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  Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Apr 26, 2019 The commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory presented highlights of the new Air Force Science and Technology Strategy for 2030 and beyond to members of the local media April 18 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Speaking in front of several experimental aircraft on display that implemented technologies developed at AFRL, Maj. Gen. William Cooley told reporters that the new strategy prioritizes demands on time, space and complexity in future conflicts across all domains. The ... read more |
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Kim, Putin vow to seek closer ties at first talksVladivostok, Russia (AFP) April 25, 2019 Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un met face-to-face for the first time on Thursday, vowing to seek closer ties as they look to counter US influence. ... more 
N.Korea's Kim to Putin: US acted in 'bad faith' at Hanoi talksVladivostok, Russia (AFP) April 25, 2019 At his first summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the United States of acting in "bad faith" at their most recent talks, state media in Pyongyang said Friday. ... more  
Navy executes successful test of AEGIS Virtual Twin software in missile testWashington (UPI) Apr 24, 2019 The U.S. Navy successfully executed a live-fire drill controlled by the AEGIS Virtual Twin, a prototype software upgrade for the AEGIS weapon system, the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command said. ... more  
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan cleared in ethics probeWashington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2019 Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has been cleared by the Pentagon's inspector general after an investigation into possible ethics violations involving ties to Boeing, his former employer. ... more |
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Amnesty says Hong Kong office hit by China-linked cyber attackHong Kong (AFP) April 25, 2019 Amnesty International's Hong Kong office has been hit by a years-long cyberattack from hackers with known links to the Chinese government, the rights group said Thursday. ... more 
US diplomat pleads guilty in China spying caseWashington (AFP) April 24, 2019 A former US diplomat pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to investigators about money she received from Chinese intelligence agents in exchange for US documents, the Justice Department said. ... more  
Lockheed Martin cuts ribbon on South Carolina F-16 production lineWashington (UPI) Apr 24, 2019 Lockheed Martin opened its new F-16 fighter plane production line in Greenville, S.C., nearly two years after announcing it would move there. ... more 
Lockheed Martin awarded $117.1M contract for F-35 partsWashington (UPI) Apr 24, 2019 Lockheed Martin has received a $117.1 million contract modification for a variety of spares for the F-35 fighter planes of the U.S. Air Force and Marines. ... more 
Air Force's B-1B bombers back in the air after month-long safety inspectionWashington (UPI) Apr 24, 2019 Flights of the U.S. Air Force fleet of 62 B-1B Lancer bombers resumed after a nearly month-long stand-down for safety inspections, the Air Force announced. ... more |
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 Syria constitutional committee 'unclear': Russian negotiator  
Afghanistan's grand assembly for troubled peace processKabul (AFP) April 26, 2019 Afghanistan on Monday will convene a rare "loya jirga" - a massive meeting for delegates from across the country to discuss the war and US efforts to forge a peace deal with the Taliban. ... more  |
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Sri Lanka troops join hunt for bomb attack suspectsColombo (AFP) April 25, 2019 Sri Lanka deployed thousands of additional troops countrywide overnight to help police hunt for suspects in the Easter Sunday suicide blasts that killed nearly 360 people, a spokesman said Thursday. ... more  
China launches new BeiDou satelliteXichang (XNA) Apr 23, 2019 China sent a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 10:41 p.m. Saturday. Launched on a Long Ma ... more  
Debris of Satellite Destroyed by India May Threaten ISS - Russian MoDMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 23, 2019 When India tested its anti-satellite weapons, more than 100 fragments of destroyed spacecraft were created; in the future, these fragments could pose a threat to the ISS, the Russian Defence Ministr ... more  
China formally arrests ex-Interpol chiefBeijing (AFP) April 24, 2019 China has formally arrested former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei on suspicion of accepting bribes, prosecutors announced Wednesday, as he faces possible corruption charges. ... more  
Britain 'approves' Huawei role in 5G networkLondon (AFP) April 24, 2019 British Prime Minister Theresa May has given the go-ahead for China's Huawei to help build a 5G network in the UK, shrugging off security warnings from senior ministers and Washington surrounding the telecoms giant, media reported Wednesday. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2019 
The U.S. Navy successfully executed a live-fire drill controlled by the AEGIS Virtual Twin, a prototype software upgrade for the AEGIS weapon system, the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command said.
Crew aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, partnered with the Navy's Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems, fired a standard SM-2 missile made by Raytheon Corp. t ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) April 19, 2019 
Turkey is "taking into account" NATO concerns over its Russian missile deal, the country's foreign minister said on Friday, in more conciliatory remarks over a purchase stoking tensions between Washington and Ankara.
