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  Washington (UPI) Jan 18, 2019 A rocket carrying a spy satellite launched Saturday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California after bad weather and technical problems delayed the sendoff for more than one month. At 11:10 a.m. Pacific time, the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket lifted off, carrying a U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite into orbit, United Launch Alliance said in a news release. ULA in a joint venture of two competitors, Lockheed Martin and Boeing. NROL-71 was the 1 ... read more |
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Real progress needed at Trump-Kim II: analystsSeoul (AFP) Jan 19, 2019 The planned second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un needs to make tangible progress on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons if it is to avoid being dismissed as "reality TV", analysts say. ... more 
Germany urges Russia to destroy missile to save nuclear treatyMoscow (AFP) Jan 18, 2019 German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday called on Russia to destroy a controversial missile system Washington says breaches a key arms control treaty. ... more 
UN chief calls for US-N.Korea roadmap to scrap nuclear weaponsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 18, 2019 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the United States and North Korea to agree on a roadmap for serious negotiations on scrapping Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic weapons. ... more 
Delta IV-Heavy with US spy satellite launched from CaliforniaWashington DC (Sputnik) Jan 21, 2019 United Launch Alliance provided a live webcast of Saturday's launch from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The classified NROL-71 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office was ... more |
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F-22 Raptor receives 3D-printed metallic part for the first timeWashington (UPI) Jan 18, 2019 A metallic 3D-printed part has been installed on an operational F-22 Raptor for the first time, which the Air Force hopes will lower costs and reduce maintenance time. ... more  
Oxford says no to additional Huawei fundingBeijing (AFP) Jan 18, 2019 Oxford University has decided to forgo further funding from Chinese tech giant Huawei as scrutiny grows in Europe over the telecom company's relationship with the Beijing government. ... more 
Bulgaria extradites Russian hacker to US: embassyMoscow (AFP) Jan 19, 2019 Bulgaria has extradited a Russian indicted by a US court for mounting a complex hacking scheme to the United States, the Russian embassy in Washington said Saturday. ... more 
Canada counters China threat of 'repercussions' if Huawei bannedOttawa (AFP) Jan 18, 2019 Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale on Friday said Canada won't be browbeaten by Beijing as it mulls whether or not to ban Huawei equipment from new telecommunication networks. ... more 
Brazil lawmakers' trip to China stirs angerSao Paulo (AFP) Jan 18, 2019 A trip to China by lawmakers from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's party has stirred anger in the far-right leader's entourage, partly because of his wariness of the Asian power but also because of the group's stated mission. ... more |
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French military awards Thales contract to develop Rafale F4 sensorsWashington (UPI) Jan 18, 2019 France's defense ministry has awarded Thales a contract to develop onboard sensors and communication systems for Rafale F-4 combat aircraft. ... more  |
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Singapore picks US F-35 fighter jet over Europe, China rivalsSingapore (AFP) Jan 18, 2019 Singapore has chosen the F-35 warplane to replace its ageing fighter jets, opting for the US aircraft over European and Chinese models, the defence ministry said Friday. ... more 
Leonardo to support British Apache helicopters under $379M dealWashington (UPI) Jan 18, 2019 Britain awarded a $379 million contract to Leonardo Helicopters to support the country's existing fleet of 50 Apache attack helicopters through 2024. ... more  
Iraqi PM makes first visit to protest-hit BasraBaghdad (AFP) Jan 20, 2019 Iraqi premier Adel Abdel Mahdi visited Basra Sunday, his first trip as prime minister to the southern province where lagging services spawned a water crisis and deadly protests last summer. ... more  
Six civilians dead in US-led strike on IS in Syria: monitorBeirut (AFP) Jan 19, 2019 Four children were among at least six civilians killed in a US-led air strike on the Islamic State group's embattled enclave in eastern Syria, a monitor said on Saturday. ... more 
Boeing invests in Isotropic Systems Ltd. to expand satellite communications capabilitiesLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 18, 2019 Boeing announced Thursday its investment in Isotropic Systems Ltd., a London-based startup pioneering next-generation solutions to better connect people and enterprises around the globe. By ta ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 
President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to boost America's missile defense systems, including by investing in technology to protect against the growing threat of hypersonic weapons and cruise missiles.
Speaking at the Pentagon, Trump unveiled the Missile Defense Review, a long-awaited analysis of the defensive network of US interceptors that are designed to shoot down an incoming ballistic mis ... 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.
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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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 Moscow (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.
Tensions have raged for months over the fate of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF) signed in 1987 by then US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
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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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 Rome (AFP) Jan 19, 2019 
Three migrants died and about 15 were missing off the Libyan coast, the Italian navy said Saturday, after staging a rescue operation in the Mediterranean.
The navy intervened on Friday and a helicopter rescued three people suffering from hypothermia who were flown to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, Admiral Fabio Agostini said.
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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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 Montreal (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 
Canada urged Beijing on Tuesday to grant clemency to a Canadian sentenced to death for drug trafficking, after his sentence reignited a diplomatic dispute that began last month.
Ottawa has warned its citizens about the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws in China following a court's sentencing of Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, to death on Monday, increasing a previous 15-year prison term ... more |
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 London (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 
A heavily-armed man seen working with Kenyan forces and helping victims during the Nairobi attack this week was a member of Britain's special forces, British media reported on Thursday, citing officials.
"Without this British special forces soldier, many more lives would have been lost," the Daily Mirror quoted a senior British military source as saying.
"His selfless action will be reme ... 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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