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  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 India's defence minister hinted on Friday that New Delhi might change its "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons, amid heightened tensions with fellow atomic power Pakistan. India committed in 1999 to not being the first to use nuclear weapons in any conflict. Among India's neighbours China has a similar doctrine but arch rival Pakistan does not. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made the comment on Twitter after visiting Pokhran, the site of India's successful nuclear tests in 1998 under then pr ... read more |
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A bad year for Xi clouds Communist China's 70th birthday celebrationsBeijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2019 It was meant to be an unabashed celebration of the triumph of Communism in China, and of President Xi Jinping's authority as the country's undisputed leader for years to come. ... more  
GAO report: Pentagon spent nearly $1B on improper travel paymentsWashington (UPI) Aug 16, 2019 The Department of Defense incorrectly distributed nearly a billion dollars in travel fees over a three- year period, a General Accounting Office report said. ... more  
Greenland cold-shoulders Trump's reported buyer's wishStockholm (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 Greenland is not for sale, the mineral-rich island said Friday, after a newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump was asking advisers whether it's possible for the United States to buy the Arctic island. ... more  
US advances sale of F-16 fighters to TaiwanWashington (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 The White House has advanced a proposal to sell $8 billion worth of advanced F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, a move that would likely anger strategic rival Beijing, a senior US senator confirmed Friday. ... more |
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Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after Palestinian rocket attackGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Aug 17, 2019 Israeli warplanes struck at least three targets in the Gaza Strip early on Saturday but caused no apparent casualties, a Palestinian security source said. ... more 
N. Ireland marks 50 years since British army deploymentLisburn, United Kingdom (AFP) Aug 17, 2019 Remembering fallen comrades, veterans paraded Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the British army's deployment to Northern Ireland - a key moment in the Troubles. ... more  
US-led coalition says complying with new Iraq flight limitsBaghdad (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 The US-led coalition bombing jihadist targets in Iraq said Friday it was complying with a recent order by the Iraqi prime minister to halt any flights without his explicit approval. ... more 
Beats replace bombs: young Iraqis revel at summer festivalBaghdad (AFP) Aug 17, 2019 Hundreds of Iraqi teenagers clapped along exuberantly to techno beats pumping across a makeshift dance hall on Friday night, a scene their capital had not witnessed in decades. ... more 
Air strikes kill 15 civilians in northwest Syria: monitorBeirut (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 Air strikes Friday by Syria's regime and its Russian ally killed 15 civilians, most of them in a camp for the displaced in Idlib province, a war monitor said. ... more |
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China says it won't 'sit by' on Hong Kong, Trump expresses concernHong Kong (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 China warned Thursday that it will not "sit by and watch" the unrest unfolding in Hong Kong, as US President Donald Trump expressed concern over the risk of a violent response to pro-democracy protests. ... more  |
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Samoa PM plays down fears over China in PacificWellington (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 Pacific island leaders do not share Australia's concerns about China's rising influence in the region, Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Malielegaoi said Thursday. ... more  
ThinKom Solutions Unveils New Multi-Beam Reconfigurable Phased-Array Gateway Solution for Next-Generation SatellitesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2019 ThinKom Solutions reveals its new innovative solution for efficient and effective land-based gateways designed to accommodate current and next generation low-Earth-orbit (LEO) and medium-Earth-orbit ... more 
N. Korea fires missiles, rejects further talks with SouthSeoul (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles into the sea on Friday and launched a scathing attack on "foolish" calls for dialogue from South Korean President Moon Jae-in, rejecting further peace talks with Seoul. ... more  
Lockheed nets $80M contract for Aegis system upgradesWashington (UPI) Aug 16, 2019 Lockheed Martin received an $80 million contract from the U.S. Navy for electronic equipment upgrades to the Aegis missile system, the Pentagon announced. ... more  
Roscosmos develops stealth technology for satellitesMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 19, 2019 Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos has patented the technology protecting satellites from being detected by optical means, according to the database of the Federal Service for Intellectual P ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2019 
Lockheed Martin received an $80 million contract from the U.S. Navy for electronic equipment upgrades to the Aegis missile system, the Pentagon announced.
