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  London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 Airbus is celebrating a remarkable 50 years of providing global secure military satellite communications to the UK Ministry of Defence with the 50th anniversary of the first Skynet satellite. And it's a double celebration as this year Airbus is also celebrating its 50th birthday. Skynet 1A was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 22 November 1969 into a geostationary orbit and it was followed less than a year later by Skynet 1B to provide secure communications to the armed forces via voice - a ... read more |
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Turkey tests Russian missile defences despite US threatsAnkara (AFP) Nov 25, 2019 Turkey began testing on Monday its Russian missile defence system, local media reported, despite repeated calls from the United States that it could lead to sanctions. ... more  
Scientific Systems receives DARPA Blackjack Pit Boss prime contractWoburn MA (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) has been awarded a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) prime contract to begin development of the Pit Boss mission system for the Blackjack sate ... more  
Berlin denies reports of Merkel-Macron clash over NATOBerlin (AFP) Nov 25, 2019 Berlin on Monday denied reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron clashed over dinner after the French leader described the NATO defence alliance as suffering from "brain death". ... more  
Gene Editors Could Find New Use as Rapid Detectors of Pathogenic ThreatsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 In a twist on how gene editing technology might be applied in the future, DARPA's newest biotechnology funding opportunity aims to incorporate gene editors into detectors for distributed health bios ... more |
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China launches two more BeiDou satellites for GPS systemXichang (XNA) Nov 25, 2019 China launched two satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 8:55 a.m. Saturday. Launched on a Long ... more  
Australia investigates 'Chinese plot' to create spy MPSydney (AFP) Nov 25, 2019 Australia's prime minister insisted he was "not naive" to the threat of foreign interference Monday, as authorities investigated an alleged plot by China to recruit a businessman and get him elected. ... more  
AFRL sponsors service academy and university design challengeWright-Patterson AFB (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 As a result of real-world-battlefield needs, the Air Force Research Laboratory's Center for Rapid Innovation is sponsoring the Service Academy and University Design Challenge. The SAC/UDC chal ... more  
Ousted Navy secretary made secret deal with Trump: Pentagon chiefWashington (AFP) Nov 25, 2019 The US defense secretary Monday defended the decision to sack his navy secretary, saying he went behind his back to make a deal with the White House over a convicted Navy SEAL's future. ... more  
Airstrikes kill 8 Yemeni rebels, sparking new battlesHodeidah, Yemen (AFP) Nov 25, 2019 Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed eight Yemeni Huthi rebels near the port of Hodeidah on Monday, triggering fierce battles around the flashpoint city, local officials said. ... more |
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From captive to activist, a Yazidi girl's fight against violenceSharia Camp, Iraq (AFP) Nov 25, 2019 At only 18, Iman Abbas has overcome suffering that would break many - the Yazidi was repeatedly sold as a "slave" by jihadists but escaped to become an award-winning advocate for fellow survivors. ... more  |
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How Let's Encrypt doubled the internet's percentage of secure websites in four yearsAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 The percentage of websites protected with HTTPS secure encryption - indicated by the lock icon in the address bar of most browsers - has jumped from just over 40% in 2016 to 80% today. That's ... more 
US extends license for businesses to work with Huawei by 90 daysWashington (AFP) Nov 18, 2019 The United States on Monday granted another 90 days for companies to cease doing business with China's telecoms giant Huawei, saying the move would allow service providers to continue to offer coverage in rural areas. ... more  
New water-based optical device revolutionizes the field of optics researchTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2019 Light is versatile in nature. In other words, it shows different characteristics when traveling through different types of materials. This property has been explored in various technologies, but the ... more  
Powering future optical microsystems with chip-scale integrated photonicsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2019 Lasers are essential to many fields - ranging from optical communications and remote sensing, to manufacturing and medicine. While the semiconductor laser was first demonstrated nearly 60 years ago, ... more  
T-shirt generates electricity from temperature difference between body and surroundingsMalaga, Spain (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 Researchers of the Faculty of Science of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed a low-cost T-shirt that generates electricity from the temperature difference between the human body and the sur ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) Nov 25, 2019 
Turkey began testing on Monday its Russian missile defence system, local media reported, despite repeated calls from the United States that it could lead to sanctions.
Planes, including F-16 fighter jets, circled the Murted military base in Ankara province to test the newly acquired S-400 system and train Turkish operators, news agency DHA reported.
