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  New Delhi (AFP) April 13, 2019 India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told AFP. New Delhi has been "heard and understood" by the US administration over its accord to buy the S-400 missile defence system for $5.2 billion, the minister said in an interview this week. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in October, defying US warnings of sanctions on countries buying Russian military eq ... read more |
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Modi says India undermined Pakistan nuclear threatNew Delhi (AFP) April 14, 2019 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that India had called Pakistan's nuclear bluff in recent cross-border air strikes that almost triggered a new war between the nuclear-armed rivals. ... more  
U.S. Defense officials lay out plans for Space ForceWashington (UPI) Apr 12, 2019 Top Defense Department officials have detailed plans to develop the Space Force, including a massive network of satellites, recognizing that the "status quo is not sufficient" to confront adversaries in outer space. ... more 
New Center for Satellite Industry Security Unveiled at the 35th Space SymposiumColorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 12, 2019 Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, will serve as the founding member of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC), which was unveiled during a classified session at the 35th ... more  
France waived taxes for Indian-run firm during fighter jet deal: reportParis (AFP) April 14, 2019 France waived millions of euros in taxes for a company owned by an Indian businessman four years ago as the two countries were negotiating a military jet deal, French newspaper Le Monde reported Saturday. ... more |
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Europe's institutions consider Ariane 6 and Vega-CNoordwijk, The Netherlands (ESA) Apr 12, 2019 ESA and Arianespace are giving full support to European institutional customers to launch their missions on Ariane 6 and Vega-C. Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA's Director of Space Transportation a ... more  
Venezuela, China loom large as Pompeo begin LatAm tour in ChileSantiago (AFP) April 12, 2019 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a four-nation tour of Latin American allies in Chile on Friday, holding talks with President Sebastian Pinera that focused on Venezuela and the growing commercial influence of China. ... more  
Iraq begins trials for 900 jihadists; Syria Kurds return 25 Yazidis to IraqBaghdad (AFP) April 14, 2019 Iraq has begun trial proceedings for nearly 900 Iraqi suspected members of the Islamic State group caught fleeing jihadist territory in neighbouring Syria, a judicial source told AFP on Sunday. ... more  
Air strike kills IS Somalia's number two: ministerMogadishu (AFP) April 14, 2019 An air strike has killed the Islamic State group's second in command in Somalia, the security minister in the northwest region of Puntland announced Sunday. ... more  
Israel raid wounds three in central Syria: state mediaDamascus (AFP) April 13, 2019 An Israeli air strike in central Syria wounded three combatants early Saturday, the official SANA news agency reported. ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman awarded $3B for 24 Hawkeye early warning aircraft  
Raytheon nabs $70.5M for F-16 center display engineering servicesWashington (UPI) Apr 9, 2019 Raytheon was awarded a $70.5 million contract to provide engineering services for center display units in the cockpit of the U.S. Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon jets. ... more  |
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Raytheon tapped to enable Kuwaiti F/A-18s for AIM-9X, AIM-120 missilesWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2019 Raytheon Co. was chosen to build guided missile launchers enabling F/A-18 fighter planes of Kuwait to fire a variety of missiles. ... more 
German govt buys new planes after embarrassing technical faultsBerlin (AFP) April 11, 2019 The German government has purchased three new Airbus 350 long-haul planes for official trips after a series of embarrassing technical failures with its current fleet, including one which grounded Chancellor Angela Merkel. ... more 
Textron nets $15.3M contract extension to refurbish trainer planes for IraqWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2019 Textron Aviation Defense LLC was awarded a $15.3 million contract modification by the U.S. Air Force to reconstitute 15 T-6A training planes in Iraq. ... more  
Trump's controversial transgender troop ban takes effectWashington (AFP) April 12, 2019 US President Donald Trump's controversial ban on transgender Americans in the military comes into force on Friday following a protracted legal battle. ... more 
Boeing awarded $91.2M contract for new computer processors on F-15Washington (UPI) Apr 9, 2019 Boeing was awarded a $91.2 million contract new high-speed computer processor for the U.S. Air Force's F-15 fighter jets. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2019 
The United States will temporarily deploy its THAAD anti-missile protection system in Romania this summer, U.S. European Command said Thursday.
