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  Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 Raytheon Co. on Monday announced a successful design review of the Tactical Boost Glide hypersonic weapons program. The review was conducted in conjunction with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the arm of the Defense Department responsible for development of emerging technologies for military use. Hypersonic vehicles operate at high altitude and at speeds up to five times the speed of sound. A boost glide weapon uses a rocket to accelerate its payload and achieve hypersonic ... read more |
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Iran says US rejected offer as 'not seeking dialogue'Tehran (AFP) July 29, 2019 Iran said on Monday the US had rejected an offer from Tehran for more robust nuclear inspections in exchange for lifting sanctions because Washington is "not seeking dialogue". ... more 
North Korea says new missile a 'solemn warning' to SouthSeoul (AFP) July 26, 2019 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said two missiles fired under his supervision were newly designed tactical weapons that sent a "solemn warning" to the South over plans to hold military drills with the United States. ... more  
China holds military drills near TaiwanBeijing (AFP) July 29, 2019 China is holding military exercises in the East China Sea and the South China Sea near Taiwan this week, days after a defence white paper said Beijing would not rule out retaking the island by force. ... more  
Afghan-Taliban talks could happen within two weeksKabul (AFP) July 27, 2019 Direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban could begin in Norway within the next two weeks, officials and sources said Saturday, marking a potentially crucial step in efforts to end the war. ... more |
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Navy accepts delivery of USS Indianapolis littoral combat shipWashington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of its newest Freedom-class littoral combat ship, to be named the USS Indianapolis, in a ceremony in Marinette, Wis. ... more  
US approves sales to support Pakistan's F-16s, India's C-17sWashington (AFP) July 26, 2019 Washington on Friday approved $125 million worth of support for Pakistan's F-16 warplanes, and also $670 worth of support for India's C-17 transport planes. ... more 
Pakistan's $125M request for F-16 support to go to U.S. CongressWashington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $125 million sale to Pakistan of support services for its fleet of F-16 fighters, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced. ... more  
Coalition says strike kills 5 IS jihadists in SyriaBeirut (AFP) July 29, 2019 A US-led coalition air strike killed five jihadists in eastern Syria on Monday, a spokesman said, in the first such raid since the collapse of the Islamic State group's "caliphate". ... more  
Libya strongman's forces claim hospital strikeBenghazi, Libya (AFP) July 29, 2019 Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces said Monday they carried out an air strike last week on a makeshift hospital near Tripoli that killed five medical personnel. ... more |
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Son of Iraq's late Yazidi prince takes over as leaderBaghdad (AFP) July 27, 2019 Hazem Tahsin Bek on Saturday succeeded his late father as prince of the Yazidi religious minority that was brutalised by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq. ... more  |
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20 dead as violence mars Afghan election season startKabul (AFP) July 29, 2019 Deadly violence marred the start of Afghanistan's election season on the weekend, after President Ashraf Ghani insisted "peace is coming" to the war-torn nation. ... more  
Trump seeks to avoid slapping Turkey with sanctions over missile dealWashington (AFP) July 27, 2019 The warnings were unambiguous, and now so is the retreat: after threatening to hit Turkey with sanctions for buying a Russian missile defense system, the Trump administration is looking for a way to avoid doing so. ... more
Bulgaria MPs overrule president's veto on fighter jet dealSofia (AFP) July 26, 2019 Bulgarian MPs voted Friday for a second time in favour of a $1.3-billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the US, overriding a presidential veto on the purchase. ... more 
Iran links tanker row to ailing nuclear dealVienna (AFP) July 28, 2019 Iran said Sunday it considered Britain's seizure of an Iranian oil tanker a breach of the ailing 2015 nuclear deal, after the remaining parties to the accord met in Vienna in another attempt to salvage the agreement. ... more 
Trump says N.Korea missile tests no threat to USWashington (AFP) July 26, 2019 President Donald Trump on Friday brushed off the bellicose language accompanying North Korea's latest short-range missile test, saying it referred to ally South Korea, not the United States. ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) July 28, 2019  Israel and the United States have successfully carried out tests of a ballistic missile interceptor that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday provides protection against potential threats from Iran.
The tests of the Arrow-3 system were carried out in the US state of Alaska and it successfully intercepted targets above the atmosphere, Israel's defence ministry said in a statement. ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) July 25, 2019  North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea on Thursday, complicating efforts to resume stalled nuclear talks with Washington and signalling its anger over planned US-South Korea joint military exercises.
