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  Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 US President Donald Trump is due to visit the Pentagon on Thursday to unveil a comprehensive review of America's anti-missile systems, officials said. Trump in 2017 ordered an analysis of US missile defense technologies and how they should be adapted to keep up with changing threats. In an executive summary of the review provided to Pentagon reporters, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) highlighted areas of concern. Top among these is the push by China and Russia to develop hypersonic missiles ... read more |
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Russia, US in war of words over arms treatyMoscow (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of being uncooperative on efforts to save a crucial arms control treaty, only to be accused by the US of dishonesty. ... more 
Top N. Korean official in Beijing en route to Washington: reportsSeoul (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 A top North Korean official arrived in Beijing Thursday, reports said, en route to Washington for talks with his US counterpart ahead of an expected summit between President Donald Trump and Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un. ... more 
US slams Russia over missile treatyBrussels (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 The US on Wednesday accused Russia of dishonesty and evasiveness over a controversial missile system the West says breaches a key arms control treaty. ... more  
Army researchers explore benefits of immersive technology for soldiersAdelphi MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2019 The emergence of next generation virtual and augmented reality devices like the Oculus Rift and Microsoft HoloLens has increased interest in using mixed reality to simulate training, enhance command ... more |
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D-Orbit awarded with ESA GSTP contract for the development of a precise in-orbit CubeSat deployerFino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Jan 15, 2019 The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded D-Orbit SpA with the General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) contract n 4000126167 titled "Development of a Precise In-Orbit CubeSat Deployer." The ... more  
Leidos awarded $9.7M contract for anti-IED surveillance supportWashington (UPI) Jan 16, 2019 Leidos Inc. has been awarded a $9.7 million contract in support of the Saturn Arch Arial Intelligence System. ... more  
US in criminal probe of China's Huawei: reportWashington (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 US authorities are in the "advanced" stages of a criminal probe that could result in an indictment of Chinese technology giant Huawei, a report said Wednesday. ... more  
Lockheed tapped for next Freedom-class littoral combat shipWashington (UPI) Jan 16, 2019 The U.S. Navy has exercised a contract option with Lockheed Martin for construction of LCS 31, a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship that completes its plans for LCS procurement for the fiscal year. ... more  
Lockheed Martin wins $69 million contract to upgrade F-35 digital systems(UPI) Jan 16, 2019 Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a $69 million contract for programming upgrades for operational F-35 Lightning II, as well as associated training aircraft. ... more |
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 Foreign troops in Iraq cut by a quarter in 2018: PM  
Iraq likely theater if US, Iran tensions worsen: studyWashington (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 Iraq could bear the brunt if conflict intensifies between Iran and the United States, a think-tank study said Wednesday. ... more  |
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Iran FM says Tehran wants to rebuild Iraq after IS fightKarbala, Iraq (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 Iranian firms should have a key role in rebuilding Iraq after the fight against the Islamic State group, Tehran's top diplomat said Wednesday in a rare meeting with Iraqi paramilitary units. ... more  
Syria IS attack undermines Trump's victory claimsWashington (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 Just four weeks after President Donald Trump declared victory over the Islamic State group, the jihadists claimed responsibility for a brutal attack in Syria that highlighted a very different reality on the ground. ... more  
U.S., Japan participate in joint deployment in East China SeaWashington (UPI) Jan 15, 2019 The United States and Japan conducted a joint two-day deployment in the South China for communication and maneuvering drills. ... more 
Report raises fresh doubts over Trump's NATO commitmentWashington (AFP) Jan 15, 2019 Fresh doubts surfaced Tuesday over President Donald Trump's commitment to NATO, after he was reported to have discussed a desire to pull out of the trans-Atlantic military alliance. ... more  
'At any cost': China warns US Navy over TaiwanBeijing (AFP) Jan 15, 2019 A senior Chinese military official warned the US Navy Tuesday against any "interference" in support of Taiwan's independence, saying that Beijing would defend its claim to the island "at any cost". ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 
US President Donald Trump is due to visit the Pentagon on Thursday to unveil a comprehensive review of America's anti-missile systems, officials said.