The new contract modification, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, calls for Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems division to cover the production, test and delivery of multi-mission signal processor equipment set ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2019 
Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $99 million contract for production support of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff cruise missiles for allied militaries, the Defense Department announced.
The indefinite-delivery contract, announced Tuesday, calls for lifecycle support for JASSM and its variants in system upgrades, integration, production, sustainment, management and logistical support.
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Aug 16, 2019  The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) and DZYNE Technologies Incorporated successfully completed a two-hour initial flight of a revolutionary Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion Program called ROBOpilot Aug. 9 at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
"This flight test is a testament to AFRL's ability to rapidly innovate technology from concept to application in ... more |
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 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
With the launch of the first EDRS-C communications satellite on 6 August 2019, a milestone has been reached for the EDRS system. EDRS is a globally unique network of geostationary relay satellites that can deliver data volumes of up to 1.8 gigabits per second to Earth with minimal delay using laser communications. The system is a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) ... more |
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 College Station TX (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
The Texas A and M University System Board of Regents on Thursday authorized the construction of a $130 million combat development complex at the A and M System's RELLIS Campus in Bryan.
The complex will include a one-of-a-kind, kilometer-long tunnel that will make Texas A and M Engineering "the hypersonics research capital of the country," said M. Katherine Banks, Vice Chancellor and Dean ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2019 
The Department of Defense incorrectly distributed nearly a billion dollars in travel fees over a three- year period, a General Accounting Office report said.
The 54-page report, issued this week, noted that "improper payments - including payments that should not have been made or were made in an incorrect amount - are a long-standing, significant challenge in the federal government. B ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 
Donald Trump has urged China to "humanely" resolve the violent stand-off with pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, on the back of growing concerns that Beijing is considering direct intervention in the crisis.
Images taken by AFP on Thursday showed thousands of Chinese military personnel waving red flags and parading at a sports stadium in the city of Shenzhen, just across the border from ... 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) Aug 14, 2019  A former Blackwater private security guard was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison after a retrial on murder charges for his role in the notorious 2007 massacre of unarmed civilians in Baghdad.
Nicholas Slatten was convicted in December of first-degree murder by a federal jury in US District Court in Washington, the second time he had been found guilty on the charges.
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 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 
India's defence minister hinted on Friday that New Delhi might change its "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons, amid heightened tensions with fellow atomic power Pakistan.
India committed in 1999 to not being the first to use nuclear weapons in any conflict. Among India's neighbours China has a similar doctrine but arch rival Pakistan does not.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made the ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 
Greenland is not for sale, the mineral-rich island said Friday, after a newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump was asking advisers whether it's possible for the United States to buy the Arctic island.
Trump has expressed interest in the self-governing part of Denmark - which is mostly covered in ice, - asking advisors if it is possible for the US to acquire the territory, The W ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 
Time is running out for Jakarta.
One of the fastest-sinking cities on earth, environmental experts warn that one third of it could be submerged by 2050 if current rates continue.
Decades of uncontrolled and excessive depletion of groundwater reserves, rising sea-levels, and increasingly volatile weather patterns mean swathes of it have already started to disappear.
Existing environm ... 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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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 
China has detained a former journalist who gained prominence after urging the US to help "tear down" Beijing's online censorship regime during a 2014 meeting with top US diplomat John Kerry.
Police detained Zhang Jialong Tuesday for "picking quarrels and provoking troubles," according to an official detention notice seen by AFP.
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2019  Chinese state media have ramped up the rhetoric against Hong Kong's pro-democracy campaigners, describing them on Tuesday as "mobsters", warning they must never be appeased and raising the spectre of mainland security forces intervening to quash them.
On Monday, Beijing described unrest and clashes in Hong Kong - which started as opposition to a proposed extradition law but morphed into cal ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2019 
German defense contractors Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland will build a high-energy laser for installation aboard a German navy ship.
While performance specifications or timetables have not yet been developed by the government Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, the announcement last week is the first time the German military has entered the arena of laser weapon development.
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