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  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 DARPA and its U.S. Air Force partner recently completed a free flight test of the Lockheed Martin version of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC). The vehicle, after release from a carrier aircraft, was boosted to its Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet engine ignition envelope. From there, it quickly accelerated to and maintained cruise faster than Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) for an extended period of time. The vehicle reached altitudes greater than 65,000 feet and flew for more than 3 ... read more |
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US announces extra $100 mn in military aid to UkraineWashington (AFP) April 6, 2022 The United States announced Tuesday it will send $100 million in additional anti-armor weapons to Ukraine. ... more  
Raymond praises Space Force achievements and purpose while noting ongoing threats, challengesArlington VA (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 Using language that was both stark and an urgent call to action, Chief of Space Operations, Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, said April 5 that the cornerstone to U.S. security and prosperity is keeping s ... more  
York Space Systems wins 2nd major contract from Space Development AgencyDenver CO (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 York Space Systems (York), a Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to complete space mission solutions, has announced another award from the Space Development Agency (SDA), a $382 million contrac ... more 
Northrop Grumman and AT&T collaborate to for 5G-enabled defense systemsSan Diego CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 Northrop Grumman and AT&T entered into a collaboration agreement to research and develop a digital battle network, powered by AT&T 5G and Northrop Grumman's advanced mission systems, to support the ... more |
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US wants bases in E. Europe, but for short-term deployments: generalWashington (AFP) April 5, 2022 The United States supports having permanent US military bases on the eastern flank of NATO, but for regular short-term rotations of US troop units rather than long-term basing, the top Pentagon general said Tuesday. ... more  
Finland boosts defence spending by 2 bn euros over UkraineHelsinki (AFP) April 5, 2022 Finland announced Tuesday it would increase its military spending by more than two billion euros over the next four years, saying the decision was spurred on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
Poland orders US tanks, other battle vehicles for $4.74 bnWarsaw (AFP) April 5, 2022 Poland said on Tuesday it had ordered Abrams tanks and other heavy US battle vehicles worth $4.74 billion (4.32 billion euros), in line with a decision announced last year. ... more  
US approves $95 million sale of missile defense support to TaiwanWashington (AFP) April 6, 2022 The US announced Tuesday it has approved the sale of up to $95 million worth of training and equipment to support Taiwan's Patriot missile defense system, something Taipei said would help protect the island from any invasion by China. ... more |
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Chinese, Ukrainian foreign ministers discuss Russia invasionBeijing (AFP) April 5, 2022 China and Ukraine's foreign ministers have spoken for the first time in over a month, with Beijing maintaining its push for peace talks even as allegations of Russian atrocities in towns around Kyiv grow. ... more 
US tests hypersonic missileWashington (AFP) April 5, 2022 The US military announced Tuesday a new test of a hypersonic missile, as Pentagon officials seek to match or get ahead of China's and Russia's advances in the cutting-edge strategic weapons technology. ... more 
NATO allies move to rearm Kyiv; fears of more atrocities'Brussels (AFP) April 5, 2022 NATO's chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he feared "more atrocities" in Ukraine, as allies moved to rearm the country ahead of an expected Russian offensive in its east. ... more  
Digicel staff leave Papua New Guinea after $100 mn tax billPort Moresby (AFP) April 6, 2022 Senior staff of Pacific telecom giant Digicel have left Papua New Guinea after a US$100 million tax was levied against the company, according to police and government sources. ... more |
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Armed men surround home of Mali politician who criticised juntaBamako (AFP) April 5, 2022 Armed men surrounded Malian opposition politician Oumar Mariko's home in the capital Bamako on Tuesday after he ignored a summons from the gendarmes for criticising the ruling junta, witnesses said. ... more  
Marine Le Pen: far-right chief within reach of French presidencyParis (AFP) April 6, 2022 Marine Le Pen has fought for years to make the far-right party she inherited electable, and now appears to have a real chance to challenge incumbent Emmanuel Macron for the French presidency this month. ... more  
AFRL engineer highlights illuminating photonics work in lab life podcastWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 Dr. Monica Allen, principal research electronics engineer from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Munitions Directorate at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the featured guest on AFRL's "Lab Life" ... more  
UK Space Command contracts with SSTL for Carbonite+ satelliteGuildford UK (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has signed a 22m pound contract with Defence Equipment and Support on behalf of UK Space Command for a 150kg satellite based on SSTL's Carbonite+. Project TYCH ... more  
Teal Drones to supply Golden Eagle drone units to NATO Country for deployment in UkraineSan 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 ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 6, 2022 
The US announced Tuesday it has approved the sale of up to $95 million worth of training and equipment to support Taiwan's Patriot missile defense system, something Taipei said would help protect the island from any invasion by China.
"The proposed sale will help to sustain (Taiwan's) missile density and ensure readiness for air operations," the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 5, 2022  The US military announced Tuesday a new test of a hypersonic missile, as Pentagon officials seek to match or get ahead of China's and Russia's advances in the cutting-edge strategic weapons technology.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said it had recently completed a free flight test of an aircraft-launched hypersonic missile that maintained a speed of more than Mach 5, ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 
SpiderOak Mission Systems and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Space's Mission Solutions business are developing and testing a zero-trust cybersecurity platform to secure data across the space data supply chain. The two companies have signed an agreement to field key components of the SpiderOak OrbitSecure platform. OrbitSecure allows national security and civil space agencies to harness the commerci ... 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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 Warsaw (AFP) April 5, 2022  Poland said on Tuesday it had ordered Abrams tanks and other heavy US battle vehicles worth $4.74 billion (4.32 billion euros), in line with a decision announced last year.
"The agreement covers 250 Abrams tanks, armoured recovery vehicles, assault bridges ... training and logistics systems and a serious amount of ammunition," Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said during a televised signi ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 5, 2022 
The United States supports having permanent US military bases on the eastern flank of NATO, but for regular short-term rotations of US troop units rather than long-term basing, the top Pentagon general said Tuesday.
In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley told a hearing in the House of Representatives that the key allies on the eastern edge of N ... 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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 Baghdad (AFP) April 5, 2022 
Iraq's media regulator on Tuesday announced the suspension of a satire television show for insulting the military, after it aired an episode criticising alleged corruption in the armed forces.
UTV network, owned by the son of renowned Sunni Muslim politician Khamis al-Khanjar, had on Monday broadcast an episode of the "With Mulla Talal" programme that poked fun at the alleged corruption.
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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.
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 Baghdad (AFP) April 5, 2022 
At least 519 children have been killed or injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Iraq in the past five years, UN agencies have warned.
"More than 80 percent of children affected are boys," the rights groups UNICEF, the world body's children's agency, and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said in a joint statement on Monday night.
They added that boys were "dispropor ... more |
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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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