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  Moscow (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 President Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed Kyiv's "destructive" policies and growing Western arms supplies to Ukraine in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin said. Putin said Kyiv was pursuing "a destructive line" and that it had "bet on the intensification of hostilities with the support of Western sponsors, who are ramping up supplies of weapons and military equipment," the Kremlin said. He also accused Kyiv of rejecting his offer to halt fighting on Chri ... read more |
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Japan, India start first joint fighter jet drillTokyo (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 Japan and India began their first joint fighter jet exercise on Monday near Tokyo as the countries upgrade defence and security ties with an eye on China's growing military might. ... more  
SpaceX launches fifth Falcon Heavy mission, carrying military satellitesWashington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2023 SpaceX launched its fifth Falcon Heavy rocket mission, USSF-67, on Sunday from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. ... more  
China launches 3 new satellitesJiuquan, China (XNA) Jan 15, 2023 China on Friday launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket, placing three satellites in space. The rocket blasted off at 3 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest ... more 
Russia, Belarus launch joint air force drillsMoscow (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 Belarus said Monday that joint air force drills with Russia began on its territory, amid concerns Minsk was being dragged into the Ukraine conflict to fight alongside Moscow. ... more |
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Arctic Sweden in race for Europe's satellite launchesEsrange Space Centre, Sweden (AFP) Jan 13, 2023 As the mercury drops to minus 20 Celsius, a research rocket lifts off from one of the world's northernmost space centres, its burner aglow in the twilight of Sweden's snowy Arctic forests. ... more  
Feathered robotic wing paves way for flapping dronesLund, Sweden (SPX) Jan 15, 2023 Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in incr ... more  
Ukraine missile toll rises to 40 as Russia denies attackDnipro, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 The toll from a devastating Russian strike on Dnipro rose to 40 on Monday, as more bodies were pulled from the debris of one of Russia's deadliest attacks since its invasion. ... more  
Hanging of Erdogan effigy not a crime: Swedish prosecutorsStockholm (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 The hanging of an effigy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan showing him dangling by his legs from a rope in Stockholm does not warrant a criminal investigation, prosecutors said Monday. ... more |
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German defence minister quits as pressure grows for Ukraine aidBerlin (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigned on Monday after coming in for months of heavy criticism over Berlin's stuttering response to the war in Ukraine. ... more  
Germany summons Iran envoy again over executionsBerlin (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday summoned Iran's ambassador to Berlin for the second time in a week over a rash of executions by Tehran, her spokesman said. ... more 
Blocking radio waves and electromagnetic interference with the flip of a switchPhiladelphia PA (SPX) Jan 17, 2023 Researchers in Drexel University's College of Engineering have developed a thin film device, fabricated by spray coating, that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flip of a switch. The brea ... more  
Somali forces capture strategic town from Al-ShabaabMogadishu (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 Somalia's armed forces on Monday captured a strategic coastal town that Al-Shabaab jihadists had held for more than a decade, top officials said. ... more |
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Fiji military warns of 'concern' over new PM's reformsSuva, Fiji (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 Fiji's military chief warned Tuesday that reforms under new Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka may violate the constitution, but also pledged to respect the law and "stand with democracy". ... more 
Israel appoints Herzi Halevi as new military chiefJerusalem (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 Major General Herzi Halevi was appointed Israel's new military chief of staff Monday, in a ceremony hosted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ... more 
Guatemala aims charges at Colombia defense ministerGuatemala City (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 The Guatemalan prosecutor's office said Monday it aims to file charges against Colombia's current defense minister for alleged illegal actions when he served as head of a UN anti-mafia mission in the Central American country. ... more  
Sri Lanka to cut army by half after financial crisisColombo (AFP) Jan 13, 2023 Bankrupt Sri Lanka will drastically slash its military, the defence ministry said Friday, as the government works to overhaul its shambolic finances after an unprecedented economic crisis. ... more  
German lawmakers to recognise Yazidi 'genocide' in IraqBerlin (AFP) Jan 13, 2023 Germany's lower house of parliament will next week recognise the 2014 massacre of Yazidis by Islamic State group jihadists in Iraq as a "genocide", lawmakers told AFP Friday. ... 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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 Dnipro, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 
The toll from a devastating Russian strike on Dnipro rose to 40 on Monday, as more bodies were pulled from the debris of one of Russia's deadliest attacks since its invasion.
