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  Istanbul (AFP) Sept 4, 2019 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday lashed out at pressure on some countries - including his own - not to acquire missiles with nuclear warheads. "Some (countries) have missiles with nuclear warheads in their hands but I shouldn't have it. I do not accept this," he said in a speech in the eastern city of Sivas. Turkey does not possess nuclear weapons and has been a party to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty since 1980. The Turkish leader's remarks come amid burgeoning d ... read more |
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Iran warns of new cut in nuclear commitments, US imposes more sanctionsTehran (AFP) Sept 4, 2019 President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will announce a new step in scaling back its nuclear commitments by Thursday as it seeks sanctions relief from the United States, which responded by imposing even more restrictions. ... more  
A new alphabet to write and read quantum messages with very fast particlesVienna, Austria (SPX) Sep 05, 2019 Quantum information relies on the possibility of writing messages in a quantum particle and reading them out in a reliable way. If, however, the particle is relativistic, meaning that it moves with ... more  
Lockheed nabs $50.3M Navy contract for Aegis system upgradesWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2019 Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems received a $50.3 million U.S. Navy contract modification for upgrades to the Aegis missile defense system, the Defense Department announced. ... more 
Researchers warn of 'phishing' texts; Twitter nixes tweets by text after CEO hackSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 4, 2019 Cybersecurity researchers warned Wednesday of malicious software in text messages pretending to be from telecom carriers, opening a door for hackers to attack Android smartphones. ... more |
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Study tests performance of electric solid propellantUrbana IL (SPX) Sep 04, 2019 Electric solid propellants are being explored for use in dual-mode rocket engines because they aren't susceptible to ignite from a spark or flame and can be turned on and off electrically. Res ... more  
U.S. military installations, bases brace for Hurricane DorianWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2019 Military installations along the U.S. Southeast coast completed preparations and evacuations ahead of Hurricane Dorian on Wednesday. ... more  
General Atomics Orbital Test Bed Satellite Payload Commissioning UnderwaySan Diego, CA (SPX) Sep 04, 2019 General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has announced that commissioning of NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC), the primary hosted payload on-board the Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite, ... more  
ESA re-routes satellite to avoid SpaceX collision riskParis (AFP) Sept 3, 2019 The European Space Agency said Tuesday it had altered the trajectory of one of its observation satellites to avoid a possible collision with a craft operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. ... more  
Fast transit ship USNS Puerto Rico completes sea trialsWashington (UPI) Aug 26, 2019 The U.S. Navy's Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Puerto Rico finished its first integrated sea trials after two days in the Gulf of Mexico. ... more |
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 AFRL develops product to provide F-16 pilots with better visibility during rainstorms  
Boeing contracted for Qatar F-15QA aircrew, maintenance training, supportWashington (UPI) Aug 29, 2019 Boeing has been awarded a $500 million contract for services on Qatar's F-15QAs, the first three of which are expected for delivery in 2021. ... more  |
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Sikorsky nets $48.3M for CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter partsWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2019 Sikorsky Aircraft Co. was awarded a $48.3 million U.S. Navy contract for spare parts to maintain CH-53K helicopters, the Defense Department announced. ... more 
Air Force C-130s back in service after checks for wing cracksWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2019 All but one of the Total Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft of the U.S. Air Force grounded earlier this month to address cracks in wing joints have been cleared for duty. ... more  
Colombia's FARC rebels announce political movementBogota (AFP) Sept 5, 2019 The former second-in-command of the FARC rebels announced Wednesday the creation of a political movement, a week after announcing he was taking up arms once more. ... more 
Lockheed Martin's Expertise In Hypersonic Flight Wins New Army WorkHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 05, 2019 On August 29, the U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract at an estimated value of $347 million as part of a multi-year hypersonic weapons development in support of the Army's focus ... more  
DLR at IAA New Mobility World 2019Bonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 30, 2019 The prototype of an intelligent, modular electric urban car, infrastructure with high-tech sensors for testing automated and networked vehicles, and measuring mobility behaviour with smartphones - a ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2019  The first test of a remotely-launched Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor missile was called a success on Friday by the Missile Defense Agency.
