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  Washington (UPI) Jun 10, 2019 A draft of the National Defense Authorization Act released by the House on Monday has no mention of the Space Force envisioned by President Donald Trump. The House Armed Services Committee will debate the matter on Wednesday, members of the committee said. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., committee chairman, said any inclusion of funding would build an outer space military branch "smaller and more focused" than Trump's plan, which calls for a Space Command as a division of the U.S. Air Force be ... read more |
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Big US defense merger touts tech, but Trump has questionsNew York (AFP) June 10, 2019 Executives from United Technologies and Raytheon said Monday their merger would benefit the Pentagon and other customers but the proposed deal garnered immediate skepticism from President Donald Trump. ... more  
Nuclear stalemate one year after Trump-Kim summit: analystsSeoul (AFP) June 11, 2019 When Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump shook hands before the world's cameras in Singapore a year ago on Wednesday, they pledged change and progress. But now they are gripped by diplomatic recriminations after a failed second meeting in Hanoi. ... more 
Putin says Russia prepared to drop START nuclear arms treatySaint Petersburg (AFP) June 6, 2019 President Vladimir Putin said Thursday Russia was prepared to drop a nuclear weapons treaty with the US and warned of "global catastrophe" if Washington keeps dismantling an international arms control regime. ... more 
Iran warns over 'economic war' waged through US sanctionsTehran (AFP) June 10, 2019 Iran's foreign minister warned Monday of the consequences of waging "economic war" against the Islamic republic through US sanctions, saying those conducting and supporting it could not expect to "remain safe". ... more |
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Populist China-friendly mayor to run for Taiwan presidentTaipei (AFP) June 10, 2019 A populist mayor who can command huge crowds and wants closer ties with China has thrown his hat in the ring to stand as a candidate in Taiwan's upcoming presidential elections. ... more 
Taiwan's request for US tanks and missiles sparks China angerTaipei (AFP) June 6, 2019 Taiwan on Thursday confirmed it is hoping to buy state-of-the-art tanks and portable missiles from the United States in a proposed deal that drew an angry rebuke from China. ... more  
GenDyn nets $25.6M for MK46 gun systems on Navy's LCS, LPD vesselsWashington (UPI) Jun 6, 2019 General Dynamics Land was awarded as $25.6 million contract for the production of MK46 modification 2 gun weapon systems for use on littoral combat ships and San Antonio-class landing platform dock ships. ... more  
Pentagon announces renegotiated price for F-35 fightersWashington (AFP) June 10, 2019 The Pentagon announced Monday that it has renegotiated the price of the F-35 stealth warplane - the most expensive weapons system in US history - on the occasion of a $34-billion order. ... more 
U.S. threatens to cut Turkey from F-35 program over deal with RussiaWashington (UPI) Jun 10, 2019 Turkey's involvement in manufacturing the F-35 fighter plane will end if it insists on buying a Russian air defense system. ... more |
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Iraq to identify remains from IS graves in Yazidi areaBaghdad (AFP) June 6, 2019 Iraqi authorities will begin identifying the remains of 141 people exhumed from mass graves in the Yazidi region of Sinjar, the head of Baghdad's forensic office said Thursday. ... more  |
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NATO Iraq mission not disrupted by Iran tension: commanderBrussels (AFP) June 6, 2019 The head of the NATO mission in Iraq insisted Thursday that the recent increase in tension between the US and Iran has not hampered the alliance's work in the country. ... more  
US army vehicle damaged in mine explosion in NigerNiamey (AFP) June 9, 2019 A US army vehicle was damaged in a mine explosion in western Niger, but there were no fatalities, and the US military was investigating whether the incident was hostile, embassy and local security forces said on Sunday. ... more  
Afghan peace marchers reappear safe after Taliban 'discussions'Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) June 6, 2019 A group of Afghan peace marchers who were whisked away for several days by the Taliban, prompting fears for their safety, reappeared unharmed Thursday. ... more  
Unveiling technologies for future launch vehiclesParis (ESA) Jun 10, 2019 ESA safeguards Europe's guaranteed access to space through its Future Launchers Preparatory Programme, FLPP. FLPP weighs up the opportunities and risks of different launch vehicle concepts and asso ... more  
China to complete BeiDou-3 satellite system by 2020Nanjing, China (XNA) Jun 10, 2019 China's BeiDou-3 system, a global geolocation network, is expected to be completed in 2020, with a total of 35 satellites, researchers at a conference on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 30, 2019 
A top Pentagon official said on Thursday the consequences would be "devastating" for Turkey's joint F-35 fighter program and its cooperation with NATO if the country bought a Russian missile defense system.
