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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 Lockheed Martin and Red Hat, Inc. has announced a collaboration to advance artificial intelligence (AI) innovation at the edge on Lockheed Martin military platforms. Adopting the newly announced Red Hat Device Edge will enable Lockheed Martin to support U.S. national security missions by applying and standardizing AI technologies in geographically constrained environments. With Red Hat Device Edge, Lockheed Martin is equipping U.S. military platforms, such as the Stalker unmanned aerial system (UA ... read more |
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Former US Marine who 'trained Chinese crew' to face Australian courtSydney (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 A former US fighter pilot detained in Australia under a shroud of secrecy will face court on Friday, with a fellow ex-Marine telling AFP the retired instructor trained flight crew in China before his arrest. ... more  
USSPACECOM Deputy Commander discusses deep space explorationPeterson SFB CO (SPX) Oct 28, 2022 U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, participated in the Accelerating Sustainable Deep Space Exploration panel, alongside Mr. Jim Free, NASA Exploration Developm ... more 
US to 'hold Russia accountable' if satellites attacked: W.HouseWashington (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 The United States will respond in an "appropriate" way to any Russian attack against US commercial satellites, the White House said Thursday after a Russian official suggested they could become legitimate targets in space. ... more  
Lockheed Martin marks first Next Generation Interceptor flight software deliveryHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first flight software package for the nation's next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) interceptor ahead of schedule. Lockheed Martin's ... more |
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Xi invokes Mao in visit to cradle of Communist revolutionBeijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2022 Dressed in matching navy windbreakers and flanking President Xi Jinping, China's freshly appointed top leadership this week made their first group outing to the Communist Party's "holy land". ... more  
Space Force to partner with Johns Hopkins University SAIS for service-specific IDE, SDEArlington VA (SPX) Oct 28, 2022 The U.S. Space Force will partner with the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies for service-specific, in-residence Intermediate and Senior Developmental Education progra ... more  
Spyglass short-range surveillance radar part of JCO-recommended Counter-UAS as a Service solutionFort Collins CO (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 Numerica Corporation, a provider of advanced air and missile defense solutions, announced that its Spyglass short-range surveillance radar was demonstrated as part of SAIC's Counter small-UAS as a S ... more 
US Army's Q-53 multi-mission radar demonstrates counter-UAS missionSyracuse NY (SPX) Oct 28, 2022 The U.S. Army's AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) successfully integrated with an Army command and control system and provided tracking data to launch a counter unmanned aerial system (C-UA ... more |
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18 SDS, France's COSMOS integrate SDA knowledge during 'Operator Exchange'Vandenberg SFB CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) hosted five French space operators from the Operational Center for Military Surveillance of Space Objects (COSMOS) to integrate Space Domain Awareness (SDA) ... more  
Sidus Space signs MOU with Mission Space for Space Weather Intelligence Data PartnershipCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, ... more  
China launches experimental satellite into spaceShanghai, China (XNA) Oct 28, 2022 China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Saturday morning to transport an experimental satellite into space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The State-owned s ... more  
Mini-radar for asteroid CubeSatParis (ESA) Oct 28, 2022 This 10-cm box will make history as the smallest radar instrument to be flown in space - and the very first radar to probe the interior of an asteroid. Its target? The Dimorphos asteroid, which on t ... more |
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BlackSky wins $10M follow-on contract for high-frequency imagery services with Asian government allyHerndon VA (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) was awarded a one-year $10 million contract to provide on-demand, real-time high-resolution imagery services to an international ministry of defense customer in ... more 
AFWERX AFVentures enhances SBIR/STTR program to increase tech transitionWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Oct 28, 2022 AFWERX AFVentures began the new fiscal year with multiple enhancements to the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer, or SBIR/STTR, Program after Congress reauthorized ... more  
Pacific aid surges as China, US vie for influenceSydney (AFP) Oct 30, 2022 Regional powers poured record amounts of cash into the Pacific Islands during the coronavirus pandemic to help them weather the economic fallout as competition for influence heats up between China and the West. ... more  
Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner released to PakistanIslamabad (AFP) Oct 29, 2022 A Pakistani known for being the oldest detainee at the US-run Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba was released to his home country on Saturday, the South Asian country's foreign ministry and the US Pentagon said. ... more 
PickNik Robotics wins Space Force contract for on-orbit captureBoulder CO (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 PickNik Robotics has won a SpaceWERX contract to work on robotics for the US Space Force. In addition, the company recently won a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract for ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Oct 13, 2022 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday Spain was sending four medium-range air defence systems to Ukraine, as Western backers scramble to help Kyiv against Russia's missile barrages.
