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Russia seeks Iran drones after losses in Ukraine: White House Washington (AFP) July 12, 2022 A senior US official said Tuesday that Russia's plan to acquire hundreds of combat drones from Iran shows its urgent need to reinforce due to heavy losses four months after invading Ukraine. John Kirby, a spokesman for the national security council, said the deal, revealed by the White House on Monday, also shows Iran's willingness to support Moscow's war on Ukraine. But he said supply the drones would not necessarily affect US ongoing attempts to negotiate a return to the 2015 six-party deal to ... read more |
US VP Harris launches Pacific push with new embassies, envoy Suva, Fiji (AFP) July 13, 2022 The United States launched a major push into the Pacific Wednesday as it seeks to hold off China's advances in the region, with Vice President Kamala Harris announcing the opening of two new embassies at a key regional summit. ... more Joint All Domain Operations (JADO) Camden AK (SPX) Jul 13, 2022 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the first Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270A2 launcher to the U.S. Army in a ceremony at the Precision Fires Center of Exc ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 13, 2022 Planet Labs has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Planet Labs Germany GmbH, has signed a new contract with the German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) to provide the agency ... more Washington (AFP) July 12, 2022 A man who US officials called the leader of the Islamic State militant group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a drone strike while riding a motorcycle in the northern part of the country, the Pentagon and local organizations said. ... more |
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MDA awarded contract by York Space Systems Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jul 13, 2022 has been awarded a contract from York Space Systems. The contract will see MDA design and build Ka-Band steerable antennas for satellites to be produced by York Space Systems. "We're excited t ... more Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 13, 2022 The re-entry of abandoned stages of rockets left in orbit from space launches have a six to 10 per cent chance of severely injuring or killing a human being in the next decade, according to a new UB ... more Beijing (XNA) Jul 13, 2022 China launched a Tianlian II-series satellite early on Wednesday morning to form a global network of the country's second-generation relay satellites. A Long March 3B carrier rocket blasted of ... more Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jul 13, 2022 The Ariane 6 launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana now hosts the first example of ESA's new heavy-lift rocket. This Ariane 6 combined tests model will be used to validate the entire laun ... more |
To Sicily and beyond: ESA, partners debate future of space transportation Paris (ESA) Jul 12, 2022 How can Europe exploit its technical, industrial and financial strengths to ensure it remains a leader in space transportation in the 2030s and beyond? How can ESA, Europe's national space agencies ... more Paris (AFP) July 11, 2022 Thales, Qualcomm and Ericsson unveiled Monday a plan to allow smartphones to communicate directly with satellites, a "space-based network" they hope will bring connectivity to the entire globe. ... more Jakarta (AFP) July 11, 2022 Southeast Asian nations should avoid becoming "chess pieces", China's foreign minister said Monday, as he revealed proposing a set of "rules" to promote positive interactions between Beijing and Washington at a recent meeting. ... more Beijing (AFP) July 12, 2022 China on Tuesday accused Taiwan of "political manipulation" after its Vice President William Lai attended former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's funeral - Taipei's highest-ranking official visit to Japan in decades. ... more |
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Belarus president claims West plotting to attack Russia Moscow (AFP) July 12, 2022 Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko claimed on Tuesday that the West was preparing to attack Russia via Belarus. ... more Prague (AFP) July 11, 2022 The EU is creating a hub in Moldova to battle organised crime, particularly arms smuggling from war-roiled neighbouring Ukraine, an official said Monday. ... more Tehran (AFP) July 12, 2022 Tehran hit out Tuesday at what it called Washington's "contradictory" policies, after President Joe Biden vowed to pile pressure on Iran ahead of a visit to US allies in the Middle East. ... more London (AFP) July 12, 2022 Commandos in Britain's elite Special Air Service (SAS) corps killed at least 54 Afghans in suspicious circumstances but the military chain of command concealed concerns, a BBC investigation said Tuesday. ... more Srebrenica, Bosnia And Herzegovina (AFP) July 11, 2022 The remains of 50 victims of the Srebrenica genocide were laid to rest Monday as thousands of people commemorated the 27th anniversary of the atrocity, which most Serbs and their leaders still refuse to recognise in ethnically divided Bosnia. ... more |
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Canada announces new Arctic air, missile defenses with US Ottawa (AFP) June 20, 2022 Canada's defense minister announced upgrades to Arctic air and missile defenses with the United States on Monday, citing growing threats from Russia and new technologies such as hypersonic missiles. At a news conference at Canada's largest air base in Trenton, Ontario, Minister Anita Anand outlined Can$4.9 billion (US$3.8 billion) in military spending over the next six years. The monies ... more |
North Korea fires suspected rocket launchers: Seoul Seoul (AFP) July 10, 2022 North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple rocket launchers Sunday, Seoul said, the latest in a series of provocations by the nuclear-armed nation to heighten tensions in the region. The South Korean military detected "flight trajectories" that were suspected to be shots from North Korean artillery, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. "Our military spotted flight trajectories that ar ... more |
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Lithuania to send Ukraine crowdfunded combat drone Siauliai, Lithuania (AFP) July 6, 2022 Lithuania on Wednesday showed off a crowdfunded Turkish-made military drone that it plans to send to Ukraine to help the war-torn country fight Russia's invasion. "This weapon... will be delivered to Ukraine immediately," Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas told reporters at the Baltic state's northern air base in Siauliai. People in the NATO member country raised 5.9 million ... more |
