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  Washington (AFP) Feb 3, 2019 The US scrapping of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty with Russia could launch a new arms race, but will also allow the United States to update its nuclear arsenal, a publicly stated goal for the past year. President Donald Trump announced Friday the US was suspending its obligations under the INF treaty as of Saturday and starting a process to withdraw in six months. NATO has said that US allies "fully support" its withdrawal from the pact, and agreed that Russia's 9M729 ground ... read more |
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Air Force taps Engility with $655M contract for satellite-tracking systemsWashington (UPI) Feb 1, 2019 The U.S. Air Force awarded Engility Corp., which was acquired two weeks ago by SAIC, a $655 million contract for satellite-tracking services, replacing Lockheed Martin. ... more 
Russia suspends nuclear missile treaty in tit-for-tat with USMoscow (AFP) Feb 2, 2019 Russia vowed Saturday to develop "new types of weapons" as it suspended a Cold War-era nuclear missile treaty with the United States, which pulled back from the pact a day earlier, raising the spectre of a new arms race. ... more  
Iran in 'successful test' of new cruise missile on revolution anniversaryTehran (AFP) Feb 2, 2019 Iran announced the "successful test" of a new cruise missile with a range of over 1,350 kilometres on Saturday, coinciding with celebrations for the country's 1979 Islamic revolution. ... more 
Missile Defense Chief: US Completes Hypersonic, Directed Energy Weapons AnalysisWashington (Sputnik) Feb 04, 2019 US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves said Friday the analysis would be released soon without giving a specific time frame. The United States has completed ... more |
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US spies elevate China rivalry to war of ideologiesWashington (AFP) Feb 2, 2019 In a move that could harden Washington's posture toward Beijing for years, the US intelligence community has characterized relations with China as a global ideological showdown that will not be doused by trade deals or commercial theft crackdowns. ... more 
Trump sees 'good chance' of deals with N.Korea, ChinaWashington (AFP) Feb 3, 2019 President Donald Trump said in remarks aired Sunday he saw a "good chance" of reaching deals on two key US foreign policy challenges: North Korean nuclear disarmament and trade relations with China. ... more  
Taliban to meet Afghan opposition in Moscow: officialKabul (AFP) Feb 3, 2019 The Taliban said Sunday it will send a delegation to Russia for a rare meeting with Afghan opposition leaders, just days after peace talks with the United States that excluded the Kabul government. ... more 
Erik Prince-linked FSG signs preliminary Xinjiang training dealHong Kong (AFP) Feb 1, 2019 A Hong Kong-listed security firm who has a former US Navy SEAL on its board has signed a preliminary deal with authorities in China to build a training centre in Xinjiang, where Uighur Muslims have experienced a huge security crackdown. ... more 
NATO door opens for MacedoniaBrussels (AFP) Feb 2, 2019 NATO said Saturday its 29 members will Wednesday clear the way for Macedonia to become the alliance's 30th member following its historic name change. ... more |
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Senators urge Pentagon to continue its internal auditWashington (UPI) Feb 1, 2019 Twenty-six members of the Senate Armed Services and Budget Committee have urged the Pentagon to complete its audit. ... more  |
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Ten killed in Colombia clash with FARC splinter groupBogota (AFP) Feb 3, 2019 Colombia's armed forces clashed Saturday with FARC dissident rebels, killing 10 from the group that split from the 2016 peace process. ... more  
Turkey captures IS suspects on Syria border: ministryIstanbul (AFP) Feb 2, 2019 Troops captured four Islamic State (IS) suspects in a Turkish town on the Syrian border while they were attempting to cross the frontier illegally, the defence ministry announced on Saturday. ... more 
Egypt army says kills 8 jihadists in desert air strikesCairo (AFP) Feb 2, 2019 Egypt's military said Saturday it had killed eight jihadists in air strikes in the Western Desert, as it leads a major campaign against the Islamic State group. ... more  
3400 new UK space jobs createdLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 01, 2019 The UK's space sector has seen significant growth in income, exports and employment with total income now standing at 14.8 billion pounds, Science Minister Chris Skidmore has announced. The ma ... more  
Arianespace to launch two telecommunications satellites with Ariane 5Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jan 30, 2019 For its first launch of 2019, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center: Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4, a condosat for KA ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 30, 2019 
The U.S. State Department has approved Japan's $2.15 billion purchase of two land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense systems.
On Tuesday, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible sale.
Defense News reported it was the first foreign military sales announcement since the end of a 35-day partial government shu ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Jan 29, 2019  Iran has "no intention of increasing the range" of its missiles, a senior defence official said Tuesday, amid threats of European as well as US sanctions over its ballistic programme.
