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  Washington DC (UPI) Mar 2, 2021 Russia's invasion of Ukraine hit the space industry harder Wednesday after Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, said it would hold up the launch of satellites for a company with British ownership. OneWeb, a communications satellite company partly owned by the British government, intended to launch 36 satellites Friday on a Russian Soyuz rocket. But Roscosmos issued a statement Tuesday saying the launch was in doubt. "Roscosmos demands guarantees OneWeb satellites not to be used [sic] for ... read more |
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Russian invasion of Ukraine upends international relationsWashington (AFP) March 2, 2022 Russia's war against Ukraine is a week old, but its consequences are already reverberating across the globe: it has upended international relations, left Moscow isolated, united a previously divided West, and raised the specter of a nuclear standoff. ... more 
Previous wars point to Putin's tactics in Ukraine; Day seven situation on the groundParis (AFP) March 2, 2022 From wars in Chechnya to Syria, Vladimir Putin has overseen military campaigns that have inflicted vast and often indiscriminate damage on civilian infrastructure, raising fears he might repeat the tactics in Ukraine, observers say. ... more 
Russian military says has control of Ukraine's KhersonMoscow (AFP) March 2, 2022 The Russian army claimed on Wednesday it had taken control of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson as Moscow's invasion of the pro-Western country entered its seventh day. ... more  
In Israel, Germany's Scholz says Iran deal 'cannot be postponed'Jerusalem (AFP) March 2, 2022 Germany's Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that a new Iran nuclear agreement "cannot be postponed any longer", during his first visit as chancellor to Israel, which staunchly opposes efforts to forge a deal with Tehran. ... more |
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UN nuclear watchdog will 'never abandon' Iran probeVienna (AFP) March 2, 2022 The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that it would "never abandon" its attempts to get Iran to clarify the previous presence of nuclear material at several undeclared sites there. ... more 
Biden warns 'dictator' Putin, oligarchs as Russia bombards UkraineWashington (AFP) March 2, 2022 President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "dictator" Tuesday and warned Russia's billionaires that he was coming after their yachts and private jets, as Russian air strikes pummeled Ukraine in a bid to crush the US ally's resistance. ... more 
Russian airborne troops land in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv: armyKyiv (AFP) March 2, 2022 Russian airborne troops landed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Wednesday, the Ukrainian army said, adding that there were immediate clashes. ... more  
Low-profile Russian air force puzzles Western expertsParis (AFP) March 1, 2022 Russia's air force still does not enjoy total superiority in the skies above Ukraine despite its overwhelming numerical advantage, part of the reason for the army's slow progress on the ground, experts say. ... more |
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Shadow of Ukraine war looms over Iran talksVienna (AFP) March 1, 2022 As the world faces up to the chaos unleashed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, observers are assessing the inevitable impact of the conflict on the talks on Iran's nuclear programme in Vienna. ... more 
UN nuclear watchdog weighs up Russia condemnationVienna (AFP) March 2, 2022 Member states at a meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday weighed up passing a resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
Russia 'ready' to continue talks with Ukraine Wednesday evening: KremlinMoscow (AFP) March 2, 2022 The Kremlin said Wednesday that a Russian delegation was ready to continue peace talks with Ukraine as Moscow's invasion of the pro-Western country entered its seventh day. ... more 
Finland's view on joining NATO is 'changing' says PMHelsinki (AFP) March 1, 2022 Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked a change of mindset among Finnish citizens and politicians towards joining NATO, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Tuesday. ... more |
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UN nuclear watchdog weighs up Russia condemnation Vienna (AFP) March 2, 2022 The UN nuclear watchdog on Tuesday began an extraordinary meeting to weigh up a draft resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Taiwan leader warns against 'turning a blind eye' to aggressionTaipei (AFP) March 2, 2022 Democratic countries must not "turn a blind eye to military aggression", Taiwan's leader said Wednesday, warning her island faces threats similar to those confronted by Ukraine at a meeting with a delegation of former US security officials. ... more 
Ukraine says civilians killed in fresh Russian shellingKyiv (AFP) March 1, 2022 Deadly Russian air strikes hit a residential block in Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv and the main TV tower in the nation's capital, Kyiv said Tuesday, with Ukraine's president accusing the Kremlin of a "war crime" as the civilian toll of the invasion mounted. ... more  
Sweden to boost defences after Russia's Ukrainian invasionStockholm (AFP) March 1, 2022 Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday her government wanted to boost the country's military capabilities following Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the "general threat level" had increased. ... more 
US says Russian advance on Kyiv stalledWashington (AFP) March 1, 2022 The Russian military advance on Kyiv has momentarily stalled, hampered by Ukrainian resistance as well as fuel and food shortages, a senior US defense official said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Littleton CO (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 
Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon Technologies to provide a second mission payload for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Block 0 missile warning satellite system - also known as NGG. Both Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman are each already on contract to provide one mission payload for the three-satellite procurement.
