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  Seoul, South Korea (VOA) Dec 20, 2022 North Korea claimed Monday to have taken satellite photos of the South Korean cities of Seoul and Incheon, as its state media boasted of success toward developing its first military spy satellite. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported an "important final-stage test" involving a mock satellite that it said was launched Sunday from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in western North Korea. Along with pictures of the launch, KCNA posted a pair of low-resolution, black-and- ... read more |
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Kim's sister defends North Korea's spy satellite capabilitiesSeoul (AFP) Dec 20, 2022 North Korea has developed advanced technologies to take images from space using a spy satellite, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un insisted Tuesday, after experts mocked black-and-white images supposedly taken from space in a weekend launch. ... more 
Jordan to host MidEast summit in bid to defuse regional tensionsAmman (AFP) Dec 20, 2022 Jordan hosts a Middle East summit Tuesday bringing together regional and international players hoping to help resolve regional crises, particularly in neighbouring Iraq. ... more  
Sunak says UK will maintain military aid to Ukraine in 2023Riga (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed Monday the UK would next year "match or exceed" 2.3 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) in military aid to Ukraine, during a meeting of Nordic, Baltic and Dutch counterparts. ... more  
Space company Maxar plans to go private with $6.4 billion dealWashington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2022 Space company Maxar announced an agreement to go private on Friday in an acquisition led by private equity firm Advent International. The deal gives Maxar a value of $6.4 billion. Advent will ... more |
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Airbus achieves key milestone on EGNOS European satellite-based navigation augmentation systemParis, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is desi ... more  
AST SpaceMobile and NASA sign agreement to improve spaceflight safetyMidland TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 AST SpaceMobile reports that its subsidiary, AST and Science, LLC, and NASA recently signed an agreement to formalize both organizations' dedication to maintaining and improving safety in the shared ... more 
US condemns latest NKorea launches, backs diplomacyWashington (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 The United States on Monday condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches as a threat to the region and renewed an offer for diplomacy to resolve differences. ... more 
North Korea denounces Japan's new security strategySeoul (AFP) Dec 20, 2022 North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan's new security strategy, calling it a "serious" threat against international peace that "fundamentally changed" the regional security environment and warned of "actual action" in response. ... more |
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Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missionsNanjing, China (SPX) Dec 20, 2022 China's space-tracking ship, Yuanwang 3, set sail on Sunday for a new round of spacecraft monitoring missions. The ship, which is a second-generation vessel and responsible for monitoring high-, med ... more  
The future of the F-35Washington DC (SPX) Dec 20, 2022 The U.S. Department of Defense has an ambitious plan to update the F-35. And amid all the documents, discussions and details, there is one very important factor: the demand on the cooling system. ... more 
Northrop Grumman integrates multifunction RAPTR Sensor and Mini-CNI in flightLakehurst NJ (SPX) Dec 20, 2022 Northrop Grumman has completed a demonstration at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to improve the survivability and lethality of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) platforms, a key enabler f ... more  
Sweden blocks extradition of journalist sought by ErdoganStockholm (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 Sweden's Supreme Court on Monday blocked the extradition of exiled Turkish journalist Bulent Kenes, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm's NATO membership. ... more |
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AFRL Guardian software team reports busy yearRome NY (SPX) Dec 20, 2022 When disaster strikes in the world, chaos can ensue, but Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, scientists are working on software applications that provide clear situational awareness to help resp ... more 
Third US-Republic of Korea Civil Space DialogueWashington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 Officials from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met in Seoul on December 15 and 16 for the third U.S.-Republic of Korea Civil Space Dialogue. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of ... more  
Germany pauses orders of new tanks after mass breakdownBerlin (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 The German government said Monday it will pause purchases of new Puma tanks after a mass breakdown during exercises, lamenting a "harsh setback" as Berlin seeks to overhaul its military. ... more  
Veteran US spokesman back to fight disinformationWashington (AFP) Dec 16, 2022 Jamie Rubin, a former State Department spokesman and veteran commentator, will return to the US government as an envoy to fight disinformation, a rising concern of Washington, it was announced Friday. ... more 
Croatia lawmakers say 'no' to Ukraine troops trainingZagreb (AFP) Dec 16, 2022 The Croatian government on Friday failed to win its parliament's support to train Ukrainian soldiers under a European Union programme which has split the country's leaders. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 15, 2022 
The expected US provision of Patriot missiles to Ukraine is a muscular message of support and will boost defenses against Russia's relentless aerial assaults, but experts say its battlefield impact will be limited.
