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  Seoul (AFP) May 7, 2022 North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul said, its second missile launch in three days after the United States warned Pyongyang could be preparing for a nuclear test. North Korea has dramatically ramped up its sanctions-busting missile launches this year, conducting 15 weapons tests including firing an intercontinental ballistic missile at full range for the first time since 2017. The Saturday launch comes two days before South Korea swears in a new, hawkish Presi ... read more |
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US sees N.Korea nuclear test 'as early as this month'Washington (AFP) May 6, 2022 The United States said Friday that it believes North Korea may be preparing a nuclear test as soon as this month, its first since 2017. ... more  
Russia, West in long-term rivalry: top French generalTallinn (AFP) May 6, 2022 Russia's invasion of Ukraine did not go according to initial Kremlin plans, but the West must brace for a long-term rivalry with Moscow that risks going beyond the current conflict, France's top general has said. ... more  
Pentagon denies helping Ukraine sink MoskvaWashington (AFP) May 6, 2022 The Pentagon on Friday denied reports that it helped Ukrainian forces sink the Russian warship Moskva in the Black Sea last month in a stunning setback for Moscow's invasion. ... more  
Chinese web users get creative to dodge Covid censorshipBeijing (AFP) May 7, 2022 From quoting the national anthem to referencing Hollywood blockbusters and George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984", Chinese web users are using creative methods to dodge censorship and voice discontent over Covid measures. ... more |
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China stages second-largest air incursion into Taiwan defence zone this yearTaipei (AFP) May 6, 2022 China sent 18 warplanes including fighters and bombers into Taiwan's air defence zone on Friday, the island's government said, in the second-largest one-day incursion this year. ... more  
Ukraine: the problem with Russia's sanctions-busting arms industryLondon, UK (The Conversation) May 06, 2022 The UK government has reportedly launched an enquiry into how British-manufactured components have made their way into Russian weapons systems, despite an arms embargo being in operation since Russi ... more 
Pentagon denies helping Ukraine 'target' Russian generalsWashington (AFP) May 6, 2022 The US Defense Department denied Thursday that it provided intelligence on the locations of Russian generals on the battlefield so that Ukrainian forces could kill them. ... more  
Germany to send self-propelled howitzers to UkraineBerlin (AFP) May 6, 2022 Germany will send seven self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, the defence ministry said Friday, ramping up deliveries of heavy weapons to help Kyiv battle Russia's invasion. ... more |
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NATO eyes 'heightened presence' around Sweden, BalticStockholm (AFP) May 5, 2022 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday the alliance could heighten its presence around Sweden and the Baltic Sea to protect the country from Russian interference during a potential membership application. ... more 
Western arms to Ukraine preventing 'quick' end to conflict: KremlinMoscow (AFP) May 5, 2022 The Kremlin on Thursday accused the West of preventing a "quick" end to Russia's military campaign in Ukraine by supplying weapons to the pro-Western country. ... more  
DARPA seeks proposals leading to in-space demonstration of nuclear thermal rocketWashington DC (SPX) May 05, 2022 DARPA is seeking proposals for Phases 2 and 3 of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program for the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of a nuclear thermal ro ... more 
Boeing will move its headquarters to Washington areaNew York (AFP) May 5, 2022 Boeing announced Thursday it will relocate its headquarters from Chicago to the Washington suburb of Arlington, Virginia, moving the airplane maker and defense contractor closer to government decision-makers. ... more |
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Lockheed Martin's TPY-4 Radar completes production setup now shipping worldwideSyracuse NY (SPX) May 06, 2022 The world's most advanced and capable transportable or fixed air defense long-range radar, Lockheed Martin's first AN/TPY-4 radar - recently selected by the U.S. Air Force for the Three Dimensional ... more 
Astroscale's ELSA-d completes complex rendezvous operationTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 05, 2022 Astroscale Holdings Inc. ("Astroscale"), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, has announced that, despite several unexpected setbacks, its ... more  
West Africa defence chiefs meet over rising insecurityAccra (AFP) May 5, 2022 Defence chiefs from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc began a two-day meeting Thursday aimed at boosting military cooperation in a region that has suffered hundreds of attacks this year alone. ... more 
Taiwan scraps deal to buy US anti-submarine helicoptersTaipei (AFP) May 5, 2022 Taiwan has opted out of purchasing anti-submarine helicopters from the United States because they are too expensive, its defence minister said Thursday. ... more  
Colombia military bristles at rise of leftist presidential hopefulBogota (AFP) May 6, 2022 Historically aligned to a succession of rightwing governments, Colombia's top military echelon has broken a long-standing rule of political neutrality to lash out against a perceived leftist threat. ... 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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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 29, 2022 
Russia confirmed Friday that it carried out an air strike on Kyiv during a visit by the UN's secretary general, the first such attack on the Ukrainian capital in nearly two weeks, and in which a journalist also died.
