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  Washington DC (VOA) Dec 16, 2019 The Trump Administration and United States Congress are currently in discussions regarding a proposal to create and fund a service branch within the U.S. Air Force that would assist in deterring conflict in space. The Trump Administration and United States Congress are currently in discussions regarding a proposal to create and fund a service branch within the U.S. Air Force that would assist in deterring conflict in space. Called the United States Space Force, the branch would be part of the U.S. ... read more |
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US defense chief chides NATO 'free riders'Washington (AFP) Dec 13, 2019 US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday defended Washington's pressuring NATO allies to contribute more money toward their own defense, saying the Western alliance cannot permit "free riders." ... more  
North Korea conducts 'crucial test' at Sohae launch site: KCNASeoul (AFP) Dec 14, 2019 North Korea has conducted another "crucial test" at its Sohae satellite launch site, state media reported, as nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington remain stalled with a deadline approaching. ... more 
US envoy: N. Korea comments 'hostile and unnecessary'Seoul (AFP) Dec 16, 2019 The top US representative in talks with North Korea on Monday slammed Pyongyang's demands as hostile and unnecessary as its end-of-year deadline approaches, but held open the door for fresh negotiations. ... more 
Iraqi supporters of pro-Iran group protest US sanctionsBaghdad (AFP) Dec 14, 2019 Several thousand supporters of one of the most powerful pro-Iranian armed groups in Iraq marched through Baghdad on Saturday, trampling on giant US flags after Washington slapped sanctions on their leader. ... more |
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Iridium Continues GMDSS Readiness with Announcement of Launch PartnersMcLean VA (SPX) Dec 12, 2019 Iridium Communications Inc. has announced the first seven companies it has authorized to provide its Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) services, planned for commercial introduction ... more  
Norway telecom operator snubs Huawei for 5G networkOslo (AFP) Dec 13, 2019 Norwegian telecom operator Telenor said Friday it had picked Sweden's Ericsson to build the country's 5G network, dropping Chinese behemoth Huawei which had provided equipment for its current 4G network. ... more  
US calls on China not to interfere in Taiwan electionWashington (AFP) Dec 12, 2019 The United States on Thursday urged China not to interfere in elections next month in Taiwan, where President Tsai Ing-wen, a critic of Beijing, is seeking a new term. ... more  
Two dead as Russian carrier fire extinguishedMoscow (AFP) Dec 13, 2019 Emergency workers and sailors have extinguished a blaze on the Russian navy's only aircraft carrier that has killed two people, the navy said Friday. ... more  
US to announce 4,000-troop drawdown from Afghanistan: mediaWashington (AFP) Dec 15, 2019 The Trump administration will announce as early as this week plans to withdraw around 4,000 troops from Afghanistan, US media reported. ... more |
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Top Iraq cleric denounces killing, abduction of protestersKarbala, Iraq (AFP) Dec 13, 2019 Iraq's top Shiite cleric on Friday denounced the murder and abduction of anti-government protesters, calling for weapons to be placed under the control of the state. ... more  |
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Study links military suicides with longer wars, but not combat timeWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2019 Suicides among active-duty members of the military appear to decline during combat - but may also be more common during longer wars. ... more 
Backer of Iraq anti-government protests killed in BaghdadBaghdad (AFP) Dec 15, 2019 A supporter of Iraqi anti-government demonstrators was gunned down in Baghdad, a police source said Sunday, the fourth backer of the protest movement to be killed in two weeks. ... more 
Battle of the Bulge heroes remembered 75 years onBastogne, Belgium (AFP) Dec 14, 2019 The Battle of the Bulge was the last German offensive of World War II, and the Siege of Bastogne the scene of a heroic defence by American paratroopers. ... more  
Lockheed Martin awarded $18M for F-35 support for Australia, UK, CanadaWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2019 Lockheed Martin has received an $18 million contract modification for maintenance and operation of the support center that tests the F-35 aircraft for three partner nations. ... more 
Austal delivers USNS Puerto Rico EPF ship to NavyWashington UPI) Dec 11, 2019 Austal USA delivered the future USNS Puerto Rico expeditionary fast transport vessel to the U.S. Navy on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 09, 2019 
Germany is showing reluctance to approve a missile system developed by Lockheed Martin and MBDA Deutschland, a defense ministry report indicates.
