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  Jerusalem (AFP) March 4, 2019 The United States has deployed its advanced THAAD missile defence system temporarily to Israel for a joint military exercise, the first of its kind, officials said Monday. The two countries confirmed the deployment, with Israel's military stressing it was "not related to any specific current event". It is the first such exercise in Israel, although the two allies hold regular joint war games. No dates have been announced for the manoeuvres. Israel has its own missile defence system, but the ... read more |
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Creating a More Resilient Space ArchitectureBethesda, MD (SPX) Mar 01, 2019 Fred Kennedy, head of DARPA's Tactical Technology Office (TTO) has been tasked to help organize a new organization focused on space technology development, a Space Development Agency (SDA). Th ... more  
Putin suspends INF arms treaty with USMoscow (AFP) March 4, 2019 President Vladimir Putin on Monday officially suspended Russia's participation in a key Cold War-era arms treaty, after the US first moved to ditch the INF deal. ... more 
Trump says ending SKorea war games not concession to KimWashington (AFP) March 4, 2019 US President Donald Trump on Monday denied that he ordered an end to major US-South Korean military exercises as a concession to North Korea's totalitarian leader Kim Jong Un. ... more  
Russia's geopolitical rivals preparing for high-tech wars in space Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 05, 2019 Chief of the Russian General Staff and First Deputy Defence Minister, General Valery Gerasimov has stated that modern conflicts are characterised by attracting means of economic, political, diplomat ... more |
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SU engineers create rubbery 'smart' material to treat open wounds, infections and cancerSyracuse NY (SPX) Feb 27, 2019 Researchers in the Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a material - a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP) - that could have major implications for healt ... more  
Thales to build 3 new frigates for Netherlands, BelgiumWashington (UPI) Feb 28, 2019 With multipurpose frigates for the Royal Netherlands and Belgian navies reaching the end of their life cycles, Thales has been awarded a contract for three frigates by 2024. ... more 
British Royal Navy to name next sub HMS WarspiteWashington (UPI) Feb 25, 2019 Britain's third dreadnought-class nuclear submarine will be named the HMS Warspite, the defense secretary announced on Monday. ... more  
Singapore to buy four F-35s, with option for eight moreSingapore (AFP) March 1, 2019 Singapore plans to buy four US-made F-35 jet fighters - one of the most advanced warplanes ever built - to update its ageing current fleet, the defence minister said Friday. ... more 
Boeing temporarily grounds new KC-46 tankers after manufacturing problemsWashington (UPI) Mar 1, 2019 Boeing grounded the Air Force's KC-46 tankers, a version of the 767, for one week after the military branch said it found loose tools and other foreign object debris inside the completed airplanes. ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman, Leonardo to build transport aircraft for New Zealand
Marine Corps, Navy to address poor housing conditions on-, off-baseWashington (UPI) Feb 25, 2019 The Marine Corps and Navy have issued directives to fix problems with on- and off-base housing in the wake of reports of poor conditions at all military branches. ... more  |
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Malaysia open to proposals to revive MH370 huntKuala Lumpur (AFP) March 3, 2019 Malaysia is open to restarting the hunt for Flight MH370 if firms come forward with credible leads and concrete proposals, the transport minister said Sunday, five years on from the plane's disappearance. ... more 
U.S. Army orders tactical vehicles from Oshkosh DefenseWashington (UPI) Feb 27, 2019 Oshkosh Defense LLC announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Army placed $75 million in orders for trucks and trailers. ... more 
BAE delivers first four BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to AustriaWashington (UPI) Feb 26, 2019 BAE Systems has delivered to Austria the first four BvS10 all-terrain vehicles as part of a contract signed in 2016 for 32 armored personnel carriers. ... more  
Pakistanis sign petition seeking Nobel Peace Prize for Imran KhanIslamabad (AFP) March 2, 2019 More than 300,000 people have signed online petitions calling for Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive a Nobel Peace Prize after he freed an Indian pilot in a bid to defuse tensions with his country's arch-rival neighbour. ... more 
MAPS-enabled countermeasures defeat anti tank missiles in field testsOrlando FL (SPX) Mar 05, 2019 Lockheed Martin and industry partners supported U.S. Army integration of three countermeasures and a cueing sensor into the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) framework for a six-week "rodeo" ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 1, 2019 
Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded an $850 million modification to an existing contract for element development and support services for a key part of the military's ballistic missile defense system the Missile Defense Agency.
