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  Moscow (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 Turkey is in talks to buy more S-400 missile defence systems from Moscow, Russia's state arms exporter said, despite Washington's repeated warnings against such a purchase. Alexander Mikheyev, head of state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, told Interfax news agency that the two countries were discussing financing and "a delivery schedule". He did not provide further details on the ongoing talks. In July, NATO member Turkey received the first batch of Russia's S-400 missile defence systems in ... read more |
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Kim and Trump have 'special' relationship: KCNASeoul (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump have a "special" relationship, a top Pyongyang official said Thursday, echoing remarks this week by the American head of state. ... more  
Swarm of tiny drones explores unknown environmentsDelft, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 24, 2019 Researchers have presented a swarm of tiny drones that can explore unknown environments completely by themselves. This work, presented in Science Robotics on 23 October, forms a significant step in ... more  
China's absence from global space conference due to "visa problem" causes concernWashington DC (XNA) Oct 23, 2019 "I miss an important space agency in this panel. Where is China?" Attendees at a plenary of the ongoing weeklong International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington brought the question atop th ... more 
RedTail LiDAR Systems unveils innovative 3D mapping solution at Commercial UAV EXPOFairmont WV (SPX) Oct 24, 2019 RedTail LiDAR Systems - a division of 4D Tech Solutions, Inc. - is pleased to introduce the RTL-400 LiDAR mapping system at the Commercial UAV EXPO on October 28th. The RTL-400 was designed specific ... more |
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USNS Burlington returns to shipyard for bow modificationsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 24, 2019 Shipbuilder Austral USA received a $8.1 million contract to implement a bow modification to the recently-built USNS Burlington, the Pentagon said. ... more 
Turkey moves to start domestic submarine-building industryWashington DC (UPI) Oct 24, 2019 Turkey launched a plan to build its own submarine fleet, with six home-designed and -manufactured vessels scheduled to join its naval fleet by 2040. ... more  
F-22 deployment to Saudi Arabia confirmed in Air Force videoWashington DC (UPI) Oct 24, 2019 A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter plane was seen at an air base in Saudi Arabia, an indication that the stealth planes have been deployed there. ... more  
Pentagon chief visits Iraq as US quits northern SyriaBaghdad (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 Pentagon chief Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad for talks on Wednesday as Washington pulled out its remaining troops from northern Syria through Iraq. ... more  
Beijing to host 'intra-Afghan' conference: TalibanKabul (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 China has invited a Taliban delegation to attend an "intra-Afghan" conference in Beijing, a militant spokesman said Wednesday, after a prospective deal between the United States and the insurgents collapsed last month. ... more |
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In Iraqi refuge, Syrian Kurds curse Trump and ErdoganBardarach, Irak (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 "May God avenge us against Trump and Erdogan" is a common refrain among the thousands of Syrian Kurds who have taken refuge in Iraq since Turkey's assault on their homes. ... more  |
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US hails German idea of international 'safe zone' in SyriaBrussels (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 The US ambassador to NATO on Wednesday welcomed an idea floated by Germany of Europe possibly contributing to a so-called "safe zone" inside Syria, but other Alliance members expressed consternation. ... more 
Outcry in Iraq over official report on protest violenceBaghdad (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 Iraqi politicians on Wednesday criticised a government enquiry into a violent crackdown on recent protests, with a former premier calling for the government to resign, two days ahead of expected new demonstrations. ... more 
Jordan's 25-year peace with Israel 'cold and getting colder'Amman (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 Twenty-five years after the signing of a landmark peace treaty, ties between Jordan and Israel mirror the ebbs and flows of a turbulent region, while many Jordanians still regard the Jewish state as an "enemy". ... more  
New generation of intelligent bio-interfaces could overcome aspects of spinal cord injuryWashington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 Spinal cord injury disrupts the connection between brain and body, causing devastating loss of physiological function to the wounded warfighter. In addition to paralysis, service members living with ... more  
Russia to launch Angara Carrier Rocket in 2024Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 24, 2019 Russia's new Angara-A5M carrier rocket is expected to be launched from the Vostochny space centre in 2024, the chief designer at the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre said. ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 
Turkey is in talks to buy more S-400 missile defence systems from Moscow, Russia's state arms exporter said, despite Washington's repeated warnings against such a purchase.
Alexander Mikheyev, head of state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, told Interfax news agency that the two countries were discussing financing and "a delivery schedule".
He did not provide further details on the ongoing ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 18, 2019 
The State Department approved the sale of 120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) to South Korea, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced.
