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  San Francisco (AFP) Feb 23, 2019 Key parts of the internet infrastructure face large-scale attacks that threaten the global system of web traffic, the internet's address keeper warned Friday. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) declared after an emergency meeting "an ongoing and significant risk" to key parts of the infrastructure that affects the domains on which websites reside. "They are going after the internet infrastructure itself," ICANN chief technology officer David Conrad told AFP. "The ... read more |
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Kim arrives in Hanoi for nuclear summit with TrumpHanoi (AFP) Feb 26, 2019 Kim Jong Un arrived in Hanoi Tuesday to ultra-tight security and enthusiastic crowds ahead of a second summit with Donald Trump, as the world looks for tangible progress over North Korea's nuclear programme. ... more 
Iranian foreign minister Zarif tenders resignation on InstagramTehran (AFP) Feb 26, 2019 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was the lead negotiator in the 2015 nuclear deal has abruptly tendered his resignation on Instagram, although there was no sign President Hassan Rouhani had yet accepted his decision. ... more  
Two US Navy ships sail through Taiwan StraitWashington (AFP) Feb 25, 2019 The US Navy has sailed two ships through the Taiwan Strait, officials said Monday, in what the military described as a "routine transit" that is nonetheless sure to upset China. ... more 
Tech companies scope out Africa surveillance sectorRabat (AFP) Feb 24, 2019 At a security exhibition in Morocco tech companies pushed to convince African officials that their state-of-the-art surveillance tools are the key to stability and development. ... more |
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Army to test lighter body armor vest as part of total protection systemWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 The U.S. Army plans to begin testing a lighter-weight body armor vests between April and June, and test the full protection system by this fall. ... more  
BAE awarded $23.2M contract for post shakedown of USS Thomas HudnerWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 BAE Systems was awarded a $23.4 million contract for post shakedown availability work on the USS Thomas Hudner, a guided-missile destroyer that was commissioned last December. ... more 
Submarine deal shows France-Australia ties in 'new phase'Paris (AFP) Feb 22, 2019 A giant submarine deal between France and Australia is the latest sign of deepening relations between the two countries, which are being driven together by mutual concern about China and Britain's changing role in the world, analysts say. ... more  
Boeing tapped for F-15E warning system development, testingWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 Boeing Co. was awarded a $24.1 million contract modification for development and testing of F-15 fighter plane warning systems, the Defense Department announced. ... more  
Germany under fire for Saudi arms export banBerlin (AFP) Feb 22, 2019 Export power Germany has long had a troubled relationship with selling arms abroad, a legacy of its dark history that is now spelling deep discord with its European allies. ... more |
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Es'hailSat and BridgeSat offer low-cost laser satellite comms to the Middle EastDenver CO (SPX) Feb 22, 2019 Es'hailSat, Qatar Satellite Company and BridgeSat have announced a strategic relationship that will provide businesses and governments across the Middle East with affordable access to laser-based sa ... more  |
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ArianeGroup and CNES launch ArianeWorks acceleration platformParis, France (SPX) Feb 22, 2019 Thursday 21 February in Paris, in the presence of Frederique Vidal, the French Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, ArianeGroup CEO Andre-Hubert Roussel and CNES President Jean-Yv ... more 
China's telecom dominance a security challenge: UK's GCHQSingapore (AFP) Feb 25, 2019 China's global dominance in telecommunications networks could pose security threats for decades, Britain's cybersecurity chief warned in a speech in Singapore on Monday. ... more 
Honeywell awarded $150M for advanced turbine propulsion developmentw/llWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 Honeywell Aerospace was awarded a contract for work on the Advanced Turbine Technologies for Affordable Mission, or ATTAM, Capability Phase I program, the Defense Department announced on Thursday. ... more 
Harris contracted for jammers for Navy F/A-18 aircraftWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 Harris Corp. was awarded a $168.8 million modification to a contract to build onboard jammer systems for the Navy's F/A-18 fighter planes. ... more  
Fighter to minister: Philippine Muslim rebel's new 'struggle'Manila (AFP) Feb 24, 2019 Murad Ebrahim's life as the Philippines' top Muslim rebel led him into fierce jungle combat and to meet with Osama bin Laden, but a very different challenge now awaits him: governing. ... more |
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 Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 26, 2019 
RGNext, a joint venture between Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services business and General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), will operate the U.S. Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, safely managing space vehicle and ballistic missile launches and missile defense tests conducted from islands in the 750,000-square-mile Pacific Ocean range.
