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  Seoul (AFP) March 6, 2019 Activity has been detected at a North Korean long-range rocket site suggesting Pyongyang may be pursuing the "rapid rebuilding" of a test facility after the collapse of the Hanoi summit, according to analysis of satellite imagery from a US think tank. The Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) says activity is "evident" at the vertical engine test stand and the launch pad's rail-mounted rocket transfer structure at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station - the facili ... read more |
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US reports 'progress' in peace talks with TalibanWashington (AFP) March 5, 2019 Peace talks between the US and the Taliban in Qatar have yielded progress but much remains to be done, the State Department said on Tuesday. ... more  
Corvid wins $223.2M deal to help build suborbital flight vehiclesWashington (UPI) Mar 5, 2019 Corvid Technologies was awarded a $223.3 million contract for hardware, equipment and components to produce suborbital flight vehicles for the U.S. Navy, other government organizations and Japan. ... more  
Lockheed awarded $945.9M for Saudi THAAD missile systemWashington (UPI) Mar 5, 2019 Lockheed Martin was awarded a $945.9 million contract in the first down payment for a $15 billion buy of missile defense system by Saudi Arabia. ... more  
Philippine defence chief calls for US pact reviewManila (AFP) March 5, 2019 The decades-old defence treaty between the United States and the Philippines needs to be revamped, or risks dragging Manila into a war with China, the Filipino defence chief said Tuesday. ... more |
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Austal to modify bow section engineering on two Navy EPF vesselsWashington (UPI) Mar 4, 2019 Shipbuilder Austal USA received a $13.6 million contract with the U.S. Navy to provide an engineering change to two EPF ships, the Defense Department has announced. ... more 
GenDyn nets $191M for USS South Dakota post-delivery workWashington (UPI) Mar 5, 2019 General Dynamics was awarded three contracts worth $191 million for post-delivery work on the USS South Dakota, a nuclear-powered submarine built for the U.S. Navy. ... more 
USS Charleston commissioned as 16th LCS to enter Naval fleetWashington (UPI) Mar 4, 2019 More than 5,000 guests watched as the USS Charleston, the 16th littoral combat ship to enter the U.S. Navy's fleet, was commissioned in its namesake city. ... more 
France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier sets off for AsiaToulon, France (AFP) March 5, 2019 French aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle set sail on Tuesday from the Mediterranean port of Toulon following two years of refurbishments and upgrades for a deployment that will see it travel to the Indian Ocean and Singapore. ... more  
Pakistan airspace fully reopened, says aviation authorityIslamabad (AFP) March 4, 2019 Pakistan fully reopened its airspace on Monday, authorities said, days after it closed its skies to all air travel, leaving thousands stranded worldwide as tensions with nuclear arch-rival India soared. ... more |
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 Singapore seeks purchase of four F-35 fighter planes 
Pakistan navy says it stopped Indian sub from entering its watersKarachi (AFP) March 5, 2019 Pakistan has stopped an Indian submarine from entering its waters, the navy said Tuesday, as tensions continue to run high between the nuclear-armed foes. ... more  |
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Pakistan detains militant suspects after Kashmir attackIslamabad (AFP) March 5, 2019 Pakistan has detained dozens of alleged militants after a suicide attack in Indian-held Kashmir last month which sent tensions between the nuclear-armed foes soaring, its interior minister said Tuesday. ... more  
US, Russia military chiefs discuss SyriaWashington (AFP) March 4, 2019 The chiefs of the US and Russian militaries met in Austria on Monday to discuss the situation in Syria, where a residual US military force will remain following the territorial defeat of the Islamic State group. ... more  
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 
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 
Trump says Cohen grilling may have contributed to summit 'walk'Washington (AFP) March 4, 2019 President Donald Trump said Sunday that the congressional questioning last week of his former lawyer may have contributed to the failure of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - even as his national security advisor claimed the Hanoi meeting was a success. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 5, 2019 
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $945.9 million contract in the first down payment for a $15 billion buy of missile defense system by Saudi Arabia.
The contract, awarded by the Missile Defense Agency and announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is the first purchase under a $15 billion deal for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made in Oct ... 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) Mar 1, 2019 
Researchers have trained drones outfitted with infrared sensors to recognize a koala bear's heat signature. Wildlife managers and biologists are using the technology to accurately and efficiently monitor koala populations in Australia.
An algorithm processes the drone's infrared readings and determines whether the heat signatures belong to a koala or some other animal. Researchers plan ... more |
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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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 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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 Moscow (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.
Putin "signed a decree regarding the suspension of Russia's participation in the agreement between the USSR and the US," the Kremlin said in a statement.
The move was taken following "a violation of the United States of its obl ... 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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 Hasakeh, Syria (AFP) March 1, 2019 
In the four years he was enslaved, jihadists killed his father and sold his mother. Saddam is free now, but even with the "caliphate" in ruins, his life is filled with trauma.
The warm living room in northeastern Syria where the 15-year-old sits is a far cry from the cold trenches and dingy basements that protected him from shellfire that targeted his Islamic State group captors in recent w ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2019 
The China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) announced Monday that the core module of the country's space station, the Long March-5B carrier rocket and its payloads will be sent to the launch site in the second half of this year, to make preparations for the space station missions.
China is scheduled to complete the construction of the space station around 2022. It will be the country ... more |
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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.
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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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