The land-based THAAD system, which stands for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, will be used by NATO for its Ballistic Missile Defense systems while the international alliance's existing Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System goes through mainte ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) April 13, 2019 
India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told AFP.
New Delhi has been "heard and understood" by the US administration over its accord to buy the S-400 missile defence system for $5.2 billion, the minister said in an interview this week.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the deal with Russian ... 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 (AFP) April 12, 2019 
US President Donald Trump's controversial ban on transgender Americans in the military comes into force on Friday following a protracted legal battle.
Trump's administration has insisted that there is "too great a risk to military effectiveness and lethality" to allow transgender people to serve - reversing a policy enacted under his predecessor Barack Obama.
The Pentagon says the restr ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 14, 2019 
France waived millions of euros in taxes for a company owned by an Indian businessman four years ago as the two countries were negotiating a military jet deal, French newspaper Le Monde reported Saturday.
New Delhi agreed in 2016 to purchase 36 Rafale jets from France but the deal has been embroiled in misconduct allegations, with the latest report coming just days after the start of India's ... more |
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 Dubrovnik, Croatia (AFP) April 12, 2019 
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will meet leaders from eastern and central Europe in Croatia on Friday to talk business, fresh from a key summit with EU where he pledged opening up his country's economy.
The coastal city of Dubrovnik is hosting the eighth annual "16+1 cooperation" - an economic platform for Beijing's investments in 11 eastern European Union states and five Western Balkan countri ... more |
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 Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 
Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in collaboration with colleagues from Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS), ITMO University and Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) developed a method for efficient mass production of silicon-germanium fully alloyed nanoantennas.
On their basis, optical biosensory platforms and next-generation chemical se ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) April 14, 2019  Iraq has begun trial proceedings for nearly 900 Iraqi suspected members of the Islamic State group caught fleeing jihadist territory in neighbouring Syria, a judicial source told AFP on Sunday.
They were handed over to Iraqi authorities by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which ousted IS from swathes of eastern Syria including territory bordering Iraq.
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 Pyongyang (AFP) April 15, 2019 
Tens of thousands of North Koreans turned out to pay tribute to their leaders on Monday, the most important day of the isolated, nuclear-armed country's ritual calendar.
In the North April 15 is known as the Day of the Sun, the anniversary of the 1912 birth of the country's founder Kim Il Sung, whose son Kim Jong Il succeeded him and grandson Kim Jong Un, the current leader, inherited power ... more |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) April 12, 2019 
Malaysia said Friday a major Chinese-backed railway had been revived following a deal to cut costs, lifting a suspension slapped on the project when a corruption-plagued regime lost power last year.
The railway was among several infrastructure projects in Malaysia supported by Beijing but put on hold after the shock defeat of a coalition that had ruled the country for six decades.
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 Beijing (AFP) April 15, 2019 
Police have detained 17 more suspects connected to a chemical blast in eastern China last month which killed 78 and left hundreds injured, local authorities said Monday.
The explosion in eastern Jiangsu province was one of the worst industrial accidents in the country in recent years and led to the closure of the plant.
Police have taken "criminal coercive measures" against the 17 suspec ... 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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 Beijing (AFP) April 11, 2019 
China is planning to send millions of youth "volunteers" back to the villages, raising fears of a return to the methods of Chairman Mao's brutal Cultural Revolution of 50 years ago.
The Communist Youth League (CYL) has promised to despatch more than 10 million students to "rural zones" by 2022 in order to "increase their skills, spread civilization and promote science and technology," accord ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) April 11, 2019 
Iraq's elite counter-terrorism force targeted Islamic State group holdouts Thursday in the northern region of Hamreen, including a media centre, more than a year after the country declared IS vanquished.
Although they no longer hold territory, IS sleeper cells were believed to be hiding out in vast deserts and scraggy mountains like Hamreen, from where they have conducted deadly hit-and-run ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 8, 2019 
Leidos has been awarded a $19.3 million contract for system integration and field testing of a laser weapon system being developed at Kirtland Air Force base in New Mexico.
The contract provides for advancing work on state-of-the-art of laser weapon system technology through research and development of laser weapon systems, as well as evaluate performance in relevant operational environ ... more |
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