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  Washington (AFP) March 11, 2019 A top US envoy said Monday Washington's goal is the complete denuclearization of North Korea by the end of Donald Trump's first term, insisting it will not settle for incremental disarmament. "We are not going to do denuclearization incrementally," said Stephen Biegun, the special US envoy for North Korea. While stressing he was not bound by an artificial calendar, Biegun said the administration wanted to accomplish the complete and verified denuclearization of North Korea by the end of Trump's ... read more |
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N. Korea 'missile launch' plans under scrutiny as concern mountsSeoul (AFP) March 11, 2019 South Korea's military said Monday it was closely monitoring North Korean facilities after a series of satellite images triggered international alarm that Pyongyang might be preparing a long-range missile or space launch. ... more 
Iran's Rouhani seeks to counter US pressure on first Iraq visitBaghdad (AFP) March 11, 2019 Iran's President Hassan Rouhani hit back Monday against pressure from the "aggressor" United States on Iraq to limit ties with its neighbour, during his first official visit to Baghdad. ... more  
Australia defends 'foreign agents' law despite few declarationsSydney (AFP) March 11, 2019 Australia's attorney-general Monday defended a register meant to track the role of foreign agents in local politics, saying it was already changing behaviour despite only a handful of declarations. ... more  
Next-generation space industry jobs ready for take-offCape Canaveral FL (UPI) Mar 11, 2019 As the United States approaches a return to human spaceflight and a rapid increase in the frequency of satellite launches, an entire generation of workers from the Apollo program and space shuttle d ... more |
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China's commercial carrier rocket to make maiden flight in H1Beijing (XNA) Mar 11, 2019 China's first carrier rocket for commercial use is scheduled to make its maiden flight in the first half of 2019, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT). The rocke ... more 
SpaceX CEO Musk on Russia's Rocket Engineering, Engines: 'Excellent'Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 11, 2019 Elon Musk, the CEO of US private aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, called Russia's rocket engineering "excellent" and said the country's rocket engines are the best currently flying, also suggesting th ... more 
ESA helps firms large and small prosper in global satcom marketParis (ESA) Mar 11, 2019 Hundreds of space companies in Europe and Canada-ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises to international consortia-have boosted their business by partnering with ESA. ESA's programme ... more  
Lockheed tapped for sustainment on U.S., foreign H-60 helicoptorsWashington (UPI) Mar 8, 2019 Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $23.8 million contract for comprehensive work on the H-60 helicopter, the Defense Department announced. ... more 
Harris awarded $43.6M for electronic jammers on Kuwaiti F/A-18sWashington (UPI) Mar 8, 2019 Harris Corp. has received a $43.2 million contract for modifications to F/A-18 fighter planes of the Royal Kuwaiti Air Force, the U.S. Defense Department announced. ... more |
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Iran's Rouhani makes first official visit to IraqBaghdad (AFP) March 11, 2019 Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrived Monday in Iraq for his first official visit, as Baghdad comes under pressure from Washington to limit political and trade ties with its neighbour. ... more  |
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US think-tank leaders call on China to release Canadian colleagueBeijing (AFP) March 11, 2019 Prominent leaders of American think-tanks and leading academics Monday called on Beijing to immediately release a former Canadian diplomat, warning his arrest has a "chilling effect" on co-operation with China. ... more  
Year on, Egypt still locked in Sinai battle with jihadistsCairo (AFP) March 11, 2019 One year after Egypt launched a large-scale operation against jihadists in North Sinai, security forces remain locked in deadly battles against affiliates of the Islamic State group. ... more 
NATO chief invited to address US Congress amid tensionsWashington (AFP) March 11, 2019 US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday extended a rare invitation to the head of NATO to address a joint meeting of Congress in early April to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary. ... more  
Destroyer USS Zumwalt heads to Canada for first deploymentWashington (UPI) Mar 11, 2019 The USS Zumwalt, a guided-missile destroyer, left its San Diego homeport for its first operational deployment up the West Coast to a naval base in Canada. ... more 
Bell Boeing signs $85.7M contract to upgrade four Osprey aircraftWashington (UPI) Mar 11, 2019 Bell Boeing signed a $85.7 million contract to reconfigure four V-22 Osprey aircraft for the U.S. Navy. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 7, 2019 
Raytheon was awarded a $91.1 million contract to supply the U.S. Navy with parts and spares for the Rolling Airframe Missile, which protects ships from planes, helicopters, missiles and small surface vessels.
