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May 13, 2019
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Airbus and Thales Alenia Space to build two SpainSAT NG satellites



Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 07, 2019
A four co-primes consortium formed by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space (both in Spain and France) has been selected by Hisdesat Servicios Estrategicos S.A. (Spanish Governmental Satellite Operator) to build two SpainSAT NG satellites. Used for governmental communications, these new generation satellites will replace the existing Spainsat and Xtar-EUR satellites. Airbus will act as "lead partner" of the consortium. The SPAINSAT NG programme includes two satellites, SPAINSAT NG I and II which will be ... read more

SPACEWAR
4th Space Operations Squadron takes control of AEHF-4
Schriever AFB CO (AFNS) May 13, 2019
The 4th Space Operations Squadron accepted control of a new satellite in their constellation, Advanced Extremely High Frequency-4 from the Space and Missile Center and 14th Air Force in a satellite ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Next AEHF satellite shipped to Cape Canaveral for June launch
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 10, 2019
The US Air Force is gearing up to launch the fifth global, anti-jam, protected communications satellite after its arrival in Florida. Lockheed Martin shipped the Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Patriot system, transport ship sent to Middle East as Iran tensions rise
Washington DC (UPI) May 13, 2019
The Defense Department is moving the USS Arlington amphibious transport dock ship and a Patriot surface-to-air missile battery to the Middle East for additional military strength amid rising tensions with Iran. ... more
NUKEWARS
French FM urges Iran to show 'political maturity' over US nuclear deal pullout
Paris (AFP) May 11, 2019
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has described Tehran's threat to resume nuclear work - in what would be a contravention of its commitments under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal - as a "bad reaction", calling on Tehran to show "political maturity". ... more
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NUKEWARS
Tehran lawmaker says move on nuclear curbs shows Iran 'not weak'
Tehran (AFP) May 12, 2019
Iran's move to stop respecting some of the agreed limits on its nuclear activities showed it is "not in a position of weakness", a deputy speaker of the Islamic republic's parliament said Sunday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US-China standoff heralds risky shake-up of global order: analysts
Paris (AFP) May 11, 2019
Flaring tensions between Washington and Beijing are raising the prospect of new global diplomatic and economic fault lines, with consequences that analysts say could pose unfamiliar challenges to world leaders. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Georgia Tech Research receives Navy contract for wave study
Washington (UPI) May 9, 2019
The Georgia Tech Research Corp. received an $8.1 million award from the U.S. Navy for wave research, the Defense Department said. ... more
IRAQ WARS
Fears of new jihadist 'academies' as Iraqi jails fill up
Baghdad (AFP) May 9, 2019
As Iraq tries thousands of locals and foreigners accused of joining the Islamic State group, experts warn its jails could once again become "academies" for jihadists. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Lincoln carrier group, Romanian forces conclude joint air support exercises
Washington (UPI) May 8, 2019
Military forces of the United States and Romania completed Close Air Support exercises this week, the U.S. Navy announced on Tuesday. ... more
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CYBER WARS
Huawei exec vows to fight extradition to US in Canada court
Vancouver (AFP) May 8, 2019
A top Chinese telecom executive whose arrest in Canada on a US warrant triggered a bitter diplomatic row vowed Wednesday to vigorously fight extradition to the US. ... more
CYBER WARS
Charges dropped against Canada vice admiral in leaks case
Ottawa (AFP) May 8, 2019
Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped breach of trust charges against the former second in command of Canada's military who had been accused of leaking cabinet secrets related to navy shipbuilding plans. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Crafters Chooses RUAG Space as Preferred Supplier
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 09, 2019
Rocket Crafters, a manufacturer of advanced rockets operating from the Florida Space Coast, and RUAG Space, a leading independent product supplier for spacecraft, electronics and launchers, signed a ... more
SPACEMART
Airbus to build multimission satellite for MEASAT
Washington DC (SPX) May 07, 2019
Airbus has been selected by MEASAT Global Berhad ("MEASAT"), the leading Malaysian operator, to build MEASAT-3d, a new multimission telecommunications satellite to replace capacity and augment its c ... more
IRON AND ICE
First planetary defense technology demonstration to collide with asteroid in 2022
Baltimore MD (SPX) May 07, 2019
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) - NASA's first mission to demonstrate a planetary defense technique - will get one chance to hit its target, the small moonlet in the binary asteroid syst ... more


