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  Bethesda MD (SPX) Feb 07, 2017 The issue of placing weapons in orbit about the Earth continues to be of increasing concern to the U.S. and other nations. Discussions of militarizing space have been ongoing since the first artificial satellite was launched in 1957. By definition, space militarization is the placement and development of weapons and military technology in Earth orbits. Although ballistic missiles do transit space, they do not stay in space. Therefore, such missiles are not considered to be space weapons. It ... read more |
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Goldfein shares space focusSpace is no longer the final frontier for the joint warfighter as the Air Force will organize, train and equip those who rely on the critical domain of space. During the Mitchell Institute's S ... more  
Engie, Airbus tapped to support French defense networksThe French ministry of defense has selected Engie Ineo and Airbus Defense and Space to support the country's military air control communications. ... more  
China ships sail near disputed isles after Mattis visit: JapanJapan said Chinese coast guard vessels sailed Monday into its territorial waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea, days after the new US defence chief vowed to defend Tokyo's control of them. ... more  
China tests its new super-accurate missile during war gamesThe Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has begun practicing the deployment of medium-range Dongfeng (DF) missiles capable of reaching strategic US and Japanese bases near China, the lates ... more |
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Chinese aircraft carrier program to make new advances in 2017The progress of China's aircraft carrier program continues to move forward into the new year after achieving a number of milestones in 2016. In November 2016 the Soviet-era Liaoning, Beijing's ... more  
China Boosting Nuclear Capabilities, Narrowing Gap With US, RussiaChina is likely to change the rules of the game in the Asian-Pacific region: in the coming years Beijing may narrow the gap with the US in terms of strategic nuclear capabilities, Russian military e ... more 
China to sell new AR-2 missile to foreign countriesChina plans to sell its new drone-capable air-to-surface AR-2 missile to foreign customers, according to the country's state-run media. ... more  
Trump visits Centcom, with sights on battling Islamic StatePresident Donald Trump on Monday paid his first visit to US Central Command, meeting officers who will form the tip of the spear in implementing his new strategy to defeat the Islamic State group. ... more  
Schiebel to supply S-100 UAV for Australian navyScheibel Group has been contracted to supply its S-100 unmanned air system and three years of logistics support for Australia's navy. ... more 
Unmanned Underwater Vehicle turns into Unmanned Aerial VehicleInnoCorp announces SubMurres - its revolutionary, unrivaled, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone-transitioning from water to air to land without any individual or ... more |
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 SideArm prototype catches full-size unmanned aerial system flying at full speed 
Terahertz wireless could make spaceborne satellite links as fast as fiber-optic linksHiroshima University, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and Panasonic Corporation announced the development of a terahertz (THz) transmitter capable of transmitting di ... more  
New Age, New Aims: CIS Air Defense to Be Upgraded for Aerospace TasksThe Commonwealth of Independent States' (CIS) joint air defense system will be adapted to meet the challenges of aerospace defense, the press service of the CIS Executive Committee stated. On Februa ... more  
Japan's troubled 'space junk' mission failsAn experimental Japanese mission to clear 'space junk' or rubbish from the Earth's orbit has ended in failure, officials said Monday, in an embarassment for Tokyo. ... more  
An exciting year in space for IntelsatThis past year brought a number of positive developments in the ongoing partnership between commercial satellite service providers and our government customers. Perhaps the most exciting was that In ... more |
  
Raytheon received a $202 million foreign military sales contract to provide engineering services for its Patriot weapon system.
The contract includes sales to various U.S. allies, including Germany, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Spain, Taiwan and the Netherlands. Bids for the contract were solicited via the internet with one received.
According to the U ... more Lockheed Martin to perform additional THAAD development New Age, New Aims: CIS Air Defense to Be Upgraded for Aerospace Tasks MEADS team submits updated proposal for Poland's Wilsa program |
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has begun practicing the deployment of medium-range Dongfeng (DF) missiles capable of reaching strategic US and Japanese bases near China, the latest iteration of Beijing's war game-preparations for an armed conflict in the South and East China Seas.
While the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday celebrations carried on, Beijing focused on defens ... more China to sell new AR-2 missile to foreign countries South Korea seeks Sidewinder and Maverick missiles from U.S. Iran confirms missile test, denies breach of nuclear deal |
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Syracuse Research Corporation, a non-profit research and development firm, has received a $65 million U.S. Army contract for an integrated counter-UAS system.
The contract was issued on an urgent basis.
Work on the counter-drone systems - engineering, production and sustainment - will mainly performed by SRC at a facility in New York State, with work also being performed by tea ... more NAVAIR completes spike missile test with UAV targetSideArm prototype catches full-size unmanned aerial system flying at full speed Schiebel to supply S-100 UAV for Australian navy |
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This past weekend Intelsat 33e, the second of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites (HTS), successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service on 29 January 2017.
Launched in August of last year, Intelsat 33e is equipped with the most advanced digital payload on a commercial spacecraft. With this exceptionally flexible HTS payload design, Intelsat 33e, operating from 6 ... more Airbus provides satcom for EU security missions in Mali, Niger and Somalia Keeping Space Communications Reliable for an "Always On" World Terahertz wireless could make spaceborne satellite links as fast as fiber-optic links |
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  South Africa-based defense contractor Denel is on track to deliver armored patrol vehicles and lightweight remote weapon systems to Namibia.
