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  Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin toasted a friendship with "no limits" at a warm meeting in February, but just one month later that bond is being tested by the war in Ukraine. With international outrage and sanctions mounting against Russia, Beijing is scrambling to avoid being tainted by association with Moscow while also maintaining their increasingly close ties. Once bitter Cold War rivals, China and Russia have moved closer than ever since Xi Jinping took p ... read more |
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Ukraine steps up pleas for warplanes and other military aidKorczowa, Poland (AFP) March 5, 2022 Ukraine on Saturday urged the West to amp up military assistance to the besieged country, including warplanes, as Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated warnings against NATO. ... more 
Top US general reassures Latvia as Russia fears spikeRiga (AFP) March 5, 2022 The United States' top general on Saturday tried to reassure Latvia of Washington's support, as the Baltic NATO member fears aggression from neighbour Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
Sanctions, no-fly zone, diplomacy: the West's complex calculus to stop PutinWashington (AFP) March 5, 2022 Despite unprecedented sanctions and strong support for Ukraine, Western states have failed to stop the Russian onslaught and are even expecting things to get worse. But their options for intensifying pressure on President Vladimir Putin are likely to be limited. ... more 
Near Ukraine border, Western arms arrive quickly and discreetlyNear The Ukraine Border (AFP) March 4, 2022 On a runway near the Ukrainian border, 14 wide-body aircraft arrive on average each day - a carefully calibrated operation mounted at top speed to deliver tons of Western military assistance to Kyiv. ... more |
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Majority of Swedes back joining NATO for first timeStockholm (AFP) March 4, 2022 For the first time, a majority of Swedes favour joining NATO in a shift in opinion boosted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a poll published Friday. ... more  
Ukraine war threatens to upset delicate Black Sea equilibriumConstanta, Romania (AFP) March 5, 2022 In the Black Sea's biggest port Constanta, the Romanian frigate Regele Ferdinand is preparing to set sail with tensions high as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens to upend the regional balance of power. ... more  
Integrated deterrence is key to protecting US, Allies and PartnersWashington DC (AFNS) Mar 04, 2022 Strategic competitors China and Russia have watched the Defense Department's way of projecting power for at least two decades, if not longer, the commander of U.S. Northern Command said. "They ... more 
North Korea claims new test of 'reconnaissance satellite' componentSeoul (AFP) March 6, 2022 North Korea carried out "another important test" towards the development of a reconnaissance satellite, state media said Sunday, but analysts warned it was a thinly-veiled ballistic missile launch, just days before South Korea elects a new president. ... more |
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China says military spending to grow 7.1 percent in 2022Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2022 China's military budget - the second-largest in the world after the United States - is set to increase by 7.1 percent in 2022, Beijing announced on Saturday. ... more  
IAEA chief in Iran for talks seen as key to nuclear dealTehran (AFP) March 5, 2022 The UN nuclear watchdog's chief held high-level talks in Tehran on Saturday that are seen as crucial in efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. ... more 
Iran, UN nuclear watchdog agree way forward but Russia may delay dealTehran (AFP) March 5, 2022 Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday they had agreed an approach for resolving issues crucial to reviving the country's 2015 nuclear accord with world powers - but new Russian demands may delay a deal. ... more 
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of South's electionSeoul (AFP) March 5, 2022 North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul's military said, continuing this year's record-breaking blitz of weapons tests with a launch just days before South Korea's presidential election. ... more |
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Ukrainians run for their lives from Russian bombsIrpin, Ukraine (AFP) March 5, 2022 Exploding shells blew apart roadsides Saturday and Russian warplanes bombed stretches of the horizon as thousands of Ukrainians scrambled to escape Kyiv's war-shattered outskirts by any means possible. ... more  
Satellite operator OneWeb suspends Baikonur launchesLondon (AFP) March 3, 2022 Global satellite communications company OneWeb announced on Thursday that its board had voted to suspend all launches from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ... more  
US recovers stealth jet lost in South China SeaWashington (AFP) March 3, 2022 The United States Navy said Thursday it had recovered a stealth fighter jet that sank in the South China Sea after crashing off an aircraft carrier while trying to land. ... more  
China-backed bank AIIB 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, which have been hit with massive international sanctions over the Ukraine war. ... 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 |
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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.
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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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 Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2022 
China's military budget - the second-largest in the world after the United States - is set to increase by 7.1 percent in 2022, Beijing announced on Saturday.
Some 1.45 trillion yuan ($230 billion) has been set aside for national defence, according to a government budget report.
The increase is slightly higher than the 6.8 percent rise last year and broadly in line with the general pace ... more |
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 Korczowa, Poland (AFP) March 5, 2022  Ukraine on Saturday urged the West to amp up military assistance to the besieged country, including warplanes, as Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated warnings against NATO.
"The highest demand that we have is in fighter jets, attack aircraft, and air-defense systems," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told a small group of journalists on the Poland-Ukraine border.
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
Nanoparticles (which have sizes ranging between 3-500 nm), and sub-nanoclusters (which are around 1 nm in diameter) are utilized in many fields, including medicine, robotics, materials science, and engineering. Their small size and large surface-area-to-volume ratios give them unique properties, rendering them valuable in a variety of applications, ranging from pollution control to chemical synt ... 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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 Tehran (AFP) March 5, 2022  Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday they had agreed an approach for resolving issues crucial to reviving the country's 2015 nuclear accord with world powers - but new Russian demands may delay a deal.
The announcement came shortly before Russia said it would seek guarantees from the United States before it backs the deal, potentially scuppering hopes an agreement could be wrapped ... 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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 Vienna (AFP) March 4, 2022 
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog offered Friday to travel to Chernobyl to negotiate with Ukraine and Russia and ensure the security of Ukraine's nuclear sites.
The offer came hours after Russian invasion forces seized control of Europe's largest power plant at Zaporizhzhia after a battle with Ukrainian troops that caused a fire and fears of an accident.
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2022 
China's Tiangong space station is scheduled to be completed before the end of this year and will become a massive spacecraft stack with a combined weight of nearly 100 metric tons, according to a program leader.
Zhou Jianping, chief designer of the nation's manned space program, said the assembly phase of the Tiangong program will begin in May and will involve the launch of two astronaut c ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 4, 2022  Thousands of delegates will gather for the annual meeting of China's rubber-stamp parliament Saturday, a week of highly choreographed sessions that will lay out the leadership's blueprint for the year ahead.
About 3,000 members of the National People's Congress (NPC) will fill Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the People to hear the country's leaders tout the achievements and power of the C ... 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.
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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.
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