Iran has voluntarily limited the range of its missiles to 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles), sufficient to reach Israel and Western bases in the Middle East.
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 Miami FL (SPX) Jan 30, 2019 
Airborne Response, the South Florida-based provider of Mission Critical Unmanned Solutions for industry and government, completed Exercise Lightning Shield - a full-scale training exercise held on Thursday, January 24 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Airborne Response provided aerial support for the U.S. Army National Guard and specialized elements of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department.
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 Annapolis Junction, MD (SPX) Jan 30, 2019 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a Prototype Project Agreement through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Consortium Management Group (CMG) on behalf of Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5)valued at $18 million to design, develop and test a cyber/electronic warfare podded system for the "Air Large" component of the U.S. Army's Multi-Function Electronic War ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 31, 2019 
Denmark, France and the Netherlands have become the first nations to receive shipments of new anti-tank weapons under a NATO multinational sharing project that is expected to reduce defense expenses.
The program, called Land Battle Decisive Munition, involves 16 allies and three NATO partners as a way to strengthen NATO's collective defense, NATO said in a news release.
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 1, 2019 
Twenty-six members of the Senate Armed Services and Budget Committee have urged the Pentagon to complete its audit.
In a letter to Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, the bipartisan signatories expressed concern that the audit will be delayed or compromisedafter its leader, Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist, was elevated to acting deputy defense secretary.
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 30, 2019  US President Donald branded his own intelligence services "naive" on Iran and in need of schooling in a deepening and unusually public row Wednesday.
The Twitter broadside was a riposte to the more sober but equally emphatic rejection by the intelligence community Tuesday of many of Trump's foreign policy claims.
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 29, 2019 
In the movie Avengers: Infinity War, one of the coolest scenes occurs when Iron Man activates his nanotech armor and controls nanoparticles to form the armor upon his skin. Actually, developing such a technique to assemble nanomaterials into macroscopic bulk materials that maintain their unique nanoscale properties is still a challenging task for scientists in the real world. Meanwhile, it is al ... more |
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 Karbala, Iraq (AFP) Feb 3, 2019 
The assassination of a writer in the middle of a street in the Shiite holy city of Karbala at the weekend has provoked indignation in Iraqi cultural circles.
The city's police force said several fatal shots were fired at Alaa Mashzoub in front of his home on Saturday.
In a sign of the sensitivity surrounding the subject, the police immediately tasked a senior squad to investigate, and pr ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 31, 2019 
Lockheed Martin Space was awarded a $559.6 million contract for production and system support of submarine-launched Trident II D5 missiles.
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, covers Trident II D5 missile production for the U.S. and U.K. navies, both of which carry the missiles on their Ohio-class and Vanguard-class submarines.
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2019 
China is fast-tracking a foreign investment law at an unprecedented pace to meet Washington's demands on trade, but businesses fear that time to review and raise objections on a crucial piece of legislation has been cut short.
The law will eliminate the requirement for foreign enterprises to transfer proprietary technology to Chinese joint-venture partners.
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 Aiken SC (SPX) Feb 01, 2019 
A scavenger study that used fish carcasses as bait provides additional evidence that wildlife is abundant in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, University of Georgia researchers said.
A one-month camera study prompted the sighting of 10 mammal and five bird species, according to James Beasley, associate professor at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and the Warnell School of Forestry and Na ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2019 
China is going to send more than 50 spacecraft into space via over 30 launches this year, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) on Tuesday.
The major missions include the third Long March-5 large carrier rocket to be launched in July, said Yang Baohua, vice president of the CASC, at a press conference.
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 Muse, Myanmar (AFP) Jan 31, 2019 
With tinted windows and their militia name emblazoned on the side of their Ford truck, "Pan Say" fighters cruise the sleazy streets of Muse, Myanmar's main gateway to China and awash with weapons and cash from casinos, drugs and sex.
Ten armed groups run the Shan State border town of Muse, which is separated by a shallow river from the gleaming towers of its Chinese counterpart, Ruili.
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 Istanbul (AFP) Feb 2, 2019  Troops captured four Islamic State (IS) suspects in a Turkish town on the Syrian border while they were attempting to cross the frontier illegally, the defence ministry announced on Saturday.
Border units from the Turkish armed forces captured the four "Daesh terrorists" on Friday in the Akcakale district of Sanliurfa in southeast Turkey, the ministry said on its official Twitter account, us ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2019 
The U.S. Air Force announced it is planning future experiments involving laser and microwave energy weapons after recent successes in testing sessions.
Future experiments in the Directed Energy Experimentation Campaign are planned at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the Air Force said Tuesday in a statement.
The tests by the 704th Test Group, essentially the use of mi ... more |
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