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  Madrid (AFP) Sept 21, 2019 Airbus has sharply criticised Madrid for choosing defence systems specialist Indra to coordinate Spain's participation in a Franco-German project to develop a new-generation fighter jet, in which the aviation giant is deeply involved. The decision, which was taken by the defence ministry in late August, saw Indra chosen to coordinate Spain's work on a stealth fighter whose development is being led by Airbus and France's Dassault Aviation. Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury told online busin ... read more |
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Top N. Korea negotiator praises Trump's 'new method' suggestionSeoul (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 North Korea's chief negotiator in talks with the United States welcomed Donald Trump's suggestion of trying a "new method" in negotiations, and hailed the exit of his hawkish national security advisor. ... more  
India boosting military forces to combat cyber and space warfareNew Delhi (Sputnik) Sep 23, 2019 After his election win, Prime Minister Narendra Modi doubled down on the modernisation of the Indian Armed Forces. Indian political analyst Amrita Dhillon has explained Modi's focus on the military ... more  
US conducting F-35 drills in hopes of outsmarting Russian S-400 SystemsWashington DC (Sputnik) Sep 23, 2019 Commander of the US Air Forces in Europe and Africa, Gen. Jeffrey Lee Harrigian previously claimed that American forces have a plan to take down the Integrated Air Defence System in Kaliningrad, Rus ... more  
Nevada's Team CERBERUS moves ahead at robotic underground terrain competitionReno NV (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 Team CERBERUS, an international collaboration based in the University of Nevada, Reno College of Engineering, has been selected to move on to the second round of the exclusive DARPA Subterranean Cha ... more |
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Army research uncovers law-like progression of weapons technologiesAberdeen MD (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 Anticipating the technology and weapon systems of our future Army might not be entirely daunting, new Army research finds. Trends in the progression of weapon systems from the early crossbowma ... more  
DARPA announces final teams for Spectrum Collaboration Challenge Championship eventWashington DC (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 DARPA has announced the 10 teams that have qualified for the Championship Event of the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) - a three-year contest to unlock the potential of the radio frequency (R ... more 
Airbus to develop technology for ultra-high-resolution satellites for UK MODLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 Airbus has won a design study from the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to develop the technologies for a cluster of ultra-high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satelli ... more  
U.S. Navy's MQ-25 tanker drone completes first test flightWashington (UPI) Sep 20, 2019 The U.S. Navy's MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft successfully completed its first test flight, manufacturer Boeing Co. announced this week. ... more  
Putin briefed on results of probe into hole in Soyuz MS-09Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 20, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin has been briefed on the results of a probe into the mysterious hole in the hull of Soyuz MS-09 spaceship, a source in the space industry told Sputnik. "The pre ... more |
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Pentagon sending reinforcements to Gulf following attacks in SaudiWashington (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday that the United States will send reinforcements to the Gulf region at the request of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, following attacks on Saudi oil facilities which it blames on Iran. ... more  |
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Seven killed in Baghdad suburb despite anti-IS sweep: security sourcesBaghdad (AFP) Sept 22, 2019 Seven people have been killed in three attacks in the northern outskirts of the Iraqi capital, security sources said Sunday, despite the army recently declaring the area swept of jihadists. ... more  
UN extends Afghan mission after China 'Silk Road' veto threatUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 17, 2019 The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously extended its mission in Afghanistan after China withdrew its threat of a veto if the text did not mention Beijing's "Belt and Road" trade initiative. ... more 
Dozens detained as Kazakhs protest against former president, ChinaAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 21, 2019 Police detained dozens of protesters in Kazakhstan Saturday for rallying against Chinese economic expansion and former strongman president Nursultan Nazarbayev, who is still a powerful force in the former Soviet nation. ... more 
Colt to stop making AR-15 rifles, weapon of choice in US mass shootingsWashington (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 Legendary US gun manufacturer Colt has said it will no longer produce the AR-15, blaming market forces rather than the semi-automatic rifle's role in some of the country's worst mass shootings. ... more  
GomSpace and Leaf Space sign MoU to strengthen ground segment collaborationAalborg, Danmark (SPX) Sep 20, 2019 Space, provider of ground station services, and GomSpace, manufacturer of nanosatellite solutions and operations services, will ensure that their respective solutions are fully integrated with each ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 17, 2019 
Limited production of the sophisticated new air defence system, most of whose characteristics remain under wraps, was said to have begun earlier this year, but the system has not yet concluded military testing.
