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  Brussels (AFP) June 15, 2022 US defence chiefs insisted Wednesday the West was providing the weapons Ukraine asked for "as rapidly as humanly possible" and said longer-range systems could have an important impact. The White House unveiled a fresh package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine worth $1 billion, including coastal anti-ship defence systems and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket systems. Speaking in Brussels after a meeting with allies backing Kyiv, top US general Mark Milley insisted that Ukraine had i ... read more |
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West pledges more arms for Ukraine, as Russia and China renew tiesLysychansk, Ukraine (AFP) June 15, 2022 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged European allies to step up arms shipments to Ukraine on Wednesday, as Russia and China renewed their mutual support in the face of Western sanctions. ... more 
Biden announces $1 bn in new military aid for UkraineWashington (AFP) June 15, 2022 US President Joe Biden announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine Wednesday after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky and reaffirming Washington's support for Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion. ... more  
Northrop Grumman runs Laser Communication Demonstration for Tranche 1 constellationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the successful ground demonstration of a secure networked laser communications system for proliferated-LEO constellations supporting the U.S. military. ... more  
Directed Energy leader recaps time in AFRL, looks ahead to space positionKirtland AFB NM (AFRL) Jun 16, 2022 Dr. Kelly Hammett, who has led the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate for the past six years, departed AFRL June 6 for his new assignment as director of the Space Rapid Capabi ... more |
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DARPA selects teams to develop novel hybrid reef-mimicking structuresWashington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 DARPA has selected three research teams to work toward development of comprehensive, enduring solutions to mitigate coastal flooding, erosion, and storm damage that increasingly threaten civilian an ... more 
China vows support for Russia, drawing US ireBeijing (AFP) June 15, 2022 President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured Vladimir Putin of China's support on Russian "sovereignty and security" - leading Washington to warn Beijing it risked ending up "on the wrong side of history". ... more 
Germany to redeploy troops to Bosnia as part of EU missionBerlin (AFP) June 15, 2022 Germany will redeploy soldiers to Bosnia as part of an EU stabilisation mission after a decade-long hiatus, the government's spokesman said Wednesday, amid renewed tensions in the Balkan state. ... more  
UK to deliver rocket launchers to Ukraine soon: defence secretaryOslo (AFP) June 15, 2022 Britain will soon deliver multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine in response to its request for heavy arms to repel the Russian invasion, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Wednesday. ... more |
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Russian mercenaries in Mali base days after France pullout: sourcesParis (AFP) June 15, 2022 Russian mercenaries arrived in the Malian town of Menaka on Wednesday just days after France's military pullout from the site, sources briefed on the matter told AFP. ... more  
Solid rocket boosters will support existing ULA customers and Amazon's Project KuiperMagna UT (SPX) Jun 09, 2022 Northrop Grumman has been awarded a multi-year contract valued at more than $2 billion from United Launch Alliance (ULA) for increased production of its 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63 ... more  
Maritime Satcom Connectivity on the Uptick in Nordic RegionOslo, Norway (SPX) Jun 08, 2022 The small island of Donso is renowned as a historic fishing village, where even today boathouses at the harbour honour its rich maritime heritage with name plaques of fishing vessels. It forms the p ... more 
DXC Boosts Connectivity for Space ExplorationLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 09, 2022 DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) has been awarded a multi-year contract to deliver network and security services to provide the European Space Agency (ESA)'s international workforce of scientists, enginee ... more |
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Lynred launches two multispectral linear array infrared detectors for EO missionsGrenoble, France (SPX) Jun 08, 2022 Lynred, a leading global provider of high-quality infrared (IR) detectors for the aerospace, defense and commercial markets, today announces the launch of two multispectral linear array IR detectors ... more  
Space-enabled 5G links Japan and EuropeParis (ESA) Jun 09, 2022 Engineers have connected Japan and Europe via space-enabled next-generation 5G telecommunication links. It is the first time that such an intercontinental connection has been established between Eur ... more  
Russia, China unveil first road bridgeMoscow (AFP) June 10, 2022 Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as Moscow pivots to Asia amid its confrontation with the West over Ukraine. ... more 
France captures Islamic State figure in Mali: militaryParis (AFP) June 15, 2022 French troops in Mali have captured a senior member of the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group, the French military said Wednesday. ... more  
Senior IS official detained in Syria, US-led coalition saysBaghdad (AFP) June 16, 2022 A senior official from the so-called Islamic State group was captured in a raid in Syria on Thursday, the US-led coalition fighting the militants said. ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) May 19, 2022 
Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country bought Iskander nuclear-capable missiles and S-400 anti-aircraft anti-missile systems from Russia.
