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  Paris (AFP) Dec 19, 2019 France has officially deployed its first armed drones, three American-built Reapers fitted with laser-guided missiles, in its fight against a jihadist insurrection in Africa's Sahel region, Defence Minister Florence Parly announced Thursday. The drones, which have already since 2014 provided surveillance support to the French anti-jihadist Barkhane mission in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, will from now on also be able to strike targets, she said. France joins a small club of countries, including ... read more |
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Grand Theft Protest: Hong Kongers and Chinese gamers battle onlineHong Kong (AFP) Dec 24, 2019 Grand Theft Auto's wildly popular online multiplayer game has become the latest venue for Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters and Chinese nationalists to wage their ideological battles, with protests now breaking out in the virtual world. ... more  
Anti-Putin activist 'forcibly drafted' and sent to Arctic baseMoscow (AFP) Dec 25, 2019 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that one of his allies had been forcibly conscripted and sent to serve at a remote Arctic base, in a move his supporters said amounted to kidnapping. ... more  
Trump hopes for Christmas vase, not missile test, from NKoreaPalm Beach, United States (AFP) Dec 24, 2019 US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he hoped that North Korea would not deliver a missile test as its threatened "Christmas gift" that could reignite global tensions over its nuclear program. ... more 
China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear NorthChengdu, China (AFP) Dec 24, 2019 China hosted the leaders of squabbling neighbours South Korea and Japan for their first official meeting in over a year on Tuesday, flexing its diplomatic muscle with America's two key Asian allies and seeking unity on how to deal with a belligerent North Korea. ... more |
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Pakistan ex-leader Musharraf slams 'vendetta' after death sentenceIslamabad (AFP) Dec 19, 2019 Exiled former Pakistan military leader Pervez Musharraf has dismissed the unprecedented treason conviction and death sentence handed to him earlier this week as the result of a "personal vendetta". ... more  
China, Russia, Iran to hold joint naval drillsBeijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2019 China, Russia and Iran will hold joint naval drills starting Friday in the Gulf of Oman, Beijing said, at a time of heightened tensions since the US withdrew from a landmark nuclear deal with Tehran. ... more  
Erdogan says parliament to vote in January on Libya troop deploymentAnkara (AFP) Dec 26, 2019 The Turkish parliament will in January vote on a motion to send troops to Syria to support the UN-backed government in Tripoli, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday. ... more  
Iraqi protesters rally after night of arson attacksDiwaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 25, 2019 Iraqi anti-government protesters again hit the streets Wednesday, angered by an activist's death and an attempt on the life of a popular TV satirist. ... more 
Iraqi protesters' ire at Iran extends to goods boycottKarbala, Iraq (AFP) Dec 24, 2019 Anger over Iran's stranglehold on Baghdad's political system has helped propel an unprecedented protest movement - and now Iraqi activists are hitting the Islamic Republic where it hurts, with a goods boycott. ... more |
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Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fire: armyJerusalem (AFP) Dec 26, 2019 Israel carried out air strikes against the Gaza Strip overnight in response to a rocket fired from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave, the army said Thursday. ... more  |
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Next two Virginia-class subs to be named for Pearl Harbor heroesWashington DC (UPI) Dec 26, 2019 The acting secretary of the Navy this week announced that the next two Virginia-class submarines - the first two of Block V of the class - will be named for the sailors who during the Pearl Harbor attack. ... more  
Switzerland drops case against aerospace firm tied to SaudisGeneva (AFP) Dec 22, 2019 Switzerland has dropped a case against aerospace firm Pilatus over charges that it failed to inform the government of its ties to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which have been fighting Yemen's Huthi rebels since 2015. ... more  
USAFSAM operates only device for potential pilot height waiverWright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine here operates the only official anthropometric device accepted by the USAF to determine precise measurements of pilot candidates who do not m ... more 
Lockheed Martin awarded $7B contract for F-22 sustainment workWashington DC (UPI) Dec 23, 2019 Lockheed Martin received a contract valued at $7 billion for sustainment of the F-22 fighter plane of the U.S. Air Force, the Defense Department announced. ... more 
Sikorsky receives $556.1M for Black Hawk supportWashington DC (UPI) Dec 19, 2019 Sikorsky Aircraft received a $556.1 million deal to produce and support Black Hawk helicopters for the U.S. Army, according to the Pentagon. ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 18, 2019 
Russia on Wednesday lifted the veil on its tightly guarded space-based missile warning system, ahead of a vote in the US Congress on President Donald Trump's plan to create a new space force.
