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  Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 Former US Defense Secretary Warned Wednesday that the United States cannot survive without its allies, days after the G7 summit showed President Donald Trump out of step with America's key partners. "An oft-spoken admonition in the Marines is this: When you're going to a gunfight, bring all your friends with guns," Mattis wrote in the Wall Street Journal, in his first public comments since quitting in a policy dispute with Trump last December. "A leader must display strategic acumen that incorpo ... read more |
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EU backs US-Iran talks but says nuclear deal must stayHelsinki (AFP) Aug 29, 2019 The EU's diplomatic chief said Thursday that the bloc would support talks between the US and Tehran, but only if the current nuclear deal with Iran is preserved. ... more  
Turkey to seek 'alternatives' to US F-35 fighter jetIstanbul (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 A day after vowing closer defence cooperation with Russia, Turkey said Wednesday it would seek "alternatives" to the F-35 fighter jet programme the United States has excluded it from. ... more 
US defense chief urges Iran to hold talks with USWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 US Defense Secretary Mark Esper urged Iran Wednesday to enter discussions with the United States in order to ease tensions in the Gulf region. ... more 
US urges S.Korea, Japan to unite as rift escalatesWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 The United States on Wednesday called on Japan and South Korea to put aside differences and focus on challenges posed by China and North Korea as a rift showed no signs of easing. ... more |
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US blacklists suppliers of Iran missile programsWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 The US Treasury placed two Iranian business groups on its sanctions blacklist Wednesday, saying both were important suppliers of Tehran's missile program and facilitators of its alleged proliferation activities. ... more  
'Game-Changer' for Cosmic Research: NASA Chief Touts Nuclear Powered SpacecraftWashington DC (Sputnik) Aug 23, 2019 Earlier this month, NASA's Future In-Space Operations working group said that its portable nuclear powered reactor will be ready to fly to Mars by 2022. Speaking at a National Space Council (N ... more  
DARPA making progress on miniaturized atomic clocks for future PNT applicationsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 Many of today's communications, navigation, financial transaction, distributed cloud, and defense applications rely on the precision timing of atomic clocks - or clocks that track time based on the ... more 
In a quantum future, which starship destroys the other?Hoboken NJ (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 Quantum mechanics boasts all sorts of strange features, one being quantum superposition - the peculiar circumstance in which particles seem to be in two or more places or states at once. Now, an int ... more 
New Delhi in Talks With Moscow Over Rocket Engines for Indian Space ProgramNew Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 27, 2019 New Delhi and Moscow are negotiating the organisation of the India-based production of semi-cryogenic rocket engines using Russian technology for the South Asian country's space programme, Indian Sp ... more |
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 New Iridium Certus transceiver for faster satellite data now in live testing  
Report: Moran cleared of misconduct, but violated Defense Department email policyWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2019 Investigators said in a report released Wednesday that retired Adm. Bill Moran violated Pentagon policy by using his personal email for work. However, his professional relationship with a former Navy commander who was reprimanded for inappropriate sexual behavior did not rise to the level of misconduct. ... more  |
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First bishop ordained in China under Vatican dealBeijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 A Chinese Catholic bishop has been ordained with the joint approval of the Pope and Beijing for the first time under an agreement intended to encourage a rapprochement between China and the Holy See. ... more 
Lockheed nets $2.43B to cover spare parts for global F-35 fleetWashington (UPI) Aug 26, 2019 Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded a $2.43 billion contract to procure spare parts for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighter plane, the Defense Department announced. ... more  
Taliban deal must ensure Afghanistan not 'sanctuary' for extremists: PentagonWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 The Taliban must ensure that Afghanistan does not become a sanctuary for extremists, top US defense officials said Wednesday, as peace negotiations with the powerful insurgent group appear to be nearing their conclusion. ... more 
China says Uighur award nomination is 'supporting terrorism'Beijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2019 Beijing slammed Thursday the nomination of a jailed academic from China's Uighur minority for one of Europe's top human rights awards, saying it equated to "supporting terrorism". ... more  
Overhaul of aircraft carrier USS George Washington hits halfway pointWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2019 A four-year overhaul of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington has reached the halfway point, the U.S. Navy announced. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 28, 2019 
Japan released more information on the North Korean missile that was launched on Saturday, when Pyongyang tested what it has described as a "super large multiple rocket launcher."
Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday the missile that flew in an easterly direction from North Korea's coast, facing Japan, was a "new model," Yomiuri Shimbun reported.
