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  Washington DC (UPI) Dec 09, 2022 SpaceX launched its 55th flight of the year on Thursday, as its Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying 40 Internet satellites for a competitor. Conditioners were about 90% favorable for liftoff at 5:27 p.m. EST with the three-batch deployment of the OneWeb satellites being completed about an hour and a half later. "All 40 satellites have successfully separated and now we wait as our team works to confirm contact with all our spacecraft," OneWeb tweeted. The laun ... read more |
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AFRL, CNM Ingenuity shift innovation to next level at Hyperdrive Space SummitAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, partnered with CNM Ingenuity, or CNMI, the economic development arm of Central New Mexico Community College, to hold the 2022 Hyperdrive Space Summit in A ... more  
Terran Orbital creates new Optical Solutions GroupBoca Raton FL (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced the formation of a new Optical Solutions G ... more  
Terran Orbital assists demonstration of 1.4 Terabyte Single-Pass Optical Downlink for Pathfinder TD3 SatelliteBoca Raton FL (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced its contribution to the successful demonst ... more  
Amnesty Canada blames China for 'sophisticated' hackOttawa (AFP) Dec 6, 2022 The Canadian arm of rights group Amnesty International said on Monday it had been hit by what it termed a "sophisticated digital security breach" that it believed was sponsored by China. ... more |
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US, Sweden, Finland seek Turkey greenlight soon on NATOWashington (AFP) Dec 8, 2022 Finland and Sweden joined the United States on Thursday in asking Turkey for its greenlight soon to join NATO, saying they have been fulfilling promises sought by Ankara on militants. ... more  
Japan, UK, Italy to develop next-generation fighter jetTokyo (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 Japan, Britain and Italy said Friday they will jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet in a project that holds scope for future cooperation with allies including the United States. ... more 
War shows EU lacks 'critical defence capabilities': BorrellBrussels (AFP) Dec 8, 2022 Russia's war on Ukraine has drained the EU's weapon stockpiles and showed it lacks "critical" capabilities to protect against the threat on its border, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Thursday. ... more  
Putin vows more strikes on Ukraine energy infrastructureMoscow (AFP) Dec 8, 2022 President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to keep battering Ukraine's energy grid despite an outcry against the systematic attacks that have plunged millions into the cold and dark as winter sets in. ... more |
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War of attrition: Russia's stubborn fight for Ukraine's BakhmutKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 For months, Russian forces have attacked the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut with frontal assaults, artillery barrages and air strikes in a stubborn battle for a settlement deemed strategically irrelevant by many observers. ... more  
Putin says nuclear tensions 'rising' but Moscow won't deploy firstMoscow (AFP) Dec 8, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that nuclear tensions were rising, though he insisted "we have not gone crazy" and Moscow would not be the first to deploy atomic weapons in the Ukraine conflict. ... more  
US House passes defense bill with billions in Taiwan aidWashington (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a defense spending bill that includes up to $10 billion in military grant assistance for Taiwan and seeks to expedite arms sales to the island, drawing a rebuke from Beijing. ... more  
Microchip showcases RISC-V-based FPGA and space-compute solutions at RISC-V SummitChandler AZ (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 Mid-range FPGAs and System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGAs have played a major role in moving computer workloads to the network edge. Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has helped fuel this transition with its ... more |
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PSLV-XL rocket motor made by industry passes test: ISROChennai, India (IANS) Dec 09, 2022 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the performance of the booster motor made by Economic Explosives Limited for its PSLV-XL rocket was satisfactory. The Indian space agency tes ... more 
US grants OQ more patents for world's first 5G IoT satellite LEO constellationLuxembourg (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted OQ Technology, the pioneer of 5G IoT satellite services, patents for its "frequency synchronisation" and "timing synchronisation" technology. The two s ... more 
Lockheed Martin and Sintavia team up to advance metal additive manufacturingHollywood FL (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 Lockheed Martin Corporation, (NYSE: LMT), and Sintavia, LLC, has announced a collaboration to expand research of metal additive manufacturing (AM) opportunities as an alternative to castings and for ... more 
Iran's Press TV to be pulled from EU satelliteParis (AFP) Dec 7, 2022 European satellite operator Eutelsat said Wednesday that it will request broadcasters to stop showing Iran's English-language news channel Press TV following sanctions over its broadcasting of "forced confessions". ... more  
UN rights chief vows to keep focus on Xinjiang abusesGeneva (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 The new UN rights chief said Friday he would follow up on bombshell findings by his predecessor of serious rights abuses and possible crimes against humanity in China's Xinjiang region. ... more |
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 Magna UT (SPX) Dec 08, 2022  Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) completed the first full-scale mix of the solid rocket motor propellant for its Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). This successful full mix helps ensure the solid rocket motors supporting the Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies' NGI solution are on track to complete qualification via static test.