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $33.4 million contract as part of a cost reduction initiative in support of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile for the U.S. Navy.
The contract includes the redesign, integration and test of radio frequency sensors, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.
The LRASM, based somewhat on the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range, or JAS ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2019 
NASA has selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly complicated technical demonstrations involving small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones.
The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems in Las Vegas and the Lone Star UAS Center for Excellence and Innovation in Corpus Christi, Texas, will host demonstrations to confirm NA ... more |
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 (UPI) Feb 8, 2019 
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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 Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 
The U.S. Army plans to begin testing a lighter-weight body armor vests between April and June, and test the full protection system by this fall.
The body armor, which includes hard plates designed to stop rifle rounds, are known as the Vital Torso Protection system, according to a Defense Department test and evaluation report obtained by Military.com and Army Times.
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 Berlin (AFP) Feb 22, 2019 
Export power Germany has long had a troubled relationship with selling arms abroad, a legacy of its dark history that is now spelling deep discord with its European allies.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has recently sparred with both France and Britain over the issue, while trouble is also brewing within her uneasy left-right coalition government.
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 Okinawa, Japan (AFP) Feb 24, 2019 
Residents of Japan's Okinawa were casting ballots Sunday in a closely watched referendum on the controversial relocation of a US military base to a remote part of the island.
The vote is seen as highly symbolic but is also non-binding, raising questions about what effect it will have, even if opponents of the move, including Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, prevail.
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 25, 2019 
Nanowires have the potential to revolutionize the technology around us. Measuring just 5-100 nanometers in diameter (a nanometer is a millionth of a millimeter), these tiny, needle-shaped crystalline structures can alter how electricity or light passes through them.
They can emit, concentrate and absorb light and could therefore be used to add optical functionalities to electronic chips. T ... more |
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 Najaf, Iraq (AFP) Feb 19, 2019 
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday found the bodies of six out of 12 people who were abducted over the weekend southwest of Baghdad, an official said.
"Armed men on motorbikes" abducted the group on Sunday as they collected truffles in the Al-Nukhaib region in the desert between Najaf and Al-Anbar provinces, security forces said in a statement Monday evening.
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 Tehran (AFP) Feb 24, 2019 
The Revolutionary Guards on Sunday accused "enemies" of Iran of trying to sabotage the country's missiles so that they would "explode mid-air" but said the bid was foiled.
"They tried as best as they could to sabotage a small part which we import so that our missiles would not reach their target and explode mid-air," Fars news agency reported, quoting the Guards' aerospace commander Amir Ali ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 26, 2019 
Standard Chartered's pre-tax profit surged to $3.9 billion in 2018, the bank said Tuesday, after previously warning it had set aside nearly $1 billion for regulatory fines in the US and Britain.
The UK-based bank has been stalked for years by probes on both sides of the Atlantic over alleged violations of United States sanctions against Iran and investigations related to foreign exchange tra ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 23, 2019  Two Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong say chronic physical abuse by male family members prompted them to flee the kingdom, where they now fear they will be forcibly returned.
The siblings are the latest example of Saudi women plotting their escape from the ultra-conservative kingdom only to find themselves dodging officials and angry family members at every turn, as the country battles crit ... more |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2019 
A propaganda app that puts China's powerful President Xi Jinping in anyone's pockets has become a hit in the country - with a helpful nudge from Communist Party officials.
Millions have downloaded the app, which tracks the amount of time users spend browsing inspirational quotes from the Chinese leader and watching short videos of his speeches and travels.
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 24, 2019
A US-backed force pushing to take the Islamic State group's last speck of territory in eastern Syria on Sunday extradited 280 Iraqi jihadists, Iraq authorities said.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have detained "a large number" of IS fighters "of multiple nationalities, including more than 500 Iraqis", the security media office said in a statement.
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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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