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  Washington (AFP) March 4, 2022 From a huge Russian military convoy snaking its way to Kyiv to missile strikes and refugee crossings, commercial satellite imagery of the Ukraine conflict is helping lift the fog of war, illuminating for the public what was previously the domain of spy agencies. Technologies that can pierce cloud cover and work at night are also coming to the fore, as a growing army of open-source intelligence analysts offer near real time assessments of battleground developments. "Governments are no longer the ... read more |
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West eyes more pressure on Russia after Ukraine nuclear plant attackBrussels (AFP) March 4, 2022 Western allies on Friday condemned Russia over the shelling of a nuclear plant in Ukraine, but pushed back against calls for a no-fly zone from Kyiv to halt Moscow's bombardments. ... more 
Outrage as Russian forces attack Ukrainian nuclear plantKyiv (AFP) March 4, 2022 Ukraine accused the Kremlin of "nuclear terror" on Friday, after Europe's largest atomic power plant was attacked and taken over by invading forces, sparking Western horror at the threat of Russia's war contaminating all of Europe. ... more  
Russia backs jail time for 'fake' army news, restricts mediaMoscow (AFP) March 4, 2022 Russian lawmakers approved legislation Friday to impose fines and harsh jail terms for publishing "fake news" about the army - the latest move to silence dissent one week after Moscow launched the invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Beijing wary of extending economic lifeline to RussiaBeijing (AFP) March 4, 2022 An isolated Russia could be driven further into China's arms economically in the wake of sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine, but Beijing appears wary of offering a warm embrace. ... more |
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Russia stops deliveries of rocket engines to US, Roscosmos Head SaysMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 04, 2022 Earlier in the week, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin refuted claims that the Russian space agency had allegedly "lost control" of its satellites, stressing that any cyberattacks against the country's ... more 
Russia to prioritise making military satellitesMoscow (AFP) March 3, 2022 Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Thursday it will be changing its programme to prioritise making satellites for military purposes as Moscow becomes increasingly isolated following its invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
Thousands of Russian scientists slam Ukraine warMoscow (AFP) March 3, 2022 Nearly 7,000 Russian scientists, mathematicians and academics had as of Thursday signed an open letter addressed to President Vladimir Putin "strongly" protesting against his war in Ukraine. ... more 
Top US general hails 'very effective' Ukraine defenceBrussels (AFP) March 3, 2022 Top US General Mark Milley on Thursday hailed the "very effective defence" being put up by Ukrainian forces as they battle invading Russian troops. ... more |
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Russia wants launch guarantees from Europe's ArianespaceMoscow (AFP) March 2, 2022 Russia's space agency on Wednesday demanded legal guarantees from Europe's Arianespace and OneWeb that satellites Moscow is set to launch this year will not be used for military purposes. ... more  
Russian move to hold up OneWeb launch may affect entire space industryOrlando FL (UPI) Mar 03, 2022 Russia's invasion of Ukraine hit the space industry harder Wednesday after Russian space agency Roscosmos said it would hold up a satellite launch for a British company - which experts say may compl ... more  
UN nuclear watchdog chief to travel to Iran on SaturdayVienna (AFP) March 3, 2022 The head of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog, will travel to Iran on Saturday "for meetings with senior Iranian officials", the IAEA said Thursday. ... more 
Rocket Lab launches 2nd satellite for the Synspective SAR constellationMahia, New Zealand (SPX) Mar 01, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch and space systems company, has successfully deployed a second Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite to orbit for data and solutions provider S ... more |
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War of words over Ukraine at UN as nuclear fears growGeneva (AFP) March 3, 2022 Diplomats in Geneva slammed Russia on Thursday for its "unprovoked" and "unjustified" invasion of Ukraine, while the UN warned the rising nuclear threat put all of humanity at risk. ... more 
US says Iran nuclear deal 'close' but not certainWashington (AFP) March 4, 2022 The United States said Thursday that "a possible deal" on a new Iranian nuclear accord is close but several sticking points have prevented an agreement and time is running out. ... more 
Stocks sink as atomic plant shelling adds to Ukraine fearsHong Kong (AFP) March 4, 2022 Asian markets tumbled Friday and crude bounced as news that Europe's biggest nuclear power plant was on fire after Russian shelling fuelled a flight to safety and ramped up fears about the Ukraine war. ... more 
China-backed bank halts lending to Russia, BelarusBeijing (AFP) March 4, 2022 The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said it will suspend business related to Russia and Belarus in a sign of the two countries' deepening pariah status over the war in Ukraine. ... more 
Sweden summons Russian envoy over airspace violationStockholm (AFP) March 3, 2022 Sweden said Thursday it would summon Russian representatives to its foreign ministry over a Wednesday violation of its airspace by four Russian fighter jets. ... more |
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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.
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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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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.
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 Beijing (AFP) March 3, 2022 
China on Thursday denied a report it asked Russia to delay its invasion of Ukraine until after the Beijing Winter Olympics, as international scrutiny grows of warming ties between the two powers.
Beijing has taken a cautious line over the actions of its close ally and President Xi Jinping held a meeting last month with his Russian counterpart where the pair agreed to a "no limits" partnershi ... more |
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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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 Qamishli, Syria (AFP) March 3, 2022  Eight hundred Iraqi refugees returned home from northeast Syria on Thursday and hundreds more are to follow, a Syrian official in the region's Kurdish semi-autonomous administration said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the first group left on buses via the Al-Yarubiyah border crossing.
The Iraqi government has "agreed to the return of (a total of) 800 families", the Syrian ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) March 3, 2022  Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused Western politicians of fixating on nuclear war, one week after Moscow launched the invasion of Ukraine.
"It's clear that World War Three can only be a nuclear war," Lavrov said in an online interview with Russian and foreign media.
"I would like to point out that it's in the heads of Western politicians that the idea of a nuclea ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 4, 2022  The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said it will suspend business related to Russia and Belarus in a sign of the two countries' deepening pariah status over the war in Ukraine.
In a statement issued Thursday, the AIIB said that "in the best interests of the bank, management has decided that all activities relating to Russia and Belarus are on hold and under review".
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 Yangon (AFP) March 1, 2022  At least 17 people are feared dead after a landslide trapped dozens of workers inside a Myanmar jade mine, sources and local media said Tuesday.
The incident came on Monday evening near Hpakant township in northern Kachin state - the same region where a massive landslide in 2020 entombed 300 workers in the country's worst ever mine disaster.
Pictures of the scene showed the aftermath of ... 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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 Moscow (AFP) March 4, 2022  Russian lawmakers approved legislation Friday to impose fines and harsh jail terms for publishing "fake news" about the army - the latest move to silence dissent one week after Moscow launched the invasion of Ukraine.
The bill sets out jail terms of varying lengths and fines against people who publish "knowingly false information" about the military.
"If the fakes led to serious consequ ... 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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