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May 15, 2019
SPACEWAR
The 14th Air Force's Priorities for Space Warfighters



Peterson AFB CO (SPX) May 15, 2019
14th Air Force hosted a commander's conference to deliver guidance associated with the 14th Air Force strategic plan, key initiatives, and organizational changes designed to support the future standup of U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) May 7 - 8, 2019. Current and future commanders and command chiefs from the 21st Space Wing, 30th Space Wing, 45th Space Wing, 50th Space Wing, 460th Space Wing, 310th Space Wing, Combined Space Operations Center, National Space Defense Center, National Reconnaissanc ... read more

SPACEWAR
Florida advocates criticize Air Force short list of possible Space Command sites
Orlando FL (UPI) May 15, 2019
Space Florida officials say they don't believe the Air Force is following due process in seeking a location for the U.S. military's Space Command after the state left off a short list for the projec ... more
NUKEWARS
British general in Iraq says no elevated Iran threat
Washington (AFP) May 14, 2019
The international coalition in Iraq and Syria said Tuesday its troops were not feeling any intensified threat from Iran in the region, seemingly contrary to Trump administration warnings. ... more
NUKEWARS
US, Iran say not seeking war as tensions spike
Sochi, Russia (AFP) May 14, 2019
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday said his country is not seeking war with Iran, despite a spike in tensions that has seen the Pentagon dispatch nuclear-capable bombers to the region. ... more
NUKEWARS
US, coalition allies appear divided on Iran threat
Washington (AFP) May 14, 2019
Coalition forces in Iraq and Syria sent conflicting signals Tuesday over Iran's alleged threat, with a British general appearing to take issue with Washington's alarms over an imminent danger posed by Tehran to the US and its allies. ... more
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NUKEWARS
US, Russia 'share same objective' on N.Korea: Pompeo
Sochi, Russia (AFP) May 14, 2019
The United States and Russia share the same goals on North Korea as Washington tries to negotiate a nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after talks with President Vladimir Putin. ... more
NUKEWARS
Netanyahu stands by Trump against Iran 'aggression'
Jerusalem (AFP) May 14, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated his support for US President Donald Trump's stance against Iranian "aggression", as tensions mount between Washington and Tehran. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US warns EU over 'poison pill' defence plans
Brussels (AFP) May 14, 2019
The United States has sent a stern warning to the European Union that its plans to boost defence cooperation within the bloc could unravel decades of transatlantic cooperation and damage NATO. ... more
ICE WORLD
U.S. military personnel begin Exercise Northern Edge in Alaska
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2019
Approximately 10,000 U.S. military personnel are participating in a 12-day joint training exercise called Northern Edge 2019 on and above central Alaska ranges and the Gulf of Alaska. ... more
SPACEMART
SpaceX nears first launch of its Starlink satellites
Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) May 09, 2019
SpaceX's first Starlink satellites are nearing a launch date in Florida. The launch will carry multiple satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 40. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
NISTex-II instrument successfully launched on May 4th
Washington DC (SPX) May 14, 2019
On May 4, 2019, the Navy Interferometric Star Tracker Experiment II (NISTEx-II) instrument, a joint project of the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) and NASA, was successfully launched into space aboard ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Luxembourg and US agree to deepen cooperation in space
Luxembourg (AFP) May 10, 2019
The tiny EU country of Luxembourg and the United States agreed on Friday to work more closely on projects in space, including research and exploration as well as defence and commerce. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ESA and GomSpace sign contract to adapt and improve smallsat subsystems for deep space
Aalborg, Denmark (SPX) May 14, 2019
GomSpace and ESA have signed a contract to adapt and improve smallsat systems and subsystems for science missions in deep space. The contract value is 3.900.000 euro over 18 months. (3.300.0 ... more
TECH SPACE
Florida space firm Rocket Crafters signs agreement with RUAG Space
Cocoa FL (UPI) May 09, 2019
Rocket Crafters, a Cocoa, Fla.-based space startup, has signed an agreement with RUAG Space to use RUAG components. The memo of understanding is a further step toward launching a suborbital ro ... more
CYBER WARS
Huawei chairman says ready to sign 'no-spy' deal with UK
London (AFP) May 14, 2019
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is willing to sign a "no-spy" agreement with countries including Britain, the firm's chairman said on Tuesday, as the head of NATO said Britain must preserve secure mobile networks. ... more