Ukraine's international supporters have held talks at the NATO headquarters in Brussels with the focus on air defences after Moscow unleashed a blitz across Ukraine following a blast at a bridge to the an ... more |
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Oct 28, 2022 
The U.S. Space Force will partner with the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies for service-specific, in-residence Intermediate and Senior Developmental Education programs in Washington D.C., scheduled to be implemented in 2023.
Implementing an independent Space Force IDE/SDE program fulfills the aspirational vision set by the Chief of Space Operations to align ... more |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 
Numerica Corporation, a provider of advanced air and missile defense solutions, announced that its Spyglass short-range surveillance radar was demonstrated as part of SAIC's Counter small-UAS as a Service (CaaS) offering that was recently recommended by the Department of Defense's (DoD's) Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System Office (C-sUAS).
The SAIC CaaS offering was one of only t ... more |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 
Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a global network company launching a constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit satellites (LEO) to enable secure, global connectivity for governments and enterprises, has announced it has signed a partnership agreement with SpeQtral, an emerging leader in quantum-secure communications systems.
Our world is increasingly data-driven, cloud-based and cybersecurity consc ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 20, 2022 
As Ukrainian soldiers regain ground in Ukraine, they are capturing military vehicles and weapons abandoned by fleeing Russians, turning some against the invading army, analysts say.
Russia and its neighbour mostly use similar Soviet-era equipment, so Ukrainians often do not need major training to use any left behind.
Russia has seized chunks of Ukrainian territory since invading in late ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz heralded Thursday a new era in his country's overt security ties with Turkey after a decade-long rupture, marked by a whirlwind visit to Ankara.
Gantz's one-day trip to the powerful NATO member came two months after Israel and Turkey renewed diplomatic ties.
"For over a decade there were no formal security ties," Gantz said, following meetings with Tu ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the war in Ukraine was part of Russia's wider struggle against Western domination, and warned that the world is probably entering the "most dangerous" decade since the end of World War II.
The Russian leader showed no sign of backpedalling on the eight-month-old invasion of Ukraine, and indeed painted the current situation as part of the decline of ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these methods often require a lot of energy to operate. ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 
An Iraqi court has sentenced a man to death over the 2019 killing of an activist who had taken part in anti-government protests that year, the judiciary said Tuesday.
A wave of nationwide protests against endemic corruption and rampant unemployment in late 2019 raged for months before winding down under the shadow of coronavirus restrictions and a harsh crackdown.
A bomb attached to Thae ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first flight software package for the nation's next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) interceptor ahead of schedule.
Lockheed Martin's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program completed its first official software release in August 2022. The delivery of this first incremental flight software to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) mark ... more |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 26, 2022 
South Africa's largest opposition on Wednesday warned that government risks sanctions if it allows a luxury megayacht linked to one of Russia's wealthiest oligarch's to dock in its territorial waters.
The Nord - a $500 million vessel linked to Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov - is reportedly en route to South Africa having left Hong Kong last week where it spent three weeks.
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 Atlantic City, United States (AFP) Oct 28, 2022 
A decade after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the US east coast, the seaside town Atlantic City has fortified its famous boardwalk that narrowly divides casinos and the ocean.
But in certain neighborhoods, flooded streets have become routine.
North of the city dubbed the Vegas of the East Coast, a new stretch of boardwalk is protected from crashing waves by a rock barrier and a seawall, a $60 ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 26, 2022 
China's Mengtian space lab module and its carrier - a Long March 5B rocket - were moved to a service tower on Tuesday morning to undergo final tests before their planned flight in the coming days, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a brief news release that prelaunch preparation work is underway at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island prov ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 
Canadian federal police said Thursday they are investigating reports that China has set up illegal police stations in the North American nation and harassed Chinese expatriates.
Several local media, citing Spain-based human rights group Safeguard Defenders, reported this week that the police posts in a residential home, a single-storey commercial building and a convenience store in the Toron ... more |
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 Islamabad (AFP) Oct 29, 2022 
A Pakistani known for being the oldest detainee at the US-run Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba was released to his home country on Saturday, the South Asian country's foreign ministry and the US Pentagon said.
The secretive US military prison once housed hundreds of suspected militants captured by US forces during America's so-called "war on terror" following the 9/11 attacks by Al- ... more |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering OUSD (R&E) a new benchmark: a tactically-relevant electric 300 kW-class laser, the most powerful laser that Lockheed Martin has produced to date. This 300 kW-class laser is ready to integrate with the DOD demonstration efforts including the U.S. Army's Indirect Fires Protection Capa ... more |
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