The contract modification, announced Thursday by the Defense Department, will bring the value of an already existing contract for work on the Terminal High Altitud ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) March 4, 2019 
The United States has deployed its advanced THAAD missile defence system temporarily to Israel for a joint military exercise, the first of its kind, officials said Monday.
The two countries confirmed the deployment, with Israel's military stressing it was "not related to any specific current event".
It is the first such exercise in Israel, although the two allies hold regular joint war g ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2019 
During the Australian International Airshow, Boeing unveiled its newest unmanned drone, the Boeing Airpower Teaming System.
The system was viewed Wednesday by Australian Defense Minister Christopher Pyne at Avalon Airport in Victoria, Australia, 25 miles north of Melbourne.
The first flight is planned for 2020, according to Boeing in a news release.
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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 27, 2019 
Oshkosh Defense LLC announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Army placed $75 million in orders for trucks and trailers.
U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command ordered 354 Family of Tactical Vehicles A1P2 trucks and trailers, Oshkosh said in a press release.
"Together with the U.S. Army. we have established a robust FMTV program," said Pat Willia ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 26, 2019 
French defence and electronics giant Thales said Tuesday it exceeded all of its targets during an "excellent" 2018, forecasting higher profits for this year.
The aerospace powerhouse's net profit grew 44 percent to 982 million euros ($1.1 billion) last year, while operating profitability rose a record 10.6 percent.
Revenue was up 4.1 percent to 15.86 billion, the group said in a statemen ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) March 1, 2019 
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday vowed to defend the Philippines against "armed attack" in the disputed South China Sea, in Washington's starkest warning yet against Chinese claims to most of the strategic waterway.
Speaking in Manila after meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Pompeo said Beijing's actions in waters also claimed by the Southeast Asian nation and othe ... more |
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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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 Baghdad (AFP) March 5, 2019 
Behind the dilapidated storefronts and collapsing colonnades of Rasheed Street lie the treasures of the Iraqi capital's cultural boom years: old cinemas, artisan shops and smoky cafes playing classic ballads.
But with young Iraqis listening to modern music and spending hours in hipster-style coffee shops, the boulevard that bustled non-stop in the 1970s is at risk of being passed over.
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2019 
Modernizing the United States' nuclear strike capability is critical to the country's defense, the U.S. Strategic Command's commander told a Senate committee this week.
The "nuclear triad," composed of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles and aircraft classified as bombers, "is the most important element of our national defense, and we have to make ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Feb 28, 2019 
The World Trade Organization on Thursday sided with Washington in a dispute it filed three years ago over "unfair" Chinese subsidies to producers of wheat and rice.
Back in 2016, the United States alleged that China doled out $100 billion in "market price support" for wheat and rice as well as corn production, above levels agreed at the Geneva-based WTO.
A panel established by the WTO's ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 28, 2019 
Two Saudi sisters marooned in Hong Kong after fleeing their family appealed to authorities not to deport them while they seek sanctuary in a third country as the clock ticked down Thursday on their permission to stay.
The siblings are the latest example of Saudi women escaping the ultra-conservative kingdom only to find themselves stranded in foreign cities and making public appeals for thei ... 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 28, 2019 
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer went missing after he was scheduled to be released from jail Thursday following a two-year prison sentence for state subversion charges, said rights activists.
Jiang Tianyong - who had taken on many high-profile cases including those of Falun Gong practitioners and Tibetan protesters - was one of more than 200 lawyers and activists detained since 201 ... more |
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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.
"So far 280 (Iraqis) have been del ... 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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