Trump in 2017 ordered an analysis of US missile defense technologies and how they should be adapted to keep up with changing threats.
In an executive summary of the review provided to Pentagon reporters, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) hi ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 15, 2019 
Raytheon Co. and Phoenix Products, Inc. signed a $1.6 million contract Tuesday with the U.S. Navy to produce strike missile transport containers as part of the Pentagon's mentor-protege program.
PPI, which is a female-owned, small business based in McKee, Ky., has partnered with Raytheon in the program that provides large businesses with incentives to help smaller ones become more compe ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 17, 2019 
A new study in Conservation Physiology shows that over time, bears get used to drones. Previous work indicated that animals behave fearfully or show a stress response near drone flights. Using heart monitors to gauge stress, however, researchers here found that bears habituated to drones over a 3 to 4-week period and remained habituated.
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 15, 2019 
BAE Systems has signed a five-year, $79.8 million contract to assist the U.S. Navy in maintaining and operating electronic, communication and computing platforms across the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The program, which supports the Pacific's Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master, will continue to provide continuous operations and maintenance support for afloat and ashore ope ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2019 
Leidos Inc. has been awarded a $9.7 million contract in support of the Saturn Arch Arial Intelligence System.
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is for support of the system, which is used for day and night image collection that allows the Army to monitor improvised explosive device, or IED, "hot spot" areas.
Saturn Arch is an aerial IED-neutralizing su ... 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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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 15, 2019 
A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa intensified on Tuesday as Canada warned its citizens of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws in China after a Canadian drug suspect was sentenced to death.
The Canadian government updated its travel advice hours after a court in northeast China sentenced Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, to death at a retrial after his previous 15-year prison ... 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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 Karbala, Iraq (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 
Iranian firms should have a key role in rebuilding Iraq after the fight against the Islamic State group, Tehran's top diplomat said Wednesday in a rare meeting with Iraqi paramilitary units.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke in Iraq's holy city of Karbala to commanders of the Hashed al-Shaabi, which is dominated by Iran-backed Shiite groups opposed by Washington.
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 Geneva (AFP) Jan 15, 2019 
The survival of a key nuclear arms control treaty was cast further in doubt Tuesday after the US and Russia blamed each other for pushing the agreement to the brink of collapse.
Senior diplomats from both countries met in Geneva amid widespread concern over the fate of the bilateral Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which successfully put an end to a mini-arms race after it was sign ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 
For young Hong Kongers like Wilson Leung getting a foothold on the city's property ladder has long been a near impossible task but with the notoriously overpriced housing market facing a downturn, they now have a chance of realising their dream.
The crammed financial hub regularly tops the list of cities with the least affordable housing in the world, with even cheap apartments out of the re ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2019 
The Pentagon said Monday it would extend until September 30 the deployment of active-duty soldiers and Coast Guard members at the US-Mexico border, while expanding the mission to include surveillance and detection.
Lengthening the troops' mission past a January 31 deadline, the Pentagon said it was "transitioning its support at the southwestern border from hardening ports of entry to mobile ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 14, 2019 
As the Chang'e-4 probe made the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon, a senior Chinese space expert said China will deepen its lunar exploration and venture further into the unknown.
China's current lunar program includes three phases: orbiting, landing, and returning. The first two phases have been accomplished, and the next step is to launch the Chang'e-5 probe to collect ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Jan 15, 2019 
Wearing a bright floral ensemble with her short hair dyed blonde, Chinese model Ma Yinhong struts a Shanghai catwalk with a style and swagger that belie her 56 years.
She made her modelling debut just two years ago and is already in demand, working for leading fashion brands such as Dolce & Gabbana.
Ma is one of a growing number of older models sought after by Chinese and international ... more |
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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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