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  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2019 DARPA's Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is set for launch in late February to space-qualify a new type of membrane reflectarray antenna. The antenna, made of a tissue-thin Kapton membrane, packs tightly for stowage during launch and then will deploy to its full size of 2.25 meters in diameter once it reaches low Earth orbit. R3D2 will monitor antenna deployment dynamics, survivability and radio frequency (RF) characteristics of a membrane antenna in low-Earth orbit. ... read more |
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Russia says range of disputed missile is allowed under INF treatyMoscow (AFP) Jan 23, 2019 Moscow on Wednesday insisted the range of a missile system that has prompted Washington to say it will withdraw from a key Cold War arms treaty is allowed under the agreement. ... more  
China 'compressing' technology gains: US intel officialWashington (AFP) Jan 23, 2019 China is making technological advances in a far shorter timeframe than it took the United States, rapidly narrowing the gap between the two countries, a senior US intelligence official said Tuesday. ... more  
Israel, US test ballistic missile interceptorJerusalem (AFP) Jan 22, 2019 Israel said it carried out a successful test Tuesday with the United States of ballistic missile interceptors jointly developed by the allies, in the face of growing tensions with Iran. ... more 
China launches two satellites for multispectral imagingJiuquan (XNA) Jan 23, 2019 China launched two satellites for multispectral imaging on a Long March-2 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 1:42 pm on Monday. The satellites have successfu ... more |
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Israel Successfully Tests Arrow 3 Air Defence SystemTel Aviv (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2019 The Israeli military together with the US National Missile Defence Agency have conducted an Arrow 3 missile defence system test, Israeli media reported, citing the Israeli Defence Ministry. "F ... more  
BAE contracted for services on video intelligence analysisWashington (UPI) Jan 22, 2019 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded a $250 million contract to BAE systems to continue providing advanced analytic services, training and intelligence production support for full-motion video. ... more  
Ivory Coast agrees to buy C295 transport aircraft from AirbusWashington (UPI) Jan 22, 2019 The Ivory Coast announced its first purchase of a C295 medium transport aircraft, with Airbus calling it ideal because of its proven abilities in sub-Saharan Africa. ... more 
Bell Boeing nets $143.9M for Osprey logistics, engineering supportWashington (UPI) Jan 22, 2019 The Pentagon's Defense Logistics Agency signed an estimated $143.9 million contract with Bell Boeing Joint Project Office for V-22 Osprey performance-based logistics and engineering support. ... more 
Bell receives $439M contract from Navy for 25 AH-1Z Viper helicoptersWashington (UPI) Jan 22, 2019 Bell Helicopter signed a $439.6 million contract to build 25 new AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and avionics for the U.S. Marine Corps. ... more |
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4 hurt as gunmen raid Chinese construction site in KenyaNairobi (AFP) Jan 21, 2019 Four people were wounded when gunmen opened fire on a Chinese construction site in Kenya's remote northeast, before being quickly repelled, police said on Monday. ... more  |
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Six Nigerian troops killed in Boko Haram raidKano, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 19, 2019 Six Nigerian soldiers were killed and 14 injured when Boko Haram jihadists raided a village near the army chief's family home, security and hospital sources said Saturday. ... more  
Second US soldier of 2019 killed in AfghanistanKabul (AFP) Jan 22, 2019 An American soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday, NATO said, the second to die as a result of the conflict so far in 2019. ... more 
US military says 52 Somali Islamists killed in airstrikeNairobi (AFP) Jan 19, 2019 United States military forces carried out an airstrike Saturday against Islamist group Al-Shabaab, killing 52 militants, according to a statement from US Africa Command. ... more  
NATO, Russia to hold talks amid missile treaty crisisBrussels (AFP) Jan 21, 2019 NATO and Russian officials will hold talks this week, the alliance said Monday, with the future of a key Cold War era arms treaty hanging by a thread. ... more  
Russia ready to design new super heavy rocket says RogozinMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 21, 2019 Russia's space industry corporation Roscosmos is ready to design a new super heavy-lift rocket launcher, its director announced Saturday. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roscosmos posted photos fr ... more |
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 Tel Aviv (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2019 
The Israeli military together with the US National Missile Defence Agency have conducted an Arrow 3 missile defence system test, Israeli media reported, citing the Israeli Defence Ministry.
"Following the launch, the Arrow's radar spotted the target on its radar array and transferred the data to its fire management centre, which analyzed it and fully planned the interception. Once the plan ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2019  The MBDA Missile Systems' medium-range missile was successfully deployed in Mali by the French Army for the first time, the company announced.
The Picardy Battle Group used the missile, called the Missile Moyenne Portable, or MMP, for the first time in a combat environment in December, MBDA announced Wednesday.
A six-person crew delivered the system by armored car, then installed ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Jan 21, 2019 
Chinese drone maker DJI has placed 45 employees under investigation for alleged fraud that could cost the company more than one billion yuan ($150 million) in losses, the firm said Monday.
The world's top civilian drone maker said in an internal memo that most of the employees involved in the fraud worked in the supply chain, and 29 were fired while 16 were reported to the police.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2019 
DARPA's Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is set for launch in late February to space-qualify a new type of membrane reflectarray antenna. The antenna, made of a tissue-thin Kapton membrane, packs tightly for stowage during launch and then will deploy to its full size of 2.25 meters in diameter once it reaches low Earth orbit.
R3D2 will monitor antenna deployme ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Jan 22, 2019 
The U.S. destroyer USS Donald Cook has docked in western Georgia to participate in joint drills under the observation of Russian vessels in the Black Sea.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer arrived Monday in Batumi for a scheduled port visit ahead of the exercises with NATO allies, the Navy announced in a news release.
The arrival comes two months after Russia seize ... more |
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 Basque Country, Spain (SPX) Jan 23, 2019 
Nanotechnology and nanoscience are disciplines in which minute molecular structures with special physical and chemical properties are designed, manufactured and studied. One of the types of particles that are studied in these disciplines are quantum dots; they are semiconductor nanocrystals the size of which ranges between 2 nm and 10 nm and which have excellent optical and electronic properties ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 22, 2019 
From the halls of parliament to the lightning-fast rumour mills of social media, pro-Iran factions are demanding US troops withdraw from Iraq in a challenge to the country's fragile government.
The political wrangling is another indication of Iraq's precarious position as it tries to balance ties between two key allies - the United States and the Islamic republic of Iran.
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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.
US President Donald Trump has promised to walk a ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 17, 2019  China's top trade negotiator will travel to the United States for talks later this month ahead of a March deadline to avoid bruising tariff hikes, the commerce ministry said Thursday.
Vice Premier Liu He will visit Washington on January 30-31 for the negotiations, the ministry said, following up on talks between lower-level officials in Beijing earlier this month.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 22, 2019 
A hotel employee arrested after a window she was cleaning fell onto a busy Hong Kong street and killed a tourist was released on bail Tuesday as investigators try to work out what caused the fatal tragedy.
Police said a 24-year-old female tourist from the Chinese mainland was struck by the window which fell from the 16th floor of the Mira Hotel in the busy Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district on ... 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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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 22, 2019 
A group of more than 100 former diplomats and academics have signed an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for the release of two Canadians who have been detained on allegations of espionage.
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were on December 10 arrested for activities that "endanger China's security" - a phrase often used by Beijing when alleging ... 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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