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  Washington DC (Sputnik) May 27, 2019 In an attempt to outflank Russian and Chinese naval tactics, the US Navy is rushing to put a laser defense system on its destroyers - first, for the purpose of improving targeting, but eventually scaling the lasers up to being weapons in themselves. The US Navy aims to begin replacing its present anti-missile weapons systems with laser-based ones beginning in 2021 with the guided missile destroyer USS Preble. This, it hopes, will spawn a new wave of innovation that will enable the Navy to respond ... read more |
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Under the dome: Fears Pacific nuclear 'coffin' is leakingMajuro (AFP) Marshall Islands (AFP) May 26, 2019 As nuclear explosions go, the US "Cactus" bomb test in May 1958 was relatively small - but it has left a lasting legacy for the Marshall Islands in a dome-shaped radioactive dump. ... more 
US, Japan, S. Korea start 'first-of-its-kind' naval drillTokyo (AFP) May 23, 2019 The United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia have kicked off "first-of-its-kind" naval drills near Guam, the US Navy said Thursday, amid mounting tensions with China and North Korea. ... more 
North Korea slams 'war maniac' BoltonSeoul (AFP) May 27, 2019 North Korea slammed US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Monday, calling him a "war maniac" and "war monger", just as President Donald Trump offered a positive outlook on relations with Pyongyang. ... more  
Citing Iran, Trump bypasses Congress to sell arms to Saudis, UAEWashington (AFP) May 25, 2019 President Donald Trump's administration on Friday bypassed Congress to sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, citing a threat from Iran, infuriating lawmakers who fear the weapons could kill civilians in Yemen. ... more |
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Raytheon wins $151.5M contract to provide missile support for U.S., 20 alliesWashington (UPI) May 23, 2019 Raytheon Missile Systems was awarded a $151.5 million contract to provide the United States and 20 allies with integrated logistics support and repairs for sustainment of AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical short-range missiles. ... more  
Fake Facebook accounts: the never-ending battle against botsWashington (AFP) May 24, 2019 The staggering figure of more than three billion fake accounts blocked by Facebook over a six-month period highlights the challenges faced by social networks in curbing automated accounts, or bots, and other nefarious efforts to manipulate the platforms. ... more  
China rebukes US over warship sail-by in Taiwan StraitBeijing (AFP) May 23, 2019 China said Thursday it had lodged a protest with Washington after two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait amid rising tensions between the two powers. ... more
Taiwan fighters land on highway for Chinese 'invasion' war gamesChanghua, Taiwan (AFP) May 28, 2019 Taiwan displayed how its fighter jets can land, refuel and rearm on the island's highways Tuesday as part of its largest annual exercise simulating defence against a Chinese invasion. ... more  
Japan to buy 105 F-35 US stealth warplanes: TrumpTokyo (AFP) May 27, 2019 Japan plans to buy 105 US-made stealth warplanes, Donald Trump said on Monday, which the US President said would give Tokyo the largest F35 fleet of any US ally. ... more |
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Russia invites Taliban, Afghan officials to Moscow meetKabul (AFP) May 27, 2019 Afghan politicians are set to attend a two-day meeting with the Taliban in Moscow this week, officials confirmed Monday, as fighting continues to rage in Afghanistan amid troubled peace talks between the US and the militants. ... more  |
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Storytelling, games make Iraq comeback on Ramadan nightsMosul, Iraq (AFP) May 28, 2019 "Once upon a time" tales and folksy games from the pre-television days are making a comeback in Iraq during the long nights of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. ... more 
Long after guns fall silent, Mosul residents suffer hearing lossMosul, Iraq (AFP) May 26, 2019 For months, Alia Ali endured the din of fighting in Iraq's second city Mosul. Then a missile slammed into her home, killing her husband and her hearing. ... more 
India, Pakistan PMs speak for 1st time since air strikesNew Delhi (AFP) May 26, 2019 The leaders of India and Pakistan spoke by phone on Sunday, their offices said, in their first conversation since before tit-for-tat air strikes in February, their worst bust-up in years. ... more  
AFRL demonstrates world's first daytime free-space quantum communication enabled by adaptive opticsStarfire Optical Range, NM (SPX) May 27, 2019 The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Starfire Optical Range (SOR) recently demonstrated quantum communication in daylight under conditions representative of space-to-Earth satellite links. ... more  
CUMULOS Takes Nighttime Images of Major Global CitiesEl Segundo CA (SPX) May 27, 2019 Small enough to fit inside a satellite the size of a breadbox, The Aerospace Corporation's CubeSat Multispectral Observing System (CUMULOS) has reached another major milestone-taking calibrated nigh ... 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 22, 2019 
Turkey insisted it would go ahead with its controversial decision to buy the S-400 missile defence system from Russia, saying it was preparing for any possible sanctions from the US.