Turkey's acquisition of the S-400 in ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 20, 2019 
Raytheon Missile System in Tucson has been awarded an $84 million contract for support on the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block 2's production requirements.
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, will allow Raytheon to procure the remaining materials in support of the ESSM fiscal year 2020 low rate initial production Lot 3 all up rounds and spares.
The Evol ... more |
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Nov 20, 2019 
FLIR Systems, Inc. reports that the FLIR StormCaster family of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) payloads for its SkyRanger R70 and R80D SkyRaider airframes. The new line launches with two multi-sensor products -StormCaster-T, which delivers continuous zoom and longwave infrared (LWIR) imaging; and StormCaster-L, which provides ultra-low-light imaging, tracking, and mapping.
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 London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 
Airbus is celebrating a remarkable 50 years of providing global secure military satellite communications to the UK Ministry of Defence with the 50th anniversary of the first Skynet satellite. And it's a double celebration as this year Airbus is also celebrating its 50th birthday.
Skynet 1A was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 22 November 1969 into a geostationary orbit and it was f ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 25, 2019 
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman has opened an office in Poland, the first foreign customer of its air and missile command-and-control system.
The 12,000-square-foot office, opened last week, is expected to allow the company to provide better service on what it sees as a major partnership, as well as to work more closely with potential clients in Europe.
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 18, 2019 
Despite U.S. sanctions, Russian arms sales are on pace to match 2018's export revenue of about $13.7 billion, the head of Russia's state-owned defense export company said Monday.
Sergei Chemezov, chief executive officer of Rostec, said at the Dubai Air Show that Russia has confirmed sales of $11 billion so far this year, and expects to end 2019 with between $13.5 billion and $13.7 billi ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) Nov 25, 2019 
Berlin on Monday denied reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron clashed over dinner after the French leader described the NATO defence alliance as suffering from "brain death".
The two European leaders met on November 10, a day after Germany marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall.
Their dinner came just days after Macron stunned NATO ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too.
The new ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Nov 24, 2019 
While noisy protests rage on Iraq's streets, in the backrooms of power political leaders are quietly hashing out ways to keep their posts and the huge financial rewards they bring.
The demonstrations rocking the capital and Shiite-majority south since early October are the biggest grassroots movement the country has seen since the 2003 US-led invasion that ended the Saddam Hussein regime. ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 
Six environmental conservationists accused of "spying" on Iranian military sites have received sentences of up to 10 years in prison, according to state news agency IRNA and Shargh daily.
Sentences "from four to 10 years" have been issued for some of the case's suspects, IRNA quoted judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili as saying.
Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, a lawyer who represents some ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 
China said Thursday it is still striving to reach a trade deal with the United States, a day after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of not making sufficient concessions.
Negotiators from both sides have been working towards a partial deal that includes bigger Chinese orders for US farm goods and better protections for intellectual property.
But Trump Wednesday accused Beijing of no ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 
As a result of real-world-battlefield needs, the Air Force Research Laboratory's Center for Rapid Innovation is sponsoring the Service Academy and University Design Challenge.
The SAC/UDC challenges tackle some of the Department of Defense's top urgent needs while focusing on highly visible and challenging warfighter problems. The competitive environment stimulates crosstalk innovation wit ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2019 
A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platform's designer, announced the news at the 5th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum in Wuhan.
A common satellite operating business focuses on satellites rather than services, which ma ... more |
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 Miami (AFP) Nov 25, 2019 
A Chinese woman who stirred fears of espionage when she entered President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort carrying multiple mobile phones and a malware-spiked thumb drive was sentenced to eight months in prison Monday, US media reported.
Zhang Yujing, 33, was arrested on March 30 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump was on one of his frequent visits. She was found guilty of tre ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 20, 2019 
The number of global deaths from terrorism fell 15.2 percent in 2018, even as the number of countries affected by extremist violence continued to grow, the 2019 Global Terrorism Index showed.
From a high of 33,555 deaths in 2014, when the Islamic State (IS) group lured tens of thousands of jihadists to the Middle East, the number of terrorism deaths has more than halved to 15,952 in 2018, th ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 
Members of the U.S. Air Force used the Advanced Test High Energy Asset, referred to as ATHENA, to shoot down a variety of drones in a Lockheed Martin demonstration of the technology.
In the latest test of the ground-portable laser weapon system, Airmen engaged and shot down multiple fixed wing and rotary drones at a government test range in Fort Sill, Okla., Lockheed said on Thursday. / ... more |
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