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  Palmdale CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 Lockheed Martin Skunk Works demonstrated the expanded endurance capabilities of a specially configured Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE unmanned aerial system (UAS) through a world record endurance flight on Feb. 18, 2022, at the Santa Margarita Ranch in California. The flight establishes a new record in the Group 2 (5 to 25-kilogram) category with a flight time of 39 hours, 17 minutes and 7 seconds. The flight has been submitted to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), the world sanctioni ... read more |
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Pressure mounts on Berlin as Kyiv snubs German presidentParis (AFP) Apr 12, 2022 Pressure was mounting on Germany to up its game over the war in Ukraine on Tuesday as Kyiv snubbed the country's president and Chancellor Olaf Scholz was accused of a weak response to the crisis. ... more  
Defense Intelligence Agency report details space-based threats from competitorsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 The Defense Intelligence Agency has released the new unclassified report, "Challenges to Security in Space 2022," which is a follow-up to its similarly titled report in 2019. The new report ex ... more 
Russia refocusing on Donbas but no offensive yet: PentagonWashington (AFP) April 11, 2022 Russian forces are reinforcing around the Donbas, notably near the town of Izyum, but have not yet launched an offensive to seize control of the disputed region of eastern Ukraine, Pentagon officials said Monday. ... more  
Iran questions US will to reach nuclear talks dealTehran (AFP) April 11, 2022 Tehran on Monday questioned Washington's will in reaching an agreement to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement, with key sticking points unresolved after talks halted last month. ... more |
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Soldiers from 14 nations to take part in Indonesian-US war gamesJakarta (AFP) April 10, 2022 The annual military exercises between Indonesian and US armies will include more than a dozen countries this year, officials said Sunday, as tensions with China continue to spike in the region. ... more  
New cutting-edge thermoplastic materials for the aerospace sectorMadrid, Spain (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) coordinates the HITCOMP (High Temperature Characterisation and Modelling of Thermoplastic Composites) project within the Horizon 2020 programme, which aim ... more  
Iraq official warns of jihadist threat from Syria campBaghdad (AFP) April 9, 2022 The Al-Hol camp for displaced people in Syria is a jihadist threat and should be dismantled, a senior Iraqi security official said on Saturday. ... more  
Mother weeps by roadside grave on route of Russian retreatMakariv, Ukraine (AFP) April 10, 2022 A Ukrainian mother fell to her knees, clawing the earth behind a razed petrol station. ... more |
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Sweden's ruling party launches internal NATO debateStockholm (AFP) April 11, 2022 Sweden's ruling party kicked off internal debate Monday on whether Stockholm should apply for NATO membership, unthinkable only months ago but with public support growing in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Virgin Orbit to launch maritime data satellite from the UKLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 Virgin Orbit has announced an agreement with The Satellite Applications Catapult (The Catapult) to launch the latest satellite in The Catapult's In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) programme into space fro ... more 
Israel army launches new raids around flashpoint W.Bank cityJenin, Palestinian Territories (AFP) April 11, 2022 Israeli forces launched a third day of operations Monday around the flashpoint West Bank city of Jenin following heavy gun battles in recent days and overnight arrests, the army said. ... more 
Lockheed Martin releases open-source interface standard for on-orbit dockingLittleton CO (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 Lockheed Martin has released an open-source, non-proprietary interface standard to support on-orbit docking within the industry. With unity of effort in mind, Lockheed Martin has published thi ... more |
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Ex-US general among 24 sanctioned by IranTehran (AFP) April 9, 2022 Tehran on Saturday said it sanctioned a retired US general and 23 other American nationals involved in what the Islamic republic described as terrorism and human rights violations. ... more 
Artificial modification of Earth's radiation belts by ground-based VLF transmittersWuhan, China (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 Narrow-band VLF transmitter waves originate from the powerful ground-based VLF transmitters for submarine communications, which are typically over the frequency range of 10-30 kHz. VLF transmitter s ... more  
Brazilian army's Viagra order draws quips, scrutinyRio De Janeiro (AFP) April 11, 2022 The Brazilian military came in for stiff scrutiny Monday after a lawmaker revealed it had purchased Viagra pills for the troops, drawing a flurry of jokes on social media. ... more  
China's Phoenix TV faces closure in TaiwanTaipei (AFP) April 6, 2022 Taiwan's government declared Phoenix TV a Chinese-funded company on Wednesday, a move that will force the network to close its office on the island. ... more  
US approves sale of eight F-16 combat aircraft to BulgariaWashington (AFP) April 4, 2022 The US Defense Department approved Monday the sale of eight F-16 combat aircraft to Bulgaria for $1.67 billion, bolstering its air force as the regional threat has risen after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... 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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 Bratislava (AFP) April 8, 2022 
Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger on Friday said the EU member had given Ukraine an S-300 air defence system, adding that it did not mean Slovakia had joined the conflict with Russia.
