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  Ankara (AFP) July 22, 2019 Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday he was convinced President Donald Trump did not want to impose sanctions over its purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defence system. The US president has taken a soft line on Turkey over its purchase of the S-400 system - which was delivered on July 13 - saying Thursday that he did not envisage sanctions "for now". But Washington did respond by kicking Turkey out of its F-35 fighter jet programme - a loss of billions of dollars for Tur ... read more |
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Lockheed awarded $1.4B contract for Saudi THAAD systemWashington (UPI) Jul 22, 2019 Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $1.4 billion contract to build the THAAD anti-missile shield for Saudi Arabia, the Defense Department announced. ... more  
Iran to meet with nuclear partners amid tanker crisisTehran (AFP) July 23, 2019 Iran said Tuesday it will attend an urgent meeting with countries still party to the troubled nuclear deal, as it declared itself the "guardian of security" in the Gulf amid a tanker crisis. ... more 
N. Korean leader inspects new submarine as talks with US stallSeoul (AFP) July 23, 2019 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a new submarine, paying special attention to its combat weapons systems, a week after the nuclear-armed state warned looming military drills in the South could derail nuclear talks with Washington. ... more 
SKorea fired warning shots at Russian warplane; Moscow denies violated airspaceSeoul (AFP) July 23, 2019 South Korean fighter jets fired over 400 warning shots and Japan complained to Moscow on Tuesday after a Russian military plane violated airspace claimed by both Seoul and Tokyo. ... more |
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Yemen rebel long-range arsenal grows lethalDubai (AFP) July 23, 2019 From ballistic missiles to unmanned drones, Yemen's Huthi rebels appear to have bolstered their fighting capabilities, posing a serious threat to mighty neighbour Saudi Arabia. ... more  
Uighur's links to home come with a steep priceAuckland (AFP) July 23, 2019 After brutal riots ten years ago that left 200 people dead, Shawudun Abdughupur and his wife understood they could have no future in China's Xinjiang region. ... more 
Russian air strikes on Syria market kill 27: monitorMaaret Al-Numan, Syria (AFP) July 22, 2019 Russian air strikes on a market in northwestern Syria killed 27 people on Monday, a monitor said, in the latest violence to plague the country's last major opposition bastion. ... more 
China thanks UAE for backing Beijing's Xinjiang policiesBeijing (AFP) July 22, 2019 China on Monday thanked the United Arab Emirates for backing its security crackdown in Xinjiang, state media said, as President Xi Jinping played host to Abu Dhabi's crown prince. ... more 
US envoy to return to for Afghan negotiations; Air strike kills 8 civiliansWashington (AFP) July 23, 2019 The United States peace envoy will travel to Afghanistan next week and then Qatar to resume negotiations with the Taliban and iron out a deal that could end nearly 18 years of military intervention, the State Department said Monday. ... more |
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 Libya warplane of Haftar's forces lands in Tunisia  
Generating Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Defense CapabilitiesWashington DC (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 There are times when the highest levels of privacy and security are required to protect a piece of information, but there is still a need to prove the information's existence and accuracy. For the D ... more  |
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N. Korea leader votes in elections with 99.98% turnout: KCNASeoul (AFP) July 22, 2019 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voted in nationwide local elections on Sunday that registered the near 100 percent turnout claimed for every ballot held in the nuclear-armed state. ... more  
Sri Lanka negotiating new military deal with the US: PMColombo (AFP) July 10, 2019 Sri Lanka is negotiating a fresh military cooperation deal with the United States, its Prime Minister announced in parliament Wednesday, even as the country's president vowed to veto any agreement. ... more  
$600M helicopter sale to Greece approved by State DepartmentWashington (UPI) Jul 12, 2019 A $600 million sale of helicopters, with spare parts, training and other equipment, was approved by the State Department. ... more 
Lockheed to keep Sikorsky helicopter plant open in PennsylvaniaWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019 Lockheed Martin has agreed to keep a helicopter plant in Pennsylvania open at least temporarily, reversing plans announced early last month. ... more  
Paris says its missiles found on pro-Haftar rebel base in LibyaParis (AFP) July 10, 2019 The French government said Wednesday that its missiles had been found in Libya on a base used by rebel forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, in an embarrassing admission that raises fresh questions about its role in the conflict. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 19, 2019 
China demonstrated a new anti-ship ballistic missiles, with nuclear capabilities, last month, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief said.
Adm. Philip Davidson told the Aspen Security Forum on Thursday that six missiles fired into the South China Sea included a new, submarine-launched anti-ship ballistic missile called the JL-3. The tests came after Wei Fenghe, China's defense minister, of ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 10, 2019  The French government said Wednesday that its missiles had been found in Libya on a base used by rebel forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, in an embarrassing admission that raises fresh questions about its role in the conflict.
