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  Sde Boker, Israel (AFP) March 28, 2022 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the top diplomats of Israel and four Arab states held a landmark meeting Monday to discuss issues from the Iran nuclear negotiations to the global shockwaves of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The talks brought together for the first time on Israeli soil the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco - which all normalised ties with the Jewish state in 2020 - and of Egypt, which made peace with Israel in 1979. Its late-Sunday open ... read more |
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What will Australia's new Defence Space Command doCanberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 25, 2022 Australia established a Defence Space Command in January this year, "to achieve our strategic space ambitions and lead the effort to assure Australia's access to space". The government also plans to ... more  
Canada to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed MartinOttawa (AFP) March 28, 2022 Canada announced plans Monday to buy 88 US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets to replace its aging fleet, and meet new threats including from Russia. ... more  
US sending radar-jamming planes to Germany to bolster NATO: PentagonWashington (AFP) March 28, 2022 The United States is sending six US Navy radar-jamming aircraft to Germany to enhance NATO capabilities, the Pentagon said Monday. ... more  
How Germany, shaken by Ukraine, plans to rebuild its militaryBerlin (AFP) March 29, 2022 Outdated equipment, woeful bureaucracy, demotivated soldiers: Germany has quite a task ahead to modernise its army, which it has vowed to do in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
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US to further target Russian warfare capabilities: officialWashington (AFP) March 29, 2022 The United States, after imposing sanctions on Russia's defense industry, is considering targeting other sectors involved in Moscow's war effort in Ukraine, a US Treasury Department official said Tuesday. ... more  
Cairo to Kyiv: Social media's rocky ride through conflict zonesParis (AFP) March 29, 2022 When Yarema Dukh set up Ukraine's official Twitter account in 2016, he knew that social media was the best way for his country to get its message out. ... more  
Finland's spy service warns of Russian interference, attacksHelsinki (AFP) March 29, 2022 Finland must brace for Russian interference and hybrid attacks as it weighs whether to join the NATO military alliance, the security services warned on Tuesday. ... more 
US Air Force budget focuses on transformation, modernizationArlington VA (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 The $194 billion combined budget proposal unveiled March 28 for the Air Force and Space Force carries a significant boost in spending that senior leaders say is essential to modernizing the services ... more |
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How Ukraine war left China's 'Nickel King' on hook for billionsBeijing (AFP) March 27, 2022 The play by Xiang Guangda, China's "Nickel King", was to use his influential market position to short the metal, wait for the price to drop, then soak up the rewards when the value bounced back. ... more 
No 'end' yet to Iran nuclear deal talks: BorrellBrussels (AFP) March 28, 2022 Talks between world powers and Iran on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal are stuck, with Tehran throwing up an obstacle after Russia obstructionism was overcome, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday. ... more 
US, Philippines kick off their largest-ever war gamesManila (AFP) March 28, 2022 The Philippines and the United States launched the largest-ever joint military drills in the archipelago nation on Monday, signalling deepening defence ties as fresh tensions surface in the disputed South China Sea. ... more 
Deaths of generals expose Russia's troubles in UkraineParis (AFP) March 28, 2022 The killing in action of several Russian generals and senior military figures in Ukraine has revealed the extent of the heavy losses and logistical problems encountered by Moscow's invading army. ... more |
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Viasat, Inmarsat to boost UK space industry investmentsLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 Viasat and Inmarsat, the US and UK satellite communications groups, have agreed on a package of legally-binding economic undertakings with the UK Government's Department for Business, Energy and Ind ... more  
Orbex and FORCE Technology to develop advanced rocket engine testingForres, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 Orbex and FORCE Technology have been awarded a new contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to further develop an X-Ray Inspection System for rocket engines. The system will enable the tw ... more 
Gilmour Space wins major grant to develop Australia's space manufacturing capabilityGold Coast, Australia (SPX) Mar 25, 2022 A $157 million bid led by Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies to grow sovereign space manufacturing in Australia has been awarded the largest Modern Manufacturing Initiative Collaboration (M ... more  
Eutelsat and OneWeb sign agreement to address key connectivity verticalsParis, France (SPX) Mar 28, 2022 Eutelsat Communications and OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has announced a global, multi-year Distribution Partnership Agreement (DPA) for OneWeb capacity. The a ... more  
Iraqi-Kurd politician arrested for offending top Shiite clericArbil, Iraq (AFP) March 28, 2022 A Kurdish politician was arrested Monday in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, after a post on his Twitter account that was deemed insulting to Iraq's top Shiite cleric Ali al-Sistani, authorities said. ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) March 27, 2022 
Germany is looking at buying an Israeli anti-missile shield system that could also offer protective cover for neighbouring EU states, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday.