The new system, named Kupol or dome, is designed to detect launches of ballistic missiles and track them to their landing site, according to documents presented by the general staff to military attaches ... 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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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Dec 17, 2019 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) has successfully completed initial flight tests for a revolutionary Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) with a customizable suite of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) tools that supports extended missions.
This series of flight tests began in Feb. 2019 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, culminating with a two and ... 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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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Dec 20, 2019 
The Air Force kicked off a pioneering Weapons Digital Enterprise Workshop Dec. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. to solidify ties to the Air Force and Department of Defense Digital Enterprises to develop advanced capabilities and enable rapid design of weapons and assessment of their impact on military operations.
The Team Eglin Modeling and Simulation Consortium is comprised of experts from ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 23, 2019 
BAE Systems will eliminate about 325 jobs with its departure from the surface ship repair business at its Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, officials said on Monday.
The defense contractor's Hawaii yard is the largest private sector ship repair facility in the state, and largely deals with submarine repairs. The company announced a "multi-ship, multi-option" modernization in 2014 to moderniz ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 25, 2019 
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that one of his allies had been forcibly conscripted and sent to serve at a remote Arctic base, in a move his supporters said amounted to kidnapping.
Ruslan Shaveddinov, a project manager at Navalny's anti-corruption foundation, went missing Monday after police broke into his Moscow flat and his phone's SIM card was disabled.
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 
Polymers are used to develop various materials, such as plastics, nylons, and rubbers. In their most basic form, they are made up of many of identical molecules joined together over and over, like a chain. If you engineer molecules to join together in specific ways, you can control the characteristics of the resulting polymer.
Using this method, Sheng Shen, an associate professor of mechan ... more |
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 Diwaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 25, 2019 
Iraqi anti-government protesters again hit the streets Wednesday, angered by an activist's death and an attempt on the life of a popular TV satirist.
The latest rallies in Baghdad and southern cities came after a night of unrest that saw protesters torch the regional headquarters of two pro-Iran militias in the city of Diwaniyah.
The demonstrators have rallied for almost three months to ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 21, 2019 
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday discussed events in Iran and North Korea with US President Donald Trump in a lengthy phone call, the Kyodo news agency reported.
The phone conversation, which Abe told reporters took place at Trump's request, came on the same day that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan.
Rouhani's trip came after deadly pro ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Dec 20, 2019 
China has called off two business delegation visits to Sweden, China's ambassador to Stockholm said on Thursday, after Culture Minister Amanda Lind defied a Chinese threat of "counter-measures" by presenting a rights prize to dissident Gui Minhai.
Tensions between the two countries have been strained since Gui, who is known for publishing gossipy titles about Chinese political leaders out of ... more |
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 Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 24, 2019 
Surfboard tucked under his arm, Dery Setyawan sprints into the crashing waves.
It is not just a physical challenge but an emotional one - most of his family and friends were swept to their deaths when a tsunami hit these shores 15 years ago.
His hometown of Lampuuk was almost destroyed entirely, but despite his devastating loss, the father-of-two sees the water as a way to heal.
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 Xichang (XNA) Dec 19, 2019 
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province will host around 20 launch missions in 2020, including two satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), according to an official from the center.
Wang Zemin, deputy director of the launch center, made the remarks after China successfully sent two BDS satellites into space from Xichang on Monday.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 26, 2019 
Hong Kong endured a third straight day of political unrest over the Christmas period Thursday as police and pro-democracy protesters clashed inside shopping malls.
Protesters spent the afternoon on Thursday marching through multiple malls chanting anti-government and anti-police slogans.
Riot police swooped on dozens of black-clad protesters in one mall in Tai Po district using pepper sp ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 23, 2019  Just days after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a raid by US special forces in October, the Islamic State group announced the name of the man who has replaced him as leader.
But the true identity of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi remains shrouded in mystery, and with it the organisation's strategy going forward.
"We don't know much about him except that he is the leading judge of ... 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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