invasion. ... more 
US-Iraq relations since 2003Baghdad (AFP) Dec 27, 2018 President Donald Trump's surprise troop visit to Iraq triggered criticism in the country still deeply divided over US influence. ... more  
German military looks to recruit in other EU nationsBerlin (AFP) Dec 27, 2018 Germany's military chief said Thursday he was considering recruiting in other EU nations to target specialists like IT professionals and medical doctors. ... more |
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First Harris T7 bomb disposal robots sent to British armyWashington (UPI) Dec 26, 2018 The British army accepted the first four of 56 bomb disposal robots it ordered from Harris Corporation, the U.K. government announced. ... more  |
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China mulls new foreign investment law: state mediaBeijing (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. ... 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  
Air Force establishes office at Tyndall AFB to guide five-year rebuilding processWashington (UPI) Dec 26, 2018 A Program Management Office has been established by the Air Force at Tyndall Air Force Base to lead redevelopment and reconstruction efforts there, which are expected to take more than five years and cost about $3 billion. ... 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 
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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 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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 Washington (UPI) Dec 27, 2018 
General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $28 million contract for sustainment of weapons systems aboard U.S. and U.K. nuclear submarines.
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, covers work on the fire control systems on both nation's submarines, as well as the attack weapon control system on U.S. subs.
Additionally, the contract covers missile ... 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 declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman."
Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania, landed late Wednesday at Al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq after what he described as a stressful, secrecy shrouded flight on a "pi ... 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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 Baghdad (AFP) Dec 27, 2018 
President Donald Trump's surprise troop visit to Iraq triggered criticism in the country still deeply divided over US influence.
Here are key dates since the US-led invasion in 2003:
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On March 20, 2003, a US-led invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq is launched after claims his regime is harbouring weapons of mass destruction.
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 Seoul (AFP) Dec 21, 2018 
Washington is willing to discuss trust-building initiatives with Pyongyang, a US envoy said Friday, as the Trump administration tries to revive efforts to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.
Following a rapid rapprochement earlier this year that culminated in a historic summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, progress has stalled with both sides accusing each other of dra ... more |
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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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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 26, 2018 
A five-year jail term was sought for three former executives at the company operating Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, media reported Wednesday, the only people to face criminal charges over the 2011 meltdowns.
Former chairman of Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) Tsunehisa Katsumata and former vice presidents Sakae Muto and Ichiro Takekuro are charged with professional negligence resulting in dea ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Dec 28, 2018 
China successfully launched the No. 3 telecommunication technology test satellite on Tuesday.
The satellite was launched at 0:53 a.m. Beijing Time by a Long March-3C carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The satellite was developed and produced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
There have been 296 ... 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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