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  Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 11, 2023 OneWeb has confirmed the successful deployment of 40 satellites launched by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This launch is OneWeb's 16th to-date, with only two more launches remaining to complete its first-generation constellation enabling global connectivity in 2023. Lift-off took place on Sunday, 9 January 2023 at 11:50 p.m. ET (local). OneWeb's satellites separated successfully from the rocket and were dispensed in three phases over a period of 1 hour and 35 minutes, with signal ... read more |
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Historic UK rocket mission ends in failureLondon (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, with scientists reporting an "anomaly" as it neared its goal. ... more  
Sidus Space awarded subcontract for US Navy Propulsion ProgramCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 11, 2023 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 i ... more  
Case Western Reserve University to conduct 9,000 mph ballistics tests into water tankCleveland OH (SPX) Jan 11, 2023 Sometime this coming summer, on the second floor of a research building on the Case Western Reserve University campus, scientists hope to record something the world has never witnessed: The moment o ... more  
Kleos Observer Mission UpdateLuxembourg (SPX) Jan 11, 2023 Kleos Space S.A. (ASX: KSS, Frankfurt: KS1), a space-powered defence and intelligence technology Company, announces that two-way communication has been achieved with all four Observer Mission (KSF3) ... more |
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Ball Aerospace enters final stages of building Space Force's next-gen weather satelliteBroomfield CO (SPX) Jan 11, 2023 Ball Aerospace completed the spacecraft bus for the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the U.S. Space Force's next-generation operational environmental satellite system. Ball also ... more  
NATO, EU vow more support for Ukraine to defend itselfBrussels (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 NATO and the EU vowed Tuesday to bolster their backing for Ukraine to fight off Russia's invasion and ramp up cooperation between Europe and the US-led alliance. ... more 
Northrop Grumman assumes full GMLRS rocket motor productionRocket Center, WV (SPX) Jan 11, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will assume production of rocket motors for the U.S. Army's Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), fulfilling the full contract production quantity. T ... more 
Canada to donate air defense system to UkraineMontreal (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said his government would purchase a US air defense system to donate to Ukraine. ... more |
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Ukraine forces to receive Patriot air defense training in US: PentagonWashington (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 The United States will train Ukrainian personnel at a base in the state of Oklahoma on how to use and maintain the advanced Patriot air defense system that Washington is providing to Kyiv, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday. ... more  
Russia runs budget deficit as defence spending risesMoscow (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 Russia swung from a budget surplus to a deficit last year, officials said Tuesday, as authorities boost defence spending amid Moscow's assault on Ukraine. ... more 
Armenia says won't host Russia-led drills this yearYerevan (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 Armenia will not host Russian-led military exercises this year, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Tuesday, signalling growing frustration with Moscow. ... more 
UK, Japan to sign major defence deal allowing troop deploymentsLondon (AFP) Jan 11, 2023 The British and Japanese prime ministers will sign a "hugely significant" new defence deal allowing UK troops to deploy in Japan when the pair meet in London on Wednesday, Downing Street said. ... more |
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SimX awarded US Space Force contract to adapt VR Medical Simulation Training for astronaut applicationsSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2023 The Virtual Advancement of Learning for Operational Readiness (VALOR) program at SimX, Inc. has been awarded a multi-year program by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to develop a novel VR medical simulat ... more 
Department of the Air Force outlines new Body Composition Program for Airmen, GuardiansArlington VA (SPX) Jan 11, 2023 The Department of the Air Force is establishing new Body Composition Program standards for Airmen and Guardians after the abdominal circumference was removed from the Air Force-specific Physical Fit ... more  
China moves to regulate deepfake technologyBeijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 New rules went into effect in China on Tuesday to regulate the use of deepfakes, the increasingly realistic digital video manipulations that have sparked disinformation fears around the globe. ... more 
US Navy says seizes weapons en route from Iran to YemenDubai (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 The US Navy said Tuesday it had seized more than 2,000 assault rifles smuggled on a fishing boat along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. ... more  
Global piracy acts drop to 14-year low: reportBrest, France (AFP) Jan 9, 2023 Worldwide acts of piracy fell to their lowest level last year since statistics were first established in 2008, a maritime security body said on Monday. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 
The United States will train Ukrainian personnel at a base in the state of Oklahoma on how to use and maintain the advanced Patriot air defense system that Washington is providing to Kyiv, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday.
