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  Washington (AFP) Jan 28, 2023 A four-star US Air Force general has warned of a conflict with China as early as 2025 - most likely over Taiwan - and urged his commanders to push their units to achieve maximum operational battle readiness this year. In an internal memorandum that first emerged on social media on Friday, and was later confirmed as genuine by the Pentagon, the head of the Air Mobility Command, General Mike Minihan, said the main goal should be to deter "and, if required, defeat" China. "I hope I am wrong. My g ... read more |
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Iran says it repelled drone attack on military siteTehran (AFP) Jan 29, 2023 Iran said early Sunday it had repelled a drone attack on a military site in central Isfahan province, according to the defence ministry quoted by the IRNA news agency. ... more  
Two Indian military jets crash, one pilot killedNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 28, 2023 Two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed Saturday, killing one pilot and injuring two others, in an apparent mid-air collision while on exercises south of the capital New Delhi. ... more  
Three killed in Russian strike on east Ukraine cityKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 28, 2023 Three people were killed and more than a dozen wounded following a Russian strike on the city of Konstantynivka in eastern Ukraine, the local governor said on Saturday. ... more 
At Ukraine front, embattled Bakhmut residents desperate for waterBakhmut, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 28, 2023 First Valentyna's gas was cut when Russia's invasion came to Bakhmut in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Then shelling destroyed power lines. By August, she and her daughter Natalia no longer had water. ... more |
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British Army serviceman in court for terror offenceLondon (AFP) Jan 28, 2023 A serving member of the British Army appeared in court on Saturday charged with a terror offence and a bomb hoax. ... more  
Litany of woes plague Swedish PM's first 100 daysStockholm (AFP) Jan 27, 2023 For Sweden's new prime minister, the honeymoon never really began. Ulf Kristersson's woes have piled up since taking office three months ago, from stalled NATO accession talks to an aide's illegal eel fishing. ... more  
New AFRL mission area targets Space Space Science and Technology needsWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle announced new space mission area leads, or MAL, in December 2022. With the growing national space community, she said, add ... more  
Latest milestone brings NTS-3 Vanguard closer to 2023 launchKirtland AFB NM (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 The Department of the Air Force's Navigation Technology Satellite-3, or NTS-3, Vanguard program has reached another major milestone in preparation for the satellite's launch in late 2023. Indu ... more |
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AFWERX Refinery program postured to address CSAF's Action Orders, Secaf's Operational ImperativesWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 The Refinery program, an initiative of AFWERX's Spark division, is addressing the Chief of Staff of the Air Force's, or CSAF's, Action Orders and the Secretary of the Air Force's, or SECAF's, Operat ... more  
100 billion for German army 'not enough': defence ministerBerlin (AFP) Jan 27, 2023 A 100-billion-euro ($108-billion) fund to reform the German army announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz after Russia's invasion of Ukraine is insufficient, the country's new defence minister said Friday. ... more  
Denmark in talks with Israel to replace howitzers donated to UkraineCopenhagen (AFP) Jan 27, 2023 After pledging all 19 of its French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, Denmark is in talks with Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems for new mobile artillery to plug a "critical gap". ... more  
Turkmenistan president named Army GeneralAshgabat, Turkmenistan (AFP) Jan 27, 2023 Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdymukhamedov was given the rank of Army General on Friday, following in his highly decorated father's footsteps. ... more |
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Dutch shipwreck found off English coast identifiedLondon (AFP) Jan 27, 2023 A 17th-century shipwreck off the coast of southern England has been identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia, which sank after a surprise attack in 1672, heritage body Historic England said Friday. ... more 
VCSO inspires next generation of Guardians at Virginia TechBlacksburg VA (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 More than 150 cadets arrived at Virginia Tech's Goodwin Hall January 20-22, 2023, for Detachment 857's Space Training and Readiness Squadron (STARS) Align event focused on professional development. ... more 
US targets Chinese firm for helping Russian group in UkraineWashington (AFP) Jan 26, 2023 The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese company for allegedly providing satellite imagery of Ukraine to help Russia's Wagner mercenary group, while American lawmakers pushed for stronger action against Beijing. ... more  
Israel urges NATO to confront Iran threatBrussels (AFP) Jan 26, 2023 Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday urged the NATO military alliance to toughen its approach to Iran, as Tehran supplies drones to Russia for its war on Ukraine. ... more 
Neither France nor allies at war with Russia: foreign ministryParis (AFP) Jan 26, 2023 Neither France nor its allies are fighting a war against Russia, the French foreign ministry said Thursday, following a Western decision to send heavy tanks to Ukraine to repel the Russian invasion. ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Jan 20, 2023 
The Kremlin refused to say Friday whether Russia was preparing for strikes on the capital after images of missile defence systems on several Moscow rooftops circulated on social media.
