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  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Feb 05, 2019 The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded a C$15 million contract to Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) for development of multipurpose microsatellites to support Arctic surveillance. Upon successful completion and testing of the prototype, two additional microsatellites will be built to create a small formation. On behalf of Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, Member of Parliament for York Centre Michael Levitt announced ... read more |
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New photos show russia's first hypersonic space droneMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 05, 2019 Sputnik has obtained an image of the prototype of Russia's reusable single-engine unmanned spacecraft. The second image shows a diagram depicting how the drone will be put into orbit and retur ... more  
Trump comments spark Iraqi demands for US exitBaghdad (AFP) Feb 4, 2019 Iraqi politicians on Monday hit back at Donald Trump after the US president said he plans to keep American forces in the country to spy on Iran. ... more  
Raytheon, Lockheed contracted for Patriot systems for foreign customersWashington (UPI) Feb 4, 2019 Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. have been awarded separate U.S. Army contracts totaling nearly $45 million for foreign customers of Patriot missile systems. ... more  
US, S. Korea meet on eve of Trump-Kim II preparatory talksSeoul (AFP) Feb 4, 2019 The US special envoy for North Korea met Seoul's top security advisor on Monday, a day before discussions with Pyongyang officials on the much-anticipated second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. ... more |
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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  
Avionics from Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation Key to Successful SSO-A MissionPasadena, CA (SPX) Feb 01, 2019 The novel Sun-Synchronous Orbit-A mission (SSO-A) successfully completed on December 3 last year relied significantly on error-free operation of an extensive suite of avionics supplied by Ecliptic E ... more  
BeiDou achieves real-time transmission of deep-sea dataQingdao (XNA) Feb 04, 2019 China has achieved real-time transmission of deep-sea data at 6,000-meter depth through its self-developed BeiDou satellites for the first time, a move essential to more secure, independent and reli ... more  
Norway intelligence service issues Huawei warningOslo (AFP) Feb 4, 2019 Norway's intelligence service PST on Monday issued a warning about Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, whose ties to Beijing have sparked security concerns. ... more  
Keel laid for future destroyer USS Carl M. LevinWashington (UPI) Feb 4, 2019 The keel of the future USS Carl M. Levin, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was laid during ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine. ... more |
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 Huntington Ingalls Industries awarded $14.9B to build two aircraft carriers  
Air Force names first female flight commander for F-16 Viper teamWashington (UPI) Feb 4, 2019 Capt. Zoe "SiS" Kotnik has been named the first female commander of a single-aircraft demonstration team, the F-16 Viper Demo Team. ... more  |
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Boeing awarded $39M to finalize new Chinooks for U.S. Special OpsWashington (UPI) Feb 4, 2019 The Department of Defense awarded Boeing $39 million for finalization of four new-build MH-47G Chinook Block II special operations helicopters. ... more 
Kay and Associates awarded $63M for support on Kuwaiti F/A-18sWashington (UPI) Feb 1, 2019 Kay and Associates Inc. was awarded a $63 million contract modification to maintain Kuwait's fleet of F/A-18 fighter aircraft, the U.S. Defense Department announced. ... more  
Rights groups urge UN to probe China crackdown in XinjiangGeneva (AFP) Feb 4, 2019 Rights groups urged the United Nations Monday to send investigators to China's northwestern Xinjiang province to probe the mass detainment of ethnic Uighur and other Muslim minorities. ... more 
Yazidis bid last farewell to spiritual leader in IraqSheikhan, Irak (AFP) Feb 4, 2019 Thousands of Yazidis who survived atrocities at the hands of the Islamic State group bid a last farewell in Iraq on Monday to their spiritual leader who died last month. ... more 
Assassination of Iraqi writer provokes indignationKarbala, 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. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 4, 2019 
Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. have been awarded separate U.S. Army contracts totaling nearly $45 million for foreign customers of Patriot missile systems.
The Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target Advanced Capability-3, or Patriot PAC-3, are used to defend against incoming threats, including tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and aircraft. The PAC-3 missi ... more |
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 Tehran (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.
"The test of the Hoveizeh cruise missile was carried out successfully at a range of 1,200 kilometres (840 miles) and accurately hit the set target," Defence Minister Amir Hatami said, quoted on state television ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 05, 2019 
German forces recently began a training course at the Tel Nof airbase in Rehovot, Israel, in an effort to learn the surveillance capabilities of the costly Heron TP unmanned surveillance drone.
The German officials, a pilot and sensor operator, began the eight-week training session in late January, according to the Jerusalem Post, which reported that the drone training is expected to conti ... more |
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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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 Brussels (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.
"On 6 February we will write history: #NATO Allies will sign the accession protocol with the future Republic of North Macedonia," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov would attend the cer ... more |
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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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 Sheikhan, Irak (AFP) Feb 4, 2019 
Thousands of Yazidis who survived atrocities at the hands of the Islamic State group bid a last farewell in Iraq on Monday to their spiritual leader who died last month.
The longtime head of the world's Yazidi minority, Prince Tahseen Said Ali, died in the KRH Siloah hospital in Hanover, Germany at the age of 85 at the end of January.
Incense floated in the air as thousands of mourners, ... more |
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 Moscow (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.
In a high-stakes tit-for-tat with US President Donald Trump, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said: "Our American partners have announced they are suspending their participatio ... more |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2019 
The Chinese chemical firm responsible for an explosion that killed 24 people and injured 21 others in northern China last year hid information and misled investigators, said local authorities in a report published Sunday.
A gas leak caused the explosion last November at a PVC production plant in Zhangjiakou, a northern Chinese city in Hebei province that will host part of the 2022 Winter Oly ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 05, 2019 
An experiment that saw the first-ever plant sprouting on the moon last month was born in a natural disaster that devastated China's cotton-industry almost three decades ago.
Li Fuguang was one of the Chinese agricultural scientists whose years of hard work might one day help lead to a base and long-term human residence on the moon.
He was on the team that developed the cotton seeds c ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 2, 2019 
A bishop from China's "underground" Catholic church is slated to step up as the official state-backed clergyman for a diocese in central China, state-run media reported, amid a thaw in relations between Beijing and the Holy See.
China's estimated 10 million Catholics are legally supposed to attend only churches governed by a state-controlled body with clergy appointed by the Communist Party. ... more |
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 Niamey (AFP) Feb 4, 2019  The United States turned over a communications and operations centre to the Niger army on Monday to help the African nation battle Boko Haram, a statement said.
The planning and operations control centre, worth $16.5 million (14.4 million euros), is designed to help Niger forces sychronise its operations through improved communications, US Ambassador Eric Whitaker said during the handover ce ... 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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