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  Washington (AFP) April 6, 2022 Pyongyang is ignoring US overtures for talks and could be planning its first nuclear weapon test in nearly five years for its April 15 holiday, the State Department's top North Korea envoy said Wednesday. Sung Kim, the Special Representative for North Korea Policy, said Washington thinks Pyongyang could be planning a big show of its growing nuclear weapons capacity on the annual holiday next week, which will celebrate the 110th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, who founded the modern Democrat ... read more |
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Ukraine calls for 'weapons, weapons, weapons' at NATO talksBrussels (AFP) April 7, 2022 Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday called on NATO members to provide Kyiv with all the heavy weaponry it needs to fight Russia's invading forces. ... more 
Iran says it handed UN nuclear watchdog documents on undeclared sitesTehran (AFP) April 6, 2022 Iran on Wednesday said it has sent documents on its undeclared nuclear facilities to the UN atomic watchdog, bringing it a step closer to reviving its 2015 nuclear accord. ... more  
'Small number' of Ukraine soldiers get drone training in USWashington (AFP) April 6, 2022 Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in the United States to operate the deadly Switchblade drones that Washington is supplying to Kyiv, a Pentagon official said Wednesday. ... more 
Germany to get weaponised drones for the first timeBerlin (AFP) April 6, 2022 Germany will get weaponised drones for the first time after years of debate, parliamentary sources told AFP Wednesday, as the EU giant, shaken by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, moves to ramp up its defence capabilities. ... more |
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Kleos launches Patrol Mission satellitesLuxembourg (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 Kleos Space S.A, (ASX: KSS, Frankfurt: KS1) a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, successfully launched its third satellite cluster, the Patrol Mission on ... more  
Rocket Lab to attempt first mid-air helicopter capture of Electron RocketLong Beach CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) reports that during its next Electron launch, a commercial rideshare mission currently scheduled in April 2022, the company will attempt a mid-air helicopter captu ... more  
Design tweak helps prevent malfunction in yarns designed to store energyRaleigh NC (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found a way to prevent electrical malfunctions in yarns designed to store electrical energy. Ultimately, the findings could help advance t ... more 
DARPA, AFRL, Lockheed Martin And Aerojet Rocketdyne team up for Hypersonics testPalmdale CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) team successfully flight tested the Hypersonic A ... more |
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Advanced Navigation launches AI-powered Micro AUVSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 Advanced Navigation, the leading AI navigation and robotics systems manufacturer, has announced the launch of Hydrus. Hydrus is an autonomous subsea robot that combines the most advanced navi ... more 
Beyond Gravity to develop dispenser for Project Kuiper's satellite constellationZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 Fast, affordable broadband for people worldwide - this is the ambitious mission behind Project Kuiper, an Amazon initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of satellites ... more  
China warns against any Pelosi visit to Taiwan; China's Phoenix TV faces closureTaipei (AFP) April 7, 2022 China warned of "strong measures" on Thursday if US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan following media reports of an upcoming trip. ... more  
Central Mali killings: What happened in Moura?Dakar (AFP) April 6, 2022 An alleged massacre occurred in conflict-torn central Mali last week. The details remain shrouded in uncertainty. ... more |
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India backs 'independent' probe into Ukraine civilian deathsNew Delhi (AFP) April 6, 2022 India's foreign minister said Wednesday he was "deeply disturbed" by civilian deaths in the Ukrainian city of Bucha but stopped short of blaming Russia, calling for an independent probe. ... more 
NATO chief warns Ukraine war could last 'months, even years'Brussels (AFP) April 6, 2022 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said there was no sign Russian President Vladimir Putin had dropped "his ambition to control the whole of Ukraine" and the war could last for years. ... more 
China calls Bucha civilian deaths 'deeply disturbing'Beijing (AFP) April 6, 2022 China on Wednesday called reports of civilian deaths in the Ukrainian city of Bucha "deeply disturbing", as international condemnation grows over what Kyiv has described as "genocide" carried out by Russia. ... more  
BlackSky expands constellation to 14 satellitesHerndon VA (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 BlackSky's (NYSE: BKSY) newest satellites successfully began revenue-generating commercial operations for customers, taking high-resolution images and creating analytics within a company record of 1 ... more  
SmallSat launch company teams with C8 Secure for cybersecurityCocoa FL (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 SmallSat launch services provider Vaya Space announced their strategic partnership with C8 Secure to provide turn-key cybersecurity solutions for the space industry. In addition, Vaya Space has agre ... 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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 Washington (AFP) April 6, 2022 
Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in the United States to operate the deadly Switchblade drones that Washington is supplying to Kyiv, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.
Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said it was a "very small" number of Ukrainian troops who were already present in the US before Russia invaded their country.
"We took the opportunity, having them still in the ... more |
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 Denver 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 contract to York to deliver 42 satellites in support of SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL). York will produce these satellites, built on the LX-CLASS standard commercial platform, in the new facility for ... 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 6, 2022 
Pyongyang is ignoring US overtures for talks and could be planning its first nuclear weapon test in nearly five years for its April 15 holiday, the State Department's top North Korea envoy said Wednesday.
Sung Kim, the Special Representative for North Korea Policy, said Washington thinks Pyongyang could be planning a big show of its growing nuclear weapons capacity on the annual holiday next ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 7, 2022 
Asian equity markets fell Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting indicated it is preparing to aggressively wind back its monetary policy, while oil prices pared another big drop.
The eagerly awaited summary dealt another blow to traders, who have grown increasingly concerned that officials will not be able to rein in 40-year-high inflation while also preventi ... more |
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 Bucha, Ukraine (AFP) April 6, 2022 
As Bucha emerges from the horror of the Russian occupation, townspeople are desperate to know the fate of loved ones. Some know how their story ends. Others still wait to find out, hoping against hope it will not end in tragedy.
Tetiana Ustymenko knows the conclusion to her story. Her son and his two friends were gunned down in the street outside and she buried them in the garden of the fami ... 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 6, 2022 
A hardline former Hong Kong security chief sanctioned by the US for his role in China's purge of dissent declared his bid Wednesday to become the city's next leader.
John Lee, who oversaw the police response to huge democracy protests three years ago and its subsequent crackdown, resigned from the government to run.
"If the Central People's Government approves my resignation, I shall i ... more |
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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.
"DEKE DEUCE require ... more |
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