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  Washington (AFP) March 16, 2022 The United States said Wednesday that Ukraine would be given long-range missile defense and Switchblade armed drones, enabling Kyiv's forces to better defend against Russian aircraft and armor from a distance. The new arms and equipment that President Joe Biden announced for Ukraine includes: - S-300 long-range missile defense - Ukraine has had the ability to shoot down Russian aircraft and cruise missiles at relatively close quarters. Washington is arranging for it to acquire systems that c ... read more |
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Battleground Ukraine: Day 21 of Russia's invasionParis (AFP) March 16, 2022 On the 21st day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday, Russian forces remained in place around major cities including Kyiv but showed little sign of real progress in taking them. ... more  
AFRL program advances unmanned air system used for training US fighter pilotsWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 13, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract to Blue Force Technologies to develop an unmanned air vehicle that supports ... more  
Iran nuclear deal 'close', Tehran frees captives as obstacles narrowVienna (AFP) March 16, 2022 Washington said Wednesday it was "close" to a deal with Iran on reviving a 2015 pact that saw Western powers provide sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on Tehran's nuclear programme, the latest sign of advancement following prolonged deadlock. ... more 
Two British Iranians fly back to UK after Tehran releaseLondon (AFP) March 16, 2022 Two British-Iranians flew home on Wednesday after being released from years of detention in Iran, as the UK government confirmed it had paid a longstanding debt over a cancelled defence contract. ... more |
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The Western citizens who remain held in IranParis (AFP) March 16, 2022 There are still over a dozen citizens of Western countries held in Iran even after Tehran allowed two British citizens to return home and another to leave prison. ... more 
Iran says 'two issues' remain with US to restore nuclear dealTehran (AFP) March 16, 2022 Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that two issues remain with the United States in paused negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. ... more  
Equipping Space Force operators through innovationKirtland AFB NM (SPX) Mar 17, 2022 US Space Force organizations at Kirtland AFB led the 2nd Annual Delta Innovation Summit held in February. Col. Eric Felt, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, an ... more 
Biden's comments on Putin 'unacceptable and unforgivable': KremlinMoscow (AFP) March 16, 2022 US President Joe Biden's reference to Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a "war criminal" over his military operation in Ukraine is "unacceptable and unforgivable," the Kremlin said Wednesday. ... more |
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NATO rejects Ukraine 'peace mission', eyes more forces on eastern flankBrussels (AFP) March 16, 2022 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance was looking to substantially bolster forces on its eastern flank after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but would not send troops to the war-torn country. ... more  
GMV guarantees PAZ satellite servicesMadrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 GMV , the world's number-one independent supplier of telecommunication satellite control centers and responsible for designing, developing, validating, and implementing the control center and user s ... more  
Planet Labs PBC launches next generation PlanetScope with Eight Spectral BandsSan Francisco (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has announced the general availability of the next generation of its PlanetScope Monitoring product, offering high quality, analysis-ready data to all existing PlanetScope ... more 
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment contracts Exolaunch to launch ARCSATKjeller, Norway (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), the prime institution responsible for defence-related research in Norway, has awarded a contract to Exolaunch, a global provider of launch, in-space l ... more |
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Millennium Space Systems shipped GEO Wide Field of View for launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 The U.S. Space Force's Wide Field of View spacecraft arrived safely on February 2 to the launch processing facility in Florida, having shipped from Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing (NYSE: BA) comp ... more  
Technology demonstration satellite to be launched soonBeijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2022 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a major defense contractor, plans to launch a technology demonstration satellite in the coming months, according to a senior researcher overseeing the proj ... more  
China's BeiDou enters new phase of stable services, rapid developmentBeijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2022 China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has entered a new phase of sustained stable services and rapid development, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office on Friday. Measu ... more  
US bars Chinese-owned telecom over 'security risks'Washington (AFP) March 16, 2022 US regulators on Wednesday stripped Chinese state-owned Pacific Networks of its telecommunications license, the latest blow in the simmering confrontation between Beijing and Washington. ... more 
Covid to crisis: well-oiled conspiracy theorists push Ukraine disinfoParis (AFP) March 12, 2022 As attention fixes on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, so do conspiracy theorists who actively push Kremlin propaganda online after two years of sharing disinformation about the coronavirus. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) retired two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites on March 8, 2022, ending an extraordinarily successful experiment that demonstrated that a space layer can significantly enhance the Missile Defense System (MDS).