The requested $253 million package includes the AIM-120C-7/C-8 missiles; containers; weapon support and support equipment; spare and repair parts; logistics support services and other related elements. The contract, announced ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Oct 24, 2019 
To inspire advanced robotic technology, researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering have published the most complete description of how flying insects land upside-down.
The paper was published Oct. 23 in Science Advances. "Through this work, we sought to understand how a fly executes the maneuvers of landing upside down in the blink of an eye," said Bo Cheng, assista ... more |
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 Xichang, China (XNA) Oct 22, 2019 
China sent a new communication technology experiment satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province late Thursday.
The satellite, launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket at 23:21 (Beijing Time), will be mainly used for multi-band and high-speed communication technology experiments.
The satellite and the carrier rocket we ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 21, 2019 
The U.S. Army and a leading organization of unidentified flying objects researchers agreed to a study of UFO material to improve Army ground vehicles.
The 26-page "Cooperative Research and Development Agreement" between the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and the To the Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences was signed last week, calling for "leveraging advancements in met ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 
An Air Force Research Laboratory team recently delivered version 2.0 of the Survival Health Awareness Responders Kit (SHARK) to U.S. Air Force instructors at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)-Lackland Camp Bullis, a 28,000-acre site in Texas, used to train Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialists.
With SHARK, sensors embedded in shirts transmit key metrics including heart ra ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday pressed China's visiting vice president over the case of a Japanese professor detained by Beijing reportedly on allegations of spying.
Tokyo confirmed this week a Japanese man in his 40s has been held by Chinese authorities since September on suspicion of violating Chinese laws, without specifying the details.
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 London, UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 
Evening gowns with interwoven LEDs may look extravagant, but the light sources need a constant power supply from devices that are as well wearable, durable, and lightweight. Chinese scientists have manufactured fibrous electrodes for wearable devices that are flexible and excel by their high energy density. A microfluidic technology was key for the preparation of the electrode material was a mic ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 
Iraqi politicians on Wednesday criticised a government enquiry into a violent crackdown on recent protests, with a former premier calling for the government to resign, two days ahead of expected new demonstrations.
Iraq was rocked by protests during the first week of October, with thousands taking to the streets of Baghdad and the country's south to demand jobs, services and an end to corrup ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump have a "special" relationship, a top Pyongyang official said Thursday, echoing remarks this week by the American head of state.
Analysts said the comments were an indication Pyongyang still hoped to reach a deal directly with Trump over its nuclear programmes, despite Washington's longstanding insistence it give up its weapons bef ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Oct 21, 2019 
China will ask the World Trade Organization for permission to impose tariffs on $2.4 billion worth of US goods as compensation in a dispute that dates back to 2012, documents showed Monday.
In a statement circulated to WTO members last week, but sent to journalists on Monday, China claimed the penalty was justified given the "United States continued non-compliance" with previous WTO rulings ... more |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Oct 23, 2019 
Autonomous drone cameras have been trialled for several years to detect signs of life in disaster zones. Now, in a world first study, researchers from Adelaide and Iraq have taken this a step further.
Using a new technique to monitor vital signs remotely, engineers from the University of South Australia and Middle Technical University in Baghdad have designed a computer vision system which ... more |
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 Washington DC (XNA) Oct 23, 2019 
"I miss an important space agency in this panel. Where is China?" Attendees at a plenary of the ongoing weeklong International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington brought the question atop the panel voting system and demanded an answer.
The crowd-sourced question popped up after the audience found that Wu Yanhua, vice administrator of China National Space Administration (CNSA) sched ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 
The men jumped Stanley Ho without warning, smashing both his hands with metal rods - one of multiple recent attacks against prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures that activists have dubbed a "white terror".
Since late August, eight well-known pro-democracy figures have been beaten by unknown assailants as fear swirls that some "triad" crime networks have flocked to Beijing's cause after ... more |
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 The Hague (AFP) Oct 22, 2019  The UN's chemical weapons watchdog said Tuesday it was checking Kurdish allegations that Turkish forces fired non-conventional weapons in northern Syria, but emphasised it had not launched a formal investigation.
"OPCW experts are engaged in the process of assessing the credibility of allegations concerning the situation in Northern Syria," the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical We ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2019 
Raytheon Co. announced the delivery, to the U.S. Air Force, of the first high-energy laser system to counter drone threats.
The system will be tested in a year-long overseas deployment, the company said on Tuesday.
Raytheon received a $23.8 million contract in August to build two high-energy laser systems, as well as a $16 million contract for a microwave counter-drone system kno ... more |
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