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November 11, 2022
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Rocket Lab to supply satellite separation systems for Tranche 1 Transport Layer vendors



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2022
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been awarded two contracts worth a total of $14 million to provide satellite separation systems for companies building Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) satellites. Rocket Lab will supply more than 80 total Lightband Separation Systems (Lightbands) to prime contractor Lockheed Martin and another undisclosed customer, both of whom are manufacturing satellites for the SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer. Lightbands are separation sy ... read more

SUPERPOWERS
Chinese incursions into India are increasing, strategically planned
Evanston IL (SPX) Nov 11, 2022
Chinese incursions across India's west and central borders are not independent, random incidents that happen by mistake. Instead, these incursions are part of a strategically planned, coordinated ef ... more
SUPERPOWERS
White House says Biden, Xi to meet at G20 summit as Putin stays home
Washington (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
Joe Biden will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on November 14 on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the White House said Thursday, in their first face-to-face talks since the US leader became president. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Turkey seeks Central Asia inroads with Russia distracted
Ankara, Turkey (AFP) Nov 11, 2022
Turkey on Friday will lead a summit of Central Asian countries, aiming to strengthen economic ties with the region's resource-rich ex-Soviet states while Moscow is distracted by war in Ukraine. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine says dozens of villages recaptured amid Russian retreat
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 11, 2022
Kyiv forces have recaptured over 40 towns and villages in southern Ukraine, President Zelensky said Thursday, as Moscow signaled its army had begun retreating from the strategic city of Kherson. ... more
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WAR REPORT
'We can't survive on our own': locals help out neighbours in Bakhmut
Bakhmut, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 11, 2022
In a supermarket car park in Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city at the centre of the fighting for the Donbas region, Anatoliy is rushing to load up his truck with coal for him and his neighbours, d ... more
CYBER WARS
Apple limits file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users after anti-govt protest
Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
Apple limited file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users Thursday, a month after reports that anti-government protesters were using the function to share digital leaflets with strangers. ... more
NUKEWARS
'No progress' in discussions with Iran: UN nuclear watchdog
Vienna (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
The UN nuclear watchdog said Thursday it had seen no progress in discussions with Iran over undeclared nuclear material at three sites, but a new visit to Tehran was planned this month. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Iran hypersonic missile claim raises nuclear watchdog concern
Tehran (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
An Iranian general claimed Thursday that the Islamic republic had developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, raising concerns from the UN nuclear watchdog. ... more
SPACEWAR
Radar used for detecting satellites put on market
Nanjing. China (SPX) Nov 11, 2022
In modern military operations, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance have become major determinants of outcomes in combat. Great powers are unprecedentedly reliant on space-based assets, m ... more
CYBER WARS
Chinese spyware targets Uyghurs through apps: report
San Francisco (AFP) Nov 11, 2022
Cybersecurity researchers said they have found evidence of Chinese spyware in Uyghur-language apps that can track the location and harvest the data of Uyghurs living in China and abroad. ... more
AEROSPACE
Private jets at COP27 spark conflicting claims
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 11, 2022
Numerous posts on social media criticised delegates for travelling by private jet to the COP27 in Egypt - the latest in a series of recurrent claims targeting the UN climate summit. ... more
IRAQ WARS
Flowery facelift for heart of revolt in Iraqi capital
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 11, 2022
Three years ago, Fadel Abbas marched with tens of thousands of fellow Iraqis chanting for the "fall of the regime" in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, meaning "liberation" in Arabic. ... more

