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  Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (AFP) April 20, 2022 Ukraine called Wednesday for urgent negotiations with Russia in Mariupol, which appeared close to falling after weeks of siege, as Vladimir Putin flexed his military muscle with the test launch of a new, nuclear capable ICBM. Washington downplayed the test of the intercontinental ballistic missile and said it had been notified in advance, but Putin said it would make the Kremlin's enemies "think twice", raising tensions nearly two months after he invaded Ukraine and ignited a global crisis. Mari ... read more |
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Sarmat missile will make Russia foes 'think twice': PutinMoscow (AFP) April 20, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, saying the weapon capable of carrying nuclear charges will make Kremlin's enemies "think twice." ... more 
US denounces China, Solomon Islands pactWashington (AFP) April 20, 2022 The United States on Wednesday criticized a new security pact between China and the Solomon Islands, describing it as shadowy. ... more  
Ukraine given parts, not whole aircraft, by allies: PentagonWashington (AFP) April 20, 2022 The US Defense Department on Wednesday retracted its claim Ukraine had been supplied with more aircraft, saying only parts had been delivered to enable Kyiv to put more jets into the fight against Russia. ... more  
Gaza militants, Israel in biggest exchange of fire since last warJerusalem (AFP) April 21, 2022 Palestinian militants fired volleys of rockets from Gaza into Israel, which responded with air strikes in the early hours of Thursday in the biggest escalation since an 11-day war last year. ... more |
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Iran says 'technical issues' in nuclear talks completeTehran (AFP) April 20, 2022 Iran said Wednesday that "technical issues" in the now-paused negotiations to restore its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers have been resolved, but "political" issues persist ahead of concluding any deal. ... more  
Spark Tank idea comes to life through AFRL engineersWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 20, 2022 Imagine a kitchen without a countertop or a garage without a space for its tools and nothing but the floor as a workspace. This is how Ground Surgical Teams (GST) have worked for years, but engineer ... more  
Northrop Grumman to develop next-generation relay ground station for US Navy in PacificBoulder CO (SPX) Apr 20, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was awarded a $99.6 million contract by U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific to provide mission-critical capabilities for Relay Ground Statio ... more 
Russian ICBM test 'routine' and 'not a threat': PentagonWashington (AFP) April 20, 2022 Russia's test of a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile is not seen as threatening to the US and its allies, the Pentagon said Wednesday. ... more |
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Finnish MPs open debate on joining NATOHelsinki (AFP) April 20, 2022 Finland's parliament on Wednesday opens debate on whether to seek NATO membership, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge in political and public support for joining the military alliance. ... more  
USAFSAM course concludes with successful radiation assessment field exerciseWright-Patterson AFB OH (AFRL) Apr 15, 2022 The USAF School of Aerospace Medicine's Air Force Radiation Assessment Team, or AFRAT, completed a three-day training with 37 students in March, culminating in a field exercise at the Warfighter Tra ... more 
Kleos' first two Patrol satellites deployed from D-Orbit Transfer vehicleLuxembourg (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 Kleos Space S.A (ASX:KSS, Frankfurt:KS1) has confirmed that the first two Patrol Mission satellites (KSF2-C and KSF2-D) have been successfully deployed from D-Orbit's orbital transfer vehicle, ION S ... more  
Taiwan activist home after five years in China jailTaipei (AFP) April 15, 2022 A Taiwanese democracy activist jailed in China for five years returned home on Friday after serving his full sentence in a case that had strained relations between the two neighbours. ... more |
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Northrop Grumman UH-60V OpenLift Ready for All-Weather OperationsWoodland Hills CA (SPX) Apr 19, 2022 The UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter, enabled by the Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed, (NYSE: NOC) OpenLift architecture, has been granted an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Airworthiness Release by ... more 
Romania suspends use of Soviet-era fighter jetsBucharest (AFP) April 15, 2022 Romania is suspending all flights of Soviet-era MiG-21 LanceR fighter jets following a slew of problems and a fatal crash last month, the defence ministry said Friday. ... more 
'This is my third war': Ukraine's elderly are conflict's forgotten victimsDnipro, Ukraine (AFP) April 17, 2022 Shuffling down the corridor of a refugee centre in Ukraine with his grey tracksuit sleeve rolled to his shoulder, 71-year-old Vladimir Lignov reveals the remains of a severed limb he says he can still feel. ... more  
Erdogan says Iraq backs Turkey's push against Kurdish rebelsIstanbul (AFP) April 20, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said the central government in Baghdad supported Turkey's latest offensive against outlawed Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. ... more  
IS vows 'revenge' for ex-leader's deathBeirut (AFP) April 17, 2022 The Islamic State group on Sunday vowed "revenge" over the killing of its former leader, calling on supporters to take advantage of war in Ukraine to stage attacks in Europe. ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 20, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was awarded a $99.6 million contract by U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific to provide mission-critical capabilities for Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A). Northrop Grumman will design, develop, integrate, test and deliver the first of the next-generation relay ground stations to support legacy and future missile-launch and missile-warnin ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 19, 2022 
DARPA is seeking innovative proposals to conduct wind tunnel and flight testing of jet interaction effects for Phase 2 of the Glide Breaker program. The overall goal of Glide Breaker is to advance the United States' ability to counter emerging hypersonic threats.