Airbus to provide 42 satellite platforms and services to Northrop Grumman for the US Space Development Agency program Washington DC (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Inc., has been contracted to provide 42 satellite platforms as well as assembly, integration, and test (AIT), launch, and space vehicle commissioning support services to Northrop Grumman to satisfy the U.S. Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer prototype constellation (T1TL) award. The Transport Layer will serve as the backbone for SDA's ... more |
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US announces more missiles, ammunition for Ukraine Washington (AFP) July 1, 2022 The Pentagon announced Friday $820 million in additional weapons and ammunition for Ukraine as it battles Russian forces along the eastern and southern fronts. The 14th package of armaments for Ukraine forces includes two air defense systems, more ammunition for the Himars precision rocket launchers the US began supplying in June, up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition, and four ... more |
EU creates Moldova hub to stem arms trade from Ukraine Prague (AFP) July 11, 2022 The EU is creating a hub in Moldova to battle organised crime, particularly arms smuggling from war-roiled neighbouring Ukraine, an official said Monday. EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson announced the EU Support Hub for Internal Security and Border Management at a meeting of EU interior ministers which was expanded to include counterparts from non-EU countries Ukraine and Moldova. ... more |
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China says SE Asia nations should avoid becoming 'chess pieces' Jakarta (AFP) July 11, 2022 Southeast Asian nations should avoid becoming "chess pieces", China's foreign minister said Monday, as he revealed proposing a set of "rules" to promote positive interactions between Beijing and Washington at a recent meeting. Wang Yi held five hours of talks on Saturday with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken - their first since October - on the Indonesian island of Bali, after the pai ... more |
A mirror tracks a tiny particle Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 Levitated nanoparticles are promising tools for sensing ultra-weak forces of biological, chemical or mechanical origin and even for testing the foundations of quantum physics. However, such applications require precise position measurement. Researchers at the Department of Experimental Physics of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, have now demonstrated a new technique that boosts the efficien ... more |
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Troubled waters: Iraqi spa reborn after IS massacres Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq (AFP) July 10, 2022 A mineral spa in northern Iraq is regaining popularity as renovation work has brought back visitors, in a city once ruled by jihadists who carried out mass executions. Hisham Khaled often visited the Hamam al-Alil baths as a child with his father but since the facility's restoration he comes alone. His father, a policeman, was executed near the baths by the Islamic State (IS) group in 2 ... more |
Israeli PM says Iran will top Biden visit agenda Jerusalem (AFP) July 10, 2022 Expanding joint action to counter Iran will top the agenda during US President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to Israel, Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday, demanding sanctions against Tehran. The premier urged a "decisive" response to Tehran's nuclear ambitions, ahead of Biden's arrival in Jerusalem on Wednesday. The visit "will focus first and foremost on the issue of Iran," said Lapid, ... more |
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US hopes for G20 action on Ukraine even with Russia presence Tokyo (AFP) July 7, 2022 The United States believes Group of 20 talks in Bali can make progress related to the Ukraine crisis despite the participation of Russia, a senior official said Thursday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to arrive Thursday on the Indonesian resort island for talks of the club of major economies - with the State Department saying he will not meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ... more |
US gun regulation agency fills empty director post after seven years Washington (AFP) July 12, 2022 The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the federal agency overseeing gun regulations, which had lacked a permanent director for over seven years. Steve Dettelbach, 56, will now become the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), following a series of deadly mass shootings that have shaken the country. The former federal ... more |
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Shenzhou-14 Taikonauts conduct in-orbit science experiments, prepare for space walks Beijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2022 Scientific endeavors aboard China's space station are expected to bear fruits, as the Shenzhou-14 taikonauts have devoted more time to microgravity experiments on the orbiting core module Tianhe since entering it a month ago. China's space station is designed to be a versatile space lab, capable of accommodating 25 experiment cabinets for scientific exploration. The China Manned Space Agen ... more |
China detains alleged bank fraud 'gang' after rare mass protests Beijing (AFP) July 11, 2022 Members of a "criminal gang" accused of taking control of local banks have been arrested in central China after rare protests over alleged financial corruption sparked violent clashes between customers and authorities. Hit hard by the country's economic slowdown, four banks in Henan province have since mid-April frozen all cash withdrawals, leaving thousands of small savers without funds and ... more |
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More genocide victims buried on Srebrenica anniversary Srebrenica, Bosnia And Herzegovina (AFP) July 11, 2022 The remains of 50 victims of the Srebrenica genocide were laid to rest Monday as thousands of people commemorated the 27th anniversary of the atrocity, which most Serbs and their leaders still refuse to recognise in ethnically divided Bosnia. After a joint prayer, the remains of more recently identified victims of Europe's worst massacre since World War II were buried alongside 6,671 others ... more |
Northrop Grumman completes PDR for a 300-kilowatt class high energy laser Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype that will feature an architecture scalable to more than a megawatt for the U.S. Department of Defense. The review establishes the company's technical approach for precise, low-cost, speed-of-light technology for military operations. "This is an important step in the a ... more |
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