Yemen rebels hand security of Hodeida ports to 'coastguard': UN

TERROR WARS
Row as France remembers troops slain in hostage raid
Paris (AFP) May 14, 2019
France paid its emotional final respects Tuesday to two commandos killed during a raid to rescue four hostages in the Sahel region of Africa last week that has sparked a row over the risks taken by the freed tourists. ... more
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THE STANS
UN probes casualty claims from US strikes in Afghanistan
Kabul (AFP) May 13, 2019
The UN's Afghanistan mission said Monday it was probing allegations of civilian casualties resulting from US air strikes against purported drug-making facilities in western Afghanistan. ... more
NUKEWARS
Arms on Putin's agenda before Pompeo meeting
Moscow (AFP) May 13, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit a top military flight test centre and inspect new weaponry on Tuesday, hours before he meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Kremlin said. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Erdogan accuses Syria regime of undermining Turkey-Russia deal
Ankara (AFP) May 14, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the Syrian regime of "seeking to sabotage" Ankara's relationship with Russia through its latest offensive in the northwest of the war-torn country. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Maritime microsatellite ESAIL to test the waters as launch contract is signed
Paris (ESA) May 10, 2019
The first commercial microsatellite developed under ESA's SAT-AIS programme for tracking ships, called ESAIL, has passed another milestone. On 9 May its Canadian operator exactEarth signed the launc ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Stennis headed to Norfolk for upgrades, part of three-carrier location swap
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2019
The USS John Stennis is scheduled to arrive in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday after deployment in Asia and as part of a three-ship fleet swap. ... more
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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. On Friday, the Pentagon announced the ship and an additional launching system for PAC-3 missiles are part of the U.S. Central Command's original request from earlier this week fo ... more
+ Lockheed Martin awarded $84.9 million Navy contract for AEGIS system development
+ 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


Northrop Grumman awarded $163.6M to support Army's Hunter drone
Washington (UPI) May 13, 2019
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $163.6 million contract for support services on the U.S. Army's fleet of MQ-5B Hunter drones. The company will operate, engineer, reconfigure and maintain the unmanned aerial systems as part of the new contract, the Department of Defense said Friday. Work will be performed at Northrop Grumman's plant in Sierra Vista, Ariz., with the contract es ... more
+ Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can't
+ 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
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
Raytheon awarded $101.3M to build anti-tank missiles for U.S. Army
Washington (UPI) May 13, 2019
Raytheon has been awarded a $101.3 million contract to build radio-controlled, anti-tank missiles for the U.S. Army. The Defense Department on Friday announced the company was selected to build the tactically launched and optically tracked wireless-guided missiles, or TOW. The weapon system, which includes TOW 2A, TOW 2B Aero and TOW Bunker Buster versions, is deployed by more th ... more
+ Expediting Software Certification for Military Systems, Platforms
+ 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
Yemen arms inquiry poses threat to French press freedom: NGOs
Paris (AFP) May 13, 2019
Press freedom is under attack in France as three journalists face an inquiry over the leaking of a classified report on the use of French arms in Yemen, rights groups warned on Monday. The three journalists - Geoffrey Livolsi and Mathias Destal from the Disclose website and Radio France's Benoit Collombat - have been summoned to a hearing on Tuesday and Wednesday at the domestic intelligen ... more
+ Belgian leaders mull suspension of Saudi arms sales
+ France confirms contested arms shipment to Saudi Arabia
+ Shanahan: Trump chooses a business manager for defense chief
+ Yemen war: breaking point in EU arms sales to Gulf?
+ 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