Namibia's order includes eight RG32M vehicles in addition to four SDROW weapon stations. Denel officials expect to deliver all the items by the end of March 2017.
The RG32M is part of a family of mine-resistant 4x4 vehicles used by peacekeep ... more Army orders mortar fuzes for FMS customer Harris providing electronic warfare gear to Morocco Austria orders Pandur 6x6 armored personnel carriers |
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Russian state-run holding company Rostec announced Friday it has agreed to sell off a stake in Russian gun-maker Kalashnikov as part of an overhaul of the producer of the famed AK-47 assault rifle.
Rostec said it would sell 26 percent to private investors that already owned half of the firm in a move that will reduce the state's holding in the weapons manufacturer to a blocking stake of jus ... more US defense chief begins Trump's plans to grow Pentagon Rich man loses millions in scam by fake French defence staff In a bid for defense exports, India is giving contracts to the private sector |
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China warned the US Saturday it was risking instability in Asia after President Donald Trump's new defence secretary vowed to back Japan in any military clash with Beijing over a disputed island chain.
The Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyus, are at the centre of a festering row between Tokyo and Beijing, which claims they have been part of Chinese territory for centuries.
Wra ... more China ships sail near disputed isles after Mattis visit: Japan US-Japan alliance 'cornerstone' of stability: Mattis Ukraine leader says will hold referendum on joining NATO |
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The electronic data connections within and between microchips are increasingly becoming a bottleneck in the exponential growth of data traffic worldwide. Optical connections are the obvious successors but optical data transmission requires an adequate nanoscale light source, and this has been lacking.
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) now have created a light source t ... more Three magnetic states for each hole Supercomputing, experiment combine for first look at magnetism of real nanoparticle Scientists determine precise 3-D location 23,000 atoms in a nanoparticle |
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  Cash-strapped jihadists punching holes in people's homes to move across west Mosul undetected are now asking victims to pay for the labour, several residents said Sunday.
The fee is a modest 7,000 Iraqi dinars (around five US dollars) but adds insult to injury, said residents of Mosul's west bank, where the Islamic State group is digging in for a planned offensive by the Iraqi security force ... more NATO starts anti-IS bomb training in Iraq Iraq faces massive challenge in Mosul offensive: UN envoy Iraq family turned back by US says cleared for entry |
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Any nuclear attack by North Korea would trigger an "effective and overwhelming" response, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said Friday as he sought to reassure Asian allies rattled by President Donald Trump's isolationist rhetoric.
Mattis spoke in the South Korean capital of Seoul on the first overseas tour by a senior Trump administration official as concerns rise about the direction o ... more Defiant Iran in missile exercise day after US sanctions Trump slaps sanctions on Iran as tension mounts VP Pence warns Iran against testing Trump's resolve |
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  Dozens of top tech companies - including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter - have filed a joint legal brief arguing against President Donald Trump's travel ban.
The brief was filed late Sunday with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of an ongoing lawsuit against the ban.
It charged that the ban "inflicts significant harm on American business, innovati ... more One income for all: far-fetched, or future fact? Chinese FM to visit Australia in wake of Trump tiff India's techies fear US crackdown on high-skilled visas |
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If you ask yourself what the biggest threat to human existence is you'd probably think of nuclear war, global warming or a large-scale pandemic disease. But assuming we can overcome such challenges, are we really safe? Living on our blue little planet seems safe until you are aware of what lurks in space. The following cosmic disasters are just a few ways humanity could be severely endangered or ... more Radiation level in Fukushima plant at record high Climate change drove population decline in New World before Europeans arrived Leidos receives CBRNE simulation task order |
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China's plans for deep-space exploration included two Mars missions and one Jupiter probe.
China plans its first Mars probe by 2020, said Wu Yanhua, vice director of the China National Space Administration.
A second Mars probe will bring back samples and conduct research on the planet's structure, composition and environment, Wu said.
Also on the agenda are an asteroid explorat ... more China's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" |
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The mysterious case of a billionaire who went missing from Hong Kong last week, reportedly abducted by mainland security agents, has underscored the precarious lives of China's ultra rich.
Local media say financier Xiao Jianhua was last seen at his apartment in Hong Kong's Four Seasons hotel and is under investigation in connection with China's 2015 stocks crash.
There is no shortage of ... more Missing Chinese billionaire targeted over stocks crash: report 'Abduction' of China tycoon sparks fear in Hong KongHong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial |
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  President Donald Trump on Monday paid his first visit to US Central Command, meeting officers who will form the tip of the spear in implementing his new strategy to defeat the Islamic State group.
After a three-day break at his Mar-a-Lago estate in southern Florida, Trump stopped off at Centcom headquarters in Tampa on his way back to Washington.
The Republican president, now in his thi ... more Pentagon publishes, then pulls, video from Yemen raid Trump to visit Centcom, with sights on battling Islamic State Jordan hits IS in Syria two years after pilot burned alive |
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Britain's Ministry of Defense has awarded MBDA and other industry partners a $36 million contract to produce a Laser Directed Energy Weapon demonstrator.
The contract, which aims to allow Britain's first laser weapon to enter service by the mid-2020s, will task contractors to assess the technology's capabilities. Project leaders hope to demonstrate the system in 2019.
"The U.K. h ... more U.S. Air Force issues RFP for aircraft laser weaponsNorthrop Grumman to develop next-gen fighter laser system UK to start laser gun program |
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