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  Ankara (AFP) April 5, 2019 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to go ahead with a deal to purchase Russian missiles despite Washington's suspension of Turkey's participation in a US jet programme because of security concerns over Russian deal. Turkey's agreement to buy the Russian S-400 system has further tested its relations with Washington, stoking US concern about Erdogan's burgeoning relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. United States officials have repeatedly warned of the risks the Russian syst ... read more |
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Sanctions delay plans for N. Korean beach resort: analystsSeoul (AFP) April 7, 2019 North Korea has again pushed back the construction end-date of a massive beach resort - a move analysts say shows the regime is struggling from international sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons programmes. ... more 
USSTRATCOM declares new nuclear command center at operational capabilityWashington DC (UPI) Apr 05, 2019 The U.S. Strategic Command has declared the new nuclear command center in Nebraska has reached initial operational capability. ... more 
US to declare Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group: WSJWashington (AFP) April 5, 2019 The United States will designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, an unprecedented move that would ramp up pressure on the elite force, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. ... more  
DARPA Announces Second Annual ERI SummitWashington DC (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 Since its official announcement on June 1, 2017, DARPA's Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) has sought to advance the development of a specialized, secure, and heavily automated electronics ind ... more |
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In hidden mountain air base, Albania stores MiGs for saleGjader, Albania (AFP) April 1, 2019 On a barren hillside in northern Albania lies a portal to the country's communist past: a massive steel door creaks open to reveal a hidden former air base burrowed into the heart of the mountain. ... more 
Northrop Grumman to upgrade mission computers on U.S., Bahrain helicoptersWashington (UPI) Apr 1, 2019 Northrop Grumman was awarded a $104 million contract to supply computers aboard three helicopter models for the Marine Corps, Defense Logistics Agency and Bahrain. ... more  
Iran's leader urges Iraq to demand US withdraw troopsTehran (AFP) April 7, 2019 Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Iraq to demand US troops leave "as soon as possible", warning that Washington is plotting to remove the Iraqi government. ... more  
Afghan chief executive supports delegation for Taliban talksKabul (AFP) April 7, 2019 Afghanistan's chief executive Abdullah Abdullah welcomed Kabul's decision Sunday to send a delegation to meet with the Taliban, saying he hoped they would present a "unified position" for the Afghan people. ... more  
Clashes rage in Libya despite UN truce callTripoli (AFP) April 7, 2019 Fighting raged south of Libya's capital Sunday despite a UN call for a two-hour ceasefire, as forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar and the internationally recognised government exchanged air strikes. ... more |
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Netanyahu pledges to annex West Bank settlements after voteJerusalem (AFP) April 7, 2019 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins Tuesday's elections, a deeply controversial move that could prove to be the death knell for the two-state solution. ... more  |
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Pentagon increases number of U.S. troops killed by Iran in Iraq to 603Washington DC (UPI) Apr 05, 2019 The Pentagon has revised the estimate on the number of U.S. troops in Iraq killed by Iranian-backed militias to 603, from roughly 500, between 2003 and 2011. ... more 
India didn't shoot down Pakistani F-16: reportNew Delhi (AFP) April 5, 2019 A US magazine cast serious doubt Friday on India's assertion that it shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet during the two nuclear-armed countries' latest bust-up in February. ... more  
BAE awarded $70.6M contract for Navy gun modificationsWashington (UPI) Mar 29, 2019 The Defense Department has announced the award of a $70.6 million contract to BAE Systems & Land Armaments for upgrades to Navy vessels weaponry. ... more  
SSTL and OSS Collaborate on Disruptive Smallsat SAR PayloadGuildford UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 Two of the UK's leading Space sector companies, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems (OSS) have been awarded National Space Technology Programme funding to develop an inno ... more  
China's commercial carrier rocket finishes engine testBeijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2019 China's first carrier rocket for commercial use, the Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), has finished its engine test, paving way for its maiden flight in the first half of 2019, according to the China Academy o ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2019  Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1.14 billion contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System for Poland, Bahrain and Romania.
The foreign military sales contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, covers full rate production for the GMLRS surface-to-surface systems for the three nations.
Work on the contract is expected to run through Aug. 31, 2021, and will ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 3, 2019 
Turkey will not turn back from a major arms deal with Russia despite the US suspension of Ankara from the F-35 fighter-jet program, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday.
"The S-400 deal is a done deal and we will not step back from this," he told a think-tank forum in Washington, where he is taking part in 70th anniversary celebrations of NATO.
