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  Yokohama Japan (SPX) Jan 15, 2020 Quicker is not always better, especially when it comes to a 3D sensor in advanced technology. With applications in autonomous vehicles, robots and drones, security systems and more, researchers are striving for a 3D sensor that is compact and easy to use. A team from Yokohama National University in Japan believes they have developed a method to obtain such a sensor by taking advantage of slow light, an unexpected move in a field where speed is often valued above other variables. They publish ... read more |
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The chance to be greaterWright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) Jan 15, 2020 Air Force Capt. Joshua Lee knew as a kid that he wanted to be part of the U.S. military. "I always wanted to be in the military. My dad was in the Coast Guard for 21 years, so I have always kn ... more 
Four nations to be protected with Lockheed Martin's next generation radarMoorestown NJ (SPX) Jan 15, 2020 Through partnerships with the U.S. Government, Spain, Japan, and Canada, Lockheed Martin's solid state radar (SSR) technology will provide front-line defense to nations around the world with cutting ... more  
Encryption battle reignited as US govt at loggerheads with AppleWashington (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 Apple and the US government are at loggerheads for the second time in four years over unlocking iPhones connected to a mass shooting, reviving debate over law enforcement access to encrypted devices. ... more 
Lockheed awarded $32.9M deal to upgrade Taiwan's F-16sWashington DC (UPI) Jan 14, 2020 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $32.9 million contract modification for contractor logistics support for the Taiwan F-16 Peace Phoenix Program. ... more |
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China says Taiwan separatists will 'stink for eternity'Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 Taiwan separatists are doomed to "stink for eternity", China's top diplomat warned after the island's President Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide re-election victory in a stinging rebuke to Beijing. ... more  
US slaps sanctions over N.Korea workers but appeals for dialogueWashington (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two companies for exploiting North Korean overseas labor but joined allies Japan and South Korea in appealing for diplomacy to ease tensions with Pyongyang. ... more 
EU states launch process disputing Iran's nuclear complianceParis (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 Three EU countries on Tuesday launched a process charging Iran with failing to observe the terms of the 2015 deal curtailing its nuclear programme, a move that sparked anger and threats from Tehran at a time of growing tensions. ... more 
Taiwan 'already independent', Tsai warns ChinaTaipei (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 China must accept that Taiwan is already independent, President Tsai Ing-wen has said, warning Beijing that any attempt to invade the democratic island would be "very costly". ... more 
Russian spy satellite has broken up in space says harvard astronomerMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 14, 2020 Russia launched the Kosmos-2491 military satellite into orbit in 2013, with few details made available regarding its capabilities and mission, leading to speculation about its true purpose. Ru ... more |
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 New footage shows Iranian missiles hitting Ukraine plane 
Go Huawei: UK PM challenges US critics of China firmLondon (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday challenged US opponents of Britain's potential decision to let China's Huawei telecoms giant develop its 5G network to come up with a better choice. ... more  |
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Euroconsult forecasts satellite demand to experience a four-fold increase over the next 10 yearsParis, France (SPX) Jan 14, 2020 In its latest analysis of satellite manufacturing and launch services, Satellites to be Built and Launched by 2028, Euroconsult projects that the satellite market will experience a radical transform ... more 
UK PM says 'Trump deal' could replace Iran nuclear pactLondon (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 Britain emphasised its commitment to the Iranian nuclear deal on Tuesday even as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would favour replacing it with an accord that Washington could support. ... more  
As Iran missiles battered Iraq base, US lost eyes in skyAin Al-Asad Air Base, Iraq (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 Moments after volleys of Iranian missiles began to batter Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, US soldiers at the desert facility lost contact with their ultra-powerful - and expensive - eyes in the sky. ... more 
Shanghai cuts Prague ties after mayor announces Taipei twinningBeijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 Shanghai cut ties with sister-city Prague Tuesday after the Czech capital announced a twinning agreement with Taiwan's capital Taipei. ... more  
War powers measure has majority support in US Senate: DemocratsWashington (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 US Senate Democrats on Tuesday asserted that they have sufficient bipartisan backing to pass a war powers resolution as early as next week aimed at restricting President Donald Trump's military action against Iran. ... 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 (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 
New video footage has emerged showing two Iranian missiles tearing through the night sky and hitting a Ukrainian passenger plane, sending the aircraft down in flames and killing all 176 passengers and crew on board.
