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  Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 18, 2019 US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has "many options" in addition to military strikes against Iran and that details of newly announced sanctions will come within 48 hours. Asked by reporters about a possible US attack on Iran, Trump said "there are many options. There's the ultimate option and there are options a lot less than that." He explained that by "ultimate option" he meant "war." Trump said that the specifics of sanctions he announced earlier would be made public "over the n ... read more |
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German probe opens into suspected internal spying at AirbusBerlin (AFP) Sept 18, 2019 German prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspected internal spying by employees of European aviation giant Airbus over two arms projects, sources said Wednesday. ... more  
$11.4M Boeing contract calls for SLAM-ER missile development for Saudi ArabiaWashington (UPI) Sep 18, 2019 Boeing Co. received an $11.4 million contract for work on the Stand-Off Land Attack Missile for Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Navy announced. ... more  
US Space Module Genesis II Might Crash into Relict Russian SatelliteWashington DC (Sputnik) Sep 18, 2019 The space habitat development company Bigelow Aerospace tweeted on Tuesday that two inoperative satellites, the US's Genesis II and Russia's Soviet-era Cosmos 1300, might collide. While the od ... more  
First launch of UK's OneWeb satellites from Baikonur planned for Dec 19Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 17, 2019 The first launch of UK communications satellites OneWeb from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome is tentatively scheduled for December 19, a spokesperson for Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos told ... more |
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Facebook to stop news headline changes from advertisersSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 16, 2019 Facebook said Monday it is working to stop advertisers from changing headlines in links to news stories after concerns raised by a British political party's altering of one such link. ... more  
Taiwan cuts ties with Solomon Islands after China switchTaipei (AFP) Sept 16, 2019 Taiwan severed ties with the Solomon Islands on Monday after learning the Pacific nation was switching diplomatic recognition to China, as Taipei accused Beijing of using "dollar diplomacy" to buy off its few remaining allies. ... more  
Suspect funds used to send military gear to Sudan neighbours: Bashir trial witnessKhartoum (AFP) Sept 14, 2019 A witness in the trial of Omar al-Bashir said Saturday that his army-owned firm had supplied military equipment to neighbouring countries using funds allegedly received illegally by the ousted Sudanese leader. ... more 
UN eases arms embargo on Central African RepublicUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2019 The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved the easing of an arms embargo on the Central African Republic for the first time since 2013 when it was engulfed in violence. ... more  
US warship docks in Lebanon amid regional tensionsBeirut (AFP) Sept 15, 2019 The United States navy destroyer USS Ramage docked briefly in Lebanon, the US embassy in Beirut said on Sunday, amid heightened regional tensions. ... more |
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 Thailand agrees to buy amphibious landing ship from China 
Boeing starts assembly of first KC-46A tanker for JapanWashington (UPI) Sep 17, 2019 Boeing has started assembling the first of four KC-46A tankers the U.S. State Department approved for Japan under a $1.9 billion deal nearly three years ago. ... more  |
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Boeing awarded $45M contract for U.S. Navy, Australian P-8A upgradesWashington (UPI) Sep 12, 2019 The Boeing Company has been awarded more than $45 million for P-8A aircrew training upgrades for the U.S. Navy and government of Australia. ... more 
Cargo locking problem keeps Air Force's KC-46 tankers groundedWashington (UPI) Sep 16, 2019 The U.S. Air Force barred its KC-46 tanker planes from carrying cargo or passengers until a problem with cargo locks is resolved. ... more
Tyndall AFB holds industry day as rebuilding gives way to upgradesWashington (UPI) Sep 17, 2019 The U.S. Air Force said Tuesday that nearly a year after Hurricane Michael wrecked Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., it is planning to rebuild an upgraded base in partnership with community and private industry. ... more  
Air strikes kill 10 pro-Iran fighters in Syria: monitorBeirut (AFP) Sept 17, 2019 Overnight air strikes killed 10 pro-Iranian Iraqi militiamen in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Tuesday, without specifying who carried them out. ... more  
Iraq parliament strips outspoken liberal MP of immunityBaghdad (AFP) Sept 17, 2019 Iraq's parliament stripped an outspoken liberal lawmaker of his immunity from prosecution Tuesday following accusations he praised Saddam Hussein's Baath party, despite his long history of opposing the executed dictator. ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) Sept 16, 2019  Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to sell Saudi Arabia its missile defence systems on Monday in the wake of the weekend attack on its oil facilities.