Washington promised a Patriot battery to Ukraine at the end of last year to help counter relentless aerial attacks by Moscow - a significant victory for Kyiv, which had ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Jan 5, 2023 
Australia said Thursday it has snapped up a US offer to obtain the same long-range, mobile rocket system Ukraine has deployed on the battlefield against invading Russian forces.
The government said the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) would deter attacks on Australia but could also be transported by plane for deployment worldwide.
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 Rome NY (SPX) Jan 10, 2023 
For the first time, the U.S.'s Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, in partnership with the U.K.'s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, or Dstl, demonstrated state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, or AI, technology at two major back-to-back military exercises.
In November 2022, a team of 30 AI and autonomy experts from the U.K. and U.S. deployed as a joint taskforce to the Proj ... more |
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 Santa Rosa CA (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced it has collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to establish an end-to-end 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) connection. Based on this successful demonstration of call signaling and data transfer ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 5, 2023  With its pledge of light tank deliveries for Ukraine, France is betting Kyiv is capable of using modern Western armoured vehicles to push forward against Russian invaders.
President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Paris would hand over French-built AMX-10 RC light tanks to Ukraine, a step forward from tank deliveries to date from Ukraine's allies which have mostly been Soviet-era leftove ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 23, 2022 
Japan on Friday approved a 114 trillion yen ($839 billion) budget for the year ahead, including record defence spending after a major security strategy overhaul announced this month.
The fiscal 2023 budget approved by the cabinet includes 6.8 trillion yen ($51 billion) for the defence ministry, up approximately 30 percent from last year.
It comes a week after the government approved a ne ... more |
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 London (AFP) Jan 11, 2023 
The British and Japanese prime ministers will sign a "hugely significant" new defence deal allowing UK troops to deploy in Japan when the pair meet in London on Wednesday, Downing Street said.
The agreement is the latest sign of London's growing interest in the Asia-Pacific region, and Tokyo's efforts to strengthen its alliances to face the challenges posed by China.
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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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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 
Married for over a decade, Alia Abdel-Razak is one of a million Iraqis deprived of crucial civil status documents, often caught in legal limbo in a country paralysed by bureaucracy and the ravages of war.
The 37-year-old has to overcome countless hurdles just to get her children into school, and she cannot register her family to obtain the food subsidies she and her husband so desperately ne ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he would consider suspending a 2018 agreement that created maritime buffer zones with the North should Pyongyang "violate" Seoul's territory again.
The deal, struck during a period of high-profile diplomacy at a summit in Pyongyang, aimed to reduce military tensions along the heavily fortified border.
At the time, the two sides agreed t ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 
China suspended issuing short-term visas to South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday, its embassies in Seoul and Tokyo said, in apparent retaliation for restrictions imposed on Chinese travellers over Covid concerns.
The measure was announced first in South Korea, which has introduced a host of new rules for visitors from China, including visa restrictions and testing requirements.
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 Bras�lia (AFP) Jan 9, 2023  Brazilian security forces locked down the area around Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Monday, a day after supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the seat of power in riots that triggered an international outcry.
In stunning scenes reminiscent of the January 6, 2021 invasion of the US Capitol building by supporters of then-president Donald Trump, backers of ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2023 
China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor, has more than 50 launch missions planned in 2023, said its annual work report.
The report, presented by Zhang Zhongyang, general manager of the State-owned conglomerate, at the company's a ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 6, 2023 
An LGBT activist who was detained last month after some of China's biggest protests in years was released on bail this week, their mother said, but 11 more demonstrators remain in custody.
Yang Zijing, 25, was released from police detention in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou on Tuesday, mother Gao Xiusheng told AFP, declining to add further details for fear of retribution.
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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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