Top cardinal says 'many questions' remain despite Vatican thaw with China
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2019
A top cardinal has said "many questions" remain despite the Vatican's diplomatic thaw with China, and that a deal paving the way to rapprochement was "only a starting point". Cardinal Pietro Parolin's remarks - in an interview with China's state-run Global Times, published Monday - follow the signing in September last year of a historic bilateral agreement on the thorny issue of the appoin ... more
+ US 'candy bomber' back in Berlin after 70 years
+ US warns EU over 'poison pill' defence plans
+ Erdogan accuses Syria regime of undermining Turkey-Russia deal
+ US-China standoff heralds risky shake-up of global order: analysts
+ 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
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
Trump warns that if Iran 'do anything', they 'will suffer greatly'
Washington (AFP) May 13, 2019
President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran would "suffer greatly" were it to "do anything," amid US intelligence indications that Tehran was planning to attack US interests in the region. "I'm hearing little stories about Iran," Trump told reporters as he hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House. "If they do anything, it would be a very bad mistake," Trump warn ... more
+ Pompeo visits Brussels as Europe meets on Iran
+ Netanyahu stands by Trump against Iran 'aggression'
+ US, Russia 'share same objective' on N.Korea: Pompeo
+ Arms on Putin's agenda before Pompeo meeting
+ US, Iran say not seeking war as tensions spike
+ British general in Iraq says no elevated Iran threat
+ Europe warns US against Iran escalation as tensions mount


Trump tells farmers victory awaits in trade war ; Just a little squabble
Washington (AFP) May 14, 2019
US farmers who are major exporters of pork and soy, are caught in the middle of President Donald Trump's trade wars. And farmers along with the industries that support them, are also key voters. So with 18 months to go before the presidential election, Trump is hoping to put them at ease and keep their support. But as trade barriers continue to bite deeper into an industry that was alrea ... more
+ US-China trade battle knocks German investor confidence
+ China 'won't surrender' to pressure in US trade war
+ China says 'no information' on Xi-Trump meeting
+ Pompeo to visit Brussels as Europe meets on Iran
+ China fires back at US with tariff hike on goods worth $60 bn
+ China warns WTO facing 'existential crisis' amid US trade moves
+ Trump to China: Trade deal now or it will be 'far worse' after 2020
Glassy menagerie of particles in beach sands near Hiroshima is fallout debris
Berkeley CA (SPX) May 14, 2019
Mario Wannier, a career geologist with expertise in studying tiny marine life, was methodically sorting through particles in samples of beach sand from Japan's Motoujina Peninsula when he spotted something unexpected: a number of tiny, glassy spheres and other unusual objects. Wannier, who is now retired, had been comparing biological debris in beach sands from different areas in an effort ... more
+ Italy takes in migrants rescued by navy, but not charity ship
+ Pentagon assigns another $1.5 bn for border wall
+ Amid plague of US mass shootings, 'heroes' emerge
+ Italian navy ship rescues 36 migrants off Libya
+ AFRL Technology Employed By U.S. Coast Guard To Rescue Stranded Ice Fishermen
+ Bolsonaro's decree allows millions of Brazilians to carry guns
+ Mexico president says no to US security plan


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
Nepal probes journalists for Dalai Lama news
Kathmandu (AFP) May 14, 2019
Three Nepali journalists are being probed for circulating a news item on the Dalai Lama, officials said Tuesday, in a sign of growing Chinese influence on its small Himalayan neighbour. The journalists, who work with Nepal's national news agency Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), were asked for clarifications after translating a wire report about the Dalai Lama's discharge from a hospital and h ... more
+ Wife of Chinese ex-Interpol boss granted asylum in France: lawyer
+ 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
+ Chinese court holds off ruling on Canadian's death penalty appeal
+ Canadian drug smuggler to appeal China death sentence Thursday
+ Missing Chinese student alleges police abuse in video


Row as France remembers troops slain in hostage raid
Paris (AFP) May 14, 2019
France was Tuesday to pay its final respects to two commandos killed during a raid to rescue four hostages in the Sahel region of Africa last week that has sparked a row over the risks taken by the freed tourists. French special forces Cedric de Pierrepont, 33, and Alain Bertoncello, 28, who died in the operation in Burkina Faso, will be honoured in a ceremony at the Invalides military compl ... more
+ Row as France remembers troops slain in hostage raid
+ Brazil court orders Bolsonaro to explain gun decree
+ 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
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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