Kathryn Wheelbarger, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, said that Ankara's planned purchase of the S-400 system would damage Turkey's ability to wo ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 7, 2019 The United States on Friday gave Turkey until the end of July to abandon its purchase of a major Russian missile defense system, which Washington considers incompatible with Ankara's participation in the F-35 fighter jet program.
If by July 31 Turkey does not renounce the S-400 system, Turkish pilots training in the United States on the F-35 will be expelled, and agreements with Turkish firm ... more |
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 Las Vegas (AFP) June 5, 2019 
Amazon said Wednesday it expects to begin large-scale deliveries by drone in the coming months as it unveiled its newest design for its "Prime Air" fleet.
Jeff Wilke, head of Amazon's consumer operations, told the company's Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics and Space conference in Las Vegas that drones would play a role in ramping up efforts to shorten delivery times for many items to j ... 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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 London (AFP) June 5, 2019 
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he decided to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military because they take a "massive amounts of drugs".
Trump told Britain's ITV television in a wide-ranging interview that the military had strict rules regulating the use of prescription drugs.
"They take massive amounts of drugs, they have to, and you are not allowed to take drugs, y ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 9, 2019 
Raytheon and United Technologies announced on Sunday that they will merge, creating a behemoth American aeronautics and defense company.
The new company, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, will be created via an exchange of shares between the two firms, with the merger expected to conclude in the first half of 2020, they said in a joint statement.
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 Moscow (AFP) June 5, 2019 
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin praised their countries' ties during a meeting in the Kremlin on Wednesday, as Beijing and Moscow seek to shore up cooperation amid tensions with the US.
Putin said the visit was a "key event" in relations between the two neighbours.
"Our relationship will be better and better," said Xi, who was received with full honours when he ... 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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 Brussels (AFP) June 6, 2019  The head of the NATO mission in Iraq insisted Thursday that the recent increase in tension between the US and Iran has not hampered the alliance's work in the country.
Washington ordered the evacuation of non-emergency staff from its Baghdad embassy last month due to an alleged growing threat from Iranian-linked Iraqi militias, while Germany and the Netherlands suspended their training missi ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) June 9, 2019  European countries are in "no position" to criticise Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday ahead of a visit by his German counterpart Heiko Maas.
Germany's top diplomat is due in Tehran on Monday, against a backdrop of Iranian pressure for Europe to uphold commitments made under a 2015 nuclear deal since abandoned by the United States.
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 Paris (AFP) June 9, 2019 
EU members Hungary, Poland, Portugal and soon Austria are strengthening ties with China by issuing attractive "panda bonds" that help Beijing raise its profile on international financial markets.
Italy might join the trend as well, despite EU concerns that China may be seeking a way to increase its influence on the continent.
On May 30, Portugal became the first eurozone nation to issue ... more |
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 Venice (AFP) June 2, 2019 
A massive cruise ship lost control in Venice Sunday, crashing into a wharf and sparking a fresh controversy over the damage the mammoth vessels cause to one of the world's most famous cities.
Footage posted to social media showed people on the harbour fleeing as the 13-deck MSC Opera, which suffered an engine failure, scraped along the dockside before knocking into a luxury tourist boat.
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 03, 2019 
Luokung Technology Corp. has announced a strategic partnership with Land Space Technology Corporation Ltd. ("Land Space"). The two parties will work together and take advantage of respective strength on commercial space cooperation with satellite remote sensing data applications as the main target market.
They will jointly develop domestic and foreign markets of products and services which ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 10, 2019 
China on Monday strongly backed the Hong Kong government on a controversial bill that would allow extraditions to the mainland, and voiced opposition to "outside interference" following a massive protest against the legislation.
Organisers said more than a million people marched against the law, bringing central Hong Kong to a standstill at the weekend as the semi-autonomous city's pro-Beiji ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 6, 2019 
Iraqi authorities will begin identifying the remains of 141 people exhumed from mass graves in the Yazidi region of Sinjar, the head of Baghdad's forensic office said Thursday.
"The remains will first be examined, and then DNA samples will be taken to compare with samples gathered from families," Zaid al-Yousef told AFP.
The efforts are part of an investigation by the Iraqi government an ... 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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