Residents gathered to watch as cranes removed collapsing sections of the Soviet-style residential building that was ripped open by the strike in central Ukraine on Saturday.
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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jan 15, 2023 
Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in increasing the propulsive and aerodynamic efficiency of flapping drones.
Even the precursors to birds - extinct bird-like dinosaurs - benefited from folding their wings during the upstroke, as they ... more |
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 Leiden, Netherlands (SPX) Jan 12, 2023 
Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir. Based on the development led by Airbus and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the two companies will now prepare a demonstration of a prototype and a first flight test in 2024.
As of 2024, Airbus a ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 12, 2023 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully demonstrated key components of the company's future Ultra-Lite Electronic Attack (EA) Prototype System. The demonstrations were conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) aboard an U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer during the U.S. Navy's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.
The Ultra-Lite EA Syst ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) Jan 13, 2023  Norway, a NATO member that shares a border with Russia, said Friday it would place an order for artillery shells worth 2.6 billion kroner ($263 million) to boost its ammunition stocks.
The defence ministry has signed an agreement with national ammunition manufacturer Nammo which, as a result of this "biggest contract ever", will increase its production capacity.
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 London (AFP) Jan 11, 2023 
The British and Japanese prime ministers signed what Downing Street called a "hugely significant" new defence deal allowing UK troops to deploy in Japan as the pair met in London on Wednesday.
Rishi Sunak and Fumio Kishida signed the agreement at the Tower of London, with the UK leader telling his guest "the relationship between our two countries is stronger than ever, not just across trade ... 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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 Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2023 
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani defended the open-ended presence of US and other foreign troops in his country, in an interview published Sunday.
"We think that we need the foreign forces," Sudani told The Wall Street Journal in his first US interview since taking office in October.
US and NATO forces have been training Iraqi soldiers on how to fight the Islamic State grou ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday summoned Iran's ambassador to Berlin for the second time in a week over a rash of executions by Tehran, her spokesman said.
The spokesman, Christofer Burger, confirmed the move when asked about reports the envoy had been summoned "over massive human rights violations and a wave of executions".
Iran said Saturday it had executed a Brit ... more |
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 Colombo (AFP) Jan 13, 2023 
Bankrupt Sri Lanka will drastically slash its military, the defence ministry said Friday, as the government works to overhaul its shambolic finances after an unprecedented economic crisis.
The island nation is still reeling from months of food and fuel shortages that made daily life a misery for its 22 million people last year.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has hiked taxes and imposed h ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Jan 11, 2023 
NATO and the EU on Wednesday announced a "joint taskforce" aimed at bolstering the protection of critical infrastructure in the face of threats from Russia.
The move comes after a sabotage attack on the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines last year and as the two organisations seek to bolster cooperation in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European Commission chief Ursula von ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2023 
China's space industry had a busy year in 2022, the highlight of which was completion of one of the world's largest and most sophisticated orbiting infrastructures, the Tiangong space station.
After traveling for 15 months in low orbit, about 400 kilometers above the Earth, Tianhe, the space station's core module, received its first long-term companion - the Wentian lab module - in late Ju ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 14, 2023 
The hardline head of Hong Kong's national security agency has been appointed China's top representative in the city, state media said on Saturday, as Beijing tightens its grip since 2019 democracy protests.
The State Council has appointed Zheng Yanxiong, 59, to lead the central government's Liaison Office in Hong Kong with immediate effect, replacing Luo Huining.
Zheng led Hong Kong's na ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) Jan 13, 2023  Germany's lower house of parliament will next week recognise the 2014 massacre of Yazidis by Islamic State group jihadists in Iraq as a "genocide", lawmakers told AFP Friday.
Three parliamentary groups from Germany's ruling centre-left-led coalition and conservative MPs agreed to approve the motion in the Bundestag next Thursday, Social Democratic (SPD) deputy Derya Turk-Nachbaur said.
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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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