The contract is for the Block 2 guided missile round pack, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
The Block 2, which was deployed in 2015, is among three RIM-116 config ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) March 9, 2019 
Turkey's deal to buy Russian S-400 missile defence systems had "nothing to do" with the security of the US, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday after a Pentagon warning.
He was speaking a day after Washington warned Ankara of "grave consequences" should the deal go ahead.
"It is very clear why Turkey has bought this air defence system, under what conditions it has bought them an ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2019 
The U.S. Air Force announced this week that a detachment of MQ-9 Reaper drones became fully operational in Poland on Mar. 1.
New facilities at Miroslawiece Air Base in Poland, where Air National Guardsmen, the Polish Air Force and private contractors operate the unmanned aircraft, were opened with a ceremony.
Although unarmed drones have been involved in intelligence, surveillanc ... 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) Mar 6, 2019 
Oshkosh Defense LLC received a $23.5 million contract to recapitalize U.S. Army trucks, the Defense Department announced.
Work on the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks will be performed at the company's Oshkosh, Wis., facility, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2020, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Through recapitalization, vehicles are stripped to the frame rails, r ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 7, 2019 
All four military branches of the U.S. Department of Defense put together a joint Tenant Bill of Rights designed to prevent substandard housing and clarify rights for service members and their families.
The document was released on Wednesday night, one day before a hearing Thursday for the service chiefs before the Senate Armed Services Committee amid reports of housing problems.
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 Sydney (AFP) March 11, 2019 
Australia's attorney-general Monday defended a register meant to track the role of foreign agents in local politics, saying it was already changing behaviour despite only a handful of declarations.
Growing fears of political influence from foreign states, particularly China, saw Canberra pass a raft of new laws last year to curb potential meddling.
The Foreign Influence Transparency Sche ... 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 11, 2019 
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrived Monday in Iraq for his first official visit, as Baghdad comes under pressure from Washington to limit political and trade ties with its neighbour.
Shiite-majority Iraq is walking a fine line to maintain good relations with its key partners Iran and the United States who themselves are arch-foes.
It has been under pressure from Washington not to get ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) March 9, 2019 
North Korea may be preparing for a missile or space launch, US news outlet NPR has reported, based on satellite image analysis of a key facility near Pyongyang.
NPR said the images of Sanumdong, one of the facilities Pyongyang has used to produce inter-continental ballistic missiles and space rockets, were taken days before US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2019  China's exports and imports plummeted much more than expected in February, official data showed Friday, adding to worries about slowing growth in the world's number two economy as it fights a trade war with the United States.
Its politically sensitive trade surplus with the US narrowed to $14.7 billion for the month from $27.3 billion in January, data from China's customs administration show ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 8, 2019 
Eight years have passed since a tsunami smashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, sparking a meltdown and the worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl.
Eight years on, the disaster zone remains a huge building site with the immediate danger cleared but an immensely difficult clean-up job still looming.
- What is the state of the clean-up? -
The clean-up operation is progr ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Mar 12, 2019 
Chinese scientists are designing what is expected to be the world's most powerful rocket, according to a senior researcher.
Li Hong, deputy general manager at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, said the Long March 9 super heavy-lift carrier rocket will be capable of lifting 140 metric tons of payload into a low-Earth orbit, or a 50-ton spacecraft to a lunar transfer orbit. The gi ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) March 11, 2019 
US envoy for religious freedom Sam Brownback defended his remark that China is "at war with faith" after the Chinese foreign ministry issued an angry statement condemning the envoy's words as a "malicious attack and slander on China's religious policies".
Brownback criticised the Chinese government in a speech on Friday in Hong Kong, saying the Chinese government is engaged in the persecutio ... more |
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 Damascus (AFP) March 7, 2019 
The Syrian regime on Thursday rejected a report by the world's chemical weapons watchdog confirming chlorine was used in an attack against the Syrian town of Douma in April 2018.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said last Friday that there were "reasonable grounds" to believe toxic chemicals containing "reactive chlorine" had been used in the attack, which witnesses s ... 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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