On September 25, 2009 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, MDA, NASA, and the Air Force launched the ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 14, 2022 
The cruise missiles that devastated a western Ukrainian military base were launched from aircraft flying in Russian air space, a US defense official said Monday, indicating that a no-fly zone would not have prevented the attack.
A "couple dozen" cruise missiles were launched from bombers flying over Russia to the Yavoriv overnight Saturday, killing 35 people and wounding 134.
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 Humacao PR (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT), a hardware-enabled software provider to the drone industry, announces that its subsidiary Teal Drones (Teal) has been selected by the Department of Defense's (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and U.S. Army to compete in the Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 (SRR T2) Program of Record.
Teal was selected to develop a next-generation small unmanned ... more |
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 Kjeller, Norway (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), the prime institution responsible for defence-related research in Norway, has awarded a contract to Exolaunch, a global provider of launch, in-space logistics and deployment services for small satellites, to launch its ARCSAT satellite aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9.
The teams of Exolaunch and GomSpace, the ARCSAT's satellite manufacturer, have jus ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 16, 2022 
Images of Ukrainian troops carrying Javelin missile launchers on their shoulders have flashed around the world, making the anti-tank weapon - capable of piercing the most sophisticated armor, and particularly useful in guerrilla warfare - a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion.
Western states, which want to support Ukraine militarily without entering into direct conflict wit ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 14, 2022 
Paris' defence ministry on Monday denied that France breached European sanctions by continuing to sell military equipment to Russia after its 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Investigative journalism outfit Disclose reported that around 152 million euros ($167 million) of gear had been approved for export since 2015, citing both "top secret" documents and public sources.
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 Washington (AFP) March 14, 2022 
The United States expressed concern Monday about "alignment" between Russia and China, after high-ranking US and Chinese officials met for seven hours on the Ukraine war and other security issues.
"We do have deep concerns about China's alignment with Russia," a senior US official told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity, adding: "It was a very candid conversation."
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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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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 9, 2022 
Beneath what remains of the 12th-century Al-Hadba minaret, builders work on a project to revive Mosul's Old City, reduced to rubble during Iraq's battle to retake the city from jihadists.
Mosques, churches and century-old houses are being brought back to life in the northern metropolis, which the Islamic State group seized as its stronghold before being pushed out in mid-2017.
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 Moscow (AFP) March 15, 2022 
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow had received guarantees from Washington on its ability to trade with Tehran as part of ongoing talks to salvage the Iran nuclear deal.
"We received written guarantees. They are included in the text of the agreement itself on the resumption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear programme," Lavrov said ... more |
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 Burnaby, Canada (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 
To justify invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has painted Russia as a hegemonic power re-asserting its rightful claim to imperial greatness. Yet even before the invasion, Russia's economic capabilities were hardly capable of sustaining an empire.
Now, with foreign sanctions presiding over a plummeting Russian ruble, Russia's economic standing has fallen further still. If measured at today's ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 16, 2022 
A hundred technicians are working under armed guard to maintain the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, held hostage for three weeks by Russian forces who seized the compound in the first hours of the invasion.
Tired and poorly fed, they were working the night shift when Russia captured the site of the 1986 core meltdown that sparked the worst nuclear reactor catastrophe in ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 14, 2022 
China will carry on its moon research in the future with Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 missions by 2030, chief designer of the country's lunar exploration program Wu Weiren said.
The Chang'e-6 is scheduled to bring back to Earth lunar samples with a mass of up to 2 kilograms; the Chang'e-7 will be tasked with landing on the lunar south pole and detecting local natural resources; and t ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) March 14, 2022 
Zhou Zhuguang surveys his Shanghai workshop and rows of workers meticulously stitching high-collared Chinese dresses known as qipao, some of which sell for nearly $5,000.
"It's a highly skilled craft," said Zhou, co-founder of Hanart, one of China's most well-known qipao makers.
"Some of our tailors spend a lifetime learning to make qipao."
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 Brussels (AFP) March 15, 2022 
NATO is worried Russia is gearing up to carry out a chemical attack in Ukraine, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting of the alliance's defence ministers.
"We are concerned that Moscow could stage a false flag operation possibly including chemical weapons," the NATO chief told reporters, citing "absurd claims" from Russia that Ukraine possesses biological weapon ... 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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