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  Istanbul (AFP) July 18, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday renewed his threat to "freeze" the NATO membership bids of both Sweden and Finland unless the military alliance complies with Ankara's conditions. At a NATO summit in Madrid at the end of June, Erdogan called on the two countries to "do their part" in the fight against terrorism, and accused them of providing a haven for outlawed Kurdish militants. Speaking Monday, the eve of three-way summit with Russia and Iran, Erdogan told reporters; "I want t ... read more |
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US renews space flights with Russia in rare cooperationWashington (AFP) July 15, 2022 The United States and Russia said Friday they would renew flights together to the International Space Station, preserving one of the last areas of cooperation amid Western attempts to isolate Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Farnborough airshow opens amid heatwaveFarnborough, United Kingdom (AFP) July 18, 2022 Global aviation's Farnborough airshow opens Monday amid a sweltering heatwave, with the sector aided by a modest recovery in air traffic and with Ukraine boosting defence budgets. ... more  
BlackSky to provide advanced AI for space-based dynamic monitoringLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 18, 2022 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) received a $4.4 million award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to support the second phase of the multi-year Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART) Program. ... more 
In south Ukraine, Moscow supporters snap up Russian passportsMelitopol, Ukraine (AFP) July 19, 2022 When Moscow-installed authorities in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol began distributing Russian passports, mother-of-two Olesya Novitskaya did not hesitate. ... more |
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Israeli army chief makes first Morocco visitRabat (AFP) July 18, 2022 Israel's army chief arrived in Morocco on Monday for meetings with senior defence officials, military sources said, as cooperation between the countries expands following a normalisation of ties. ... more  
Oil dispute sharpens Baghdad-Kurd tensions amid deadlockBaghdad (AFP) July 18, 2022 Iraq's oil wealth is rekindling tensions between federal authorities and the autonomous Kurdish region, in a row that could compromise the lifeline industry and keep investors away, analysts say. ... more  
Rocket Lab's MAX Flight Software surpasses 50th mission milestoneLong Beach CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has achieved a major milestone in Q2 with its MAX Flight Software now operating on 53 spacecraft, for a cumulative 161 years in space. Developed by Colorado ... more 
China launches two new satellitesBeijing (XNA) Jul 17, 2022 China on Saturday launched a Long March-2C carrier rocket to place two satellites in space. The pair of satellites, Siwei 03 and 04, were lifted at 6:57 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Sa ... more |
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Ukrainian Space StartupsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 In 2016 and 2018, I was invited to Ukraine. I gave speeches about the Space Revolution at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, in Dnipro and other venues, and met with the Mayors, leaders of the Rada, th ... more 
Vega-C completes inaugural flightKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jul 14, 2022 Flight VV21 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 15:13 CEST on Wednesday 13 July (14:13 BST/10:13 Kourou local time). This mission lasted about 2 hours and 15 minutes from liftoff ... more  
Swarm dodges collision during climb to escape Sun's wrathParis (ESA) Jul 15, 2022 The pressure is on at ESA's mission control. An ESA satellite dodges out of the way of a mystery piece of space junk spotted just hours before a potential collision. Now a crucial step in the ... more 
EO-Lab is Launched - Your Access to Earth Observation DataWarsaw, Poland (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 How can we measure the well-being of our planet Earth? Scientists and researchers in Germany are now offered a new platform for analysing Earth observation satellite data. EO-Lab has been commission ... more |
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NASA's New Mineral Dust Detector Readies for LaunchPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 15, 2022 Each year, strong winds carry more than a billion metric tons - or the weight of 10,000 aircraft carriers - of mineral dust from Earth's deserts and other dry regions through the atmosphere. While s ... more  
Myanmar rebels claim killing and capturing junta troopsYangon (AFP) July 19, 2022 A Myanmar ethnic rebel group said Tuesday it had captured 14 junta troops and killed an unspecified number, in the latest blow to a fragile peace in the only region to have seen no post-coup crackdown. ... more
Amanda Lee named first female pilot in US navy aviation teamWashington (AFP) July 18, 2022 The US Navy's famed aerial display team, the Blue Angels, named Lieutenant Amanda Lee on Monday as its first female pilot to fly fighter aircraft. ... more  
Multi-domain operations: Helping militaries make better decisions fasterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 For years, Paul Meyer's job in the U.S. Air Force was to suppress enemy air defenses. To do that, he had to know where they were and what they were doing. And to do that, he and the pilot of his F-4 ... more  
Iran has 'technical ability' to build nuclear bomb: officialTehran (AFP) July 17, 2022 Iran has the technical capacity to build a nuclear weapon but has not taken a decision to do so, an official told the Al Jazeera broadcaster on Sunday. ... more |
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 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.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
DARPA's Operational Fires (OpFires) program has successfully executed its first flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The OpFires system achieved all test objectives, including first ever use of a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) logistics truck as a medium-range missile launcher, missile canister egress, stable flight capture, and use of U.S. Army inventory artillery fire control syst ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 16, 2022  Russian officials have recently visited Iran twice to assess combat drones, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Saturday, as Moscow looks to bolster its arsenal for the war in Ukraine.