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ROBO SPACE
Training AI to win a dogfight
Washington DC (SPX) May 10, 2019
Artificial intelligence has defeated chess grandmasters, Go champions, professional poker players, and, now, world-class human experts in the online strategy games Dota 2 and StarCraft II. No AI cur ... more
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TERROR WARS
Brazil court orders Bolsonaro to explain gun decree
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 11, 2019
A Supreme Court judge has given Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and the justice ministry five days to explain his decree granting millions of citizens the right to carry loaded weapons in public, which critics say is unconstitutional. ... more
NUKEWARS
B-52s, Marine expeditionary unit head to Middle East as tensions rise with Iran
Washington (UPI) May 10, 2019
The Defense Department has dispatched two more B-52s and a Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East amid growing tensions with Iran. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
India and France hold biggest naval exercises -- with one eye on China
On Board The French Aircraft Carrier Charles De Gaulle (AFP) May 10, 2019
With the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle at the centre, France and India on Friday stepped up their biggest naval exercises as the Indian Ocean's strategic shipping lanes draw ever more envious eyes. ... more
MILPLEX
Belgian leaders mull suspension of Saudi arms sales
Brussels (AFP) May 11, 2019
Belgian leaders are mulling the suspension of arms sales to Saudi Arabia, national broadcaster RTBF said Saturday after it was reported they had been used in Yemen. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US 'candy bomber' back in Berlin after 70 years
Berlin (AFP) May 12, 2019
When in 1948 US bombers started dropping tiny, improvised parachutes loaded with sweets into Berlin during the Soviet blockade, one little German girl wrote to complain. ... more
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Lockheed Martin awarded $84.9 million Navy contract for AEGIS system development
Washington (UPI) May 8, 2019
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin an $84.9 million contract modification for work on the AEGIS weapons system, the Defense Department announced. The contract is a cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a prior contract, the Defense Department said on Tuesday. It covers combat system engineering, architecture, development, integration and testing; Naval Integrated Fire Control-Count ... more
+ Patriot system, transport ship sent to Middle East as Iran tensions rise
+ State Department approves $2.7B Patriot system sale to UAE
+ Turkey to buy Russian missiles despite US 'threats'
+ US Air Force completes successful shoot down of air-launched missiles
+ Lockheed Martin's AEHF-4 on-orbit tests successful
+ Lockheed awarded $9.1M for AEGIS work in Romania, Poland
+ Lockheed awarded $13.9M for work on AEGIS Speed to Capability cycles
F-35C jets to be armed with hypersonic cruise missiles
Washington DC (UPI) May 10, 2019
The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or HAWC, was developed as a missile for land attacks, but could reportedly be used for maritime strikes soon. The US authorities earlier awarded Lockheed Martin, who manufactures the F-35 fighters, a $928-million contract to develop it. They are expected to fly for the first time this year. The US-based defence giant Lockheed Martin has presente ... more
+ Raytheon to provide U.S. Marines with Naval Strike Force Missile
+ Missile contracts surge as US exits arms treaty: study
+ Raytheon receives $419 million for Sidewinder missiles, parts
+ Boeing, Lockheed contracted for Apache work, Hellfire missiles for Saudi Arabia
+ Turkey says understands NATO concerns over Russian missile deal
+ Lockheed awarded $362.7M for Army's multiple launch rocket systems
+ Boeing receives contract modification for Standoff Land Attack Missiles


Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can't
West Lafayette IN (SPX) May 10, 2019
What can fly like a bird and hover like an insect? Your friendly neighborhood hummingbirds. If drones had this combo, they would be able to maneuver better through collapsed buildings and other cluttered spaces to find trapped victims. Purdue University researchers have engineered flying robots that behave like hummingbirds, trained by machine learning algorithms based on various technique ... more
+ Obstacles to overcome before operating fleets of drones becomes reality
+ Ascent AeroSystems Announces New Industrial Grade Drone and Launch Customer
+ Iris Automation offers turnkey collision-avoidance solution for commercial drones
+ Boeing's MQ-25 refueling drone moved to air base for flight testing
+ Ballard Launches Turnkey Fuel Cell Solutions to Power Commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
+ Europe's First Hydrogen Drone Doubles Flying Times with AMS Cylinders
+ NASC TigerShark-XP UAV Receives FAA Experimental Certification
Next AEHF satellite shipped to Cape Canaveral for June launch
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 10, 2019
The US Air Force is gearing up to launch the fifth global, anti-jam, protected communications satellite after its arrival in Florida. Lockheed Martin shipped the Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ahead of its expected June launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. AEHF-5's launch comes just eight months after AEHF- ... more
+ Airbus and Thales Alenia Space to build two SpainSAT NG satellites
+ Boeing awarded $605M for Air Force's 11th WGS comms satellite
+ SLAC develops novel compact antenna for communicating where radios fail
+ US Army selects Hughes for cooperative effort to upgrades NextGen Friendly Forces System
+ United Launch Alliance launches WGS-10 satellite for USAF
+ United Launch Alliance set to launch WGS-10 for US Air Force
+ Raytheon awarded $406M for Army aircraft radio system
Expediting Software Certification for Military Systems, Platforms
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2019
Military systems are increasingly using software to support functionality, new capabilities, and beyond. Before a new piece of software can be deployed within a system however, its functional safety and compliance with certain standards must be verified and ultimately receive certification. As the rapid rate of software usage continues to grow, it is becoming exceedingly difficult to assur ... more
+ With Insights from Integration Exercise, SubT Challenge Competitors Prepare for Tunnel Circuit
+ Marines to field enhanced handheld targeting system later this year
+ Marines to replace LAV with new armored vehicle in next decade
+ GenDyn awarded $125M for MK80, BLU-109 bomb components
+ Boeing awarded $65M in foreign military sales for small diameter bombs
+ Boeing awarded $21.6M for GBU-57 'bunker buster' bombs
+ Saab awarded $18M to supply Australian Army with M4 weapons system
France confirms contested arms shipment to Saudi Arabia
Paris (AFP) May 8, 2019
The French government confirmed Wednesday that a new shipment of weapons will head for Saudi Arabia, despite claims Riyadh is using the arms in the Yemen war. Defence Minister Florence Parly told BFM television the weapons would be loaded onto a Saudi cargo ship scheduled to arrive Wednesday in the French port of Le Havre. She refused to identify the types of arms, but reiterated France' ... more
+ Shanahan: Trump chooses a business manager for defense chief
+ Yemen war: breaking point in EU arms sales to Gulf?
+ Belgian leaders mull suspension of Saudi arms sales
+ Macron defends Saudi arms sales with new shipment in focus
+ US military spending up for first time in 7 years: Sipri
+ Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan cleared in ethics probe
+ Inquiry opens into leaked classified 'French weaponry in Yemen' note: sourcesw/ll


