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  Tehran (AFP) Mar 08, 2022 Iran announced Tuesday it had successfully placed a military satellite in orbit, as talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers reach a critical stage. "Iran's second military satellite - named Nour-2 - has been launched into space by the Qassed rocket of the aerospace wing of the Revolutionary Guards and successfully placed in orbit 500 kilometres (310 miles) above the Earth," the official IRNA news agency reported. ... read more |
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Saudi, Lockheed Martin in missile defence dealRiyadh (AFP) March 7, 2022 Saudi Arabia announced a deal Monday with US firm Lockheed Martin to manufacture elements of the missile defences of the Gulf state, the target of frequent cross-border attacks by rebels in Yemen. ... more  
Nearly all Russia forces deployed, US says as it adds troops to EuropeWashington (AFP) March 7, 2022 Russia has committed nearly all its combat power stationed along the border into Ukraine, the Pentagon said Monday as it announced 500 more US troops were deploying to Europe to boost NATO security. ... more 
Kendall details 'Seven Operational Imperatives' and how they forge the Future ForceOrlando FL (AFNS) Mar 04, 2022 Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall outlined his increasingly urgent roadmap March 3 for successfully bringing about the new technologies, thinking, and cultures the Air and Space Forces must h ... more  
Space exploration made lighter, more flexible with new product from NicomaticHorsham PA (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 Nicomatic, the Pennsylvania-based provider of creative interconnect solutions, announces the release of a new product line for use in spacecraft: Flat Flexible Cables for Space. The flat flexible ca ... more |
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Robotic OSAM-1 mission completes its Critical Design ReviewGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 04, 2022 NASA's On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1), a mission that will be the first to robotically refuel a satellite not designed to be serviced, and will also demonstrate assembly ... more 
US says may become harder to ship arms to UkraineMadrid (AFP) March 7, 2022 Western nations have so far been succesful in delivering arms to Ukraine, but this may become harder in the coming days, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Monday. ... more 
Five reasons why Ukraine has been able to stall Russian advanceParis (AFP) March 8, 2022 Almost two weeks into the Russian invasion of their country, Ukrainian forces have managed to hold up the advance of their foes with resistance that has won plaudits from Western allies. ... more 
Zelensky says Russian forces scuppering civilian evacuationsKyiv (AFP) March 7, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday accused the Russian army of scuppering the evacuation of civilians through humanitarian corridors agreed after talks with Moscow. ... more |
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Danes to vote on scrapping EU defence opt-outCopenhagen (AFP) March 6, 2022 Denmark's PM called on Sunday for citizens to vote to overturn its opt-out from EU defence policy in a referendum to be held June 1, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
Top US general exhorts troops to stop 'great power war'Constanta, Romania (AFP) March 7, 2022 Top US General Mark Milley on Monday asked American troops stationed in Europe to display their resolve to prevent "a great power war" following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
Russia recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine, Pentagon saysWashington (AFP) March 8, 2022 Russia is recruiting Syrians and other foreign fighters as it ramps up its assault on Ukraine, the Pentagon said Monday. ... more  
Extending the battery life of small dronesHouston TX (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 To enhance security of the nation's border, a pioneer in drone technology at the University of Houston is proposing a continuous flight of small drones over its perimeter. One small problem: The bat ... more |
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China open to mediating on Ukraine, says Russia friendship 'rock solid'Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2022 China stressed on Monday that the friendship between Beijing and Moscow was still "rock solid", despite international condemnation of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, as Beijing said it was open to helping mediate peace. ... more  
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Inmarsat's newest satelliteLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second in the Inmarsat-6 series of satellites, I-6 F2, from Cape Canaveral, Florida in Q1 2023. Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched the first of the ... more 
Fleet Space Technologies wins Australian Government grant to build space manufacturing hubAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 03, 2022 Fleet Space Technologies is delighted to announce that the Australian Government has committed $20million (USD) to the development of the Space Manufacturing Hub in Adelaide, South Australia. This a ... more  
China's new-generation rocket sends 22 satellites into space in record-setting missionWenchang (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 China launched a Long March-8 rocket to place 22 satellites in space on Sunday, setting a domestic record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket. The rocket blasted off at 11:06 a ... more 
Integrated Deterrence at Center of Upcoming National Defense StrategyWashington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 With China, Russia, Iran and North Korea all pursuing advancements in their own nuclear capabilities, and both China and Russia developing advanced hypersonic weaponry and space capabilities, the Un ... 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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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 
To enhance security of the nation's border, a pioneer in drone technology at the University of Houston is proposing a continuous flight of small drones over its perimeter. One small problem: The battery limitation of small drones (they last about 30 minutes) is a major obstacle to continuous flight time.
To address this problem, Gino Lim, R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chai ... more |
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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 s ... 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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 Constanta, Romania (AFP) March 7, 2022 
Top US General Mark Milley on Monday asked American troops stationed in Europe to display their resolve to prevent "a great power war" following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff is touring Europe to show Washington's "determination" to defend NATO's eastern flank in the face of Russia's aggression.
Allies, spearheaded by the United States, have ... more |
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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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 Moscow (AFP) March 6, 2022 
Russian banks said Sunday they planned to issue cards using China's UnionPay system after Visa and Mastercard moved to suspend operations in Russia over Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine.
Russian Visa and Mastercard bank cards will no longer be valid abroad, and cards issued abroad will no longer work in Russia, the global payments companies announced Saturday.
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 The Hague (AFP) March 8, 2022 
More than 106 million euros have been collected in the Netherlands to help victims of the war in Ukraine, a collective of aid groups said Monday.
"The counter showed 106.2 million euros at the end of this national day of action," said a statement on a website for 11 humanitarian groups involved in the collection, including the Red Cross and Unicef Netherlands.
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 Xichang (XNA) Mar 08, 2022 
China has successfully sent seven satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday.
Six satellites produced by Beijing-based GalaxySpace and a commercial remote sensing satellite were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 2:01 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered their planned orbit.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 7, 2022 
For the last eight years Mathilde and her family have called Hong Kong home, but as the coronavirus tears through the city they are joining an exodus of foreign workers looking for an escape route.
"We are leaving and we will come back to empty our house whenever that is possible," she told AFP, declining to give her surname and nationality. "All our close friends are leaving."
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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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