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  Shanghai (AFP) May 21, 2019 The Trump administration's move to block US technology sales to Huawei shoots an arrow deep into the Chinese tech giant's Achilles heel - its over-reliance on American components - and threatens the company's very survival, analysts said. Citing national security, President Donald Trump last week effectively banned US companies from supplying Huawei and affiliates with the critical components that have helped it grow into the world's largest supplier of telecom networking equipment and second-bigg ... read more |
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Trade war threat adds to Boeing woesNew York (AFP) May 13, 2019 Already in crisis mode over the grounding of its top-selling 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing now finds itself at risk of becoming collateral damage in the US-China trade dispute. ... more 
Pentagon looks for new vendors to replace F-35 parts made in TurkeyWashington (UPI) May 13, 2019 The Defense Department is seeking new parts suppliers for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter to replace those coming from Turkey should it buy a defense system from Russia. ... more  
USS Lincoln, USS Kearsarge conduct joint operations in Persian GulfWashington (UPI) May 20, 2019 The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge conducted joint operations with their strike groups in the Persian gulf last week amid rising tensions with Iran. ... more  
The 14th Air Force's Priorities for Space WarfightersPeterson 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 stand ... more |
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China launches new BeiDou navigation satelliteXichang (XNA) May 20, 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 11:48 p.m. Friday. Launched on a Long Marc ... more  
Aerospace Workforce Training - A National Mandate for the FutureBethesda, MD (SPX) May 17, 2019 As the aerospace workforce ages, technology advances and space operations become more contested it is imperative to continually train engineers and managers to refresh and advance their knowledge ba ... more 
Downstream Gateway: bringing space down to EarthParis (ESA) May 20, 2019 ESA is launching its Downstream Gateway, a 'one-stop shop' service for all downstream opportunities, creating links between new and emerging business sectors and the capabilities being developed in ... more  
China develops new-generation rockets for upcoming missionsBeijing (XNA) May 17, 2019 China has developed a number of new-generation carrier rockets to take the country's space industry to the next level. b>The Long March-7 br> /b> The Long March-7 is a medium-sized carrier r ... more 
Stennis headed to Norfolk for upgrades, part of three-carrier location swapWashington (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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Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can'tWest 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 clut ... more  |
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EU defends military reforms against US attackBrussels (AFP) May 16, 2019 The EU on Thursday defended its push to reform the European defense industry in a retort to US accusations that the overhaul would shut out allies such as Washington from European projects. ... more 
Northrop Grumman awarded $163.6M to support Army's Hunter droneWashington (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. ... more  
Reprogrammable satellite takes shapeParis (ESA) May 16, 2019 The payload and platform of the first European satellite that can be completely reprogrammed after launch have been successfully joined together. The assembly of Eutelsat Quantum took place in ... more  
Trump, NASA want another $1.6 billion to return America to the moonWashington (UPI) May 14, 2019 President Trump has put forth a budget amendment requesting an additional $1.6 billion for NASA and its plans to return America to the moon. ... more 
Mission-Saving NASA Instrument Secures New Flight Opportunity; Slated for Significant UpgradeGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 15, 2019 A miniaturized fluxgate magnetometer that helped stop NASA's Dellingr spacecraft from a potentially mission-ending spin has secured a flight aboard a Brazilian CubeSat mission - NASA's first with th ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 16, 2019  The US believes it is "possible" Turkey will decide against buying a Russian air defense system whose proposed purchase has strained relations between the NATO allies, a top official said on Thursday.
Washington has warned for months that Turkey's adoption of the Russian S-400 missile system would endanger Western defense and jeopardize Ankara's planned purchase of 100 of the US's F-35 steal ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) May 18, 2019  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey and Russia would jointly produce S-500 defence systems after Ankara's controversial purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Moscow.
Turkey's push to buy the S-400s has further strained already tense relations with the United States which has repeatedly warned Ankara of the risks including sanctions as a result of the pu ... more |
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 San Diego, CA (SPX) May 21, 2019 
Commercially available drones are being adapted for nefarious use and can be employed by terrorists and criminals to drop explosive payloads, deliver harmful substances, conduct illicit surveillance, and execute harmful cyber security attacks on a network.
Government officials, security figureheads, and military leadership are extremely concerned about frequent illegal flights buzzing over ... more |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 20, 2019 
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday he expects F-35 jets will be delivered "sooner or late"r to his nation despite a deal with Russia to purchase the S-400 surface-to-air missile system.
Turkey is among nine countries developing the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter but the United States has opposed shipment of the stealth jets if the nation goes ahead with the missi ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2019 
China on Monday denounced a US warship sail-by near disputed islands in the South China Sea as a violation of its sovereignty, amid mounting tensions over trade between the two countries.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) organised air and naval forces to warn the USS Preble to leave, said a PLA spokesman, after it entered waters near China-claimed Scarborough Shoal on Monday morning.
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 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 |
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 Baghdad (AFP) May 19, 2019 
A Katyusha rocket was fired Sunday into Baghdad's Green Zone housing government offices and embassies including the US mission, days after the United States evacuated staff from Iraq citing threats from Iran.
"A Katyusha rocket crashed into the Green Zone without causing casualties," the Iraqi security services said in a brief statement without giving further details.
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 Washington (AFP) May 15, 2019  President Donald Trump's order of a US military buildup in the Gulf to counter alleged threats by Iran has many worried about a looming war and others skeptical of Washington's motivations.
Here's what has happened:
- What assets has the US deployed? -
On May 5, Trump's hawkish National Security Advisor John Bolton announced the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 15, 2019 
Chinese President Xi Jinping declared Wednesday there was "no clash" of civilisations and denounced racial supremacy as "stupid" amid tensions with the United States and concerns over Beijing's rising global power.
His remarks came after a top-level US official last month described the rivalry between China and the US as "a fight with a really different civilisation and a different ideology" ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 15, 2019 
The US military may build tents and other shelters near the Mexican border to temporarily house migrants, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Department of Defense spokesman Chris Mitchell said the Pentagon had received a request from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "to construct temporary facilities at six DHS-specified locations to house and care for a minimum of 7,500" migrants. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 17, 2019 
China has developed a number of new-generation carrier rockets to take the country's space industry to the next level.
b>The Long March-7 br> /b>
The Long March-7 is a medium-sized carrier rocket with high reliability and safety. It is designed to launch cargo vehicles during the construction of China's manned space station project and meet the long-term demand for upgrading manned carri ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2019 
The US ambassador to China is making the first trip to Tibet by an American envoy in four years after obtaining rare access to the restricted region, his embassy said Monday.
The visit by Ambassador Terry Branstad comes two months after the US State Department said Beijing had "systematically" impeded access to Tibetan areas for US diplomats, journalists and tourists.
Branstad was schedu ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) May 16, 2019 
Russia on Thursday presented a draft resolution to the Security Council accusing the UN's chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW, of politicization just before a new probe begins of chemical attacks in Syria.
The draft text, seen by AFP, states that the Council - where Russia holds veto power - is the only international body that can impose measures on countries that violate the Chemical Weap ... more |
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 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 |
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