It was Pyongyang's first missile test since an impromptu meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month that produced an agreement to r ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
Hybrid unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are drones that combine the advantages of multi-copters and fixed-wing planes. These drones are equipped to vertically take off and land like multi-copters, yet also have the strong aerodynamic performance and energy-saving capabilities of traditional planes. As hybrid UAVs continue to evolve, however, controlling them remotely still remains a challenge. ... more |
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 Research Triangle Park NC (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 
A U.S. Army project exploring novel applications of superconducting resonators has discovered these systems may be used to simulate quantum materials impossible to otherwise fabricate. Additionally, they may provide insights to open and fundamental questions in quantum mechanics and gravity.
Scientists at Princeton University, led by electrical engineering Professor Andrew Houck, built an ... 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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 Phnom Penh (AFP) July 29, 2019 
Cambodia has purchased "tens of thousands" of weapons from China, premier Hun Sen said Monday, providing rare details of arms deals with Beijing just days after denying a secret agreement to allow Chinese warships to use a local naval base.
The Wall Street Journal last week reported on a draft deal letting China access Ream base near Sihanoukville to dock warships and store weapons, apparent ... more |
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 Hanoi (AFP) July 25, 2019 
Vietnam on Thursday called for the "immediate withdrawal" of a Chinese ship in the South China Sea, as the standoff over the disputed waters intensified.
Beijing last week issued a new call for Hanoi to respect its claims to the resource-rich region - which have historically been contested by Vietnam as well as Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.
Hanoi responded by saying it h ... 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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 Baghdad (AFP) July 27, 2019 
Hazem Tahsin Bek on Saturday succeeded his late father as prince of the Yazidi religious minority that was brutalised by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq.
He was enthroned in a ceremony in Lalish, the Yazidis' holiest site in Iraq's mountainous northwest, after having been named by their five-member High Spiritual Council which includes Baba Sheikh, their religious chief.
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 
Pundits and boffins are debating how to interpret a recent sequence of North Korean missile tests, which coincide with a period of strong diplomatic engagement between North Korea and the USA.
Eyebrows were first raised in May, when North Korea tested a new type of short-range missile.
Boffins debated whether it was a nice copy of a Russian Iskander missile or an Iskander itself. Ano ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 29, 2019  China Monday said the US threat to pull recognition of China's "developing nation" status at the World Trade Organisation showed its "arrogance and selfishness", ahead of crucial trade talks this week.
The reaction followed a memo issued on Friday by President Donald Trump to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, stressing that some countries were enjoying lenient treatment by "improper ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 24, 2019 
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted NASA's Search and Rescue (SAR) office's recommendations regarding the installation and maintenance of Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs), the NASA-designed, satellite-aided search and rescue beacons installed in planes. These recommendations will improve aviation safety and result in more lives saved by the international satellite-aided se ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 25, 2019 
A Chinese startup successfully launched the country's first commercial rocket capable of carrying satellites into orbit Thursday, as the space race between China and the US heats up.
Beijing-based Interstellar Glory Space Technology - also known as iSpace - said it launched two satellites into orbit around 1:00 pm Beijing time (0500 GMT) from Jiuquan, a state launch facility in the Gobi de ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 26, 2019 
Hong Kong's appeal court on Friday overturned the conviction of two police officers - and reduced the sentence of five others - over the 2014 beating of a pro-democracy protester that was caught on video.
The ruling comes at a time of intense public anger towards the city's police force over its handling of a renewed round of protests that have seen tear gas and rubber bullets wielded agai ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) July 29, 2019 
The head of the UN special probe into Islamic State group crimes has called for trials like those at Nuremberg of Nazi leaders to ensure the jihadists' victims are heard and their ideology "debunked".
For a year, British lawyer Karim Khan has travelled around Iraq with a team of almost 80 people to gather evidence and witness testimony for the UN body known as UNITAD.
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 Paris (AFP) July 25, 2019  France plans to develop anti-satellite laser weapons, its defence minister said Thursday, laying out French ambitions to close the gap on rivals who are developing new arms and surveillance capabilities in space.
The United States, Russia and China have been heavily investing in technology for space, which is seen as a new military frontier.
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