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  Ankara (AFP) May 29, 2019 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday, reiterating an offer to set up a working group on Turkey's decision to buy a Russian missile defence system. The move to buy the Russian S-400 system over America's Patriot equivalent has been a major source of tension between the NATO allies, leading to threats of US sanctions. In his call with Trump, Erdogan reiterated the offer to form "a joint working group on Turkey's plan to procure the S-400," his office s ... read more |
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NATO to Adopt First Space Policy in June - StoltenbergMoscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2019 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will adopt its first space policy in June, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters on Tuesday. "We are now also working o ... more  
NORAD completes bomber intercept exercise over Alberta, CanadaWashington (UPI) May 29, 2019 NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, on Wednesday announced a successful simulated intercept over Canadian airspace. ... more 
Russia 'probably' violating nuclear test treaty: US generalWashington (AFP) May 29, 2019 A top US military officer said Wednesday that Russia is "probably" violating the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, opening a new area of disagreement as the two powers negotiate arms control. ... more  
Xi broke promise on South China Sea: Top US generalWashington (AFP) May 29, 2019 The US military's top general said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jingping reneged on promises not to militarize the South China Sea and called for "collective action" to hold Beijing responsible. ... more |
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Making DoD's Vast Logistics Enterprise More ResilientWashington 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 ... more  
Navy's Zumwalt destroyers to join drone ships in new experimental squadronWashington (UPI) May 23, 2019 The U.S. Navy has created a new experimental squadron that will eventually include the three Zumwalt class destroyers and unmanned surface vehicles. ... more 
Boeing nets $51.5M for engineering support on Navy's C-40AsWashington UPI) May 28, 2019 Boeing was awarded a $51.5 million contract for engineering services to support up to 17 C-40A Clipper aircraft for the U.S. Navy. ... more 
Raytheon awarded $246M in two contracts for Navy's jet landing systemsWashington (UPI) May 23, 2019 Raytheon has been awarded two contracts worth $243.6 million for jets' landing systems on the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers. ... more 
Ford-class carrier USS John F. Kennedy gets its command centerWashington (UPI) May 29, 2019 The command center of the under-construction aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy was installed on Wednesday, a milestone in its completion. ... more |
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Britain's Royal Air Force tests miniature missile decoys on Typhoon jetsWashington UPI) May 28, 2019 Britain's Royal Air Force has been testing a miniature missile decoy device on its Typhoon fighter jets, Defense Minister Stuart Andrew announced. ... more  |
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Iraq condemns 7th Frenchman to death for IS membershipBaghdad (AFP) May 29, 2019 A Baghdad court sentenced a Frenchman to death on Wednesday for joining the Islamic State group, bringing to seven the number of French jihadists on death row in Iraq. ... more 
Anchorwomen: Chinese, US TV hosts primed for showdownBeijing (AFP) May 28, 2019 The US-China trade talks may be on hold but their war on words is heating up, with Chinese and US TV anchors primed for a rare television debate that Beijing hopes will prove a popular draw. ... more  
China steps up threat to deprive US of rare earthsBeijing (AFP) May 29, 2019 Chinese state media on Wednesday dangled the threat of cutting exports of rare earths to the United States as a counter-strike in the trade war, potentially depriving Washington of a key resource used to make everything from smartphones to military hardware. ... more  
Future narrowband satellite capability to transfer to Air ForceArlington VA (AFNS) May 30, 2019 The Air Force and Navy took the important step to enable the development of an integrated space enterprise architecture. In a memorandum dated May 28, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson ... more 
Turkey frees US scientist but tensions remainWashington (AFP) May 29, 2019 Turkey on Wednesday released a NASA scientist with dual US-Turkish citizenship whose nearly three-year detention had soured relations, but the NATO allies remained divided over issues including Ankara's purchase of a Russian missile system. ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) May 29, 2019 
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday, reiterating an offer to set up a working group on Turkey's decision to buy a Russian missile defence system.
The move to buy the Russian S-400 system over America's Patriot equivalent has been a major source of tension between the NATO allies, leading to threats of US sanctions.
In his call with Trump, Er ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 17, 2019  The United States said Friday it had approved more than $600 million in sales of air defense missiles to South Korea and Japan as tensions return with North Korea.
The State Department said it had approved 94 SM-2 missiles used by ships against air threats, along with 12 guidance systems for a total cost of $313.9 million.
It separately gave the green light to sell 160 anti-air AMRAAM mi ... 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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 Starfire 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.
"This is the world's first such demonstration, integrating quantum communication with a novel filtering technique enabled by adaptive optics (AO), a technology pioneered at the SOR," said Dr. Kelly H ... 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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 Berlin (AFP) May 27, 2019 
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's embattled coalition will hold crisis talks Monday after a thumping at European polls that has reignited questions over its survival.
Voters handed her CDU party and its centre-left coalition partner the Social Democratic Party (SPD) their worst score in European election history, while doubling support for the Greens amid rising fears over global warming. ... 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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 Washington (AFP) May 28, 2019 
The US State Department said Tuesday that North Korea's overall program of weapons of mass destruction violated UN resolutions, after President Donald Trump brushed off recent missile launches.
Choosing words carefully after Trump's latest warm words for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus declined to say if North Korea's launches were of ballistic mi ... more |
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 Hanoi (AFP) May 29, 2019 
From socks and sneakers to washing machines and watches, Asian countries are hoping the US-China trade war will permanently boost manufacturing as brands dodge the row by choosing cheaper locations to make their goods.
Business has fanned out from China, often referred to as the 'Factory of the World', into Vietnam, Cambodia, India and Indonesia for years.
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 Valletta (AFP) May 30, 2019  The Maltese navy said Thursday it had rescued 75 migrants found clinging to a tuna pen while trying to make the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean.
The rescue took place off the Libyan coast late Wednesday and the migrants will be brought to Malta, the Maltese military said in a statement.
It said it had coordinated multiple joint rescue operations in conjunction with the Italian ... 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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 Tokyo (AFP) May 30, 2019 
Malaysia will continue using Huawei products "as much as possible," bucking a global trend prompted by security concerns and a US ban on the Chinese firm, the country's prime minister said Thursday.
Mahathir Mohamad, speaking at a conference in Tokyo, acknowledged the security concerns but said they would not deter Malaysia.
"Yes, there may be some spying. But what is there to spy (on) e ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) May 29, 2019  A Baghdad court sentenced a Frenchman to death on Wednesday for joining the Islamic State group, bringing to seven the number of French jihadists on death row in Iraq.
Yassin Sakkam was among 12 French citizens transferred to Iraqi authorities in January by a US-backed force fighting the jihadist group in neighbouring Syria.
"I admit to having sworn allegiance" to IS, he told the court, ... 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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