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  Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 26, 2019 Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said on Monday at a press conference in Moscow that Beijing is interested in further strategic cooperation with Russia in the space industry, noting that NATO's recent remarks on recognizing space as the alliance's operational domain represent a "very dangerous phenomenon". "I think this is a very dangerous phenomenon on the part of NATO. We have always firmly opposed the deployment of weapons in outer space and the development of an arms race in space. Tha ... read more |
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Iran deal committee to meet next week: EUBrussels (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 The five-nation commission overseeing the Iran nuclear deal will meet in Vienna next week, the EU said Tuesday, with fears growing the accord could collapse. ... more  
Pompeo: Turkey test of Russian defense system 'concerning'Washington (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday voiced alarm over Turkey's testing of its Russian missile defense system but said the NATO ally could still return to Washington's good graces. ... more  
ESA see-through security in worldwide serviceParis (ESA) Nov 26, 2019 The odds are high that you have already interacted with one of ESA's most-far-reaching inventions without realising it. Terahertz security cameras - currently employed in 18 countries including many ... more  
China overtakes US in number of diplomatic missionsSydney (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 For the first time, China has more diplomatic missions around the world than the United States, according to a study published Wednesday that offered fresh evidence of Beijing's global ambitions. ... more |
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Six dead in blasts in Iraqi capital amid deadly protestsBaghdad (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 Six people were killed in near-simultaneous blasts across Iraq's capital late Tuesday, medics and a security source said, amid deadly anti-government protests that have rocked Baghdad and the Shiite-majority south for weeks. ... more  
Two rockets fired from Gaza at Israel: armyJerusalem (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 Militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at Israel on Tuesday, one of which was intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, the army said. ... more 
Pope to list nuclear weapons as immoral in Catholic manualAboard The Papal Plane (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 Pope Francis announced on Tuesday he would declare the use and possession of nuclear weapons "immoral" in the Catholic Church's official manual, after visiting the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki where atomic bombs were dropped during World War II. ... more 
Trump interventions undercut Pentagon leadershipWashington (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 President Donald Trump's interventions in US military policy, from reversing a Navy SEAL's demotion to withdrawal from Syria to a transgender ban, increasingly undermine Pentagon leadership, defense experts said Monday. ... 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 |
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Foreign military forces in MaliParis (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 Mali, where 13 French soldiers have died in a helicopter collision, is at the heart of a jihadist insurgency in the Sahel that has claimed thousands of lives and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes. ... more  |
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GE awarded $1.3M for T700 helicopter engines to Army, Navy, Air ForceWashington DC (UPI) Nov 27, 2019 General Electric was awarded a $1.3 million contract modification to deliver T700 helicopter engines for the Army, Navy, Air Force and other agencies. ... more 
French soldiers killed in Mali helicopter collisionParis (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when two helicopters collided during an operation against jihadists in the country's restive north, officials said Tuesday, the heaviest single loss for the French military in nearly four decades. ... more 
Boeing nabs $10.7M contract to update Saudi air force helicoptersWashington (UPI) Nov 25, 2019 Boeing has received a $10.7 million contract to integrate and retrofit updated equipment in the light attack helicopters of the Royal Saudi Air Force, the Defense Department announced. ... 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  
Airbus' marks 50 years in Skynet secure satellite communications for UKLondon, 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 ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday voiced alarm over Turkey's testing of its Russian missile defense system but said the NATO ally could still return to Washington's good graces.
"It's concerning," Pompeo told reporters when asked about reports that Turkey used US-developed F-16 fighter jets to test the S-400 system controversially purchased from Moscow.
But he added: "We are h ... 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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 Sydney (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 
For the first time, China has more diplomatic missions around the world than the United States, according to a study published Wednesday that offered fresh evidence of Beijing's global ambitions.
Australia's respected Lowy Institute reported that China's "rapid" rise up the rankings of diplomatic networks continued in 2019, boosted by the opening of diplomatic posts in countries that had pre ... 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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 Copenhagen (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 
Denmark's government on Tuesday offered to lead a NATO mission to train Iraqi forces, saying it was prepared to send 200 troops to Iraq at the end of next year.
The year-old NATO mission, which provides around 500 soldiers that advise and train Iraqi troops, is currently led by Canada, whose time in charge ends in late 2020.
"We have told NATO we could take the lead" in the operation, Da ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 
The five-nation commission overseeing the Iran nuclear deal will meet in Vienna next week, the EU said Tuesday, with fears growing the accord could collapse.
Officials from Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia will meet Iranian delegates on December 6, two weeks after the UN nuclear watchdog demanded Tehran explain the presence of uranium particles at an undeclared site near Tehran. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 26, 2019
Top US and Chinese negotiators held phone talks on Tuesday and agreed to keep in touch over "remaining issues" for a "phase one" trade deal between the two countries, Chinese state media said.
US President Donald Trump had announced last month that the two sides had reached an initial agreement, but the deal is yet to be finalised.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He spoke on the phone Tuesday m ... 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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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 
Chinese state media on Tuesday sought to downplay and discredit the results of Hong Kong elections that delivered a stunning victory for pro-democracy candidates and a stinging rebuke to the pro-Beijing establishment.
Local elections in the semi-autonomous city revealed broad public support for a protest movement that has stirred months of violence, as candidates seeking to loosen control by ... 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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