Phase 1 of the program focused on developing and demonstrating a divert and attitude control system (DACS) that enables a kill v ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB (AFRL) Apr 15, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory will showcase programs and technologies in several areas including weapons and unmanned aerial systems, plus avenues for sharing ideas or capabilities with the lab during the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) XPONENTIAL in Orlando, Florida, April 25-28, 2022.
AFRL supports both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, seamless ... more |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Australia (NYSE: NOC) has entered into an agreement with Australian electronics engineering company IntelliDesign for hardware design services and contract manufacturing of Secure Communications Solution (SCS) devices.
Northrop Grumman Australia's sovereign SCS-200 capability provides simple, secure network access for deployed teams and individuals, supporting customers su ... more |
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 Brasilia (AFP) April 13, 2022 
President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday downplayed the Brazilian military's recent purchase of Viagra, which drew scrutiny from opposition lawmakers and a flurry of jokes online.
"It was maybe 50,000 pills total. With all due respect, that's nothing," the far-right president said at a meeting with Evangelical Christian ministers at the presidential palace, two days after revelations the armed ... more |
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 Kramatorsk, Ukraine (AFP) April 19, 2022  Western allies on Tuesday pledged more military supplies and sanctions to assist Ukraine as its troops battle against Russian forces intensifying their offensive in the east of the country.
Ukraine's armed forces said fighting had increased throughout Donbas, and the ministry of defence reported heavy clashes including near the town of Marinka in the Donetsk region.
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 Taipei (AFP) April 15, 2022 
China must pay a greater price for backing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a senior United States senator said Friday, during a trip to Taiwan in which American lawmakers vowed that Washington would not abandon the island.
Beijing threatened "strong measures" in response to the delegation led by Lindsey Graham, a vocal China hawk, which arrived in Taipei late Thursday for a two-day visit.
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 New York NY (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 
From designing new biomaterials to novel photonic devices, new materials built through a process called bottom-up nanofabrication, or self-assembly, are opening up pathways to new technologies with properties tuned at the nanoscale. However, to fully unlock the potential of these new materials, researchers need to "see" into their tiny creations so that they can control the design and fabricatio ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 14, 2022 
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi warned neighbouring Iraq on Thursday not to allow its soil to be used for activities that disrupt the Islamic republic's security, his office said.
His comments follow accusations by Iran last month that Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region had hosted a "strategic centre" used by Tehran's arch enemy Israel.
"The president emphasised that Iran strongly expec ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 18, 2022 
The United States on Monday appeared to dismiss a key Iranian demand to salvage a nuclear accord as Tehran blamed Washington for the prolonged impasse.
Iran and the United States have been negotiating indirectly in Vienna for a year to restore the 2015 agreement, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, from which former US president Donald Trump withdrew.
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 London (AFP) April 16, 2022  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to travel to India next week to discuss trade and security with his counterpart Narendra Modi, who has taken a neutral stance on Russia's war in Ukraine.
"As we face threats to our peace and prosperity from autocratic states, it is vital that democracies and friends stick together," Johnson said in a statement before the visit, his first to India as British ... more |
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 Durban, South Africa (AFP) April 19, 2022 
South Africa's government Tuesday sought to reassure a worried public about efforts to help the east coast, where millions remained without water more than a week after deadly storms pounded the region.
Following up a declaration late Monday of a national state of disaster, President Cyril Ramaphosa dispatched top ministers to the city of Durban and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, where at lea ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 19, 2022 
The crews of China's Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 missions have been selected, and are carrying out relevant training and mission preparations, according to a press conference on Sunday.
Both crews will stay in orbit for six months, and they will for the first time rotate in orbit to realize the uninterrupted manned residence, Huang Weifen, chief designer of the China manned space program's ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 20, 2022  YouTube on Wednesday suspended a channel promoting John Lee's uncontested bid to be Hong Kong's next leader, saying the move was required by US sanctions against the ex-security chief.
Lee is expected to be appointed the business hub's new chief executive by a committee of 1,500 Beijing loyalists next month. He faces no rivals.
He has used YouTube, Facebook and Instagram accounts to prom ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) April 17, 2022 
The Islamic State group on Sunday vowed "revenge" over the killing of its former leader, calling on supporters to take advantage of war in Ukraine to stage attacks in Europe.
"We announce, relying on God, a blessed campaign to take revenge" over the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi and the group's former spokesman, an audio message attributed to the group and circulated on the Telegram messag ... more |
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 
The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, smoke poured from its engine and a parachute opened as the craft tumbled downward, disabled by the laser beam.
The February demonstration marked the first time the U.S. Navy used an all-electric, high-energy laser weap ... more |
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