US-China standoff heralds risky shake-up of global order: analysts
Paris (AFP) May 11, 2019
Flaring tensions between Washington and Beijing are raising the prospect of new global diplomatic and economic fault lines, with consequences that analysts say could pose unfamiliar challenges to world leaders. From an escalating trade war to an influence struggle in the South China Sea, "we've entered a period of strong and long-term rivalry between the United States and China," said Alice ... more
+ US 'candy bomber' back in Berlin after 70 years
+ Ukraine demands release of navy sailors held by Russia
+ U.S., NATO allies start Formidable Shield exercise in Scotland
+ Bolsonaro cancels New York gala trip as sponsors withdraw
+ Beijing slams US warship sail-by in South China Sea
+ Pentagon expects China to add international military bases
+ Japan rings in new era as Naruhito becomes emperor
Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles
Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2019
Nanoparticles can be used in many ways as catalysts. To be able to tailor them in such a way that they can catalyse certain reactions selectively and efficiently, researchers need to determine the properties of single particles as precisely as possible. So far, an ensemble of many nanoparticles is analysed. However, the problem of these investigations is that the contributions of different parti ... more
+ Fast and selective optical heating for functional nanomagnetic metamaterials
+ 2D gold quantum dots are atomically tunable with nanotubes
+ Harnessing microorganisms for smart microsystems
+ AD alloyed nanoantennas for temperature-feedback identification of viruses and explosives
+ Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles
+ Researchers report new light-activated micro pump
+ Defects help nanomaterial soak up more pollutant in less time


Fears of new jihadist 'academies' as Iraqi jails fill up
Baghdad (AFP) May 9, 2019
As Iraq tries thousands of locals and foreigners accused of joining the Islamic State group, experts warn its jails could once again become "academies" for jihadists. Prison was a pivotal moment for many prominent jihadists - not least of them Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, IS's Iraqi supremo who remains at large despite the collapse of his "caliphate" in March. Baghdadi was held in Camp Bucca, ... more
+ At least 8 dead in Baghdad suicide bombing: security official
+ On visit, Pompeo sees Iraq guarantees on 'imminent' Iran threat
+ Three Turkish soldiers killed in Kurd mortar attack from Iraq: ministry
+ In Iraq, religious rap meets a chorus of controversy
+ 84 children returned to Tajikistan from Iraq: official
+ Iraqi premier warns IS weakened, not defeated
+ Elite US Navy SEAL facing war crimes charges for killings in Iraq
North Korea treads fine line with missile launch: analysts
Seoul (AFP) May 10, 2019
With two missile launches in the space of a week, North Korea is treading a fine line between increasing pressure on the US and not derailing their nuclear negotiations - all the while giving itself room to escalate, analysts say. Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles Thursday - following an earlier drill on Saturday - having not launched any since November 2017, shortly before leader ... more
+ N.Korea says weapons test involved 'long-range' capability
+ What missile? US and Koreas play down weapons test
+ Geology gives clues to North Korea's nuclear arsenal
+ US seizes N.Korea freighter accused of violating sanctions
+ Europe feels powerless as US faces off against Iran
+ 'Nobody's happy' about N. Korea missile launch, says Trump
+ B-52s, Marine expeditionary unit head to Middle East as tensions rise with Iran