Iran's military hosted two showcases for Russian delegations at the Kashan airfield, on June 8 and again on July 5, Sullivan said in a statement.
Satellite imagery released by the White House s ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 15, 2022 
China launched a Tianlian II series satellite early on Wednesday morning to form a global-covering network of the country's second-generation relay satellites.
A Long March 3B carrier rocket blasted off at 12:30 am at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and then placed the Tianlian II-03 satellite into a geostationary orbit, according to China Aeros ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 
Seeking to revolutionize how the Department of Defense (DoD) objectively measures individual warfighter readiness, DARPA's newest biotechnology funding opportunity aims to develop a hand-held prediction tool for warfighter physiological states based on molecular biomarkers. The device developed under the Smart Non-invasive Assays of Physiology (SNAP) program would be readily configurable to dive ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 14, 2022 
A Ukrainian presidential aide on Thursday called on lawmakers to establish a monitoring committee that would oversee weapons received by Ukraine from its Western allies to fight Russia's invasion.
The proposal comes after Brussels raised concern about the threat of arms being smuggled out of war-roiled Ukraine to equip crime gangs in Europe.
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 Suva, Fiji (AFP) July 14, 2022  Solomon Islands will not host a foreign military base because the nation would be targeted for "military strikes", Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said Thursday, as Pacific leaders grappled with China's security ambitions.
The Solomons leader is attending the Pacific Islands Forum summit, the first gathering of the bloc since his country signed a security agreement with China - details of ... more |
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 Tokushima, Japan (SPX) Jul 17, 2022 
Raman spectroscopy, an optical microscopy technique, is a non-destructive chemical analysis technique that provides rich molecular fingerprint information about chemical structure, phase, crystallinity, and molecular interactions. The technique relies on the interaction of light with chemical bonds within a material.
However, since light is a wave, optical microscopes are unable to resolve ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) July 15, 2022 
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim worshippers loyal to Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr attended a Friday prayer service in Baghdad, in a display of political might to revive stalled talks on government formation.
The huge turnout came despite scorching heat and the Shiite cleric not being there in person - an indication of his status as a political heavyweight, as well as a key religious aut ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) July 17, 2022  Iran has the technical capacity to build a nuclear weapon but has not taken a decision to do so, an official told the Al Jazeera broadcaster on Sunday.
Iran "has the technical ability to build a nuclear bomb" said Kamal Kharrazi, who heads an advisory board linked to Iran's leadership.
But Tehran has "not made a decision to build an atomic bomb", he added.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 19, 2022 
Most stocks fell Tuesday after a Wall Street sell-off fuelled by fresh recession worries following a report that Apple planned to ease back on spending due to uncertainty over the economic outlook.
The drop across most markets in Asia also came as oil held a Monday surge caused by fading expectations that Joe Biden had convinced Saudi Arabia to pump more to ease a supply crisis and temper pr ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) July 14, 2022 
Fires burning for days at Beirut's port, severely damaged in 2020 by an enormous explosion, have reignited trauma among Lebanese gearing up to mark the deadly blast's anniversary.
On August 4, Lebanon will mark two years since the explosion that killed more than 200 people. It was caused by a stockpile of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrate fertiliser catching fire.
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 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 off at 12:29 am from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and then placed the Tianlian II-03 satellite into a geostationary orbit, according to China Aerospace Sc ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 14, 2022 
US lawmakers have introduced legislation that would call Tibet's legal status unresolved, distancing Washington from past statements that recognized the territory as part of China.
Amid mounting alarm in the United States over the treatment of minorities in the People's Republic of China, the proposed act would state that "the conflict between Tibet and the PRC is unresolved" and that "the l ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) July 14, 2022 
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday gave the first stamp of approval to a bill which seeks to rehabilitate the memory of leftwing victims of Spain's 1936-39 civil war and Francisco Franco's dictatorship.
The proposed law threatens to fuel tensions in a nation where public opinion is still divided over the legacy of the dictatorship that ended with Franco's death in 1975.
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 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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