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  Paris (AFP) April 4, 2022 Russia appears to have abandoned for now the initial aim in its invasion of Ukraine of seizing Kyiv and ousting the Ukrainian government, but is still pressing attacks in the east and south. Even under this plan 'B' forced by Ukrainian resistance and military setbacks, Moscow has multiple aims that risk prolonging the conflict and causing yet more death and destruction. Here AFP looks at five aims Russia has for the next phase of the war against Ukraine, almost one and a half months into the con ... read more |
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Kim's sister says North Korea nukes could 'eliminate' SouthSeoul (AFP) April 5, 2022 North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to "eliminate" South Korea's army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday. ... more 
Why did North Korea fake a 'monster missile' test?Seoul (AFP) March 30, 2022 North Korea faked a "successful" launch of its most powerful long-range missile to shore up domestic support for Kim Jong Un's regime after the real test ended in failure, analysts say. ... more  
US Space Force taps Space Micro to build GEO Lasercom TerminalsSan Diego CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 Space Micro Inc., powered by Voyager Space, and a provider of digital, electro-optic and communications systems for satellites, deep space exploration and other space equipment, today announced an a ... more  
Space Force announces candidate locations for STARCOM HQ, DeltasWashington DC (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 The Department of the Air Force selected six candidate locations for U.S. Space Force's Space Training and Readiness Command Headquarters, April 4. All USSF bases are candidate locations under ... more |
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Russian space agency suspends ISS cooperation over sanctionsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 2, 2021 Russia has suspended cooperation with other nations involved with the International Space Station over sanctions levied amid the war in Ukraine. ... more  
DARPA Completes Underminer ProgramWashington DC (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 DARPA's Underminer program has demonstrated the feasibility of rapidly constructing tactical tunnel networks that enable secure, responsive resupply in denied environments. These networks could prov ... more  
Satellite images show bodies in Bucha for weeks, rebutting Moscow claimWashington (AFP) April 4, 2022 Satellite photographs released on Monday appear to rebut Russian assertions that dead bodies in civilian clothing found in Bucha had appeared there after Russian forces retreated from the devastated Ukrainian town. ... more 
US, Iran spar over stalled nuclear talksWashington (AFP) April 4, 2022 The United States and Iran blamed each other Monday for a weeks-long impasse that has held up a return to the 2015 deal that sought to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. ... more |
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US to offer new UN resolution over NKorea missile tests Washington (AFP) April 4, 2022 The United States plans to introduce a new resolution in the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's most recent ballistic missile tests, Washington's special envoy for North Korean affairs said Monday. ... more  
Two-thirds of Russian troops have left Kyiv: PentagonWashington (AFP) April 4, 2022 Russia has removed about two-thirds of the troops it had around Kyiv, mostly sent back to Belarus with plans to redeploy elsewhere in Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official said Monday. ... more 
More Ukrainians move west as Russia turns focus to DonbasKramatorsk, Ukraine (AFP) April 4, 2022 Hundreds wait for a train to take them west out of the path of the Russian advance at the station in Kramatorsk, the de facto capital of Ukrainian-controlled territory in Donbas. ... more 
Czechs send 250 soldiers to Slovakia to set up NATO battlegroupPrague (AFP) April 4, 2022 A total of 250 Czech army paratroopers on Monday left for Slovakia, which neighbours war-ravaged Ukraine, to build a NATO battlegroup there, the defence ministry said. ... more |
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US, NATO express shock over civilian killlings in UkraineWashington (AFP) April 3, 2022 US and NATO leaders voiced shock and horror Sunday at new evidence of atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, and warned that Russian troop movements away from Kyiv did not signal a withdrawal or end to the violence. ... more  
D-Orbit Launches its Fifth ION Satellite Carrier MissionFino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 D-Orbit, the space logistics and orbital transportation company, has launched Spacelust, the fifth mission of the Company's proprietary ION Satellite Carrier (ION), aboard SpaceX's Transporter-4 mis ... more 
Roscosmos to Brief Russian Government on Options for Ending ISS Cooperation Soon, Rogozin SaysBeijing (XNA) Apr 03, 2022 The Russian space agency Roscosmos will soon inform the government of how it plans to terminate cooperation with Western partners on the International Space Station, its chief said. "Roscosmos ... more  
Aphelion Aerospace secures investment from The Mercury Group and othersDenver CO (SPX) Apr 04, 2022 Aphelion Aerospace, based in Denver, Colorado is establishing itself as a one-stop-shop for low-cost small satellite integration and on-demand launch operations from practically anywhere around the ... more 
How scientists reviewed the process and development of space intelligent robot technology?Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 It is an inevitable choice for the development of space automation technology to use space intelligent robots to realize space exploration and space resource utilization. China started with the succ ... more |
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 White Sands NM (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 
Lockheed Martin, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Army have further integrated the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor into the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System - resulting in a more tightly integrated, layered missile defense system.