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MILTECH
Climate change escalates risk of conflict, demands on US forces
Washington (AFP) Nov 11, 2022
The fallout from climate change threatens to fuel conflicts around the world, adding to the suffering caused by the direct effects of a rapidly warming planet. ... more
MILPLEX
US announces $400 million in security assistance for Ukraine
Washington (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
The United States will provide air defense systems and surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine as part of a new $400 million security assistance package, the Pentagon announced on Thursday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russian Kherson retreat would be Ukraine's victory: NATO chief
Rome (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday he was waiting to see how Russia's withdrawal from Kherson played out, but if confirmed, it would be "another victory for Ukraine". ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Swedish foreign minister to go to Turkey 'shortly' in NATO bid
Berlin (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said Thursday he would go to the Turkish capital Ankara "shortly" to push forward the Scandinavian country's NATO accession bid. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Lithuania to buy 8 HIMARS rocket launchers from US
Vilnius (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
Lithuania is set to buy eight HIMARS rocket systems from the United States for $495 million (euros), officials said on Thursday. ... more
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SPACEWAR
ATLAS wins data analytics SBIR to deliver resiliency and insight
Traverse City MI (SPX) Nov 11, 2022
ATLAS Space Operations, the leading Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS) provider, has announced the award of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop a data analytics platfor ... more
MILTECH
Rapid Dragon capability demonstrated in NORWAY
Andoya Air Station, Norway (SPX) Nov 11, 2022
The Air Force Rapid Dragon Experimentation Program, led and developed by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation, or SDPE, office, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory' ... more
MILTECH
Northrop Grumman demonstrates new pre-prototype Ground System at Project Convergence 2022
Aurora CO (SPX) Nov 11, 2022
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) delivered its Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) space pre-prototype ground system to the U.S. Army for demonstration at Project Convergence ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Spire Global unveils solution for dark shipping detection
Vienna VA (SPX) Nov 08, 2022
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has unveiled a dark shipping detection solution to track vessels that manipulate their reported position in order to conceal nefarious activities. The Automatic ... more
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Defiant Xi re-emerges on global stage, prepares for US competition
Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
Fresh from securing a historic third term as China's top leader, President Xi Jinping is poised for a triumphant re-entry to the world stage at a pivotal G20 summit next week. ... more
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Ukraine hails arrival of Western air defence systems
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 7, 2022
Ukraine announced on Monday it had received more air defence systems from Western military allies, saying the weapons would help defend against Russian attacks that have recently targeted energy infrastructure. "NASAMS and Aspide air defence systems arrived in Ukraine! These weapons will significantly strengthen the Ukrainian army and will make our skies safer," Defence Minister Oleksiy Rezn ... more
+ Spain to send air defence systems to Ukraine: NATO chief
+ Ukraine has received German Iris-T air defence system: minister
+ UK to supply Ukraine with air defence missiles
+ Western allies vow to get air defence to Ukraine 'as fast as can'
+ Lockheed Martin delivers 700th THAAD interceptor
+ Biden promises Zelensky advanced air defense systems
+ Germany says air defence shield to reach Ukraine 'in days'
Iran says it has developed hypersonic missile
Tehran (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
Iran has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of its Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit, claimed on Thursday. Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles which can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly more than five times the speed of sound. "This hypersonic ballistic missile was developed to count ... more
+ Lithuania to buy 8 HIMARS rocket launchers from US
+ Iran hypersonic missile claim raises nuclear watchdog concern
+ North Korea missile did not fly over Japan: defence minister
+ 'Never happened before': South Korean island baffled by missile alert
+ US 'concerned' about possible Iran missiles for Russia
+ Space Force to partner with Johns Hopkins University SAIS for service-specific IDE, SDE
+ Japan 'studying' US Tomahawk cruise missile purchase




RDARS Eagle Nest Autonomous Drone-In-a-Box solution supports SpaceX Starlink Satellite Communications
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2022
RDARS Inc. (CSE: RDRS) (OTCQB: RDRSF), an autonomous robotics and drone technology company developing advanced systems for alarm system augmentation and surveillance, is pleased to announce its successful integration of the SpaceX Starlink High Speed internet services into its Eagle Nest Drone-in-a-Box product. This achievement provides RDARS with a unique Eagle Watch data transmission pla ... more
+ Serbia strikes down drone near Kosovo: army
+ US Army's Q-53 multi-mission radar demonstrates counter-UAS mission
+ Spyglass short-range surveillance radar part of JCO-recommended Counter-UAS as a Service solution
+ Airbus' multi-mission "cargo copter" is put to the test during a robotic military exercise
+ Deadly drone strikes hit Kyiv as Russian warplane crashes
+ Russia's use of Iranian drones shows up domestic weakness
+ Deadly drone strikes hit Kyiv as Russian warplane crashes
Arianespace to launch EAGLE-1 for Europe's Quantum Cryptography program
Luxembourg (SPX) Nov 09, 2022
The EAGLE-1 satellite, which will support the end-to-end secure Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for Europe, will be launched for SES by Arianespace on a Vega C rocket from French Guiana as early as Q4 2024. The satellite will be placed into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The EAGLE-1 project comprising satellite and ground infrastructure, is developed by SES and its consortium of 20 European ... more
+ Arianespace to launch EAGLE-1 for Europe's Quantum Cryptography program
+ Rivada Space Networks signs MoU with SpeQtral to develop ultra-secure communications
+ Elon Musk says SpaceX can't continue to fund Starlink in Ukraine
+ SIMBA Chain awarded SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Contract
+ Viasat to sell its Link 16 Tactical Data Links business to L3Harris Technologies
+ HawkEye 360 awarded radio frequency contract by NRO
+ Spire Global awarded NRO contract for radio frequency data