The deal for Russian S-400 missiles riled Washington, prompting US officials to suspend Turkey's participation in the US-made F-35 jet programme and warn of more sanctions again ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 
Cubic Corporation reports its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division has been awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to supply its Wideband Satellite Communications (SATCOM) modem system and Line-of-Sight (LOS) Common Data Link (CDL) system for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling program.
"Our resilient, wideband communication solution will enable the MQ-25 to conduct its missio ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 22, 2019 
Boeing has been awarded a $605 million contract for the production of the Air Force's 11th Wideband Global Satellite Communication Space Vehicle.
The Department of Defense, which announced the contract on Friday, depends on the WGS system to communicate with warfighters across the globe. Ten Ka-band and 8 X-band beam can be positioned anywhere in the field of view of each satellite, acc ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2019 
The U.S. Marine Corps plans to field a new version of an existing handheld GPS targeting system later this year, the military branch announced on Thursday.
New technologies are being integrated into an updated Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability by the Marines - including changes to reduce time and movement required for use of the system, as well as increased communications ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2019 
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has been cleared by the Pentagon's inspector general after an investigation into possible ethics violations involving ties to Boeing, his former employer.
The Department of Defense's Inspector General's Office announced the decision Thursday after more than 30 witnesses, including Shanahan, were interviewed about allegations he violated ethics a ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 25, 2019 
China said Thursday its navy warned off a French warship that had entered the Taiwan Strait earlier this month and has lodged an official protest over the rare move by a European power.
Beijing sees self-governed and democratic Taiwan as its territory awaiting reunification, and the United States has traditionally been the country that defies that territorial claim by sailing through the str ... more |
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 Houghton, MI (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are promising for quantum computing and future electronics. Now, researchers can convert metallic gold into semiconductor and customize the material atom-by-atom on boron nitride nanotubes.
Gold is a conductive material already widely used as interconnects in electronic devices. As electronics have gotten smaller and more powerful, the semiconducting mat ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) April 22, 2019 
More than $60 million dollars in public funds were embezzled by Mosul officials close to the province's sacked governor in the wake of last month's ferry sinking, Iraqi officials said Monday.
Iraq's anti-corruption Integrity Commission said officials from the Nineveh province, of which Mosul is the capital, had embezzled a total of $64 million in public funds.
They included nearly $40 mi ... more |
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 Traverse City MI (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 
ATLAS Space Operations, Inc., a leading innovator in ground communications for the space industry, has announced an agreement to develop its LINKS platform with the Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).
The competitively awarded rapid prototyping program will run for 12 months, and will deliver a complete satellite communications platform tailored to the Air Force's Multi- ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) April 24, 2019  The complicated, hot-and-cold relationship between Europe and China takes another turn this week, as several EU leaders break ranks to attend the Belt and Road summit in Beijing.
The list of European leaders attending the showcase for China's global influence - held Thursday through Saturday - is dominated by eurosceptics and populists eager to vex Brussels, as well as countries hard-up f ... more |
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 Yangon (AFP) April 24, 2019 
Recovery teams in Myanmar fought against a huge lake of sludge on Wednesday in their search for bodies after a landslide engulfed more than 50 jade miners - the latest fatal accident in a notoriously dangerous but highly-lucrative industry.
Dozens die each year in landslides caused by jade mining, a poorly regulated industry rife with corruption.
The disaster struck the mine in Hpakant ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2019 
Beijing plans to send a manned mission to the moon and to build a research station there within the next decade, state media reported Wednesday, citing a top space official.
China aims to achieve space superpower status and took a major step towards that goal when it became the first nation to land a rover on the far side of the moon in January.
It now plans to build a scientific researc ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2019 
China has formally arrested former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei on suspicion of accepting bribes, prosecutors announced Wednesday, as he faces possible corruption charges.
In a remarkable fall from grace, Meng - who had also served as vice minister of public security - vanished last September during a visit to China from France, where Interpol is based, and was later accused of accepting br ... more |
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 Colombo (AFP) April 25, 2019 
Sri Lanka deployed thousands of additional troops countrywide overnight to help police hunt for suspects in the Easter Sunday suicide blasts that killed nearly 360 people, a spokesman said Thursday.
Brigadier Sumith Atapattu said the army increased its deployment by 1,300 to 6,300, with the navy and airforce also deploying 2,000 more personnel.
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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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