Vera Gyrych, a producer for the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was killed when a Russian missile hit the building where she lived, the media group said.
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) May 06, 2022 
To be truly useful, drones-that is, autonomous flying vehicles-will need to learn to navigate real-world weather and wind conditions.
Right now, drones are either flown under controlled conditions, with no wind, or are operated by humans using remote controls. Drones have been taught to fly in formation in the open skies, but those flights are usually conducted under ideal conditions and c ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 05, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Australia has announced the space technology capabilities its team will offer the Commonwealth for JP9102, the Australian Defence Force's Satellite Communication System project.
Global and Australian leaders in space communications - Northrop Grumman, Inmarsat, L3Harris, AECOM, Blacktree Technologies, EM Solutions and Vocus - will draw on decades of collective experience t ... 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, UK (The Conversation) May 06, 2022 
The UK government has reportedly launched an enquiry into how British-manufactured components have made their way into Russian weapons systems, despite an arms embargo being in operation since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
Russian material captured by Ukrainian forces has revealed a significant dependence on western-made components. Multiple UK-manufactured high-frequency transistors - "d ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 6, 2022 
The US Defense Department denied Thursday that it provided intelligence on the locations of Russian generals on the battlefield so that Ukrainian forces could kill them.
Reacting to an explosive New York Times report on US support for Ukraine's military, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said it was true that the United States supplies Kyiv's forces with military intelligence "to help Ukrainians ... 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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 Arbil, Iraq (AFP) May 3, 2022 
Thousands have been displaced by combat between the Iraqi army and Yazidi fighters affiliated with Turkey's banned separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), an official from Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said Tuesday.
The Yazidis are a Kurdish-speaking non-Arab, non-Muslim minority who were massacred by Islamic State group jihadists in 2014.
Clashes left one Iraqi soldier dead on M ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 6, 2022  The United States said Friday that it believes North Korea may be preparing a nuclear test as soon as this month, its first since 2017.
The State Department went public with its assessment amid mounting US frustration with North Korea, which has carried out a series of missile tests.
"The United States assesses that the DPRK is preparing its Punggye-ri test site and could be ready to te ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2022 
China's strict zero-Covid policy has led to a plunge in confidence among European companies operating in the country as supply chains are tangled, revenue projections fall and staff leave, according to a business group survey released on Thursday.
Beijing remains wedded to its strategy of stamping out coronavirus clusters with lockdowns and mass testing, even as the fast-spreading Omicron va ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 6, 2022 
Fifty-three people died in a building collapse in central China, authorities said Friday, announcing the end of the rescue mission in a disaster which has been blamed on illegal construction.
The commercial building in Changsha city caved in last Friday, prompting over six days of painstaking attempts to pull survivors free from the mass of rubble and twisted metal.
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 Taiyuan (XNA) May 06, 2022 
China on Thursday launched a Long March-2D rocket to place a group of eight satellites in space.
Satellite Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C, together with seven Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites, was lifted at 10:38 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi and soon entered the preset orbit.
With its wide coverage, Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C can provide im ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 5, 2022 
Hong Kong has emerged a more unequal city, its freedoms curtailed and international shine dulled after five years with Carrie Lam at the helm, analysts say, as her turbulent leadership draws to an end.
Lam, Hong Kong's first woman leader, took office promising to heal divisions and tackle livelihood issues, especially a housing crisis.
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 Habash, Iraq (AFP) May 3, 2022 
In Iraq, "maku" means "nothing", and father-of-five Issa al-Zamzoum says "maku" a lot: no electricity, no home, no rebuilding and no job.
Eight years after heavy fighting between Islamic State jihadists and the army, the reconstruction of his war-ravaged village in northern Iraq is at a standstill.
"There is nothing here, no electricity," 42-year-old Zamzoum sighed. "Even work, there is ... 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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