Climate change escalates risk of conflict, demands on US forces
Washington (AFP) Nov 11, 2022
The fallout from climate change threatens to fuel conflicts around the world, adding to the suffering caused by the direct effects of a rapidly warming planet. Competition will grow as droughts make food and water increasingly scarce, people will flee hard-hit areas, and melting Arctic ice is opening up new areas for countries to vie for resources and influence - all factors that expand the ... more
+ Rapid Dragon capability demonstrated in NORWAY
+ Northrop Grumman demonstrates new pre-prototype Ground System at Project Convergence 2022
+ US to fund refurbishment of tanks, anti-air missiles for Ukraine
+ US personnel tracking American-supplied gear in Ukraine
+ As Russia retreats, abandoned gear joins ranks of Ukraine army
+ Israel 'will not' supply weapons to Ukraine: defence minister
+ EU agreement on Ukraine military training mission
France-UK to hold defence summit in early 2023: Macron
Toulon, France (AFP) Nov 9, 2022
Britain and France will hold a summit in the first quarter of 2023 aimed at reinforcing their military and defence cooperation, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday. Macron unveiled the summit while laying out his strategic defence priorities for France and Europe in the coming years, not least in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a growing international assertiven ... more
+ US announces $400 million in security assistance for Ukraine
+ NKorea dismisses as 'groundless' US claims of arms supplies to Russia
+ Japan PM pledges to boost military capacity
+ Bern forbids Germany from sending Swiss munitions to Ukraine
+ North Korea 'covertly' supplying artillery shells to Russia: W.House
+ Israel's Gantz relaunches defence ties with Turkey
+ Arms for Ukraine: US pulls ahead, Europe slows




Turkey seeks Central Asia inroads with Russia distracted
Ankara, Turkey (AFP) Nov 11, 2022
Turkey on Friday will lead a summit of Central Asian countries, aiming to strengthen economic ties with the region's resource-rich ex-Soviet states while Moscow is distracted by war in Ukraine. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will preside over the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) summit in Uzbekistan's historic city of Samarkand. Erdogan has for several years been pushing f ... more
+ Finland, Sweden can 'count on' Hungary over NATO: Budapest
+ Chinese incursions into India are increasing, strategically planned
+ Defiant Xi re-emerges on global stage, prepares for US competition
+ UK to remain 'bedrock' of NATO, Sunak declares
+ Erdogan announces new meeting on Sweden's NATO bid
+ White House says Biden, Xi to meet at G20 summit as Putin stays home
+ US-China rivalry, N. Korea to dominate ASEAN summit
New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways
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
+ Physicists generate new nanoscale spin waves
+ 'Naturally insulating' material emits pulses of superfluorescent light at room temperature
+ Making nanodiamonds out of bottle plastic
+ Towards stable, sustained Raman imaging of large samples at the nanoscale
+ A mirror tracks a tiny particle
+ New silicon nanowires can really take the heat
+ Cooling speeds up electrons in bacterial nanowires




Flowery facelift for heart of revolt in Iraqi capital
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 11, 2022
Three years ago, Fadel Abbas marched with tens of thousands of fellow Iraqis chanting for the "fall of the regime" in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, meaning "liberation" in Arabic. The epicentre of the October 2019 anti-government protest movement, the square is now transformed and boasts a renovated park section, and Abbas sells coffee where he once shouted slogans. "Here, many people were wo ... more
+ Iraq considers reinstating conscription
+ American shot dead in Iraqi capital: security sources
+ Iraq's new premier sacks senior officials
+ Iraqi sentenced to death for anti-regime activist's killing
+ Iraq judge quizzes five tax officials over missing $2.5bn
+ Major Iraqi parties push for new government by Saturday
+ Iraq's Sadrist camp refuses to join new government
US-Russia meeting expected soon on resumption of nuclear inspections
Washington (AFP) Nov 8, 2022
The United States and Russia are expected to meet soon to discuss the possible resumption of inspections under New START, a key nuclear disarmament treaty between the two countries, the State Department said Tuesday. "We have agreed that the BCC (bilateral coordinating committee) will meet in the near future under the terms of the New START treaty," State Department spokesman Ned Price told ... more
+ Seoul's military says it salvaged North Korean missile debris
+ North Korea fires ballistic missile, Seoul's military says
+ 'No progress' in discussions with Iran: UN nuclear watchdog
+ The weakest link? North Korea's crumbling air force
+ N. Korea vows 'overwhelming' response to US-South Korea war games
+ Scholz defends China trip with accord on anti-nuke message
+ N. Korea launches ballistic missiles as US-S. Korea air drills end