The projectiles were fired 30 seconds apart and explain why the plane's transponder was not working as it hurtled to the ground - it was disabled by the first strike, before bei ... more |
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 Ain Al-Asad Air Base, Iraq (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 
Moments after volleys of Iranian missiles began to batter Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, US soldiers at the desert facility lost contact with their ultra-powerful - and expensive - eyes in the sky.
At the time the attack was launched at 1:35 am on January 8, the US army was flying seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Iraq to monitor bases where US-led coalition forces are deployed.
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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 DC (UPI) Jan 13, 2020 
The U.S. Army and Japan's Self-Defense Force participated in a bilateral parachute jump drill, a traditional New Year's event in Japan.
Over 300 members of the Japanese 1st Airborne Brigade, the U.S. air Force and U.S. Army personnel of the 82nd Airborne Division and Army Reserve Alaska participated in Sunday's jump, which involved three U.S. C-130J aircraft, two Japanese C-130H aircraf ... more |
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 Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 
A team headed by Professor Frank Stienkemeier at Freiburg's Institute of Physics and Dr. Marcel Mudrich, professor at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, has observed the ultrafast reaction of nanodroplets of helium after excitation with extreme ultraviolet radiation (XUV) using a free-electron laser in real time. The researchers have published their findings in the latest issue of Nature Commu ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 13, 2020 
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged Monday that Iraqi leaders have told him privately they support the US troop presence, despite public appeals for them to leave.
The Iraqi parliament last week voted to rescind the invitation to foreign troops after a US strike at the Baghdad airport killed a top general from Iran, which also has wide influence in the country.
But Pompeo - whose Sta ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 15, 2020  Three EU countries on Tuesday launched a process charging Iran with failing to observe the terms of the 2015 deal curtailing its nuclear programme, a move that sparked anger and threats from Tehran at a time of growing tensions.
Russia also condemned the European move, warning it risked causing a "new escalation".
Britain, France and Germany insisted they remained committed to the agreem ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2020  China's trade surplus with the United States narrowed last year as the world's two biggest economies exchanged punitive tariffs in a bruising trade war, data showed Tuesday, just as the two prepare to sign a deal dialling down tensions.
The huge difference in trade traffic is a key bone of contention for Donald Trump in a long-running stand-off that has seen him impose tariffs on goods worth ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2020  An enormous sinkhole swallowed a bus and pedestrians in northwest China, sparking an explosion, killing six people and leaving four more missing, state media said Tuesday.
Footage showed people at a bus stop running from the collapsing road as the vehicle - jutting into the air - sank into the ground.
Several people disappeared into the sinkhole as it spread, including what appeared to ... more |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 
Chinese diplomacy has found a new voice on Twitter - and it's not entirely diplomatic.
The communist government has recently embraced the social media platform - despite blocking it within China - deploying its foreign ministry and a growing army of diplomats to tout or defend its policies to a global audience.
One diplomat posts artistic selfies in Nepal, China's envoy in South Afric ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 
Norway said Tuesday it was repatriating from Syria a woman linked to the Islamic State group and her two children, one of them reportedly seriously ill, citing humanitarian reasons.
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide, confirming the operation to bring them home, told reporters: "We are doing that for humanitarian reasons because we fear the child is sick."
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 Kirtland NM (SPX) Jan 14, 2020 
The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed a unique directed energy weapon demonstrator called the High-power Adaptive Directed Energy System, or HADES, that completed field testing in 2019."HADES technology was designed with the warfighter in mind," said the AFRL program manager Dan Marker. "The system works by combining a large number of high power fiber lasers in a fashion that corrects ... more |
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