"I can confirm that the Slovak Republic has donated the S-300 air defence system to Ukraine, following Ukraine's request for assistance," Heger posted on Facebook.
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 Palmdale CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works demonstrated the expanded endurance capabilities of a specially configured Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE unmanned aerial system (UAS) through a world record endurance flight on Feb. 18, 2022, at the Santa Margarita Ranch in California.
The flight establishes a new record in the Group 2 (5 to 25-kilogram) category with a flight time of 39 hours, 17 minutes and 7 s ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 08, 2022 
GalaxySpace, a private satellite maker based in Beijing, has achieved V-band low orbit measurement and control on its six satellites which were sent into space on March 5, the China Science Daily reported Wednesday.
Satellite measurement and control refers to achieving the position and condition of satellites and controlling the platforms and loads of satellites.
At present, satellit ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 
Defense Department officials yesterday described current and future game-changing warfare capabilities that will ensure national security for the U.S., allies and partners.
The venue for the discussion was testimony at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities hearing.
The Defense Innovation Unit successfully prototyped synthetic aperture radar satellites, ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) April 7, 2022 
Canada on Thursday unveiled Can$8 billion (US$6.4 billion) in additional military spending over five years in its new budget, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but missed the NATO spending target of two percent of GDP.
Russian President Vladimir "Putin's invasion of Ukraine has reminded us that our own peaceful democracy - like all the democracies of the world - depends ultimate ... more |
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 Helsinki (AFP) April 8, 2022  Finland expects to make a decision by the end of June on whether to apply for NATO membership, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Friday.
"We will have very careful discussions but not taking any more time than we have to," the Social Democrat leader told a press conference.
"I think we will end the discussion before midsummer," she said.
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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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 The Hague (AFP) April 8, 2022 
The Netherlands should apologise for a 2015 bombing in the Iraqi city of Hawija that killed 85 civilians, a study said Friday, adding that failure to do so could spawn future terror groups.
The bombing by Dutch F-16 fighter planes targeting the Islamic State group also caused hundreds of serious injuries and damaged thousands of homes and shops, said the study by the Utrecht University and N ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 10, 2022  Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that Washington is "imposing new conditions" in the negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement.
"On the issue of lifting sanctions, they (the Americans) are interested in proposing and imposing new conditions outside the negotiations," state news agency IRNA quoted Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as saying.
"In the last two or three weeks, the America ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 11, 2022 
China's factory-gate inflation was higher than expected in March, official data showed Monday, as Russia's war on Ukraine pushes up oil prices while a domestic Covid-19 resurgence strains food supplies and consumer costs.
The producer price index (PPI) - measuring the cost of goods at the factory gate - grew 8.3 percent on-year, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) figures showed.
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 Bunga, Philippines (AFP) April 12, 2022 
Rescuers hampered by mud and rain on Tuesday used their bare hands and shovels to search for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 42.
Tens of thousands fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region in recent days, dumping heavy rain that flooded houses, severed roads and knocked ... more |
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 Wenchang (XNA) Apr 13, 2022 
The Long March 7 carrier rocket tasked with launching the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft arrived at Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province on Monday, the China Manned Space Agency said.
Next, the rocket will be assembled and undergo ground tests with the robotic spaceship at the coastal launch complex, the agency said in a brief statement.
Tianzhou 4, the country's fourth cargo ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 13, 2022 
Hong Kong's former security chief said it was "not easy" to run as the only candidate to become the city's next leader, as he announced on Wednesday that he had secured enough nominations to enter the poll.
John Lee, 64, is expected to be anointed the business hub's new chief executive by a committee of 1,500 Beijing loyalists next month.
Hong Kong media have widely reported that Lee wil ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Apr 12, 2022 
The United States said Tuesday it has "credible information" that Russia may use "chemical agents" in its offensive to take the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, reigniting concerns about the use of such prohibited weapons.
While the West and Kyiv have been warning Moscow since the start of its invasion on February 24 against any use of chemical weapons, fears have grown this week after ... 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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