China calls for 'rebuilding mutual trust' with Australia
Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2022
China's foreign minister called for the "rebuilding of mutual trust" in a phone conversation with his Australian counterpart Tuesday, Beijing said, in a sign of easing tensions after years of difficult ties between the countries. Australia and China maintained virtually no high-level communication during the Covid-19 pandemic, when Beijing slapped a trade embargo on billions of dollars worth ... more
+ EU leader's speech to major China trade expo cancelled: diplomats
+ Dark clouds over China's economy as zero-Covid, global slowdown bite
+ Biden seeks to gauge US, China 'red lines' with Xi
+ China factory gate prices fall for first time in nearly two years; As ultra-rich get squeezed
+ Asian shares surge as investors cheer slower US inflation
+ Asian markets mixed ahead of US midterms
+ China's ultra-rich squeezed by slowing economy: Hurun ranking
Cities under strain: India's predicted urban boom
Mumbai (AFP) Nov 8, 2022
India is projected to see an explosion in its urban population in the coming decades, but its cities already cannot cope and climate change will make living conditions harsher still. The metropolis of Mumbai, one of India's biggest, grew by some eight million people in the past 30 years - the rough equivalent of the whole of New York City - to a population of 20 million, and is forecast to ... more
+ Ukraine's Zelensky tells COP27 Russia's war harms climate efforts
+ Rewire financial system to aid climate-hit nations: UN chief
+ World risks 'collective suicide', UN chief warns climate summit
+ UN unveils global 'early warning' system for disasters at $3 billion
+ Iraq landslide disaster throws spotlight on informal shrines
+ Poland installs fence on Russian border to deter migrants
+ Year-round daylight saving time could reduce deer collisions, study says




Next-generation rocket for astronauts expected in 2027
Beijing (XNA) Nov 09, 2022
China's next-generation rocket to carry humans is expected to make its maiden flight around 2027, said a project manager. Zhao Xinguo, a senior rocket designer and head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology's rocket development department, said the new rocket, which has yet to be named, is an important backbone in China's ambitious plan to place its astronauts on the moon. ... more
+ Astronauts enter China's Mengtian lab module for first time
+ China completes in-orbit maneuver to complete Tiangong space station assembly
+ China's Mengtian lab module docks with space station combination
+ New lab module to assist space station's completion
+ China's 'Palace in the sky' space station complete after successful launch
+ China launches third and final module for Tiangong space station: state TV
+ China's 'space dream': A Long March to the Moon and beyond
Bao Tong, Chinese ex-official turned dissident, dead at 90
Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
Chinese dissident Bao Tong, a top Communist Party official imprisoned in the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests who became a vocal critic of Beijing, has died at 90 years old, his son said on Twitter. Bao had spent much of the past three decades under home surveillance or in prison following the Chinese military's violent crackdown on the student movement, which called for democratic ... more
+ Beijing loyalists in Hong Kong criticise court ruling on Lai's UK lawyer
+ Hong Kong jails first person for insulting national anthem
+ CBC shuts down China bureau citing lack of visa
+ CBC shuts down China bureau citing lack of visa
+ 'Law and order returned' Hong Kong's US-sanctioned leader tells bankers
+ Scholz vows not to ignore 'controversies' on China visit
+ Netherlands tells China to close 'police stations'




Swedish MPs to vote next week on beefing up anti-terror laws
Stockholm (AFP) Nov 8, 2022
Sweden's parliament said Tuesday it would vote next week on a constitutional amendment that would make it possible to beef up anti-terror laws, a key demand from Turkey to approve Stockholm's NATO membership bid. The proposed amendment would make it possible to introduce new laws to "limit freedom of association of groups involved in terrorism", parliament said in a statement. Parliament ... more
+ Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner released to Pakistan
+ Hundreds linked to IS transfered from Syria to Iraq
+ El Salvador issues arrest warrants for 1982 Dutch journalist deaths
+ Russia targeting civilians 'amounts to a war crime': EU
+ US strike kills two senior IS officials in Syria: CENTCOM
+ Spain lawmakers pass bill honouring Franco-era victims
+ Investigators find signs of 'Dirty War' abuses at Mexico army camp
Lockheed Martin delivers its highest powered laser to date to US Department Of Defense
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
+ Lockheed Martin delivers integrated multi-mission laser weapon system to US Navy
+ Dragonfire proving trials underway
+ Northrop Grumman completes PDR for a 300-kilowatt class high energy laser
+ Directed Energy leader recaps time in AFRL, looks ahead to space position
+ New AFRL Virtual Range to bring directed energy capabilities to warfighters
+ AFRL partners with NMSU to test cooling solutions for directed energy weapons
+ Diamond mirrors for high-powered lasers
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