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  Berlin (AFP) Dec 4, 2022 Germany's defence ministry has raised serious concerns about the planned purchase of US-made F-35 fighter jets, part of the country's military modernisation drive, according to documents seen by AFP. Berlin announced in March it would buy 35 of the warplanes made by Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado fleet, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the defence ministry has raised concerns about "delays and additional costs" in the nearly 10 billion euro ($10.5 billion) purchas ... read more |
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Estonia to buy HIMARS rocket launchers from USTallinn, Estonia (AFP) Dec 3, 2022 Estonia has agreed to buy six HIMARS rocket systems from the United States worth over $200 million, the state defence investment agency said on Saturday. ... more  
Iran starts construction of new nuclear power plantTehran (AFP) Dec 3, 2022 Iran has begun the construction of a new nuclear plant in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, the country's atomic energy agency said Saturday. ... more 
US unveils high-tech B-21 stealth bomberPalmdale, United States (AFP) Dec 3, 2022 The United States on Friday unveiled the B-21 Raider, a high-tech stealth bomber that can carry nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to be able to fly without a crew on board. ... more  
Growth in arms trade stunted by supply issues: reportStockholm (AFP) Dec 4, 2022 Sales of arms and military services grew in 2021, researchers said Monday, but were limited by worldwide supply issues related to the pandemic, with the war in Ukraine increasing demand while worsening supply difficulties. ... more |
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US 'disappointed' at Russia scrapping of arms talksWashington (AFP) Dec 2, 2022 The United States said Friday it was disappointed that Russia had postponed talks on nuclear arms control, voicing willingness to sit down despite high tensions over the Ukraine war. ... more  
US drops charges against Huawei exec who was held in CanadaWashington (AFP) Dec 2, 2022 The US Justice Department on Friday dropped all charges against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who was held by Canada on a US warrant for Iran sanctions-related charges for nearly three years. ... more 
Musk's free speech absolutism 'a fantasy'Paris (AFP) Dec 2, 2022 The limits of Elon Musk's self-professed "free speech absolutism" were laid bare, critics said, by his decision to ban rapper Kanye West from Twitter over his latest anti-Semitic outburst. ... more 
Iranians in Iraq divided over end to morality policeArbil, Iraq (AFP) Dec 4, 2022 Iranians in Iraq expressed scepticism at reports Sunday that Tehran has abolished its feared morality police, a force indelibly associated with months of protests in the Islamic republic. ... more |
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Kremlin ally joins tech giant Yandex as senior adviserMoscow (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 A long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Kudrin, said Monday he will be joining Yandex, Russia's most prominent independent tech company that has in recent years succumbed to the Kremlin's tightening grip. ... more  
Australian MPs delegation to visit TaiwanSydney (AFP) Dec 3, 2022 A group of Australian MPs will leave Sunday for a five-day visit to Taiwan, a spokesman for one of the politicians said Saturday, risking China's ire just as Beijing-Canberra relations appeared to be thawing. ... more  
US navy says seizes ammunition en route from Iran to YemenManama (AFP) Dec 3, 2022 The US Navy said Saturday it had seized one million rounds of ammunition along with rocket fuses and propellant being smuggled on a fishing trawler from Iran to war-torn Yemen. ... more 
US-led forces resume normal patrols in SyriaRmeilan, Syria (AFP) Dec 2, 2022 A US-led coalition fighting jihadists resumed regular patrols in Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria on Friday after earlier Turkish air strikes, an AFP correspondent and a Kurdish military source said. ... more |
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Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fired from enclaveGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 4, 2022 The Israeli air force said it had carried out overnight air strikes against sites of the Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave towards Israeli territory. ... more  
Turkey jails outlawed PKK member extradited from SwedenIstanbul (AFP) Dec 3, 2022 A Turkish court on Saturday jailed a convicted member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) a day after Sweden extradited him, state media reported. ... more 
Civilian killed in Iraq strike blamed on TurkeySulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 2, 2022 A civilian was killed and another one wounded Friday in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region in an attack likely carried out by Turkey, a local official said. ... more 
Colombia says pact reached with ELN rebels on displaced peopleBogot� (AFP) Dec 4, 2022 Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Saturday the ELN rebel group has agreed to allow a displaced indigenous community to return to its lands in the west of the nation, the first significant achievement in 12 days of peace talks. ... more  
Syria confirms man killed in October was IS chiefDamascus (AFP) Dec 2, 2022 An Islamic State group commander killed in Syria in October was the group's overall leader, a Syrian security source was quoted as saying Friday by state media. ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 25, 2022 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday it was up to Germany to decide if it wants to supply Patriot missile defences to Ukraine, after Poland urged Berlin to send them.