"Preliminary indications are that planned flight test objectives were achieved and the target was successfully intercepted by the THAAD weapon system," MDA said in a statement.
"The test, designated Flight Test THAAD (FTT)-23, ... more |
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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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 Tehran (AFP) Sept 1, 2019 
Iran on Sunday unveiled a jet-propelled drone it said is capable of finding and attacking targets far from the country's borders with precision.
Dubbed the "Kian", the unmanned aerial vehicle was designed, produced and tested by experts of the air defence force within about a year, said the head of the force, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard.
The drone comes in two models capable of ... more |
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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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 Sterling VA (SPX) Sep 02, 2019 
T-Worx Holdings, LLC, a product innovation company, announced it will support the contractors chosen and announced by the Army today to develop weapons for the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program.
T-Worx is currently the only approved vendor for the U.S. Army's Picatinny Smart Rail, synonymous with the T-Worx Intelligent Rail platform (I-Rail). The platform is included as a thresh ... more |
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 Washington (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.
Moran retired out of the blue in July after the Senate confirmed him to lead the Nav ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 2, 2019 
Japan will launch a special police unit equipped with submachine guns and helicopters to patrol disputed isles in the East China Sea - a source of tension between Tokyo and Beijing, according to police and media.
The deployment near the tiny islands known as the "Senkakus" in Japanese and the "Diaoyu" in Chinese could take place early next year, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. ... more |
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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) Sept 4, 2019 
The table running across Samya Khasro's living room wall is a shrine to the missing: flickering candles and fading photographs of her 26 Iraqi relatives who vanished 35 years ago.
Khasro, who hails from a once-persecuted Shiite Kurdish minority, says her family was gutted by the disappearance of so many loved ones - and the anguish of not knowing their fate.
"We're still waiting. The da ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Sept 4, 2019 
President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will announce a new step in scaling back its nuclear commitments by Thursday despite a diplomatic push for relief from US sanctions.
"I don't think that... we will reach a deal, so we'll take the third step and we will announce the details today or tomorrow," Rouhani was quoted as saying on Wednesday by the presidency website.
Iran and three European co ... more |
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 Chicago (AFP) Sept 4, 2019 
As fresh US tariffs on Chinese imports kick in, Illinois-based phone accessories manufacturer Ben Buttolph has been urgently moving production to other Asian countries despite the cost, inconvenience and deep uncertainty.
Buttolph, chief finance officer at Xentris Wireless, expects that his company will never return to China after completing a move that he describes as "a kind of business 'h ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 4, 2019  Military installations along the U.S. Southeast coast completed preparations and evacuations ahead of Hurricane Dorian on Wednesday.
The hurricane was rated at Category 5 when it struck the Bahamas and then diminished, bringing heavy rain and wind, as it slowly moved westward toward Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Navy ships based at Naval Station Norfolk and ... more |
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 Jiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 02, 2019 
Two satellites for technological experiments were sent into space by a Kuaizhou-1A, or KZ-1A, carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday.
The rocket blasted off at 7:41 a.m. and sent the two satellites into their planned orbit.
Kuaizhou-1A, meaning speedy vessel, is a low-cost solid-fuel carrier rocket with high reliability and a short prep ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 4, 2019 
Hong Kong's leader told lawmakers Wednesday she will permanently shelve an extradition bill that triggered three months of pro-democracy protests, a politician who was in the briefing told AFP.
Carrie Lam, the city's chief executive, told a group of pro-Beijing lawmakers on Wednesday afternoon that she would withdraw the legislation, Felix Chung said.
"It is confirmed that the bill will ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2019 
Researchers at the University of Surrey in England have developed a way to scan for and identify a wide range of bomb-making materials in just 30 seconds.
The chemical fingerprinting technology requires the swabbing of materials, which can then be tested. The method can identify trace amounts of a variety of chemicals used in explosives, including nitrotoluenes, trinitrotriazine, hexame ... 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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