A joint proposal by the defense contractors for a high-profile missile system, known as TLVS, was submitted in June for a second time, but unclassified portions of a biannual assessment indicate that the German defense ministry has unspecified ... more |
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Dec 12, 2019 
Lockheed Martin has tested its next-generation long-range missile designed for the U.S. Army's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) program at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. All test objectives were achieved.
During the flight test, the PrSM was fired from Lockheed Martin's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher and flew approximately 240 kilometers to the target area. ... more |
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 San Diego, CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2019 
Citadel Defense has worked with three undisclosed U.S. Government agencies for six months to deploy counter drone technology that meets regulatory, safety, and critical infrastructure protection requirements. Throughout the pilot program, Citadel's Titan technology has been successfully operated in real-world missions for CUAS protection at live events throughout the continental United States. ... more |
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 Fairfax VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 
General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $731.8 million cost-plus-award-fee and firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity sole-source contract for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) ground system sustainment. MUOS is a next-generation satellite communications system that provides secure voice and data communications for U.S. forces worldwide.
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 Washington UPI) Dec 11, 2019 
Leidos Inc. won a $6.5 billion contract to provide support services to the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.
The Reston, Va.-based firm will provide day-to-day information technology support for the DoD, including operating the network, defending the network, providing access to new users, monitoring network health and restoring service as ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 13, 2019 
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday defended Washington's pressuring NATO allies to contribute more money toward their own defense, saying the Western alliance cannot permit "free riders."
Responding to questions at the Council on Foreign Relations about President Donald Trump's criticism of other NATO members, Esper said the United States was not being unreasonable to demand they spen ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 13, 2019 
China's foreign minister on Friday accused the United States of "seriously" damaging trust between the two countries amid tensions over human rights in Xinjiang and protests in Hong Kong.
The two countries have been locked in a trade dispute for almost two years, while rights issues in China's northwest region of Xinjiang and Hong Kong have further strained diplomatic relations.
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2019 
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will enable the development and application of minuscule materials in the fields of electronics, biomedicine, chemistry, and more.
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 Baghdad (AFP) Dec 13, 2019  With border guards, clean-up crews and hospitals, Iraqi protesters have created a mini-state in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, offering the kinds of services they say their government has failed to provide.
"We've done more in two months than the state has done in 16 years," said Haydar Chaker, a construction worker from Babylon province, south of the capital.
Everyone has their role, from coo ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Dec 14, 2019 
North Korea has conducted another "crucial test" at its Sohae satellite launch site, state media reported, as nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington remain stalled with a deadline approaching.
The announcement Saturday comes one day before US Special Envoy on North Korea Stephen Biegun is set to arrive in Seoul for a three-day visit, and after the United States tested a medium ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2019 
Beijing and Washington are keeping in "close" contact over a potential phase-one deal to resolve their trade war, China's commerce ministry said Thursday, days before another possible tariffs salvo.
Negotiators are still trying to hammer out a mini agreement, but tensions could escalate again if President Donald Trump goes through with a planned increase in import levies on Sunday.
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 Madrid (AFP) Dec 9, 2019 
Governments must take into account the people they govern when they move to reduce their carbon footprint, the new managing director of the World Bank told AFP on Monday, warning particularly of the economic fallout from cutting energy subsidies.
Axel van Trotsenburg, who is joining more than 50 finance ministers at the UN climate change conference COP25 in Madrid, urged countries that had c ... more |
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 Taiyuan, China (XNA) Dec 08, 2019 
China sent six satellites into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province at 4:52 p.m. Saturday (Beijing Time).
They were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) rocket and have entered the planned orbit successfully.
It was the second launch from the Taiyuan launch center in less than six hours after another KZ-1A rocket sent the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02B satellit ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 15, 2019 
Hong Kong's immigration department said Sunday they have received reports a man went missing on a cross-border mega bridge to the gambling hub of Macau that currently hosts a Chinese mainland police checkpoint.
The disappearance first emerged on Saturday when the man's son told local media his father had texted to say he was being detained while passing through an artificial island manned by ... more |
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 Niamey (AFP) Dec 12, 2019  The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army camp in Niger which left 71 military personnel dead, the SITE intelligence group said Thursday.
Hundreds of jihadists attacked the camp, near the border with Mali with shells and mortars on Tuesday, killing 71, injuring 122 and leaving "others missing," according to the defence ministry.
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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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