"I can reveal to you that that is certainly among the things that we are discussing, and for good reasons," Scholz told state television channel ARD.
The chancellor's comments confirmed earlier statements from German par ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) March 25, 2022 
Leather jacket, sunglasses and a gigantic missile: North Korean state media announced the launch of Pyongyang's largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile with an attempt at old-school Hollywood flair on Friday.
Leader Kim Jong Un walks towards the camera, flanked by generals, as they prepare to fire the giant Hwasong-17 missile - Pyongyang's first ICBM test since 2017.
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 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2022 
The wind is not just 'wind' - but a complicated arrangement of turbulent features that are influenced by the surrounding environment. Air turbulence is created by the landscape, but also by buildings, roads and wind turbines. In the ESTABLIS-UAS project, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is researching these flow effects. For this purpose, a swarm of dr ... more |
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 Germantown MD (SPX) Mar 24, 2022 
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, has announced the award of an $18 million contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy a standalone 5G network at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state.
The Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) was issued through the Information Warfare Research ... more |
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 Kyiv (AFP) March 24, 2022 
A month since Russia launched its shock invasion, Ukraine's leader Thursday demanded NATO "save" his shattered country with all-out military aid to let its armed forces turn their dogged defence into attack.
After relentless Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities, the vast scale of civilian suffering was made stark as the UN said more than half of all Ukraine's children have been driven fro ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) March 24, 2022  When 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a recent border clash with China, the military hardware New Delhi sent to bolster its Himalayan frontier was mostly Russian-origin, showing not for the first time its closeness to "longstanding and time-tested friend" Moscow.
Facing an increasingly assertive China closer to home, these ties help explain Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reluctance to criti ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) March 28, 2022 
The Philippines and the United States launched the largest-ever joint military drills in the archipelago nation on Monday, signalling deepening defence ties as fresh tensions surface in the disputed South China Sea.
The war games are the last under outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, who previously threatened to cancel exercises and axe a key military deal with longtime ally the United State ... 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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 Hilla, Iraq (AFP) March 27, 2022 
An American tourist poses for a holiday snap in Iraq, in front of the blue-brick Ishtar Gate that was rebuilt at the ancient site of Babylon under dictator Saddam Hussein.
Most foreigners here since Saddam's ouster in a 2003 US-led invasion have worn army fatigues and carried guns - but more recently there has been a trickle of camera-toting travel pioneers.
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 26, 2022  The United States called Friday for tougher international sanctions against North Korea at the UN Security Council, accusing Pyongyang of "increasingly dangerous provocations" after it test-fired its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile.
"The United States calls on all member states to fully implement the existing Security Council resolutions," US Ambassador to the United Nations ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 27, 2022 
The play by Xiang Guangda, China's "Nickel King", was to use his influential market position to short the metal, wait for the price to drop, then soak up the rewards when the value bounced back.
But then Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and things got complicated - fast.
Russia is one of the world's biggest producers of nickel ore, a key component of batteries for electr ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) March 24, 2022 
The International Atomic Energy Agency expressed "concern" on Thursday after Ukraine warned of bombardment by Russia of the town where staff working at the Chernobyl nuclear site live.
"Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that Russian forces were shelling Ukrainian checkpoints in the city of Slavutych where many people working at the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 28, 2022 
China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 separated from the core module of the country's space station Sunday afternoon, announced the China Manned Space Agency.
At 3:59 pm Beijing Time, Tianzhou-2 left the core module of the Tiangong space station after completing all of its scheduled tasks, said the agency.
During its operation in orbit, Tianzhou-2 carried out a series of extended appli ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 26, 2022 
Canberra voiced concern for Australian journalist Cheng Lei's well-being Saturday, as it confirmed she would face trial in China next week after almost two years in detention.
Cheng, previously an anchor on state broadcaster CGTN, disappeared in August 2020 and was formally arrested for "illegally supplying state secrets overseas" in February last year.
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 Baghdad (AFP) March 27, 2022 
Iraq is building a concrete wall along part of its border with Syria to stop Islamic State group jihadists from infiltrating, an Iraqi military source said Sunday.
In the "first stage" of construction, a wall around "a dozen kilometres (seven miles) long and 3.5 metres (11 feet) high was built in Nineveh province", in the Sinjar area of northwest Iraq, a senior officer told AFP, requesting a ... 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.
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