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  Washington (UPI) Feb 11, 2019 Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed artificial island in the South China Sea on Monday, prompting "strong dissatisfaction" from China. The USS Spruance and USS Preble - both Arleigh Burke-class destroyers - participated in what the U.S. Navy calls a "freedom of navigation operation," according to a statement by Cmdr. Clay Doss, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, obtained by ABC News. "Spruance and Preble sailed within 12 nau ... read more |
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China says US aims to 'stir up trouble' with naval sail-byBeijing (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 China accused the United States of trying to "stir up trouble" on Monday by sending two US guided-missile destroyers near disputed South China Sea islands. ... more 
Pompeo seeks to woo Hungary's Orban away from Russia, ChinaBudapest (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Monday that renewed American engagement with Hungary's Viktor Orban would help steer the increasingly authoritarian leader away from Russian and Chinese influence. ... more  
Northrop Grumman awarded $17.4M for space tracking systemWashington (UPI) Feb 11, 2019 Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems was awarded an option of $17.4 million for on-orbit operations and sustainment for the Defense Department's space tracking and surveillance system. ... more 
Architecting a new breed of high performance computing for virtual training environmentsWashington DC (SPX) Feb 12, 2019 The testing, evaluation and training of future military systems will increasingly take place in virtual environments due to rising costs and system complexity as well as the limited availability of ... more |
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Singapore defends conscription after string of deathsSingapore (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 Singapore on Monday defended the city-state's system of conscription after the recent deaths of four servicemen, including a popular young actor, sparked widespread criticism. ... more  
GenDyn awarded $34.3M for repair, alteration of USS VinsonWashington (UPI) Feb 11, 2019 General Dynamics was awarded a $34.3 million contract as an option for repair and alteration for the USS Carl Vinson. ... more 
Australia signs massive sub deal with French firmCanberra (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 Australia formally signed a Aus$50 billion "strategic partnership" with France to build 12 state of the art submarines Monday, a signal of Canberra's willingness to project power across the Pacific. ... more 
Lockheed contracts BAE for Type 26-variant ships for CanadaWashington (UPI) Feb 11, 2019 The Royal Canadian Navy has selected BAE System's Type 26 design for an anti-submarine warship. ... more  
Spain joins France, Germany on new combat fighterMadrid (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 Spain will join a Franco-German project to build a new fighter plane to replace the Eurofighter and Rafale, the defence ministry said Monday. ... more |
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 The US intervention in Afghanistan since 2001  
Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan meets Afghan president in KabulKabul (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan Monday, where he met with President Ashraf Ghani as the United States leads a push for peace talks with the Taliban. ... more  |
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China rejects Turkey criticism on Uighurs, denies poet diedBeijing (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 China hit back on Monday at Turkish criticism over its treatment of Uighurs and denied Ankara's claim that a renowned poet from the Muslim minority had died in custody, calling it an "absurd lie". ... more  
7 children among 16 killed in strike on IS Syria holdout: monitorBeirut (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 US-led coalition air strikes on the last jihadist pocket in Syria on Monday killed 16 civilians, including at least seven children, a war monitor said. ... more  
S. Korea announces hike in payment for US troopsSeoul (AFP) Feb 10, 2019 Seoul said Sunday it agreed to hike its payment for maintaining American troops on its soil, settling a dispute with its longtime ally ahead of a second summit between the US and North Korea. ... more 
Hard work still needed before Kim-Trump summit - US envoySeoul (AFP) Feb 9, 2019 There was still some hard work to be done ahead of the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a Washington envoy said Saturday after three days of talks in Pyongyang. ... more 
Iran's revolution: Political quake still shaking Middle EastTehran (AFP) Feb 10, 2019 The victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran was an earthquake that upended the political order in the Middle East, and the aftershocks are still being felt 40 years later. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 6, 2019 
The U.S. Army will purchase Israeli-made and battle-tested Iron Dome missile defense system, it announced on Wednesday.
The system is meant to protect soldiers from indirect-fire battlefield threats by intercepting and destroying incoming missiles, rockets and other artillery.
Developed by Israel's state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries, the s ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 7, 2019 
Israel's defense contractor, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, has released video of a test of precision-guided SPIKE NLOS missiles launched from a Tomcar light-vehicle launcher.