Turkey's push to buy the S-400 system has strained relations with the United States, a NATO ally, which worries about integrating Russian technology with Turkey's Western equipment.
Defence Minister Hulusi A ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) May 27, 2019 
Landing multi-rotor drones smoothly is difficult. Complex turbulence is created by the airflow from each rotor bouncing off the ground as the ground grows ever closer during a descent. This turbulence is not well understood nor is it easy to compensate for, particularly for autonomous drones. That is why takeoff and landing are often the two trickiest parts of a drone flight. Drones typically wo ... more |
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 Carlsbad CA (SPX) May 23, 2019 
Viasat Inc has been awarded a contract by the Administrator of the Space Enterprise Consortium, under the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles XVI program, to deliver and test the first-ever Link 16-capable LEO spacecraft.
Leveraging the Company's leadership in satellite innovation and military communications, the Viasat-designed spacecraft is intended to enhance warfighters' situa ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 27, 2019 
The Department of Defense (DoD)'s Joint Logistics Enterprise, which spans both supply chain and logistics operations, provides the means to muster, transport, and sustain military power anywhere in the world at a high level of readiness. To operate successfully in an increasingly contested global security environment, however, the logistics enterprise needs to change how it operates.
In pa ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 25, 2019  President Donald Trump's administration on Friday bypassed Congress to sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, citing a threat from Iran, infuriating lawmakers who fear the weapons could kill civilians in Yemen.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the administration would circumvent the required review by Congress to approve 22 arms transfers to Saudi Arabia, the Uni ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 24, 2019 
Two U.S. Navy ships moved through the Taiwan Strait this week, adding to tensions with China amid a trade dispute between the two nations.
This is the fifth time this year U.S. warships have sailed through 110-mile wide strait separating Taiwan from the Chinese mainland.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl ... more |
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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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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) May 28, 2019 
"Once upon a time" tales and folksy games from the pre-television days are making a comeback in Iraq during the long nights of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Traditional storyteller Abdel Wahed Ismail, a red fez atop his head, yellow scarf draped over his shoulders, in a black gallabia gown, captivates audiences in the northern metropolis of Mosul.
As in other Muslim countries, the ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) May 27, 2019  North Korea slammed US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Monday, calling him a "war maniac" and "war monger", just as President Donald Trump offered a positive outlook on relations with Pyongyang.
Talks between Washington and Pyongyang have been deadlocked since the collapse of a summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi in February when they failed to agree a ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 23, 2019  The IMF sounded the alarm on Thursday about the escalating US-China trade war, warning it will "jeopardize" 2019 global growth, undermine confidence and raise prices for consumers.
Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist, directly refuted President Donald Trump's claim that tariffs are paid by China and provide a windfall for the US treasury, and that his aggressive ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 23, 2019 
The American military is going to set up tents near the US-Mexico border to temporarily house adult undocumented migrants held by immigration authorities, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Military personnel will erect the tents, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run the camps, a statement by Pentagon spokesman Major Chris Miller said.
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shan ... more |
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 Taiyuan (XNA) May 27, 2019  The attempt to launch a remote sensing Yaogan-33 satellite carried by a Long March-4C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province was unsuccessful on Thursday morning.
The first and second stages of the rocket worked normally, while the third stage had abnormal operation.
Based on monitoring data, the third stage of the rocket and satellite debris ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 22, 2019 
Two former Hong Kong independence activists have been granted refugee status in Germany in what is one of the first cases of dissenters from the semi-autonomous Chinese city receiving such protection.
The move highlights growing fears that freedoms in Hong Kong are quickly deteriorating as an assertive Beijing flexes its muscles and stamps down on dissent.
Ray Wong and Alan Li - who to ... 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 (Sputnik) May 27, 2019 
In an attempt to outflank Russian and Chinese naval tactics, the US Navy is rushing to put a laser defense system on its destroyers - first, for the purpose of improving targeting, but eventually scaling the lasers up to being weapons in themselves.
The US Navy aims to begin replacing its present anti-missile weapons systems with laser-based ones beginning in 2021 with the guided missile d ... more |
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