The United States said Monday t ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) April 4, 2019 
It was more of a small step than a giant leap, but the first public outing of a pilotless "drone taxi" in Vienna on Thursday nevertheless offered a glimpse into the possible future of urban travel.
Several big companies such as Boeing and Airbus are working on their own versions of the technology but it was the Chinese firm EHang that unveiled its aircraft to assembled journalists in the Aus ... more |
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 Germantown MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 
Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) by the U.S. Army for the third phase of the Blue Force Tracking (BFT-3) program.
Under the agreement, Hughes and other industry participants will conduct research studies to deliver a series of recommendations for modernizing the BFT system architecture to improve interoperability and ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2019 
DARPA aims to apply the power of social networks to research and development via a novel social media platform purpose-built to quicken the pace of U.S. technology development. Polyplexus, which was recently launched as a public platform, is designed to increase access to scientific evidence and accelerate hypothesis development, research proposal generation, and research sponsor engagement. The ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2019 
The U.S. Defense Department is developing technology, including submarine-launched nuclear-tipped cruise missiles, to counter increasing threats from Russia and China, Pentagon officials told a Senate subcommittee.
High-level officials appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee's strategic forces subcommittee Wednesday to describe the importance of increased defense spending in ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) April 6, 2019  The EU on Saturday declared its support for the International Criminal Court, voicing "serious concern" after the US revoked the chief prosecutor's visa over a possible investigation into American soldiers' actions in Afghanistan.
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's office confirmed Friday that Washington had revoked her visa for entry into the US - a move that came after US Secretary of State Mike ... more |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 
Tightly focused laser beams can act as optical "tweezers" to trap and manipulate tiny objects, from glass particles to living cells. The development of this method has earned Arthur Ashkin the last years Nobel prize in physics.
While most experiments thus far have been carried out in air or liquid, there is an increasing interest for using optical tweezers to trap objects in ultra-high vac ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 7, 2019  Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Iraq to demand US troops leave "as soon as possible", warning that Washington is plotting to remove the Iraqi government.
The remarks came during a visit to Tehran on Saturday by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, whose country is under pressure from the United States to distance itself from Iran.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 05, 2019 
The U.S. Strategic Command has declared the new nuclear command center in Nebraska has reached initial operational capability.
The center's readiness was determined Wednesday, according to an Air Force news release.
The Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Enterprise Center, known as NC3, is located at Offutt Air Force Base. NC3 is involved in restructuring situation monit ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) April 7, 2019 
Top EU leaders meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang this week at a summit in Brussels, but their hopes of winning solid commitments on trade look set for disappointment.
Brussels is trying to beef up its approach to the Asian giant as it shows little willingness to listen to longstanding complaints about industrial subsidies and access to its markets, and as fears grow about growing Chinese invol ... more |
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 New York (AFP) March 31, 2019 
In the United States, David Hogg is a leading campaigner for gun control, while in Europe, Greta Thunberg fights to defend the climate.
They may only be teenagers, but both have drawn worldwide followings for their clear messages and fierce commitment - symbols of a generation of surprising militancy.
Hogg, who is 18, is a leader of the March for Our Lives movement, launched by student ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2019 
China's first carrier rocket for commercial use, the Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), has finished its engine test, paving way for its maiden flight in the first half of 2019, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
The rocket is the first member of the Dragon series commercial carrier rockets family to be produced by CALT. It has a total length of 19.5 meters, a diameter ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 5, 2019 
A dissident writer dubbed the "Chinese Solzhenitsyn" said Friday that his homeland is a "threat for the whole world".
Liao Yiwu, who was jailed for writing a poem called "Massacre" about the Tiananmen Square protests, told AFP that it would be better for mankind if the economic superpower "splits up".
"My dream is that China splits up into 10 or so countries. Because China as it is today ... more |
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 Montevideo (AFP) April 1, 2019 
Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez sacked his defense minister and the chief of the army Monday over links to a scandal dating from the Latin Amercan country's 1970s dictatorship, local media reported.
Vazquez dismissed Defense Minister Jorge Menendez and army chief General Jose Gonzalez after a newspaper detailed the evidence of a former intelligence officer given before a secret military t ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 02, 2019  Recently released images, which were provided by retired Indian Army Col. Vinayak Bhat, a satellite imagery analyst who specializes on China, have revealed the presence of an anti-satellite laser base in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, the base is located roughly 145 miles south of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, and is situated near a la ... more |
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