The missiles, known in Israel as Tamuz 5, were fired from a new lightweight buggy that features eight missiles and can be mounted on light SUVs, Army Technology reported. The launch platform can be airlifted and ... more |
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 Germantown MD (SPX) Feb 11, 2019 
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, has announced the first shipments of its specialized, multiband HM400 SATCOM modems to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), powering beyond-line-of-sight communications for their next-generation Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) known as the MQ-9B SkyGuardian.
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Raytheon was awarded a four-year contract for hardware and support services for a radio system to be used by the U.S. Army for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
The contract includes repair, logistical, engineering and technical support for the Army's AN/ARC-231 Multiple-Mode Aviation Radio Suite, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
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 Singapore (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 
Singapore on Monday defended the city-state's system of conscription after the recent deaths of four servicemen, including a popular young actor, sparked widespread criticism.
As a tiny state surrounded by bigger neighbours, Singapore's founding leaders decided to rely on conscription as a major plank of its defence strategy after the country gained independence in 1965.
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 6, 2019 
The U.S. government's budget for fiscal year 2020 is expected to be released beginning on March 11, the Department of Defense expecting a spending plan in the range of $750 billion.
Although no formal announcement has been made, White House officials notified legislators that summaries of President Donald Trump's message and top priorities will be released on March 11 or 12.
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 11, 2019 
Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed artificial island in the South China Sea on Monday, prompting "strong dissatisfaction" from China.
The USS Spruance and USS Preble - both Arleigh Burke-class destroyers - participated in what the U.S. Navy calls a "freedom of navigation operation," according to a statement by Cmdr. Clay Doss, a spoke ... more |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Feb 08, 2019 
Brown University researchers have made a discovery about the way things stick together at tiny scales that could be helpful in engineering micro- and nanoscale devices.
In a series of papers, the latest of which is published in Scientific Reports, the researchers show that miniscule differences in the roughness of a surface can cause surprising changes in the way two surfaces adhere to eac ... more |
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 Al-Qaim, Iraq (AFP) Feb 10, 2019  French howitzer-guns deployed in the Euphrates Valley desert just inside Iraq stand ready to pour fury on Islamic State group diehards in their last holdout across the border in Syria.
Warplanes flash through the sky, followed seconds later by explosions on the Syrian side that send up a mushroom cloud.
"We're less than 10 kilometres (six miles) from the frontline here," points out Colon ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2019 
The United States on Thursday vowed to remain "relentless" in pressuring Iran to deter its missile program after the Islamic Republic unveiled a new ballistic weapon days after testing a cruise missile.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveiled a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles), their official news agency Sepah News reported.
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2019 
Congressional Democrats on Thursday unveiled an unprecedented plan to reverse climate change and eliminate all US carbon emissions within 10 years, by taking drastic steps that would require transformational action across the economy.
The "Green New Deal" introduced by liberal congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a rising Democratic star in the House, and Senator Ed Markey is a dramatic, ... more |
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 Srinagar, India (AFP) Feb 8, 2019  Three policemen were rescued Friday while five other bodies were recovered from an avalanche that buried 10 people in Indian-administered Kashmir following two days of heavy snowfall, police said.
The avalanche hit a fire emergency facility late Thursday in the Banihal area of the Kashmir valley. Six police, two prisoners and two other personnel had taken refuge there during a storm.
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 12, 2019 
China announced Monday that it is developing the modified version of the Long March-6 rocket to add four solid boosters to increase its carrying capacity.
The improved medium-left carrier rocket will be sent into space by 2020, according to the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, which designed the rocket.
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 Berlin (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 
The Berlin film festival said Monday that a new movie by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou had been pulled from the competition days before its scheduled world premiere.
The highly unusual move, which comes amid a Beijing crackdown on the domestic entertainment industry, was announced in a festival statement citing "technical difficulties encountered during post-production".
Zhang's ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 10, 2019 
A group of 27 Russian children whose mothers are being held in Iraq for belonging to the Islamic State group arrived home in Russia Sunday.
The children landed at Ramenskoye airport, near Moscow, on Sunday evening, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Emergency Situations, quoted by TASS agency.
"Twenty-seven Russian children have been repatriated from Baghdad," a Russian foreign ministr ... 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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