Germany has offered to deploy the advanced US-made Patriot system to Poland after a deadly blast believed to be from a stray Ukrainian air defence missile hit a Polish village last week.
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 01, 2022 
Raytheon Intelligence and Space's sensor payload, for the U.S. Space Force's Missile Track Custody (MTC) program, recently passed the tailored mission payload critical design review on schedule. The MTC program seeks to deploy initial warfighter capability for missile tracking at medium Earth orbit (MEO).
"Our country faces new and diverse missile threats that require a layered approach to ... more |
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 Cochstedt, Germany (SPX) Dec 02, 2022 
Drones and drone technology will change our everyday lives. They may soon be more visible in the skies, ranging from delivery drones to air taxis. But in order for drone flights to become a part of everyday life in the coming decades, clearly defined regulations, flight corridors, and safe air traffic management (ATM) for new airspace users are needed. After all, conventional air traffic and fut ... more |
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 Duluth GA (SPX) Nov 21, 2022 
DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of advanced and secure communications solutions and technical support services, has announced the delivery of its transformative more mobile Deployable Ku Band Earth Terminal (DKET) satellite communications terminal to the U.S. Space Force. The technological enhancement, along with the greatly improved transportability of this third generation DKET, has made th ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 
The EU on Tuesday gave the green light for Britain to join a project to speed the movement of troops around Europe, as the West frets about the threat from Russia.
"Russia's war against Ukraine has further demonstrated that being able to move troops and military equipment swiftly across Europe and beyond is essential for our security," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
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 Stockholm (AFP) Dec 4, 2022 
Sales of arms and military services grew in 2021, researchers said Monday, but were limited by worldwide supply issues related to the pandemic, with the war in Ukraine increasing demand while worsening supply difficulties.
The top 100 arms companies sold weapons and related services totalling $592 billion in 2021, 1.9-percent more than the year before, said the latest report from the Stockh ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 1, 2022  US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron emerged from White House talks Thursday pledging to close ranks in helping Ukraine defend itself from Russia and in facing the "challenge" posed by China.
The leaders issued a joint statement following Oval Office talks during Macron's state visit, which Biden said demonstrated their countries' "unwavering" alliance.
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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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 Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 
A machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers on Saturday, a military source said, the latest unrest in the troubled region.
The source said the pre-dawn assault targeted the desert post near Kirkuk, where remnants of the Islamic State group are active, as well as Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels waging an insurgency against Turkey.
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2022 
The United States said Friday it was disappointed that Russia had postponed talks on nuclear arms control, voicing willingness to sit down despite high tensions over the Ukraine war.
Russia and the United States were set to meet from November 29 in Cairo on New START, the last major disarmament treaty between the world's two largest nuclear powers, in what would have marked rare contact sinc ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 
Most stocks rose on Monday as traders welcomed more easing of strict Covid containment measures in China that have hammered the world's number-two economy.
The moves helped offset a forecast-busting US jobs report that dented hopes that the Federal Reserve will take a softer approach to hiking interest rates in its battle against inflation.
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 Geneva (AFP) Dec 1, 2022 
Natural and man-made catastrophes have caused $268 billion of economic losses so far in 2022, chiefly driven by Hurricane Ian and other extreme weather disasters, reinsurance giant Swiss Re estimated Thursday.
Insured losses covered $122 billion - less than half - of the total economic losses to date this year, said the Zurich-based group, which acts as an insurer for insurers.
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 01, 2022  The six Chinese astronauts from the Shenzhou XIV and Shenzhou XV missions marked a historic moment on Wednesday as they met inside the country's Tiangong space station.
It was the first time that six Chinese were in a space station at the same time and the first in-orbit gathering of two Chinese crews.
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2022 
Chinese police have deployed sophisticated surveillance tools in a push to stamp out a nationwide wave of unrest, using facial recognition software and location data to track down and detain protesters.
Frustration over prolonged Covid restrictions has boiled over, triggering protests demanding an end to lockdowns and greater political freedoms at a scale unseen in decades.
As Beijing an ... more |
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 Damascus (AFP) Dec 2, 2022 
An Islamic State group commander killed in Syria in October was the group's overall leader, a Syrian security source was quoted as saying Friday by state media.
The source, quoted by SANA news agency, credited the army and local groups with the operation that led to the death of IS chief Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.
IS on Wednesday said he died in battle and announced a replacement t ... 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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