"We are ready to help Saudi Arabia so that she can protect her territory.
"She can do so in the same way that Iran has already done in buying the S-300 Russian missile system and the same way that Turkey has already done in buying ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 18, 2019 
Boeing Co. received an $11.4 million contract for work on the Stand-Off Land Attack Missile for Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Navy announced.
The contract, announced on Tuesday, calls for Phase 1 design maturity, analysis and test planning for production of the AGM-84 SLAM-ER, a precision-guided, air-launched cruise missile.
The work, to be completed by October, comes at the request of ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 10, 2019 
A team of defense contractors has remotely launched Javelin missiles from an unmanned vehicle.
The Javelin Joint Venture team, a partnership of Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin, fired the Javelin missiles from a Kongsberg remote launcher mounted on a Titan unmanned ground vehicle in a test fire at the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center in Alabama.
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 McLean VA (SPX) Sep 16, 2019 
For more than five decades, Intelsat General has been providing the satellite capacity and the services needed by the U.S. and allied governments to support troops operating in the world's hot spots.
Satellite technology on the ground and in space has improved greatly in that time, so that yesterday's large, bulky antennas have been replaced by fully integrated terminals the size of a lapt ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2019 
Detecting landmines can be a challenging and slow process. Detecting them from a moving vehicle would make the process more speedy, but at the expense of accuracy.
At the Optical Society's (OSA) Laser Congress, held 29 September - 3 October 2019 in Vienna, Austria, researchers from the University of Mississippi, U.S.A., will report a new laser-based sensor that effectively detects buried o ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Sept 12, 2019 
EU plans to increase defence spending to 22.5 billion euros ($25 billion) over the next decade are insufficient for its ambitions in the sector, the European Court of Auditors said Thursday.
If the EU tried to defend itself without help from NATO ally US, "it is estimated that an investment of several hundred billion euros would be needed to overcome the current capabilities gap," it underli ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2019 
The US Navy said that one of its destroyers had sailed close to the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Friday, asserting international freedom of navigation rights in the contested waters.
The USS Wayne E. Meyer guided-missile destroyer passed through the area of the Paracels east of Vietnam and South of China's Hainan Island without requesting permission from Beiji ... 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 17, 2019 
Iraq's parliament stripped an outspoken liberal lawmaker of his immunity from prosecution Tuesday following accusations he praised Saddam Hussein's Baath party, despite his long history of opposing the executed dictator.
A constant critic of Iraq's endemic corruption, Fayeq al-Sheikh Ali won a parliamentary seat last year after promising to counter Islamists' efforts to ban alcohol in the co ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 16, 2019 
Northrop Grumman Corp. announced its subcontractors for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent missiles system on Monday, after declining to partner with Boeing Co. on the project.
Northrop on Monday named Aerojet Rocketdyne, BRPH, Clark Construction, Collins Aerospace, General Dynamics, Honeywell, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Parsons and Textron Systems, "along with hundreds of other small ... more |
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 London (AFP) Sept 13, 2019  The London Stock Exchange Group on Friday turned down a takeover bid by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, citing "fundamental" flaws and concerns over its ties to the Hong Kong government.
In a statement, LSEG said management "unanimously rejects the conditional proposal" from Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) and "given its fundamental flaws, sees no merit in further engagement" regarding the off ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 19, 2019 
As a Tokyo court pronounced three former executives not guilty in the only criminal trial over the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a woman's voice cut through the silence from the gallery: "Unbelievable!"
More than eight years after the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, only three people have faced criminal prosecution in relation to the Fukushima disaster, and their acquittal Thursday lef ... 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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 London (AFP) Sept 17, 2019  China must give Hong Kong leaders leeway to reach a compromise with protesters or face continued unrest in the city, former governor Chris Patten said on Tuesday.
"In order to have a resolution the Chinese government needs to make it clear that they still believe in the treaty which was signed by Britain," he told AFP, referring to the 1985 agreement that led to Hong Kong's return to Chinese ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) Sept 16, 2019 
The Islamic State group's chief has urged followers to free detained jihadists and family members held at camps in Iraq and Syria, vowing "revenge" in an audio recording released Monday.
"The prisons, the prisons, soldiers of the caliphate!" said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive head of the group which once controlled swathes of Iraq and Syria, in a recording purportedly by the IS chief di ... 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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