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 Summerville SC (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 
Pentagon leadership has sent a clear signal that the Department of Defense (DoD) must accelerate hypersonic weapon system development activities to counter rapid expansion of hypersonic capabilities both in China and Russia. The Army, Navy, and Air Force all now have prototype hypersonic weapon systems in various stages of development, with growing budget requests to support development, test, a ... 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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 Jacksonville FL (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, reports that its suite of space cybersecurity tools developed with BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), an AI-powered analytics and cyber engineering solutions company, will be used by Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) (FRA: M0YN) in the development of an advanced satellite communication program sponsored by the De ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully demonstrated a new multifunction, converged sensing capability for the U.S. Government. The new "all-in-one" sensor capability rapidly closes the Observe, Orient, Decide and Act (OODA) loop by integrating four critical mission capabilities: sense, effect/jam, inject and communicate.
The demonstration, conducted at PAX River Military Ins ... more |
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 Gdynia, Poland (AFP) Dec 6, 2022 
Poland on Tuesday received the first shipment of tanks and howitzers that it bought from South Korea as part of a drive to boost its defences following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
An EU and NATO member, Poland borders both Russia and Ukraine and has increased its purchase of weaponry after Kremlin began its war.
In July, it signed contracts to buy South Korean weapons including tanks, ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Dec 8, 2022 
Russia's war on Ukraine has drained the EU's weapon stockpiles and showed it lacks "critical" capabilities to protect against the threat on its border, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Thursday.
"This war against Ukraine has been a brutal wake-up for many of us," Josep Borrell told a defence conference in Brussels.
"We realise that our military stockpiles have been quickly depleted ... 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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 Nasiriyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 7, 2022 
Two protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah were killed Wednesday in clashes with security forces at a rally after an activist was handed a jail term, authorities said.
Haidar al-Zaidi, 20, was sentenced to three years over a tweet of disputed origin deemed insulting to a pro-Iran ex-paramilitary force, according to court documents seen by AFP Wednesday.
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 Tehran (AFP) Dec 6, 2022 
Nine people will face the death penalty in Iran over the assassination of one of the country's top nuclear scientists, the judiciary said Tuesday.
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed when his car was ambushed on a highway outside Tehran in November 2020, in an attack Iran blamed on its regional arch-foe Israel.
The nine defendants were charged with "corruption on earth" and collusion with Isra ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 
Property giant Sunac China announced plans to restructure debt worth $9.1 billion on Friday, providing hope for the country's beleaguered real estate sector after it wilted under a regulatory crackdown.
The firm proposed converting up to $4 billion of offshore debt into ordinary shares or equity-linked instruments, according to a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange.
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 Montreal (AFP) Dec 6, 2022 
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday slammed multinational corporations for turning the world's ecosystems into "playthings of profit" and warned failure to correct course would lead to catastrophic results.
"With our bottomless appetite for unchecked and unequal economic growth, humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction," he said, in a speech ahead of biodiversity talks in ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022 
Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficiency solar cells.
According to an agreement signed in March 2021 by the Saudi Space Commission and China Manned Space Agency, the Saudi experiment will focus on studying the effects of cosmic rays ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2022  Sirens wailed across China as the Communist Party eulogised late leader Jiang Zemin Tuesday, hailing him as a patriot who "dedicated his life" to the country.
China's rulers orchestrated a day of mourning across the country, with security services ensuring there were no large gatherings on the streets following rare protests in recent weeks.
Jiang died in Shanghai last Wednesday at the ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2022 
Five years ago, on December 9, 2017, Iraq claimed victory over the once powerful Islamic State group, which had proclaimed a "caliphate" and seized a large chunk of the country.
A little more than a year later, the jihadist group would also be defeated in Syria, where three of its leaders were killed, and reduced to a network of sleeper cells.
Here is a timeline of the rise and fall of I ... more |
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd., of Israel, have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) in the U.S. and Israel. The future joint-development will be based on the assets that have been developed independently by RAFAEL and the Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense ... more |
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