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Lockheed Martin has launched DAGR rockets from an airborne AH-6 Little Bird helicopter and successfully hit the target in two separate trials. This is the second platform DAGR has fired from in the past few months-Lockheed Martin also fired DAGR rockets from the AH-64D Apache helicopter in March. In preparation for the tests, conducted at the Yuma Army Proving Ground in Arizona, Lockheed ... read more 
New Delhi (UPI) Jul 13, 2009 If all goes as planned, India, according to various reports, will soon join the exclusive club of nations with their own domestically built nuclear-powered submarines, marking a giant leap for its naval defense. More than 20 years in the making and until now known only as the Advanced Technology Vehicle project, the Indian navy's new nuclear-powered submarine named INS Chakra is ... more
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North Korea's Kim says could 'get along' with US but shuns South
Rubio says Iran not negotiating on missiles a 'big problem' US unveils new Iran sanctions in 'maximum pressure' effort Trump claims Iran working on missiles that could hit US Iran FM says nuclear deal 'within reach' ahead of US talks Iran says students must respect 'red lines' after protests Russia says new US nuclear tests could spur dangerous 'domino effect' Kim Yo Jong: the powerful sister behind North Korea's supreme leader Australia buys parts for future AUKUS sub reactor US says China 'massively expanded' nuclear arsenal 
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Jerusalem (AFP) July 13, 2009Britain has revoked five Israeli arms export licences over the Gaza war, blocking the supply of replacement parts to navy gunships used in the offensive, officials and reports said on Monday. "The Foreign Office told the Israeli embassy in London last week that following a decision by parliament, Great Britain will stop the sale of certain arms" to Israel, a senior official told AFP on ... more  
Patras, Greece (UPI) Jul 13, 2009 When Greek police bulldozed a makeshift migrant camp in the western port city of Patras Sunday, they highlighted one of the lesser known consequences of the conflict in Afghanistan. Most of the camp dwellers were Afghans. Many had paid several thousand dollars to people smugglers to get there. The camp had been there for 13 years. Recently it housed as many as 1,800 refugees waiting to ... more  
Seoul (AFP) July 13, 2009South Korea's intelligence agency Monday downgraded its alert against cyber attacks which had crippled numerous websites and in which North Korea was a suspect. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a statement that attacks were "fizzling out" and most of the targeted sites had normal traffic restored. South Korean and US government and private websites were last week hit by ... more 
London (UPI) Jul 13, 2009 BAE Systems and General Dynamics are being asked to participate in a program that will result in a new series of armored reconnaissance vehicles for the British military. British Ministry of Defense officials last week announced they planned soon to send BAE Systems Global Combat Systems and General Dynamics U.K. invitations to tender for the vehicle project. "This follows the ... more |
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'Hard to survive': Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heatKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn't remember a winter this harsh since World War II. ... more  
Zelensky seeks more air defence as Russia plunges Kyiv into coldVilnius (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought more air defence support from allies on Sunday as hundreds of buildings in Kyiv were without heating in freezing temperatures for a second day after Russian strikes. ... more 
US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to knowWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2026 President Donald Trump's administration is finalizing its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, with an announcement expected in the coming weeks. ... more 
  
Launching the idea of data centers in spaceSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. ... more 
Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats upSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 Anthropic on Thursday released its latest high-performing artificial intelligence model, escalating its challenge to OpenAI in the intensifying AI race. ... more
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centersSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as he seeks to raise billions of dollars for his science fiction-worthy outer space projects. ... more
  
Reprogrammable metal bricks give robots muscle-like adaptabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept material system that allows solid Lego-like building blocks to be programmed with different mechanical properties and the ... more 
OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social mediaWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks. ... more 
Human taught tactile control lets robots grasp diverse objectsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 When humans pick up everyday items such as fragile eggs or slippery metal cups, they instinctively adjust their grip using tactile feedback to avoid breaking or dropping them. In contrast, enabling ... more
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Frankfurt, Germany (UPI) Jul 13, 2009 The European Central Bank might by headed by a Frenchman, Jean-Claude Trichet, who used to run the Banque de France, but its headquarters is in Frankfurt, and its soul and its policies continue to be profoundly German. This matters because one of the more serious disputes now affecting the European economies is the divergence between French policy, which fears unemployment and wants mor ... more  
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) July 13, 2009Top US commander Admiral Mike Mullen made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Monday, visiting the ethnically divided northern oil city of Kirkuk for the second time in a year. Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, met representatives of the city's divided communities, provincial officials and senior Iraqi police commanders in the provincial government buildings. ... more 
Baghdad (AFP) July 13, 2009Seven US soldiers and their Iraqi translator were wounded by a bomb in the northern Iraqi town of Al-Sharqat, a US army spokesman said on Monday. The soldiers were on their way to their vehicles after meeting district officials in the town, about 300 kilometres (190 miles) north of Baghdad, when the bomb exploded at around 1:00 pm on Sunday. They were transported to a nearby US military ... more 
London (AFP) July 13, 2009A public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi man in British custody was shown a video of a British soldier screaming at hooded prisoners on Monday. The first day of the wide-ranging inquiry in central London heard that Baha Mousa, a 26-year-old hotel receptionist who died in Basra, southern Iraq, died after a "struggle" with two soldiers. Mousa sustained 93 injuries including a broken ... more |
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ST Engineering iDirect and G&S SatCom align network and service management on Intuition
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