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  Brussels (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said Russia's military build-up seemed to be continuing around Ukraine despite Moscow announcing the pullback of more forces. "We have heard the signs from Moscow about readiness to continue diplomatic efforts, but so far, we have not seen any de-escalation on the ground," Stoltenberg said ahead of a meeting of NATO defence ministers. "On the contrary, it appears that Russia continues their military build-up," he said. Stoltenberg said "it remains t ... read more |
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End of Lockheed bid for Aerojet Rocketdyne may impact space, missile marketsWashington DC (UPI) Feb 15, 2021 Lockheed Martin, the largest U.S. defense contractor, has dropped its proposal to buy rocket-engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne, but experts said another suitor could emerge. ... more 
US sees 'no meaningful pullback' by Russian forces, threat 'real'Washington (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States had seen no evidence of a significant Russian withdrawal of its military forces from Ukraine's borders, despite Moscow's claim. ... more 
Russia announces new military withdrawal from annexed CrimeaMoscow (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 Russia announced a new drawdown of military forces from the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula on Thursday, despite Ukraine's Western allies meeting similar announcements with scepticism. ... more 
NATO 'deadly serious' in response to Russia threat: UK ministerBrussels (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday NATO would keep bolstering its eastern flank to counter Russian threats, and repeated accusations the Kremlin was building up forces around Ukraine. ... more |
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Ukraine defies invasion threat, as NATO sees no Russian pullback Kyiv (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 Ukraine's leader vowed Wednesday that his country would stand tall against any invasion, as both he and NATO warned they could see no sign that Russia is withdrawing its forces. ... more 
Russian planes intercepted US Navy aircraft over Mediterranean: PentagonWashington (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 Three US Navy aircraft were intercepted by Russian planes in an "unprofessional" manner over the Mediterranean Sea last weekend, the Pentagon said Wednesday. ... more 
China may take advantage of Ukraine crisis: US generalSingapore (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 China may take advantage of the Ukraine crisis and do something "provocative" in Asia while Western powers are focused on defusing tensions with Russia, a US general warned Wednesday. ... more  
Australia, UK hail 'progress' on nuclear subs dealSydney (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 Australia's bid to acquire nuclear-powered submarines is making "significant progress", the country said Thursday in a joint statement with Britain after a virtual summit between their leaders. ... more  
Moon should be privatised to end global poverty says 'Space Invaders' reportLondon, UK (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2022 The protection of the Moon is clearly stated in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) - an international document that prohibits any state to appropriate the space rock or other celestial bodies. ... more |
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Making Hydrogen fuel anywhere: ONR tests prototype to power Marines in expeditionary environmentsArlington VA (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 U.S. Marines often operate in extremely harsh environments - including remote islands, hot deserts, rugged mountains and frozen, barren landscapes. While these warfighters employ sophisticated ... more  
Latecoere strengthens its space activities through three cooperations with AirbusToulouse, France (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 Latecoere, a leading partner of major international aircraft manufacturers and the European leader in satellite wiring, is strengthening its activity in the space industry thanks to three major coop ... more 
Europe needs a crewed space vehicle, astronauts sayWashington DC (UPI) Feb 16, 2021 Europe needs its own crewed spaceship to build its space industry and talent, astronauts who gathered in France said in an official manifesto Wednesday. ... more  
North Korea marks ex-leader's birthday with snowy celebrationSeoul (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 North Korea marked the 80th birthday of leader Kim Jong Un's late father with a mass outdoor meeting in sub-zero temperatures, state media reported Wednesday, but no missiles or military parade. ... more 
Iran calls for US 'political statement' on nuclear dealTehran (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 Iran urged the US Congress on Wednesday to issue a "political statement" that Washington will stay committed to a possible agreement in Vienna talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal. ... more |
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 Peterson SFB CO (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
The fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite built by Lockheed Martin, has been operationally accepted by the U.S. Space Force less than a year after being launched into orbit.
The early missile warning satellite is a "Go-Fast" success story, completing all on-orbit testing with accelerated analysis, resulting in a 40% improvement over GEO-1 thro ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday announced the development of a surface-to-surface missile whose stated range would put arch foe Israel within reach.
The Guards' Sepahnews website said the missile was named the Khaybarchekan after a victorious battle fought by the Prophet Mohammed in the seventh century.
Armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri described it as a ... more |
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 Cochstedt, Germany (SPX) Feb 11, 2022 
What happens when the radio connection to a drone is interrupted? How can drones fly autonomously even in congested traffic? These and other questions were addressed by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in the final phase of its City Air Traffic Management (City-ATM) project.
The researchers focused on investigating traffic scenarios in which a la ... more |
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 El Segundo CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2022 
Raytheon Intelligence and Space has completed Thermal Vacuum Testing of its sensor payload for the U.S. Space Force's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared, or Next-Gen OPIR GEO, Block 0 missile warning satellites designed and built by spacecraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Testing was completed on Jan. 27, 2022.
"Space is a dynamic environment. Ensuring our instruments are pr ... more |
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 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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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2022 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. has reaffirmed its strong foundation for substantial value creation following the termination of its merger agreement with Lockheed Martin Corporation. The Company issued the following statement:
We are poised to deliver substantial value to our shareholders driven by our continued leadership in key space exploration and defense growth markets, including b ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Feb 15, 2022 
Russian parliament on Tuesday voted to urge President Vladimir Putin to recognise the independence of Ukraine's separatist regions amid tensions with the West over Moscow's troop build-up.
The speaker of Russian parliament's lower house, Vyacheslav Volodin, said that lawmakers had decided to call on Putin to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as "sovereign and independent sta ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 11, 2022 
Physicists from MIPT and Skoltech have found a way to modify and purposely tune the electronic properties of carbon nanotubes to meet the requirements of novel electronic devices. The paper came out in the Carbon journal.
Carbon nanomaterials form an extensive class of compounds that includes graphene, fullerenes, nanotubes, nanofibers, and more. Although the physical properties of many of ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 13, 2022 
An Iraqi court sentenced to death on Sunday a police officer and an informant over a deadly operation in December that left 20 people from the same family dead.
The two men can appeal the verdict, handed down by the criminal court in the central province of Babylon, a judiciary source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Security forces in December opened fire on a house in the ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 
North Korea marked the 80th birthday of leader Kim Jong Un's late father with a mass outdoor meeting in sub-zero temperatures, state media reported Wednesday, but no missiles or military parade.
Kim was joined by top officials in celebrating the "Day of the Shining Star" in snowy Samjiyon, a city near Mt Paektu, where official narratives say Kim Jong Il was born in a secret guerilla camp on ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 
Inflation in China slowed in January, official data showed Wednesday, as the government pledged to keep prices in check in the world's second-biggest economy.
The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate, rose 9.1 percent on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, tracking falls in coal and steel prices.
It was below the 9.5 percent f ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) Feb 15, 2022 
Dominic Lumabi sits on the computer in his Manila bedroom pitting his puffer fish-like cartoon NFT characters against others. But this is not just a game - he is earning cryptocurrency to support his family during the pandemic.
The source of his income is Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based play-to-earn game that exploded in popularity in developing nations such as the Philippines as Covid-19 ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 11, 2022 
China will make six manned space flights in 2022 to complete the building of its space station and see the maiden flight of Long March-6A, the country's first carrier rocket powered by a solid and liquid engine.
Ma Tao, deputy director of the Space Department of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), revealed on Wednesday China's rocket launch plan at a press confer ... more |
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 Kathmandu (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 
Nepali police fired tear gas and water cannon and arrested 77 demonstrators in the capital Kathmandu as several hundred people protested against a $500-million US grant, authorities said.
"The protestors were arrested after they pelted stones and tried to push into the restricted area (near parliament)," police spokesman Bishnu Kumar KC told AFP.
Nepal signed the Millenium Challenge Corp ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 
By early December US intelligence was certain: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house in Atme, northern Syria - who never left the premises, emerging only to bathe on the roof - was the head of the Islamic State group.
In the White House Situation Room, a table-top model of the house was set up, and President Joe Biden was briefed on his options to neutralize Abu Ibrahim al ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate is partnering with The University of New Mexico (UNM) to establish a center for directed energy studies, a congressionally-funded endeavor.
The Directed Energy Center will be based at UNM and jointly managed by UNM's School of Engineering and UNM's Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM). AFRL is recognized as the nation's ... more |
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