The announcement came on the 85th day of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, with thousands killed. Belarus, Moscow's main ally, has allowed Russian troops to use the country bordering Ukraine as a rear base.
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 
Two core technologies are at the heart of the U.S. pursuit of hypersonic weapons, or those that travel Mach 5 or faster: scramjets, which derive propulsion from the air around them, and boost-glide systems, which use a rocket motor to reach the edge of space and then descend to their target.
Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, is making significant investments ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 14, 2021 
A new "dual robot" drone that can fly and dive has successfully collected underwater samples to track water quality changes in hard-to-reach areas.
The drone, which was developed at Imperial College London and called MEDUSA or Multi-Environment Dual robot for Underwater Sample Acquisition, can fly and land on water while dropping a camera with sensors more than 33 feet deep to collect d ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the successful ground demonstration of a secure networked laser communications system for proliferated-LEO constellations supporting the U.S. military.
Performed for SDA leadership, the demonstration validated compatibility between commercially developed laser communication and secure U.S. government encryption hardware, providing a baseline for N ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 15, 2022 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday there was an "urgent need" to step up arms deliveries to Ukraine, but warned it took time to adapt Kyiv's forces to modernised heavy weapons.
Around 50 alliance members and partners are meeting in Brussels to discuss Ukraine's desperate pleas for more hardware as it struggles to hold back Russia's onslaught in the east of the country.
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 Washington (AFP) June 15, 2022 
US President Joe Biden announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine Wednesday after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky and reaffirming Washington's support for Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion.
The package of $1 billion worth of arms includes more artillery, coastal anti-ship defense systems and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket systems that Ukraine is al ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Russia on Tuesday said it was blacklisting 49 UK citizens, including defence officials and prominent reporters and editors from the BBC, The Financial Times and The Guardian.
London has been one of the most vocal supporters of Kyiv after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24.
"The British journalists on the list are involved in the deliberate dissemination of fal ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) May 18, 2022 
Scientists have demonstrated a new material that conducts heat 150% more efficiently than conventional materials used in advanced chip technologies. The device - an ultrathin silicon nanowire - could enable smaller, faster microelectronics with a heat-transfer-efficiency that surpasses current technologies.
Electronic devices powered by microchips that efficiently dissipate heat would in t ... more |
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 Najaf, Iraq (AFP) June 15, 2022 
A noisy backhoe digs up earth to uncover yet another mass grave in Iraq, human remains are exhumed and the forensics experts get to work on their grim task.
A skull is freed from a layer of clay, a tibia is placed in a body bag - all bound for a laboratory to be genetically checked against blood samples from relatives of the disappeared.
The site near the central shrine city of Najaf i ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Iran on Tuesday said it still believes that negotiations can succeed to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, despite a recent rebuke from the UN nuclear watchdog.
Tehran last week condemned as "unconstructive" a move by the International Atomic Energy Agency to censure the country for failure to cooperate over its nuclear programme.
It also disconnected some of its cameras at ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) June 10, 2022 
Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as Moscow pivots to Asia amid its confrontation with the West over Ukraine.
The kilometre-long bridge over the Amur River links the far eastern Russian city of Blagoveshchensk with Heihe in northern China.
The construction of the bridge was completed two years ago but its inauguration was postponed due to ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Raging floods, devastating fires, powerful thunderstorms and a dangerous heat wave affecting a third of the population: the United States was being walloped Tuesday by climate-related catastrophes.
A series of slow motion disasters is gripping the country as it enters summer, with warnings of misery for months to come in some areas.
Around 120 million people were under some sort of advis ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2022 
China's deep space exploration laboratory has started operations, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Tuesday.
Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the University of Science and Technology of China, the laboratory is headquartered in Hefei, capital city of Anhui.
It has completed various preparatory work and entered a new stage of substantial operation and c ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Bloomberg News said Tuesday it was "encouraged" to learn that Chinese authorities had apparently released its employee Haze Fan on bail, more than a year after she was detained on suspected national security violations.
A Chinese member of staff at the US news outlet's bureau in Beijing, Fan was detained in December 2020, a few months after Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei was detained on simi ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 16, 2022 
A senior official from the so-called Islamic State group was captured in a raid in Syria on Thursday, the US-led coalition fighting the militants said.
The official - who was not named - is an "experienced bomb maker and facilitator" and one of IS's top leaders in Syria, the coalition said.
"The mission was meticulously planned to minimize the risk of collateral damage, particularly a ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (AFRL) Jun 16, 2022 
Dr. Kelly Hammett, who has led the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate for the past six years, departed AFRL June 6 for his new assignment as director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO), both located on Kirtland AFB.
"I will miss bragging on the Directed Energy team, and all that we accomplished in the six years I was in the director's seat," said Hammett. ... more |
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