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  Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2019 During the Cold War, US eyes were riveted on the Soviet Union's rockets and satellites. But in recent years, it has been China's space programs that have most worried US strategists. China, whose space effort is run by the People's Liberation Army, today launches more rockets into space than any other country - 39 last year, compared to 31 by the United States, 20 by Russia and eight by Europe. On Thursday it landed a space rover on the dark side of the Moon - a first by any country - and pla ... read more |
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Space Flag prepares Airmen for a real fightPeterson AFB CO (SPX) Jan 06, 2019 Air Force Space Command concluded its fourth iteration of the Department of Defense's premier space exercise last month in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Space Flag 19-1 took place over the cours ... more 
New nano-satellite system yields high-res imagery at lower costWashington (UPI) Jan 4, 2019 Constellations of nano-satellites can produce high-resolution images for less money, according to new research. The imaging techniques developed by scientists at Ben-Gurion University in Israel could also be used to improve the observations of ground-telescope arrays. ... more  
US conducts latest South China Sea sail-by amid trade talksWashington (AFP) Jan 7, 2019 A US Navy guided-missile destroyer on Monday sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations, sparking anger in China as trade talks between the two countries kicked off. ... more  
Iran to deploy warships to Atlantic: mediaTehran (AFP) Jan 5, 2019 Iran is to deploy its newest warship to the Atlantic Ocean on a five-month mission - the navy's longest in a decade, the conservative Fars news agency reported on Saturday. ... more |
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13 Canadians held in China since arrest of Huawei executive: officialOttawa (AFP) Jan 4, 2019 Thirteen Canadians have been detained in China following the arrest on December 1 of a senior executive from Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei, Ottawa said Thursday, with eight subsequently released. ... more 
Trump says US, N.Korea 'negotiating' on location for next Kim summitWashington (AFP) Jan 6, 2019 US President Donald Trump said Sunday negotiations are underway on the location of his next summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while remaining evasive on its timing. ... more  
Taiwan's China-sceptic ruling party opts for moderate new leaderTaipei (AFP) Jan 6, 2019 Taiwan's ruling party elected a new chairman on Sunday, choosing a moderate to replace the post vacated by President Tsai Ing-wen after a recent electoral mauling, in a vote closely watched by China and the United States. ... more  
China tests its own 'Mother of All Bombs'Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2019 China has tested its most powerful non-nuclear weapon, dubbed the "Mother of All Bombs" by official media in a reference to a US munition used in Afghanistan. ... more 
Fulcrum IT receives $128M contract for intelligence work in S. KoreaWashington (UPI) Jan 4, 2019 A maximum $120 million contact for intelligence analysis was awarded to Fulcrum IT Services LLC, the Defense Department announced. ... more |
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Navy tests two-ship littoral combat group with South America deploymentWashington (UPI) Jan 4, 2019 U.S. Navy personnel returned home after practicing a two-ship pairing exercise for future use by amphibious squadrons and ground troops. ... more  |
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US Syria pointman to also serve as anti-IS envoyWashington (AFP) Jan 4, 2019 America's Syria pointman James Jeffrey will also serve as the United States envoy to the international coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group, the State Department said on Friday. ... more 
First mixed male-female boot camp for US Marine recruitsWashington (AFP) Jan 5, 2019 About 50 young women joining the US Marine Corps will for the first time go through grueling boot camp training alongside male recruits. ... more  
6 killed in clashes, fire at Baghdad women's facilityBaghdad (AFP) Jan 4, 2019 Six women were killed in the Iraqi capital on Friday when clashes at a facility where they were housed led to a fire, the social affairs ministry said. ... more 
Two British soldiers injured in Syria by IS missileBeirut (AFP) Jan 6, 2019 Two British soldiers were wounded Saturday in eastern Syria by a missile fired by the Islamic State group, an NGO said. ... more 
US warns citizens of arbitrary exit bans in ChinaWashington (AFP) Jan 3, 2019 The United States warned its citizens Thursday they could face arbitrary action by authorities when they visit China, following the detention of two Canadians. ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Jan 3, 2019 
The US military will this year conduct its first ever missile drill around the Japanese island of Okinawa, according to a report Thursday, as Washington seeks to counter an increasingly assertive China.
The US military has told its Japanese counterpart it plans to deploy surface-to-ship missiles in the strategically important Okinawa this year for the first such drill by Japan's key ally, th ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 01, 2019 
Raytheon Missile Systems received a $434 million contract for tactical missile modifications, the Defense Department announced.
