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  Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and ABL Space Systems are collaborating to demonstrate how launch systems can be operated rapidly by small teams from nontraditional sites. Leveraging ABL's deployable ground system, GS0, and small launch vehicle, RS1, a series of ground demonstrations is underway at multiple U.S. military installations aimed at quickly training participants to activate GS0 and simulate the run-up to an orbital launch. ABL and AFRL part ... read more |
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Multi-energy electron device creates space environment in the labKirtland AFB NM (AFRL) Apr 27, 2022 Scientists and engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory are developing a multi-energy electron source, capable of emitting a beam of electrons, at dozens of energies simultaneously. In ... more  
Finland welcomes NATO support amid security fearsHelsinki (AFP) April 28, 2022 Finland, which is considering joining NATO, on Thursday welcomed an alliance vow to protect the Nordic country from any Russian interference during its potential application process. ... more  
Weapons deliveries to Ukraine threaten European security: KremlinMoscow (AFP) April 28, 2022 The Kremlin said Thursday that Western arms deliveries to Ukraine were dangerous for European security. ... more  
Inmarsat CEO issues warning over space sustainability with unmanaged expansionLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 28, 2022 Rajeev Suri, Chief Executive Officer of Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, issued a stark warning Wednesday that unmanaged space sector expansion could exacerbate ... more |
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War in Ukraine: Latest developmentsKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 28, 2022 Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: ... more 
Kyiv probes Russian troops over Bucha, Biden seeks $33 bn packageKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 28, 2022 Ukrainian prosecutors said Thursday they were investigating 10 Russian soldiers for alleged war crimes in Bucha and had identified more than 8,000 suspected war crimes cases since Russia invaded. ... more  
French army rejects Mali's spying accusationParis (AFP) April 28, 2022 The French army on Thursday rejected accusations by Mali of espionage and violation of the West African nation's airspace. ... more  
Cybersecurity in Orbit: Sollensys signs Eta SpacePalm Bay FL (SPX) Apr 29, 2022 Sollensys Corp (OTCQB:SOLS), one of the first major cyber security companies specializing in ransomware recovery built on blockchain technology, reports a new customer deal with Eta Space, the cryog ... more |
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Penn State to lead study of radiation effects on electronicsUniversity Park PA (SPX) Apr 25, 2022 Electronics employing wide bandgap semiconductors promise better resistance against radiation damage over conventional silicon-based electronics, according to a newly funded national collaboration l ... more  
Kleos announces new Mission-as-a-Service offeringLuxembourg (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 Kleos Space has announced a new product offering, access to dedicated, taskable RF Reconnaissance satellite capacity i.e. a Mission-as-a-Service (MaaS). Kleos says it is diversifying its business mo ... more 
IHI AEROSPACE received its first commercial launch service orderTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 IHI Co., Ltd (IA) received order for launching the small SAR satellites(*1) owned by Institute for Q-Shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (hereinafter 'iQPS'). IA and iQPS signed the contract for launch serv ... more 
Kymeta to offer mission-critical LEO connectivity through OneWeb TechnologiesRedmond WA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Kymeta and OneWeb Technologies announced an agreement to distribute reliable, secure, and cost-effective broadband connectivity services to the U.S. government. The new managed satellite servi ... more |
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Altitude chambers hit rare 50,000-foot mark for manned researchWright-Patterson AFB OH (AFRL) Apr 27, 2022 There's only one place to find them in all the Department of Defense, and that's at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Three of the lab's Research Altitude Chambers, better known as the RACs, are no ... more  
New Air Force priority topics unveiled for industry partnersWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 Five new Department of the Air Force, or DAF, capability priorities are in the 2022 Topical Call for Solutions and Concepts announced to industry partners at the DAF Future Force Capability Developm ... more  
BlackSky upgrades site monitoring with enhanced analytics and imaging capabilitiesHerndon VA (SPX) Apr 25, 2022 BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) upgraded its site monitoring capabilities with new analytics and imaging features to meet customers' varied needs for information gathering and intelligence across geographical ... more 
France's Thales accused of selling to Russia despite sanctions, denied by companyKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 22, 2022 A senior Ukrainian official on Friday accused French defence electronics company Thales of violating European sanctions and selling Russia equipment that was used to kill civilians fleeing recent fighting outside Kyiv, claims strongly denied by Thales. ... more 
Ethiopia says Tigrayan peacekeepers victims of rebel 'propaganda'Addis Ababa (AFP) April 28, 2022 Ethiopian peacekeepers from the war-torn Tigray region, who are refusing to return home, are victims of rebel "propaganda", the defence ministry said, following the soldiers' request for political asylum in Sudan. ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) April 27, 2022 
NATO member Turkey said it was still talking to Russia about procuring a second batch of one of its most advanced missile defence systems despite the war in Ukraine.