Confirming a report in the New York Times, the defence ministry said in a statement that US-made Javelin missiles discovered in a camp south of Tripoli at the end of June ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 19, 2019 
An Israeli-made anti-tank drone is under consideration for purchase by the U.S. Defense Department.
The Defense Department is seeking the approval of the U.S. Congress to transfer $6.9 million between accounts to buy an undisclosed number of Hero-120 "loitering drones," canister-launched anti-armor munitions. The proposed purchase is part of the $2.8 billion omnibus Pentagon budget sent ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Jul 08, 2019 
The US Defense Department recently released an outline of the new satellite architecture for its Space Development Agency (SDA), a space force military branch that will oversee the development of sensors and weapons to counter advances by Russia and China.
The architectural layout of the agency's military satellite setup will consist of a layer which tracks and targets missiles threats in ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 15, 2019 
BAE Systems received a $45 million contract to improve the firing capabilities of the howitzers of the U.S. Army, the company announced Monday.
The company will work to increase the range and rate of fire of current and future M109A7 self-propelled howitzers in the Extended Range Cannon Artillery Increment 1 prototype series. ERCA will be integrated onto the M109A7, replacing its curren ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) July 22, 2019 
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday he was convinced President Donald Trump did not want to impose sanctions over its purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defence system.
The US president has taken a soft line on Turkey over its purchase of the S-400 system - which was delivered on July 13 - saying Thursday that he did not envisage sanctions "for now".
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2019 
Rear Adm. Brian Fort was elevated to commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan in a change of command ceremony Wednesday in Yokosuka, Japan.
Fort, who also serves as commander of Naval Region Japan, relieved Rear Adm. Gregory J. Fenton. Fort will now oversee shore readiness of the fleet, all shore installations and is the primary liaison between the U.S. Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defens ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
Every year, robots get more and more life-like. Solar-powered bees fly on lithe wings, humanoids stick backflips, and teams of soccer bots strategize how to dribble, pass, and score. And, the more researchers discover about how living creatures move, the more machines can imitate them all the way down to their smallest molecules.
"We have these amazing machines already in our bodies, and t ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 18, 2019 
The United States on Thursday sanctioned two Iraqi militia leaders and two former governors for human rights abuses and corruption.
The sanctions target any property they own or have an interest in that is within the United States or under the control of "US persons," as well as "any entities" in which they have a 50 percent or greater stake, the Treasury Department said.
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 Seoul (AFP) July 22, 2019 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voted in nationwide local elections on Sunday that registered the near 100 percent turnout claimed for every ballot held in the nuclear-armed state.
Given the absence of any competition among candidates, elections in the North are essentially a political ritual which, observers say, allows the authorities to claim a popular mandate while reinforcing loyalty to ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 17, 2019 
US officials hope China will reverse its decision to backtrack on commitments it made in the effort to settle the ongoing trade conflict, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Wednesday.
US and Chinese officials held high-level discussions by telephone this week and last as they try to re-start negotiations. The talks collapsed in May after Washington accused Beijing of reneging on core issues ... more |
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 Brasilia (AFP) July 20, 2019 
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday there was no hunger in the country, citing the lack of rail-thin poor people in the streets as proof.
Speaking to foreign journalists, Bolsonaro blamed "populists" for propagating "a big lie" that some of Brazil's 209 million people did not have enough to eat.
"There is no hunger," the far-right leader said, noting Brazil "was rich in practic ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 19, 2019 
China's Tiangong-2 space lab successfully re-entered the Earth's atmosphere Friday under controlled conditions, completing the latest round of experiments in Beijing's ambitious space programme.
Tiangong-2 - or "Heavenly Palace" - was launched into orbit in 2016 and re-entered the earth's atmosphere under control at around 9:06 pm local time (1306 GMT) on Friday, China Manned Space Agency ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2019  China reacted furiously on Monday to anti-government protesters vandalising the walls of its representative's office in Hong Kong and defacing the national emblem, branding their actions "absolutely intolerable".
Thousands of masked pro-democracy demonstrators briefly occupied the road outside the office in the semi-autonomous city Sunday night and targeted the building with eggs, projectile ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 16, 2019 
The US Treasury on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali that carried out deadly attacks on the west African country's armed forces.
The measures target Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) - designated a terrorist organization by Washington last September - and its commander Bah Ag Moussa, an army deserter who led a raid on a Malian military base tha ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2019 
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense announced that it seeks developers of laser- and radio frequency-guided weapons to shoot down drones and other enemy threats.
The concept is not new. The United States first employed non-lethal lasers in military service in 2014, largely to disable enemy electrical sensors, and the United Kingdom spent $37 million on a laser prototype in 2017. ... more |
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