|
|
|
  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2022 The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons-maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5-as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s. In recent years, the United States has focused such efforts on developing hypersonic glide vehicles, which are launched from a rocket before gliding to a target, and hypersonic cruise missiles, which are powered by high-speed, air-breathing engines during flight. As former Vice Chairm ... read more |
 |
 
Eyeing China, Japan breaks with past for strong Ukraine responseTokyo (AFP) March 21, 2022 Japan has broken with years of precedent in its tough response to the Ukraine invasion, and the conflict could reshape Tokyo's defence strategy as it confronts China's regional ambitions, analysts say. ... more  
EU agrees 5,000-strong response force in defence pushBrussels (AFP) March 21, 2022 The European Union on Monday approved a new defence strategy designed to increase the bloc's capacity to act, including setting up a 5,000-strong rapid reaction force. ... more  
North Korea isolation deepening rights abuses: UN expertGeneva (AFP) March 21, 2022 North Korea's prolonged isolation is deepening its rights crisis, a UN expert said Monday, stressing the need for diplomatic and UN engagement with the impoverished, nuclear-armed state. ... more 
Freed British-Iranian criticises UK release effortsLondon (AFP) March 21, 2022 A British-Iranian charity worker held in Tehran for six years said on Monday that the UK government could have helped free her earlier, and called for all "unjustly detained" prisoners in Iran to be released. ... more |
|
|
| Previous Issues | Mar 21 | Mar 18 | Mar 17 | Mar 16 | Mar 15 |
|
|
|
|
 
SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites after weather delaysWashington DC (UPI) Mar 19, 2021 Elon Musk's SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Florida early Saturday morning after the launch was postponed Friday night because of stormy weather. ... more 
Russia fires second hypersonic missile; As Ukraine urges cease-fireMoscow (AFP) March 20, 2022 Russia said Sunday it has again fired its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Ukraine, destroying a fuel storage site in the country's south. ... more  
China's space station to support large-scale scientific researchBeijing (XNA) Mar 19, 2022 China plans to conduct a number of frontier scientific experiments on its Tiangong space station, with the two laboratory modules, Wentian and Mengtian, scheduled to be launched this year, according ... more  
Deadly attacks on women rise sharply in Iraqi KurdistanSulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) March 20, 2022 A woman burned alive by her husband, others shot dead by a father or a teenage brother - bloody violence against women has spiked in northern Iraq's Kurdish region. ... more |
|
 
Biden says Putin considering using chemical, biological weapons in UkraineWashington (AFP) March 22, 2022 US President Joe Biden said Monday that it's "clear" Russia is considering the use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine and warned of a "severe" Western response if it chose to do so. ... more 
Pakistan's Khan to trumpet Islamic credentials as home fires burnIslamabad (AFP) March 22, 2022 Foreign ministers of Muslim nations began meeting in Pakistan Tuesday as the country's leader trumpets his Islamic credentials while at the same time battling the most serious challenge to his rule in four years. ... more  
British pilot killed in trainer jet crash in ItalyRome (AFP) March 16, 2022 A British pilot died Wednesday when a Leonardo trainer aircraft crashed in mountains near Lake Como in northern Italy, the Italian aerospace and defence giant said. ... more  
China accused of harassing ex-dissident running for US CongressWashington (AFP) March 17, 2022 US prosecutors accused China on Wednesday of spying on pro-democracy activists in the United States and seeking to harass and intimidate a former Tiananmen Square dissident who is running for Congress. ... more |
|
|
|
|
|
 
