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  Seoul (AFP) April 21, 2023 North Korea's status as a nuclear power is "final and irreversible", Pyongyang's foreign minister said Friday, slamming a G7 call for Kim Jong Un to give up his nukes entirely. Pyongyang has conducted another record-breaking string of sanctions-defying launches this year, including test-firing the country's first solid-fuel ballistic missile this month - a key technical breakthrough for Kim's military. Seoul, Washington and the United Nations have all criticised the tests, and this week G7 fore ... read more |
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L3Harris awarded $145M to modernize US Space Domain Awareness capabilitiesMelbourne FL (SPX) Apr 21, 2023 L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) announced the award of option year four of the Maintenance Of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities (MOSSAIC) program. The $145 million contract from t ... more  
Iran army gets 200 new 'strategic' drones: state mediaTehran (AFP) April 20, 2023 Iran's defence ministry has delivered the army with more than 200 new drones equipped with missile capabilities and electronic warfare systems, state media reported on Thursday. ... more  
China FM warns of 'dangerous consequences' of Taiwan criticismShanghai (AFP) April 21, 2023 Criticising China over Taiwan will have dangerous consequences, Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Friday, as he insisted Beijing is a "growing force for peace and justice". ... more  
China pursuing Dutch aerospace tech: Netherlands intelThe Hague (AFP) April 19, 2023 China has sought to circumvent export restrictions and attempted to procure equipment and knowhow from the Netherlands' aerospace sector, Dutch military intelligence warned on Wednesday. ... more |
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Zelensky presses NATO on membership, long-range weaponsKyiv/Kramatorsk, Ukraine (AFP) April 20, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday pressed NATO to invite Kyiv to join the alliance and send more fighter jets and long-range weapons, as battles with Russia raged on in the east of the country. ... more 
'Storm is coming': new Ukraine brigade trains for counteroffensiveKyiv Region, Ukraine (AFP) April 20, 2023 A Ukrainian brigade that vows to "destroy Russian troops" simulated a skirmish in the woods near Kyiv on Thursday, as the country pushes ahead with plans for a counteroffensive. ... more 
Biden to meet Philippines leader amid rising tension with ChinaWashington (AFP) April 21, 2023 President Joe Biden will welcome Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to the White House on May 1 in a sign of a warming bond between the two nations amid US tensions with China over Taiwan. ... more 
Iran says it forced US sub to the surface in GulfTehran (AFP) April 20, 2023 Iran said on Thursday it had "forced" a US submarine to surface as it was crossing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, a claim the Americans promptly denied. ... more |
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Macron, Biden agree to 'engage' China on Ukraine: French statementParis (AFP) April 20, 2023 French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden "agreed on the importance of continuing to engage" China in helping to end the war in Ukraine, the French presidency said Thursday after talks by phone between the leaders. ... more 
Military cooperation in spotlight as S. Korea's president heads to USSeoul (AFP) April 21, 2023 South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol heads to Washington Monday, as the allies bolster military cooperation - including with US regional partner Japan - over North Korea's expanding nuclear weapons programme. ... more  
Starship, world's biggest rocket, explodes during first test flightBoca Chica And Medford Colonia, United States (AFP) April 20, 2023 Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, exploded during its first flight on Thursday, but Elon Musk congratulated his SpaceX team on an "exciting" test of the next-generation spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. ... more  
ESA's technical centre expandsNoordwijk, Netherlands at ESA Paris (ESA) Apr 21, 2023 The current expansion of ESA's technical heart, nestled beside North Sea dunes on the Netherlands coast, as seen from the air. The European Space Research and Technol ... more |
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NASA releases agency strategy for planetary defense to safeguard EarthWashington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 To help guide NASA's efforts over the next decade, the agency has released its Planetary Defense Strategy and Action Plan. For three decades, NASA has engaged in studying near-Earth objects (N ... more  
US imposes $300mn penalty on Seagate over Huawei shipmentsWashington (AFP) April 19, 2023 US authorities on Wednesday imposed a $300 million penalty on Seagate Technology, to resolve alleged violations of export controls related to selling hard disk drives to Huawei Technologies, the Commerce Department said. ... more 
Elon Musk forms X.AI artificial intelligence companySan Francisco (AFP) April 15, 2023 Elon Musk has formed an X.AI artificial intelligence corporation based in the US state of Nevada, according to business documents that surfaced on Friday. ... more  
Iraqi cleric who fled jail dies escaping recaptureBaghdad (AFP) April 20, 2023 An Iraqi cleric who escaped from prison and went on the run for two days died on Thursday as security forces closed in on him, authorities said. ... more |
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LIDS: A sure shot against dronesTucson AZ (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 The KuRFS radar and Coyote effector deliver essential detect and defeat capabilities in the defense against unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, also known as drones. That's why these proven Ray ... more 
US urges Turkey, Hungary to ratify Sweden's NATO bidMusko , Sweden (AFP) April 19, 2023 Washington on Wednesday urged Turkey and Hungary to quickly ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid, which has been blocked for months due to a series of disputes with the two nations. ... more  
Hughes introduces Smart Network Edge Software for critical DoD communicationsGermantown MD (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Hughes Network Systems has announced availability of Hughes Smart Network Edge software for defense network operations. Leveraging the company's experience managing widely distributed, multi-transpo ... more  
AMRAAM variant, AIM-120D-3, completes critical milestoneTucson AZ (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 The U.S. Air Force has completed the Functional Configuration Audit, or FCA, of the latest variant of Raytheon Technologies' (NYSE: RTX) Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. The AMRAAM AIM-120D ... more |
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