The contract covers 766 AIM-9X Block II and Block II Plus missiles, known as Sidewinders, as well as guidance units, optical target containers and training missiles. Forty-four percent of the modifications to missiles and equipment were ordered by the U.S. Navy ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2018 
Insitu has won a $12 million contract for spare and sustainment parts for the Blackjack unmanned aircraft system, the Defense Department announced.
The company, a division of Boeing headquartered in Bergen, Wash., was awarded $12,167,690 for firm-fixed-price delivery against a previously issued basic ordering agreement for parts to maintain the Naval Supply Systems Command's RQ-21A Blac ... more |
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 New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 06, 2019 
Hughes Communications India has been selected to provide a high-performance satellite broadband system for India's Naval Communication Network (NCN).
Sterlite Tech, a global data network solutions company, chose the Hughes system to deliver C- and Ku-band satellite services as part of its hybrid IP-MPLS (Internet Protocol - Multi Protocol Label Switching) network. Under the year-long contr ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 5, 2019 
About 50 young women joining the US Marine Corps will for the first time go through grueling boot camp training alongside male recruits.
The Marine Corps had previously conducted separate training for men and women with gender-specific instructors.
Now, the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion "will start their training cycle with one female platoon and five male platoons," at the Parris Islan ... more |
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 Zagreb (AFP) Jan 3, 2019 
Croatia threatened to cancel its purchase of F-16 fighter jets from Israel on Thursday after months of stalling due to a lack of US approval.
Croatia had in March agreed to buy 12 used F-16s from Israel to replace its Russian-made MiG-21s.
The deal, worth $500 million (440 million euros), was the Balkan nation's biggest arms purchase since splitting from former Yugoslavia in the 1990s ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 7, 2019 
A US Navy guided-missile destroyer on Monday sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations, sparking anger in China as trade talks between the two countries kicked off.
The US and its allies periodically send planes and warships through the area, which is claimed by China, to signal to Beijing their right under international law to pass th ... more |
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 Upton NY (SPX) Jan 04, 2019 
This holiday season, scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) - a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory - have wrapped a box of a different kind. Using a one-step chemical synthesis method, they engineered hollow metallic nanosized boxes with cube-shaped pores at the corners and demonstrated how these "nanowrappers" can be ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 4, 2019 
Six women were killed in the Iraqi capital on Friday when clashes at a facility where they were housed led to a fire, the social affairs ministry said.
A further "six women and one warden were injured" at the Dar al-Zuhur centre in Baghdad's Azamiya neighbourhood, a police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Authorities use the facility in northern Baghdad to house adult women w ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2019 
The United States on Thursday warned Iran of consequences if it goes ahead with plans to send off three space launch vehicles, charging despite Tehran's denials that the move would violate a UN resolution.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Iran's satellite-delivery rockets used technology "virtually identical" to nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, which could eventually include long- ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 7, 2019 
US and Chinese negotiators on Monday held their first face-to-face talks since the world's two largest economies agreed to a truce aimed at resolving their trade dispute.
The visiting delegation, led by Deputy US Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish, left its hotel in Beijing Monday morning without speaking to reporters for a first day of talks.
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 5, 2019 
A special deployment of Brazilian troops began fanning out in the northern city of Fortaleza Saturday with orders to stop a spike in violent attacks by criminal gangs against banks, buses and shops, officials said.
By the end of the weekend, 300 soldiers will be patrolling that city and other towns in Ceara state in a bid to halt the rampage, national public security secretary Guilherme Teop ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2019 
During the Cold War, US eyes were riveted on the Soviet Union's rockets and satellites. But in recent years, it has been China's space programs that have most worried US strategists.
China, whose space effort is run by the People's Liberation Army, today launches more rockets into space than any other country - 39 last year, compared to 31 by the United States, 20 by Russia and eight by Eur ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Jan 4, 2019  Thirteen Canadians have been detained in China following the arrest on December 1 of a senior executive from Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei, Ottawa said Thursday, with eight subsequently released.
Global Affairs Canada spokesperson Guillaume Berube confirmed the detentions to AFP, adding the figures excluded Hong Kong.
The thirteen include former diplomat Michael Kovrig and cons ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) Jan 3, 2019 
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said Ankara and Baghdad would deepen cooperation against terrorism after tensions last month over Turkish air strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq.
"We know the importance of working together to be successful in our fight against terror. God willing, in the future we will deepen our cooperation in this area," Erdogan told a press conf ... 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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