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2019 
The U.S. State Department approved the sale of AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles to Hungary at an estimated cost of $500 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced.
The approval, announced on Tuesday, came after the Hungarian government requested the purchase of 180 AMRAAM missiles, training missiles, cryptographic and communication security devices, a ... more |
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 Germantown MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 
Hughes Network Systems has announced a new joint solutions to extend mobile network connectivity using an integrated combination of VNC's deployable LTE technology with Hughes JUPITER and HM satellite systems. The new solutions support various global applications for government, militaries, first responders, and commercial Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 
The Data Relay Satellite EDRS-C was successfully launched at 21:30 CEST on 6 August 2019. After receiving the first telemetry data, the German Space Operations Center (GSOC) took over operation of the satellite. Now that the first critical launch phase with several orbital manoeuvres has been completed EDRS-C can enter the test phase. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2019 
A consortium of European countries, led by Estonia, agreed to develop unmanned military ground vehicles on Friday.
The Estonian Center for Defense Investments joined representatives from Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia and Spain in Tallinn to sign an agreement for the development of Modular Unmanned Ground Systems, known as MUGS, with funding from the European Defense Fund, an ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 20, 2019 
An international arms dealer was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Los Angeles federal court Monday for conspiring to sell surface-to-air missiles to Libyan militants and other customers in the Middle East.
The trafficking operation run by Rami Najm Asad-Ghanem was described as "breathtaking and frightening" by Judge James Otero, who pronounced the sentence.
Ghanem, a 53-year-old natu ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 
China has refused another planned port call by a US warship amid soaring tensions between the Pacific powers on trade, a US official said Wednesday.
"We did recently receive word that it was inconvenient for them to host a previously planned port call to Qingdao," said Randall Schriver, the assistant secretary of defense in charge of Asia.
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 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 
Theoretical physicists at Trinity College Dublin are among an international collaboration that has built the world's smallest engine - which, as a single calcium ion, is approximately ten billion times smaller than a car engine.
Work performed by Professor John Goold's QuSys group in Trinity's School of Physics describes the science behind this tiny motor. The research, published in intern ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 
Hundreds of displaced Iraqis, mostly women and children, were transferred from a northern camp to their home areas Wednesday despite humanitarian concerns over what awaits them on their return.
The civilians originally hailed from Hawija but had fled fighting against the Islamic State group years ago to Hammam al-Alil camp, about 150 kilometres (100 miles) north.
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 Tehran (AFP) Aug 27, 2019 
Relations between Tehran and Washington have spiralled since US President Donald Trump came to power and promptly quit the international deal on Iran's nuclear programme, reimposing sweeping sanctions on the country.
Here is a recap.
- 'Isolate' Iran -
In a landmark address to Middle Eastern leaders in Saudi Arabia on May 21, 2017, just months after taking office, Trump urges nations ... more |
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 Biarritz, France (AFP) Aug 24, 2019  EU Council president Donald Tusk said it was hard to imagine the bloc ratifying its trade pact with South America's Mercosur grouping as long as Brazil fails to curb the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest.
The European Union "stands by the EU-Mercosur agreement", Tusk told reporters at a G7 meeting in Biarritz in southern France on Saturday.
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 La Paz (AFP) Aug 27, 2019 
Like his far-right rival President Jair Bolsonaro in neighboring Brazil, Bolivia's leftist leader Evo Morales is facing mounting fury from environmental groups over voracious wildfires in his own country.
While the Amazon blazes in Brazil have attracted worldwide attention, the blazes in Bolivia's forest and grassland have raged largely unchecked over the past month, devastating more than 9, ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 21, 2019 
China's new communication satellite ChinaSat 18, sent into space on Monday, has experienced abnormalities, and space engineers are investigating the cause.
The ChinaSat 18 satellite was launched at 8:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The satellite separated with the carrier rocket a ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2019  An Australian academic has been arrested in China for spying, Beijing said Tuesday, prompting Canberra to demand the country upholds "basic standards" of justice.
Yang Jun, who also goes by his pen name Yang Hengjun, was detained in January shortly after making a rare return to China from the United States.
Beijing said he was formally arrested last Friday and that the case was being "fu ... more |
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 Colombo (AFP) Aug 26, 2019 
Sri Lanka's new army chief on Monday brushed aside international outrage over his appointment, saying "anyone can make allegations" that he had committed war crimes.
Shavendra Silva has been accused by the United Nations of committing war crimes during the final stages of Sri Lanka's separatist conflict, which ended in 2009.
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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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