The comments on state television late Tuesday by the head of Turkey's military procurement agency underscore Ankara's efforts to maintain good relations with Moscow during the conflict.
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 New York (AFP) April 26, 2022 
Raytheon Technologies will not be able to accelerate the production of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles before 2023, due to a lack of available parts, the defense company's chief warned on Tuesday.
Western countries have been sending Ukraine thousands of the surface-to-air missiles and their shoulder-mounted launchers, which are effective against helicopters and low-flying planes. Washington h ... more |
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 Coventry, United Kingdom (AFP) April 25, 2022  A pop-up urban port for delivery drones - and one day, potentially flying taxis - launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking.
Air-One, a so-called "vertiport" for drones and future electric vehicles taking off and landing vertically, was proclaimed as the first of its kind by proponents and heralding a new era of low-e ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 22, 2021 
NASA awarded nearly $280 million worth of contracts to private firms to begin developing near-Earth space communication services that may support future missions, the agency said this week.
The space agency will dole out $278.5 to six American satellite communications under its Communications Services Project, it announced on Wednesday.
The companies are expected to use the money ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 
Five new Department of the Air Force, or DAF, capability priorities are in the 2022 Topical Call for Solutions and Concepts announced to industry partners at the DAF Future Force Capability Development Strategy Interchange Meeting, or SIM, Phase I from March 14-16.
Leaders shared DAF's future force strategies, efforts, challenges, and investments geared towards securing strategic advantage ... more |
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 London (AFP) April 27, 2022 
Ukraine's fate is hanging in the balance and its allies must brace for the long haul and "ramp up" military production including tanks and planes to help, Britain's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss also warned that China must play by international rules or be punished and that it was vital to send the right message to "aggressors" watching closely the response ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 26, 2022 
Kyiv on Tuesday accused Moscow of trying to create unrest in a Russian-backed separatist region of ex-Soviet Moldova where a series of blasts have raised fears of a spillover of the Ukraine war.
"Russia wants to destabilise the Transnistrian region and hints Moldova should wait for 'guests,'" Mykhaylo Podolyak, a Ukraine presidential aide wrote on Twitter.
The breakaway region saw explo ... more |
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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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 Baghdad (AFP) April 21, 2022 
A former Iraqi electricity minister found guilty of wrongfully awarding a multi-million-dollar contract was only handed a minor fine, an anti-fraud body revealed Thursday, sparking a public outcry.
Louay al-Khatib was given a one-year suspended sentence and fined one million Iraqi dinars (around $685) by a Baghdad court earlier this month, according to the charge sheet seen by AFP.
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 Seoul (AFP) April 26, 2022 
North Korea will rapidly accelerate the development of its nuclear arsenal, leader Kim Jong Un said while overseeing a vast military parade showcasing his most powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles, state media reported Tuesday.
Despite biting sanctions, North Korea has doubled down on Kim's military modernisation drive, test-firing a slew of banned weapons this year while ignoring US ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 25, 2022 
Colin Chan spent more than a decade building a life in China, but enduring ever-changing Covid rules and five weeks of quarantine convinced the Singaporean that it was time to leave.
China's reluctance to budge on its strict zero-Covid policy is hastening the departure of expats from the world's second-largest economy, with business groups warning that unpredictable regulations were driving ... more |
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 Chernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) April 26, 2022  Russia's temporary takeover of the Chernobyl site was "very, very dangerous" and raised radiation levels but they have now returned to normal, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said on Tuesday.
"The situation was absolutely abnormal and very, very dangerous," Rafael Grossi told reporters as he arrived at the sarcophagus that covers the nuclear reactor's radioactive remains.
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2022 
On April 24, 1970, a young man in a village in Northwest China's Shaanxi province was thrilled to get the news that China sent its first satellite Dongfanghong 1 into space.
That young man, Xi Jinping, later became Chinese President.
Still having his eyes on stars today, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Mil ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) April 26, 2022 
The EU on Tuesday approved state aid to Lithuanian companies affected by China's "discriminatory" trade barriers in a row over Taiwan.
Lithuania has attracted bitter retaliation from China after Taiwan was allowed to open a de-facto embassy in Vilnius. Beijing staunchly rejects any international support for the island's sovereignty.
The European Commission said it approved 130 million eu ... more |
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 Oca�a, Colombia (AFP) April 28, 2022 
Rural peasant Eliecer Ortega was on his own at his farm when soldiers burst onto his property to first kidnap and then murder him.
His wife, Eduvina Becerra, had to wait 15 years to hear his murderers confess and ask for forgiveness.
It happened during a historic two-day hearing of a special peace tribunal set up in Ocana - a town in northeastern Colombia near to where the 43-year-old's ... 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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