Patriots are "far from a silver bullet," against the low-flying cruise missiles and drone bombs that Russian forces have pummeled Ukraine with, according to Ian Williams of the Mi ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has completed the fourth successful flight test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The U.S. Navy launched the missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft on November 30 at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of southern California, successfully engaging an operationally-representative, moving maritime targ ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) RQ-4 RangeHawk supported the first flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during the recent Artemis I mission. RangeHawk is part of SkyRange, the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center's uncrewed high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE), responsive mobile flight test initiative.
"Supporting the Artemis I uncrewed flight test ... more |
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 Reston VA (SPX) Dec 14, 2022 
SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, will begin operating under the new name SES Space and Defense effective immediately. The name change comes after combining SES Government Solutions with the recently acquired DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (DRS GES). The SES Space and Defense brand reflects the organization's new positioning and expanded offering serving the n ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 
The German government said Monday it will pause purchases of new Puma tanks after a mass breakdown during exercises, lamenting a "harsh setback" as Berlin seeks to overhaul its military.
The armoured infantry vehicles - which were supposed to form part of Germany's contribution to a NATO force - suffered problems that left all 18 of those in the exercises unfit for operations.
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 Berlin (AFP) Dec 15, 2022 
German manufacturer Rheinmetall will open a new domestic facility to produce equipment for its Gepard anti-aircraft guns, the company said Thursday after Bern banned Germany from sending Swiss-made Gepard munitions to Ukraine.
"Rheinmetall has decided to open a new production line in Germany for medium-calibre ammunition" which will include "the possibility of producing 35mm ammunition for ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 
Sweden's Supreme Court on Monday blocked the extradition of exiled Turkish journalist Bulent Kenes, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm's NATO membership.
There were "several hindrances" to sending back the former editor-in-chief of the Zaman daily, who Turkey accuses of being involved in a 2016 attempt to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the court said.
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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) Dec 18, 2022 
Islamic State group jihadists said Sunday they had carried out an attack in northern Iraq killing nine police officers, setting off a roadside bomb before machine-gunning survivors.
The attack in the Kirkuk area - which police said left nine federal officers dead - is one of the deadliest in Iraq in recent months.
IS fighters attacked "a police patrol... detonated an explosive device t ... more |
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 Seoul, South Korea (VOA) Dec 20, 2022 
North Korea claimed Monday to have taken satellite photos of the South Korean cities of Seoul and Incheon, as its state media boasted of success toward developing its first military spy satellite.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported an "important final-stage test" involving a mock satellite that it said was launched Sunday from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 
Hong Kong's government announced plans Monday to ensure all crowdfunding must seek official approval following a clampdown on democracy protesters using donations to pay for their legal defence.
Online crowdfunding was popular among the city's democracy supporters to pay legal and medical costs for those arrested during huge and often violent protests in 2019, and the living expenses of thos ... more |
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 Rome NY (SPX) Dec 20, 2022 
When disaster strikes in the world, chaos can ensue, but Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, scientists are working on software applications that provide clear situational awareness to help response teams bring calm to the chaos.
Guardian is one software application customized by AFRL's Information Directorate that facilitates disaster response and battlefield efforts. Its primary func ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 20, 2022 
Chen Li, who owns a restaurant in Longlou, a coastal township in China's southernmost province of Hainan, said he is grateful to the country's space industry because it has boosted business at his eatery in recent years.
"So many people came to Longlou before the launch of the Wentian space lab. There was 'a mountain of people, a sea of people'. A lot of tourists came to my restaurant to g ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 18, 2022 
Hong Kong author Xi Xi, whose whimsical tales became a defining portrait of a city transitioning away from British rule, died on Sunday, according to a publisher she co-founded. She was 85.
One of the most beloved names in Sinophone literature, she published more than 30 books of fiction, poetry, non-fiction and screenplays in a career spanning six decades.
She was often credited with pu ... 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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