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  Paris (AFP) Jan 9, 2020 France said Thursday it remains "committed" to the 2015 Iran nuclear accord it signed with other world powers, despite Donald Trump urging the Europeans to quit the deal. The US president on Wednesday pulled back from the brink of war with Iran after having ordered the killing of a top Iranian general, to which Tehran responded with missile strikes on Iraqi bases used by US forces. But Trump, who withdrew the United Sates in 2018 from the Iran nuclear deal signed in Vienna, said that "the time h ... read more |
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Trump sends birthday greetings to N. Korea's Kim: SeoulSeoul (AFP) Jan 10, 2020 US President Donald Trump wished North Korea's Kim Jong Un a happy birthday, Seoul said Friday - with nuclear talks deadlocked and six years after former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman serenaded Pyongyang's leader. ... more  
Russian satellites to monitor Iran after attack on US bases, plane crashMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 10, 2020 Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to use its satellites to monitor the situation in Iran following its recent missile attack on US bases in Iraq and the Ukrainian Boeing crash, according to ... more  
Trump offers new name for NATO in Middle East: NATOMEWashington (AFP) Jan 9, 2020 President Donald Trump likes to boast that he has a talent for coining nicknames. On Thursday, he unveiled what he called a "beautiful" acronym for NATO deployments in the Middle East - NATOME. ... more  
Air Force to cancel Raytheon contract for ground-based radar systemWashington DC (UPI) Jan 09, 2020 The Air Force is planning to cancel its contract with Raytheon for next-generation, ground-based radar. ... more |
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Taiwan rivals in final election push as China's shadow loomsTaipei (AFP) Jan 10, 2020 Taiwan's presidential rivals will hold mass rallies on Friday in a final push to convince voters ahead of a closely watched election that looks set to infuriate China and send ripples far beyond its borders. ... more  
Airlines avoid Iran and Iraq airspaceParis (AFP) Jan 8, 2020 Several international airlines said Wednesday they would avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at bases housing US troops in Iraq. ... more  
USS Abraham pulls into Pearl Harbor amid lengthy deploymentWashington DC (UPI) Jan 09, 2020 The USS Abraham Lincoln has entered the last leg of a lengthy deployment with a port visit at Pearl Harbor. ... more 
Putin attends massive war games off CrimeaMoscow (AFP) Jan 9, 2020 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday observed massive military drills off the coast of Moscow-annexed Crimea that involved test launches of cruise and hypersonic missiles. ... more 
Iran denies Ukrainian plane downed by missileTehran (AFP) Jan 10, 2020 Iran's civil aviation chief denied Friday that a missile downed a Ukrainian airliner which crashed killing all 176 on board, dismissing claims of a catastrophic mistake by Tehran's air defences. ... more |
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 State Department approves $2.75B sale of F-35Bs to Singapore
F-35As at Hill AFB reach full warfighting capabilityWashington (UPI) Jan 7, 2020 Hill Air Force Base in Utah announced this week that the F-35A Lightning II aircraft had reached its full warfighting capability. ... more  |
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US House votes to curb Trump war power on IranWashington (AFP) Jan 10, 2020 US lawmakers concerned about rushing to war with Iran adopted a measure Thursday aimed at reining in President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against the Islamic republic. ... more  
US strike kills Taliban splinter commander in Herat: officialsKabul (AFP) Jan 9, 2020 A US airstrike killed a Taliban splinter-group commander and several other fighters in the western Afghan province of Herat, Afghan and military sources said Thursday. ... more 
Air strike kills 8 Iraq paramilitaries in east Syria: monitorBeirut (AFP) Jan 10, 2020 An air strike in eastern Syria killed eight fighters of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force overnight, a war monitor said on Friday. ... more  
MTS Advantage lands $90.8M contract for cyber red team operationsWashington DC (UPI) Jan 09, 202 MTS Advantage was awarded a $90.8 million contract for cyber systems security and cyber defense, as well as network infrastructure program management, the Department of the Defense announced. ... more  
Nanomaterial fabric destroys nerve agents in battlefield-relevant conditionsChicago IL (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 Northwestern University scientists have successfully combined a nanomaterial effective at destroying toxic nerve agents with textile fibers. This new composite material one day could be integrated i ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 31, 2019 
Lockheed Martin has received a $114 million contract to accelerate delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles to United Arab Emirates through the Foreign Military Sales program, according to the Department of Defense.
The Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target, or Patriot, missile program is an air-defense guided missile system with long-range, medium-to-high-altitude and ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 7, 2020 
Ace Electronics received a five-year, $64.4 million contract for an upgrade of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System for the Navy, the Pentagon has announced.
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, funds production and delivery of manufacturing kits, spare parts and testing for the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System, or TTWCS, for the Maritime Strike Tomah ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 
The flight navigation strategy of moths can be used to develop programs that help drones to navigate unfamiliar environments, report Ioannis Paschalidis at Boston University, Thomas Daniel at University of Washington, and colleagues, in the open-access journal PLOS Computational Biology.
To understand how real moths plan their route, the researchers mounted 8 hawk moths (Mantuca sexta) on ... 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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 Columbia MO (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 
One day, soldiers could cool down on the military battlefield - preventing heat stroke or exhaustion - by using "wearable air conditioning," an on-skin device designed by engineers at the University of Missouri. The device includes numerous human health care applications such as the ability to monitor blood pressure, electrical activity of the heart and the level of skin hydration.
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2019 
Beijing on Thursday said it "firmly opposes" trade restrictions included in a new US defence act, having already admonished the bill for interfering in China's internal affairs.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) - signed into law last week - bars the use of federal funds to buy railcars and buses from China, and slows the lifting of sanctions on tech giant Huawei.
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2020  President Donald Trump likes to boast that he has a talent for coining nicknames. On Thursday, he unveiled what he called a "beautiful" acronym for NATO deployments in the Middle East - NATOME.
"I actually had a name: NATO, right, and then you have ME - Middle East. NATOME. I said, what a beautiful name," Trump told reporters, in extensive comments about the issue.
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 Swansea UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 
A new method of producing carbon nanotubes - tiny molecules with incredible physical properties used in touchscreen displays, 5G networks and flexible electronics - has been given the green light by researchers, meaning work in this crucial field can continue.
Single-walled carbon nanotubes are among the most attractive nanomaterials for a wide range of applications ranging from nanoelectr ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 8, 2020 
Two rockets crashed late Wednesday into the Iraqi capital's Green Zone, the high-security enclave where foreign embassies including the US mission are based, security sources told AFP.
Just before midnight, AFP correspondents in Baghdad heard two loud blasts followed by the wailing security sirens of the Green Zone.
The attack came nearly 24 hours after Tehran launched ballistic missiles ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 
North Korea is determined to press forward with space development "regardless of any opposition," according to a South Korean press report.
NK Economy reported Monday a law journal published by Kim Il Sung University in 2019 includes an article on the regime's efforts to take on space exploration for peaceful and scientific purposes.
The article comes at a time when concerns are rising No ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2020 
China said Thursday that Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington next week to sign the "phase one" deal with the United States that has lowered trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies.
The signing will cap a nearly two-year spat that threatened to throttle the global economy as the two countries exchanged tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of two-way trad ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Jan 10, 2020 
Australia's navy tasked with rescuing bushfire-trapped residents on the southeast coast received a new mission Friday - delivering beer to a country pub on the verge of running dry.
More than a thousand people have been evacuated from the town of Mallacoota, with the military sending landing craft to collect families trapped there since New Year's Eve.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2020 
China's aerospace industry will see a busy year in 2020, with the number of space launches expected to exceed 40, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
The highlights of the space activities include the launch of China's first Mars probe, the Chang'e-5 lunar probe, which is expected to bring moon samples back to Earth, the final step of China's current ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Jan 8, 2020 
Indonesia has deployed fighter jets and warships to patrol islands near the disputed South China Sea, the military said Wednesday, escalating tensions with Beijing after a diplomatic spat over "trespassing" Chinese vessels.
President Joko Widodo also headed Wednesday to the fishing-rich waters around the Natuna islands, which border the South China Sea, most of which is claimed by China desp ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Jan 7, 2020 
Iran's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday designating all US forces "terrorists" over the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a US strike last week.
Qasem Soleimani, the popular head of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations arm, was killed in a US drone strike outside Baghdad airport on Friday, ratcheting up tensions between the arch-foes.
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Jan 09, 2020 
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) likely wants to mount a laser weapon on its aircraft in the next few years, judging from some recently published procurement requests.
On Saturday, the PLAAF said it was looking for bidders for developing systems that would support an airborne, offensive laser weapon. While the details are scant, the titles of the two bids published on weain.m ... more |
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