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January 05, 2022
NUKEWARS
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea



Seoul (AFP) Jan 5, 2022
North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year. In the decade since Kim Jong Un took power, North Korea has made rapid progress in its military technology at the cost of international sanctions. The nuclear-armed nation's first apparent weapons launch of 2022 follows a year of major arms tests despite the severe economic hardship during the coronavirus pandemic. The South Korean ... read more

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NATO foreign ministers to hold emergency talks on Ukraine
Brussels (AFP) Jan 4, 2022
NATO foreign ministers will hold an emergency videoconference on Friday to discuss Russia's military build-up around Ukraine, after a raft of demands from Moscow, the alliance said. ... more
SPACEWAR
IBCS connects the Joint Force, enabling effects across all domains
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 05, 2022
Northrop Grumman was awarded a five-year contract valued at more than $1 billion from the U.S. Army for low-rate initial production and full-rate production of the Integrated Battle Command System ( ... more
SPACEMART
US Govt orders Polyakov to sell entire Firefly Aerospace stake
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 01, 2022
The businessman revitalised the space company using his own funds back in 2017, when it was on the brink of bankruptcy. Since then, the firm secured its first contracts with the US government and he ... more
DEMOCRACY
Hong Kong activist Chow jailed for second Tiananmen 'incitement'
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 4, 2022
Jailed democracy activist Chow Hang-tung accused Hong Kong's courts on Tuesday of criminalising speech and helping authorities erase the Tiananmen crackdown as she was convicted a second time for inciting people to commemorate the deadly event. ... more
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WAR REPORT
US-led coalition foils rocket attacks in Syria
Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2022
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Syria said Tuesday they had foiled an attack in the Deir-Ezzour region in the northeast of the country, a day after the second anniversary of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. ... more
IRAQ WARS
Iraq's pro-Iran Hashed take centre stage in soft power play
Basra, Iraq (AFP) Jan 5, 2022
Hardened fighters of Iraq's Shiite former paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi organisation are seeking a new avenue to exert their influence - the theatre. ... more
EPIDEMICS
US Defense Secretary Austin contracts Covid-19
Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2022
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reported Sunday that he has contracted Covid-19, as the highly infectious Omicron variant sweeps across the United States. ... more
SPACEMART
Satellogic to build high-throughput manufacturing plant in Netherlands
Charlotte NC (SPX) Dec 30, 2021
Satellogic, a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, announced that it will be constructing a high-throughput satellite manufacturing facility in the Netherlands. This 57 ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Bezos' Blue Origin teams up with U.S. military 'rocket cargo' program
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 01, 2022
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has teamed up with the U.S. military to explore the possibility of using rockets to transport cargo and people, U.S. Transportation Command announced Monday. The Amazon ... more
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TECH SPACE
Scientists invent lead-free composite shielding material for neutron and gamma-ray
Hefei, China (SPX) Jan 01, 2022
Dr. HUO Zhipeng and his student ZHAO Sheng from the Hefei Institutes of physical science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a lead-free neutron and gamma ray composite shi ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China heads launch list of space rockets
Beijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2022
China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket at Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province early on Thursday, marking the completion of the country's annual launch schedule. The rock ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Astra Space faces critics, skeptics as it plans Florida launch
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 01, 2022
Astra Space, one of few new rocket companies to reach orbit, is facing stiff criticism from skeptics about its business model as it plans its first launch from Florida.. The California-based c ... more
AEROSPACE
Two killed in Israeli military helicopter crash: army
Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 4, 2022
Two Israeli military helicopter pilots were killed and another crew member injured in a crash over the Mediterranean, the army said Tuesday, promising an investigation into the incident. ... more
NUKEWARS
China will continue to 'modernise' nuclear arsenal: foreign ministry
Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2022
China Tuesday said it will continue to "modernise" its nuclear arsenal and called on the United States and Russia to reduce their stockpiles a day after global powers pledged to prevent such weapons spreading. ... more
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2021
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Two drones shot down targeting Iraq base: anti-IS coalition
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 4, 2022
Two armed drones targeting an air base in western Iraq were shot down on Tuesday, an official of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said. "Two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were engaged and destroyed by defensive capabilities at the Iraqi Al-Asad Air Base early this morning," the official said. "The attempted attack was unsuccessful. All forces are account ... more
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Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 21, 2021
The SPAINSAT NG programme has successfully passed another important milestone, the critical design review (CDR) of the payload and the complete satellite, including the CDR elements of the Pacis 3 partnership project with the European Space Agency (ESA). The review was declared successful after verifying the good progress of the tests performed on the development models of the X-band payload. ... more
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AFRL'S PNT AgilePod achieves flight test objectives
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2021
The Air Force Research Laboratory's complementary position, navigation, and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype achieved three important objectives in flight tests conducted here November 1-10. The test team - representing a broad base of Air Force, Navy, and vendor organizations - successfully executed eight sorties aboard a T-38C aircraft, which included the first test of the PNT AgilePod on ... more
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Washington (AFP) Dec 28, 2021
The United States renewed calls Tuesday for an arms embargo on Myanmar's junta after a Christmas Eve massacre in which Save the Children said two of the group's staff were killed. "The targeting of innocent people and humanitarian actors is unacceptable, and the military's widespread atrocities against the people of Burma underscore the urgency of holding its members accountable," US Secreta ... more
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NATO foreign ministers to hold emergency talks on Ukraine
Brussels (AFP) Jan 4, 2022
NATO foreign ministers will hold an emergency videoconference on Friday to discuss Russia's military build-up around Ukraine, after a raft of demands from Moscow, the alliance said. Tensions have soared in recent months as the West has warned that the Kremlin could be planning a full-scale invasion of its neighbour after massing some 100,000 troops at the frontier. High-ranking official ... more
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Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 27, 2021
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Iraqi judiciary says bad intel behind deadly operation
Hilla, Iraq (AFP) Jan 3, 2022
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Asian markets get 2022 off to mixed start in thinned trade
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 3, 2022
The new year got off to a mixed start on Monday in holiday-thinned Asian trade, following a healthy run-up at the end of last week, with some cheer provided by data suggesting regional economies improved last month. However, investors remain shackled by concerns about a range of issues including the fast-spreading Omicron variant, inflation, the removal of central bank stimulus and geopoliti ... more
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Save the Children says two workers killed in Myanmar massacre tied to junta
Yangon (AFP) Dec 28, 2021
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