Lockheed Martin is ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 18, 2022 
Britain and France have signed a deal to jointly develop new cruise and anti-ship missiles, their defence procurement agencies and manufacturer MDBA said Friday, after months of cross-Channel defence tensions over a submarine deal with Australia.
Paris and London "have confirmed the launch of the preparation works for the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon," European missile specialist MBDA sa ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Mar 01, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a contract for Mjolnir, a next-generation counter electronics weapon system, to defend against adversarial drone activity, to Leidos Inc.
Building upon the success of the Tactical High-Power Operational Responder (THOR) technology demonstrator, Leidos will build an advanced high power microwave (HPM) weapon system to bring the newest technology ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2022 
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has announced the awards of three prototype agreements worth approximately $1.8 billion to establish the foundation for Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), a mesh network of 126 optically-interconnected space vehicles (SV) that will provide a resilient, low-latency, high-volume data transport communication system, and be ready for launch starting in September 202 ... 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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 Stockholm (AFP) March 1, 2022  Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday her government wanted to boost the country's military capabilities following Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the "general threat level" had increased.
"Sweden's defensive capabilities need to be strengthened, the rearmament needs to be brought forward," Andersson said during a televised speech to the nation.
"Sweden should have a st ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 1, 2022 
A huge Russian military convoy stretching some 40 miles was spotted Monday by a US satellite imaging company just north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which has already repulsed several assaults.
Satellite photos provided by Maxar, a US company, showed that the convoy - which had been massing since Sunday - had mushroomed to more than 40 miles of military vehicles.
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2022 
Tightening a string, e.g. when tuning a guitar, makes it vibrate faster. But when strings are nano-sized, increased tension also reduces, or 'dilutes', the loss of the string's vibrational modes.
This effect, known as 'dissipation dilution', has been exploited to develop mechanical devices for quantum technologies, where engineered, tensioned nanostrings with a thickness of just a few tens ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 28, 2022 
Iraqi President Barham Saleh withdrew on Monday a presidential pardon granted to a former provincial governor's son convicted of drug trafficking, after criticism over the move.
Jawad Louay al-Yasseri, whose father was then governor of the central province of Najaf, was arrested in 2018 and sentenced to life in prison, which amounts to a 20-year term in Iraq.
On January 10, he and two fe ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) March 2, 2022 
Germany's Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that a new Iran nuclear agreement "cannot be postponed any longer", during his first visit as chancellor to Israel, which staunchly opposes efforts to forge a deal with Tehran.
Scholz's visit, which included a ceremony at Jerusalem's Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, comes amid the geopolitical turmoil sp ... more |
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 Belgrade (AFP) Feb 25, 2022  Serbia fully supports Ukraine's territorial integrity and considers the Russian invasion "very wrong" but will not impose sanctions against Russia, the Balkan country's president said Friday.
Russian president Vladimir Putin's decision to attack Ukraine has triggered worldwide condemnations, including throughout the Western Balkans.
"Republic of Serbia ... considers breach of territorial ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 27, 2022  China's envoy to Ukraine said Sunday current conditions were too unsafe to evacuate citizens, days after the embassy said it would prepare plans to help people leave after the Russian invasion.
In a lengthy video message on the embassy's official WeChat account, Chinese ambassador Fan Xianrong sought to dispel rumours he had left Kyiv and reassure Chinese nationals left stranded in the war-t ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 
China's deep space exploration laboratory has been officially inaugurated, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the University of Science and Technology of China, the laboratory is headquartered in Hefei.
It will carry out science and technology research focusing on major national projects in the field of deep spa ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 2, 2022 
A pro-democracy Hong Kong radio DJ was convicted of seditious speech on Wednesday under a British colonial-era law that authorities have embraced as China flattens dissent in the business hub.
Tam Tak-chi, 49, is among a growing number of activists charged with sedition, a previously little-used law that prosecutors have dusted off in the wake of massive and sometimes violent pro-democracy p ... 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) Feb 18, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate hosted a collaborative wargame with its sister AFRL unit, the Munitions Directorate, at Kirtland AFB, Jan. 24-28, 2022. The Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEKE DEUCE, explored synergies between directed energy and kinetic concepts in the future battlespace.
"DEKE DEUCE require ... more |
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