Eisenhower, Powell, Tubman among possible names for US Army basesWashington (AFP) March 18, 2022 Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, general Colin Powell and abolitionist Harriet Tubman are among the names under consideration as the US Army moves to rename nine bases honoring military figures of the pro-slavery Civil War South. ... more  
OneWeb partners with Axiros for critical customer infrastructure supportMunich, Germany (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 When the nearest service engineer is a 2-hour helicopter flight away, manual troubleshooting and firmware updates really aren't an option. So who does OneWeb trust for remote management of their use ... more  
Malian junta orders French broadcasters RFI, France 24 off airBamako (AFP) March 17, 2022 Mali's ruling junta has ordered French broadcasters RFI and France 24 off the air, complaining they had falsely accused the army of committing abuses, it said in a statement issued on Thursday. ... more  
UCF and NASA researchers design charged 'power suits' for electric vehicles and spacecraftOrlando FL (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 Like the charged power suit worn by Black Panther of Marvel Comics, UCF researchers have advanced NASA technologies to develop a power suit for an electric car that is as strong as steel, lighter th ... more  
Esri releases updated land-cover map with new sets of global dataRedlands CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2022 Governments and businesses across the world are pledging to adopt more sustainable and equitable practices. Many are also working to limit activities that contribute to climate change. To support th ... more |
|
 Ukraine calls on China to 'condemn Russian barbarism'  |
|
 Bratislava (AFP) March 17, 2022 
Slovakia said Thursday it was willing to provide its Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine but only on the condition that it receive a substitute to avoid a NATO security gap.
"We've been in discussion with the United States, with Ukraine and also with other allies on the possibility to deploy or to send altogether our S-300 systems to the Ukrainians," Slovak Defence Min ... more |
|
 Washington (AFP) March 20, 2022 
Russia's claim it used a hypersonic missile in Ukraine was a way to reclaim war momentum, but the next-generation weaponry has not proved to be a "game changer," the Pentagon's chief said Sunday.
Moscow has said it has fired two hypersonic missiles in Ukraine, and while US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would not "confirm or dispute" whether Russia used such weapons, he warned that President ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 17, 2022 
Wireless sensors can monitor how temperature, humidity or other environmental conditions vary across large swaths of land, such as farms or forests.
These tools could provide unique insights for a variety of applications, including digital agriculture and monitoring climate change. One problem, however, is that it is currently time-consuming and expensive to physically place hundreds of se ... more |
|
 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 |
|
|
|
|
 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 |
|
 Brussels (AFP) March 21, 2022 
The European Union on Monday approved a new defence strategy designed to increase the bloc's capacity to act, including setting up a 5,000-strong rapid reaction force.
The plan - in the pipeline for two years - underwent a last-minute rewrite to increase the focus on the threat from Russia after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
"It's not the answer to the Ukrainian war, but it is part of the ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Sarajevo (AFP) March 18, 2022 
The United States has denounced "dangerous" comments by Russia's ambassador to Bosnia, who issued a tacit threat to the Balkan country over its proposed bid to join NATO.
Bosnia has been divided along ethnic lines since a war in the 1990s that killed some 100,000 people.
The country is ruled by a rotating tripartite presidency, with Croat and Muslim leaders in favour of joining NATO, w ... more |
|
 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 |
|
|
|
|
 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.
"Al-Hadba ... more |
|
 Seoul (AFP) March 20, 2022 
North Korea fired multiple rocket launchers on Sunday, Seoul said, the latest in a series of provocations by the nuclear-armed nation to heighten tensions in the region.
Pyongyang launched a string of banned weaponry this year and tested what it claimed were components of a "reconnaissance satellite" - although Seoul and Washington have described them as a new ICBM system.
"There were s ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Hong Kong (AFP) March 17, 2022 
Asian markets rallied again Thursday with another blistering surge in tech firms helping Hong Kong extend its recovery from the recent rout, while traders also cheered soothing comments on the US economy by the Federal Reserve after it lifted interest rates.
Regional sentiment remains buoyant after China's top economic official vowed measures to support beaten-down markets and indicated that ... more |
|
 Lviv, Ukraine (AFP) March 18, 2022 
Ukraine on Friday said "hundreds" of civilians were trapped in the wreckage of a theatre bombed by Russia, as the United States demanded China get tough with its "war criminal" allies in the Kremlin.
Russian missiles struck an aircraft repair site close to Lviv's airport in Ukraine's far west, extending the war to a relatively unscathed region near the border with NATO member Poland.
No ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Beijing (XNA) Mar 19, 2022 
China plans to conduct a number of frontier scientific experiments on its Tiangong space station, with the two laboratory modules, Wentian and Mengtian, scheduled to be launched this year, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The experiments include raising fish, growing vegetables, setting up the most precise clock ... more |
|
 Shanghai (AFP) March 18, 2022 
Li Meng is a devoted mother trying to support her two-year-old daughter, but in the eyes of Chinese society and the state, she is almost a second-class citizen.
Millions of single mothers like her have it rough in a country where out-of-wedlock births are frowned upon, and where only married women can claim maternity benefits.
Li, a Shanghai resident, got pregnant with her boyfriend, but ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Washington (AFP) March 22, 2022 
US President Joe Biden said Monday that it's "clear" Russia is considering the use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine and warned of a "severe" Western response if it chose to do so.
"His back is against the wall," said Biden of Russian President Vladimir Putin, noting that Russia has recently accused the United States of holding chemical and biological weapons in Europe.
"Simp ... more |
|
 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 |
|
|
|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2020 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