Trump orders tariff hike on remaining Chinese imports
Washington (AFP) May 11, 2019
US President Donald Trump cranked up the heat in a trade battle with China on Friday, ordering a tariff hike on almost all remaining imports from the world's second-biggest economy, but Beijing said talks would continue to resolve the row. After tweeting that two days of trade talks in Washington had been "candid and constructive," the businessman-turned-politician changed tack and followed ... more
+ China consumer and producer inflation rise
+ White House says talks with China to continue on Friday
+ China's exporters fret over Trump tariffs
+ China warns it 'won't capitulate' as US trade talks loom
+ Trump defends tariffs after advisor says 'both sides' suffer
+ Tense future for US-China ties, with or without trade deal
+ US trade deficit with China shrinks on dip in imports
Italy takes in migrants rescued by navy, but not charity ship
Rome (AFP) May 10, 2019
Migrants rescued at sea by the Italian navy will land in Italy on Friday after a EU deal to host them, the government said, while others saved by a charity ship remain stranded at sea. Thirty-six people were plucked from a floundering boat off Libya on Thursday after they were spotted by a navy boat patrolling as part of an Italian operation to protect fishing and oil platforms. "I thank ... more
+ Pentagon assigns another $1.5 bn for border wall
+ Bolsonaro's decree allows millions of Brazilians to carry guns
+ Italian navy ship rescues 36 migrants off Libya
+ Amid plague of US mass shootings, 'heroes' emerge
+ AFRL Technology Employed By U.S. Coast Guard To Rescue Stranded Ice Fishermen
+ Mexico president says no to US security plan
+ Praise for India's response to devastating cyclone


China's Yuanwang-7 departs for space monitoring missions
Nanjing (XNA) May 03, 2019
China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-7 is sailing to the Pacific Ocean, beginning its first maritime space monitoring mission this year. The ship departed from a port in eastern China's Jiangsu Province Wednesday. As a part of China's new generation of spacecraft tracking ships, Yuanwang-7 is about 220 meters long, 40 meters high and has a displacement of nearly 30,000 tonnes. I ... more
+ China's tracking ship Yuanwang-2 starts new mission after retirement
+ China to build moon station in 'about 10 years'
+ China to enhance international space cooperation
+ China opens Chang'e-6 for international payloads, asteroids next
+ China's commercial carrier rocket finishes engine test
+ China launches new data relay satellite
+ Super-powerful Long March 9 said to begin missions around 2030
Chinese court holds off ruling on Canadian's death penalty appeal
Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2019
A Chinese court adjourned a hearing on a Canadian man's appeal against his death sentence for drug smuggling without a decision Thursday in a case that has deepened a diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa. Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, was sentenced to death in January after a court deemed his previous 15-year prison sentence too lenient. His appeal hearing came a day after a top e ... more
+ China charges ex-Interpol chief with accepting bribes
+ Hong Kong extradition row sparks parliament scuffles
+ US report warns of 'serious risks' from Hong Kong extraditions
+ Canadian drug smuggler to appeal China death sentence Thursday
+ Missing Chinese student alleges police abuse in video
+ Wife of jailed China rights lawyer pleads to see him
+ Working stiffs: China's tech minions burn out in '996' rat race


Brazil court orders Bolsonaro to explain gun decree
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 11, 2019
A Supreme Court judge has given Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and the justice ministry five days to explain his decree granting millions of citizens the right to carry loaded weapons in public, which critics say is unconstitutional. Justice Rosa Weber's ruling on Friday came after an opposition political party, the Sustainability Network, challenged the constitutionality of Bol ... more
+ Why has IS chief appeared after a five-year absence?
+ IS chief refers to Baghouz defeat in first video in five years
+ Islamic State's 'caliphate' in Syria, Iraq
+ Afraid but unbowed: Sri Lanka Catholics pray for Easter bombing victims
+ US says new airstrike on IS target in Somalia kills 3
+ Children born to IS fathers not considered Yazidi: council
+ Sri Lanka troops join hunt for bomb attack suspects
Raytheon shoots down drone with lasers, microwaves in Air Force test
Washington DC (UPI) May 01, 2019
A U.S. Air Force exercise involving high-energy microwaves and guided lasers to shoot down drones was a success, contractor Raytheon announced. Dozens of unmanned aerial targets were defeated in the tests at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., a Raytheon statement released on Tuesday said. The event expanded on previous directed energy demonstrations, including a U.S. Army exercise ... more
+ Leidos awarded $19.3M for work on laser weapon system
+ Anti-Satellite Laser Base Discovered in China's Xinjiang Province
+ U.S. Air Force tests microwave, laser weapon systems
+ Radiance Technologies tapped for U.S. Army laser research
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