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  Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 11, 2019 The results of the probe into a hole in the hull of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which was docked to the International Space Station (ISS), will be communicated to the Russian leadership in the coming weeks, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, said. In late August, the ISS crew experienced an air leakage which appeared to have been caused by a microfracture in the orbital module of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft docked to the station. "Our goal is to provide full technic ... read more |
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US Air Force contracts Lockheed Martin to continue GPS ground control supprtColorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 11, 2019 The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin the GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract to continue to sustain and further modernize the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constel ... more  
Iran to launch 2 satellites despite US sanctions threatsTehran (SputnikSPX) Jan 11, 2019 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that his country would launch two satellites using domestic launch vehicles in the near future. "Today, our rockets are defensive means and a ... more 
China: the not-so invisible hand in US-N.Korea talksBeijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2019 By hosting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a fourth time, China has signalled again that it will not be sidelined in the diplomatic dance between its Cold War-era ally and Washington. ... more 
Soyuz spacecraft assembly to be fully monitored by video camerasMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 11, 2019 Russia's Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has introduced video surveillance at all stages of the construction of Soyuz spacecraft after a drilled hole in the household compartment of the Soyuz M ... more |
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Navy to commission future USS Wichita on SaturdayWashington (UPI) Jan 10, 2019 The Navy will commission the future USS Wichita, the branch's 13th littoral combat ship, on Saturday morning at Naval Station Mayport in Florida. ... more  
Air Force accepts first KC-46A Pegasus tankerWashington (UPI) Jan 10, 2019 The U.S. Air Force accepted its first KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft from Boeing, the Chicago-based company said Thursday. ... more 
US objections stop Croatia buying Israeli fighter jets: ministerZagreb (AFP) Jan 10, 2019 Croatia's plans to buy used F-16 fighter jets from Israel failed over a lack of US approval for the sale, a disappointed defence minister said Thursday after talks with an Israeli delegation. ... more  
US military removes some equipment from Syria: officialWashington (AFP) Jan 11, 2019 The US military has removed some equipment from Syria, a defense official confirmed Thursday, following a report that the drawdown ordered by President Donald Trump is now underway. ... more 
Accused Sri Lanka war criminal named army's second-in-commandColombo (AFP) Jan 10, 2019 Sri Lanka's president has appointed a general accused by the United Nations of war crimes to the country's second-highest army ranking, evoking outcry from rights groups. ... more |
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 Iraq deploys special forces in Kirkuk amid Kurdish flag dispute  
By necessity or design, Iraqi women launch Mosul firmsMosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 10, 2019 Under the thumb of jihadist rule they were deemed minors - unable to do anything without permission from a father or husband - but today women are establishing businesses in Iraq's Mosul. ... more  |
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GPS-denied navigation on small unmanned helicoptersMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 09, 2019 Drone usage is expected to soar over the next several years. As legal regulations evolve, many industries will embrace drones for a multitude of tasks from infrastructure inspections to commercial f ... more  
Chinese general issues 'war criminal' warning to TaiwanBeijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 Taiwan independence supporters would be regarded as "war criminals" if China was forced to intervene militarily to retake the island, a Chinese general warned Wednesday. ... more  
Chinese ambassador accuses Canada of 'white supremacy' in Huawei caseOttawa (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 A Chinese envoy on Wednesday accused Canada and its allies of "Western egotism and white supremacy" for demanding the immediate release of two Canadians held for alleged spying. ... more 
China 'needs three aircraft carriers': naval expertBeijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 China needs "at least three aircraft carriers" to protect its extensive coastline and its interests abroad, a senior Chinese naval expert said Wednesday. ... more  
US envoy on new Afghanistan peace tripWashington (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad headed Tuesday on a trip to Afghanistan and regional powers in a fresh bid to negotiate an end to 17 years of war. ... 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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 London (AFP) Jan 9, 2019  Britain's armed forces were supporting police Wednesday at London's Heathrow Airport after a drone sighting led to the suspension of all departing flights for nearly an hour on Tuesday.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said the military had been sent to Europe's busiest airport at the request of police.