During a test, the THAAD system successfully launched a PAC-3 MSE to intercept a tactical ballistic mis ... more |
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 Odessa, Ukraine (AFP) April 3, 2022 
Air strikes rocked Ukraine's strategic Black Sea port of Odessa early Sunday, AFP reporters said, but there were no casualties, according to the army.
The Russian defence ministry confirmed the strike.
"This morning, high-precision sea and air-based missiles destroyed an oil refinery and three storage facilities for fuel and lubricants near the city of Odessa, from which fuel was suppli ... more |
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 San Juan PR (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) ("Red Cat'' or the "Company"), a hardware-enabled software provider to the drone industry, announces that its subsidiary Teal Drones (Teal) has secured an order for 15 Golden Eagle drone units, plus spares and training, from a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member country that has committed them to deployment in the Ukraine.
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 
HENSOLDT Cyber will supply its high security IT operating system TRENTOS to Beyond Gravity's for its latest satellite computer . The company's say this will ensure a high level of IT security for satellites is at the heart of today's efforts to make satellites more robust and reliable.
"As satellites have become increasingly critical to the infrastructure of modern society, there is an inc ... more |
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 Annapolis MD (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 
Imagine a place where ideas are transformed into advanced operational prototypes years ahead of existing technology. That's just what happens in Northrop Grumman's Navy-focused innovation centers, where creativity guides innovation.
Two research and development teams inside the Maritime/Land Systems and Sensors Division support the U.S. Navy: Dolphin Works on the company's Annapolis, Maryl ... more |
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 New York (AFP) April 3, 2022  US arms manufacturers are not cashing in directly from the thousands of missiles, drones and other weapons being sent to Ukraine, but they do stand to profit big-time over the long run by supplying countries eager to boost their defenses against Russia.
Like other Western countries, the United States has turned to its own stocks to furnish Ukraine with shoulder-fired Stinger and Javelin miss ... more |
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 Kramatorsk, Ukraine (AFP) April 4, 2022 
Hundreds wait for a train to take them west out of the path of the Russian advance at the station in Kramatorsk, the de facto capital of Ukrainian-controlled territory in Donbas.
"It's been like this since the end of last week. Almost 2,000 people a day are boarding trains west for Lviv or elsewhere," says Nasir, a humanitarian volunteer helping with the operation.
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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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 Stockholm (AFP) March 29, 2022 
Shareholders in Swedish telecom giant Ericsson on Tuesday sanctioned the company's board and chief executive over its handling of a corruption scandal involving possible payments to the Islamic State group in Iraq.
Shareholders representing more than the required 10 percent voted against discharging the board and CEO Borje Ekholm from liabilities, a normally routine decision, at the company' ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 4, 2022 
The United States plans to introduce a new resolution in the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's most recent ballistic missile tests, Washington's special envoy for North Korean affairs said Monday.
The tests, which included launching an intercontinental ballistic missile last month that could conceivably strike deep inside the United States, are "clear violations of multiple UN ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) April 2, 2022 
India and Nepal restored passenger rail services between them on Saturday, as Kathmandu is increasingly wooed by China.
Nepal has traditionally done a balancing act between New Delhi and Beijing, but analysts believe Indian influence over Kathmandu has been dwindling as China pours heavy investment into the landlocked Himalayan country.
But Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba made ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 1, 2022 
Russian soldiers were likely exposed to radiation while they were occupying the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power station over the past four weeks, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
Vehicles used by Russian forces would have raised radioactive dust clouds and soldiers also dug trenches in the most contaminated part of the site, Ukraine's nuclear agency Energoatom said.
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2022 
China's Tianzhou 2 cargo spaceship fell back to Earth on Thursday afternoon with most of its body burnt up during the reentry process, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a statement the robotic craft started to enter the atmosphere around 6:40 pm under the ground control and the extreme heat caused by air friction dismantled and destroyed most of the ship. A few ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 4, 2022  Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will step down in June, ending a divisive term that saw democracy protests squashed and strict pandemic curbs plunge the business hub into international isolation.
Ending months of speculation, Lam confirmed she would not seek a second term when a committee made up of the city's political elite chooses a new leader next month.
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 Washington (AFP) April 4, 2022  Satellite photographs released on Monday appear to rebut Russian assertions that dead bodies in civilian clothing found in Bucha had appeared there after Russian forces retreated from the devastated Ukrainian town.
Mid-March satellite imagery of a Bucha street appears to show several bodies of civilians lying dead in or just off the roadway where Ukrainian officials recently said they found ... 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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