Russia plans to begin mass production of the S-500 air defence system in the second half of 2020, Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Russian defence industry giant Rostec, has announced.
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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 20, 2019 
The U.S. Navy's MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft successfully completed its first test flight, manufacturer Boeing Co. announced this week.
The tanker drone completed its two-hour flight at its test program base at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Thursday, the company said in a press release.
The aircraft completed an autonomous taxi and takeoff, and t ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2019 
The U.S. Navy awarded a contract to eight companies for worldwide work on its C4ISR platforms that is potentially worth up to $968.1 million.
The contract, announced on Thursday by the Department of Defense, covers installation of all shore-based command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms worldwide.
The deal also includes m ... more |
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 Aberdeen MD (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 
Anticipating the technology and weapon systems of our future Army might not be entirely daunting, new Army research finds.
Trends in the progression of weapon systems from the early crossbowman to a musket to a military tank might help predict our future systems, according to a new study to be published in the Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, "Towards Universal Laws of Technolog ... 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 (UPI) Sep 20, 2019 
NATO announced that its new command, designed to quickly move tanks and personnel around Europe, is operational.
The Joint Support and Enabling Command, located in Ulm, Germany, is a headquarters focused on ensuring that troops and equipment can rapidly move across borders in the event of a crisis.
The NATO capability of troop movement across European borders has long been a prob ... more |
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 Bath UK (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 
A new nanomaterial developed by scientists at the University of Bath could solve a conundrum faced by scientists probing some of the most promising types of future pharmaceuticals.
Scientists who study the nanoscale - with molecules and materials 10,000 smaller than a pinhead - need to be able to test the way that some molecules twist, known as their chirality, because mirror image molecul ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Sept 22, 2019  Seven people have been killed in three attacks in the northern outskirts of the Iraqi capital, security sources said Sunday, despite the army recently declaring the area swept of jihadists.
The overnight attacks Saturday into Sunday targeted the homes of tribal fighters belonging to the powerful Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force, as well as army barracks, in the Sunni suburb of Tarmiya, th ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 
North Korea's chief negotiator in talks with the United States welcomed Donald Trump's suggestion of trying a "new method" in negotiations, and hailed the exit of his hawkish national security advisor.
The US President had fired John Bolton last week, revealing deep divisions between the two on major foreign policy issues including nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
Trump on Thursday said he ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 
President Donald Trump on Friday temporarily lifted tariffs on hundreds of Chinese goods that he imposed last year, softening his stance in the trade conflict ahead of next month's negotiations.
The decision helped buoy stock markets looking for light at the end of the tunnel as the trade war drags into its second year.
With high-level talks due to restart in Washington early next month, ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 18, 2019  Two weeks after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, U.S. military forces began winding down their rescue efforts.
The hurricane hovered over the island nation for about 40 hours beginning on Sept. 3, and the United States military has been involved in relief efforts since.
Navy and Marine personnel returned to Norfolk, Va., this week after providing support to the U.S. Agenc ... 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 20, 2019 
Amnesty International on Friday accused Hong Kong police of using excessive force against pro-democracy protesters, in some cases amounting to torture, criticising a "disturbing pattern of reckless and unlawful tactics".
In a report based on interviews with nearly two dozen activists, most of whom were hospitalised after their arrests, the global rights watchdog said the city's police office ... 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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