It follows a similar deployment at Gatwick Airport just three weeks ago after multi ... more |
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 Germantown MD (SPX) Jan 09, 2019 
Hughes Network Systems reports that the US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic ordered over 200 of the Hughes 9211 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) satellite terminals.
Placed through Hughes partner Marshall Communications Corporation, the order outfits SSC Atlantic with the world's smallest and lightest High Data Rate (HDR) terminal, enabling mission-critical militar ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2019  General Dynamics announced the $714 million order for upgrades to 174 additional U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams tanks.
The tanks will be upgraded to state-of-the-art M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 status, the company said on Tuesday.
The SEPv3 configuration includes advancements in communications, reliability, sustainment, fuel efficiency and upgraded armor. The army ordered th ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2019 
Nearly $28 billion in funds appropriated to the Pentagon were left unspent when its authority to spend it expired in 2018, a government watchdog report says.
"If the DoD [Department of Defense] does not spend its funds within the legal timeframes, the funds expire. In FY 2018, the DoD reported $27.7 billion of expired funds, meaning that, generally, the DoD can no longer use those funds ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Jan 8, 2019 
Canadian consular officials visited a Canadian being held in China on Tuesday, nearly a month after he and a compatriot were arrested for alleged spying.
No details of businessman Michael Spavor's condition were provided, however, due to Canadian privacy laws.
China detained Spavor on December 12, two days after former diplomat Michael Kovrig, accusing them both of activities that "enda ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 11, 2019  For the first time, researchers used benzene - a common hydrocarbon - to create a novel kind of molecular nanotube, which could lead to new nanocarbon-based semiconductor applications.
Researchers from the Department of Chemistry have been hard at work in their recently renovated lab in the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Science.
The pristine environment and smart layout af ... more |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 10, 2019 
Under the thumb of jihadist rule they were deemed minors - unable to do anything without permission from a father or husband - but today women are establishing businesses in Iraq's Mosul.
In red letters "Umm Mustafa and sons" looms large over a modest grocery, standing out in a sea of shop facades daubed with male proprietors' names.
"At first some gave me evil looks, but I have no pe ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly visited a pharmaceutical factory in China on Wednesday as he seeks economic support from his key ally along with diplomatic backing before his expected summit with Donald Trump.
Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a fourth visit to his country's sole major diplomatic friend, a trip seen as a strategy session ahead of his possible second meeting wi ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2019 
China said Thursday that trade talks in Beijing with a US negotiating team had "laid the foundation" to resolve concerns held by both sides in a bruising trade war.
US officials visited Beijing from Monday to Wednesday for the first sit-down talks since President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on December 1 to a three-month truce in the escalating trade spat.
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 Arsal, Lebanon (AFP) Jan 8, 2019 
Heavy rains and snow wrecked several informal settlements housing Syrian refugees in Lebanon and left thousands in need of emergency assistance, aid workers said on Tuesday.
Some of the worst affected were the refugees living in Arsal, a mountainous border area in northern Lebanon where the roofs of rudimentary shacks caved under the weight of the snow.
"Look at this weather, we are cut ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Jan 11, 2019 
China sent Zhongxing-2D satellite into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 1:11 a.m. Friday.
The satellite has entered the preset orbit.
The Chinese-made communication and broadcasting satellite will provide transmission service for the country's radio, television stations and cable television networks.
The Zho ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 
A Chinese envoy on Wednesday accused Canada and its allies of "Western egotism and white supremacy" for demanding the immediate release of two Canadians held for alleged spying.
In a letter published by The Hill Times newspaper, China's ambassador to Canada Lu Shaye also criticized the "groundless" detention of a top Chinese tech executive at the request of the United States.
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 8, 2019 
Security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan have been "torturing children" to force them to confess to having links with the jihadist Islamic State group, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
The rights group said it interviewed 23 boys aged between 14 and 17 who were charged with, or convicted of, belonging to IS, and that 16 of them said they had been "tortured" during questioning.
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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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