The pictures appeared to show a Pantsir anti-aircraft system installed on the defence ministry building along the Moskva River, which was visible Friday on the main ministry building in the capital.
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 25, 2023 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that he wants the West to send long-range missiles and jets to his war-torn country to help repel Russian troops.
Zelensky, who turned 45 on Wednesday, thanked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US leader Joe Biden for their decision to send heavy tanks to Ukraine.
But Zelensky, who looked exhausted but determined, said Ukraine nee ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Jan 29, 2023 
Iran said early Sunday it had repelled a drone attack on a military site in central Isfahan province, according to the defence ministry quoted by the IRNA news agency.
"An unsuccessful attack was carried out using (drones) ... on one of the workshop complexes of the ministry of defence," it said, adding that the strike late Saturday night caused only minor damage to the roof of a building bu ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 
GIT Satellite Communications (GIT) announced has become an Iridium Certus service provider and will support U.S. government customers with hardware platforms, airtime, and data services.
A long-time Iridium government service provider for narrowband voice and data services, GIT has now expanded its offering with Iridium Certus global satellite L-band broadband and midband connectivity. In ... more |
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 Tel Aviv (AFP) Jan 26, 2023 
Israeli soldier Nathan Saada is busy at his computer on an army base in Tel Aviv, where he is part of a specialised programme designed for military personnel with autism.
Around 200 people with high-functioning autism have joined the ranks since the scheme - Titkadmu (Move Forwards) - was launched in July 2021.
"I wanted to enlist because, in Israel, military service is important. It's ... more |
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 Mont-De-Marsan, France (AFP) Jan 20, 2023 
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday announced plans to increase France's defence budget by a third for the next seven years, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year rattled Europe.
The announcement came a day after more than a million people protested in France against a proposed reform to cut pensions deficits.
Macron said he would ask parliament to approve a new budget of more tha ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2023  The United States said Monday that a far-right activist's "repugnant" burning of the Koran may have been sabotage against unity in NATO, with Turkey again denouncing Sweden's membership bid.
Swedish-Danish politician Rasmus Paludan on Saturday torched the Islamic holy book in front of Ankara's embassy in Stockholm just as Turkey holds up Sweden's application to enter the transatlantic allian ... 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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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 26, 2023 
Iraq has sentenced 14 people to death by hanging for their role in the Islamic State group massacre of hundreds of army cadets in 2014, judicial officials said Thursday.
The massacre, one of the worst committed by IS in Iraq, saw the extremists in June 2014 abduct up to 1,700 mainly Shiite cadets from the Speicher military base in the Tikrit region and execute them.
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 
Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo wrote in a book published Tuesday that India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war in 2019 and that US intervention prevented escalation.
"I do not think the world properly knows just how close the India-Pakistan rivalry came to spilling over into a nuclear conflagration in February 2019," the likely future presidential contender wrote in "Never Give ... more |
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 Montevideo (AFP) Jan 25, 2023 
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called for the South American trade bloc Mercosur to urgently seal a free trade agreement with the European Union before negotiating with China.
Lula made the comments in Uruguay, which has been pursuing its own commercial deal with Beijing, despite opposition from Mercosur - made up of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 26, 2023 
Natural disasters cost French insurers 10 billion euros ($10.9 billion) last year, a two-decade high as such events become more frequent and intense, the head of the sector's federation said Thursday.
"It was an annus horribilis," France Assureurs president Florence Lustman told Europe 1 radio, citing the hailstorms, floods and droughts that hit the country last year.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 23, 2023 
The Shenzhou-15 astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu sent their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space station in a video released by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on New Year's Eve.
The trio, dressed in blue jumpsuits with dark red patterns, each held a sticker showing their own calligraphy. Two of the stickers were written with the Chinese character "f ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 26, 2023 
President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered a two-year extension of a program allowing Hong Kong residents in the United States - many of whom fled repressive Chinese rule - to stay beyond the expiry of their visas.
The extension, just days before the program was due to run out, was likely to add to tensions between Beijing and Washington, already high over Taiwan, trade disputes, and Chinese ... more |
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 London (AFP) Jan 28, 2023 
A serving member of the British Army appeared in court on Saturday charged with a terror offence and a bomb hoax.
Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, was remanded in custody after his brief appearance in London's Westminster Magistrates' Court.
London police said he was charged on Friday over two incidents at a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Stafford, central England, near the army barracks where ... more |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Jan 24, 2023 
Lockheed Martin achieved first light from the Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System (DEIMOS) system, which verifies that the laser's optical performance parameters align with the system design parameters.
Lockheed Martin's 50 kW-class DEIMOS system is a ruggedized, tactical laser weapon system that can be integrated into the Stryker combat vehicle to deliv ... more |
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