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  Bonn (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday used his first meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to urge Beijing to help rein in North Korea after its series of nuclear and ballistic missile tests. Their talks, the highest level Sino-US encounter since President Donald Trump was elected, had appeared unlikely after he infuriated Beijing by calling into question Washington's long-standing "One China" policy. Trump however reaffirmed the position in a conciliatory phone call to Chinese Presid ... read more |
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Germany warns US off hurting Europe, favouring RussiaGermany on Friday fired a salvo of warnings against Washington, cautioning it against hurting European cohesion, abandoning core Western values and seeking a rapprochement with Russia behind the backs of its allies. ... more 
US role 'necessary' in Baltic air defence: LithuaniaLithuania wants US President Donald Trump's administration to help beef up air defence in the Baltic region as security concerns grow over Russia, President Dalia Grybauskaite said Saturday. ... more 
European partners look to Pentagon chief for reassuranceJittery European partners looking for reassurance from a member of US President Donald Trump's new administration might have found it Friday in the form of Defense Secretary James Mattis. ... more 
US remains 'your greatest ally', Pence tells EuropeUS Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday pledged an "unwavering" commitment to transatlantic ties, aiming to reassure allies including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who pleaded with nations not to go it alone. ... more |
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Raytheon developing new tool for war game assessmentRaytheon is developing an automated assessment system for judging the effectiveness of 21st century weapons in war game scenarios. ... more  
Navy flight-tests sub-launched Trident II ballistic missilesA U.S. Navy submarine has conducted four successful Trident II D ballistic missile test flights over a three-day period. ... more 
China urges nuclear talks resumption with NKoreaChina on Friday urged a resumption of six-party talks with North Korea on Pyongyang's nuclear programme, saying a "negative cycle" of nuclear missile tests followed by sanctions must end. ... more 
Croatia, Albania warn NATO on Balkans security threatsNATO members Croatia and Albania have written to the alliance to raise concerns that Serbia is threatening Kosovo's security as well as stability across the wider Balkans, officials said Friday. ... more  
Raytheon, Rheinmetall to collaborate on future defense projectsRheinmetall and Raytheon have entered into an agreement to cooperate on future defense-related projects. ... more  
Lockheed providing Poland with live-fire training roundsLockheed Martin is producing Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds for the Polish military under a $1.9 million contract. ... more |
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 Indonesia first to purchase Skeldar V-200 drone 
Kim's modest Macau life no protection from PyongyangKim Jong-Nam's modest life in Macau was a far cry from the opulence and power enjoyed by his half-brother, the supreme leader of North Korea, but he was still seen by Pyongyang as a dangerous pretender to the ruling family throne. ... more  
General Dynamics gets $170 million cybersecurity orderThe U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded General Dynamics a $170 million contract to perform various cybersecurity services. ... more 
U.S. Navy to buy 40 MRAP MaxxPro Dash DXM vehiclesThe U.S. Navy awarded Navistar Defense a $35 million contract to procure 40 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected MaxxPro Dash DXM vehicles. ... more 
New origami-inspired shield deflects handgun bulletsEngineers at Brigham Young University have developed an origami-like, collapsable shield capable of stopping bullets fired by pistols and revolvers, including the 9 mm, .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum. ... more |
   Raytheon is developing an automated assessment system for judging the effectiveness of 21st century weapons in war game scenarios.
The first-of-its-kind tool, commissioned by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, will automatically teach war game participants which weapons to use in every possible scenario, including missiles, kinetic interceptors, cyber and electronic warfare weapons.
... more U.S. Army awards $3 billion in missile defense contracts New US Missile Hits Target in Space New Age, New Aims: CIS Air Defense to Be Upgraded for Aerospace Tasks |
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Thales Group and Indian state-owned contractor Bharat Dynamics have signed off on exploring the transfer of technology for the STARStreak missile capability.
A memorandum of understanding was inked by representatives from both parties in the presence of U.K. defense procurement leaders at the Aero India conference in Bengaluru. Under the agreement, Thales officials in Britain will suppo ... more DARPA's MAD-FIRES project to enter Phase II Textron announces successful test of G-CLAW missile Boeing contracted for Harpoon, SLAM-ER spares |
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Logos Technologies' Redkite wide-area sensor has successfully performed its initial flight test aboard a small, tactical unmanned aerial system.
The test, using Insitu's integrator vehicle, was conducted earlier this month in Oregon and was the first time a wide-area motion imagery, or WAMI, system had been carried in the internal payload bay of a small UAS, Logos Technologies said. ... more U.S. Marines test 'Instant Eye' mini drone NS Mayport picked as forward operating base for dronesIndonesia first to purchase Skeldar V-200 drone |
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Israel Aerospace Industries received $30 million in contracts to supply signals and communication intelligence capabilities to unnamed customers.
The contracts, awarded to IAI subsidiary ELTA Systems, facilitate the delivery of an advanced communication intelligence system, or COMINT to an unidentified operator in Europe. ELTA is also tasked with supplying a signal intelligence suite to ... more Terahertz wireless could make spaceborne satellite links as fast as fiber-optic links Airbus provides satcom for EU security missions in Mali, Niger and Somalia Engie, Airbus tapped to support French defense networks |
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  Police in Minas Gerais, the second-largest state in Brazil, are to receive protective vests made from Honeywell's Gold Shield ballistic composite materials.
The new vests are being manufactured by Glagio do Brasil. Honeywell says the material affords users more flexibility and improved protection compared with other body armor types. The company adds the material is ideal for environmen ... more Elbit supplying mortar fire control units to U.S. Army U.S. Navy to buy 40 MRAP MaxxPro Dash DXM vehicles Chinese weapons reaching 'near-parity' with West: study |
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Germany has agreed to purchase missiles from Norway's security industry in a move that expands the defense cooperation between the two countries.
The deal was announced by Norway's defense officials less than two weeks after authorities in Oslo agreed to partner with Germany to acquire new submarines. The pact also includes collaboration on military training exercises and spare part del ... more NATO chief says increased defence spending top priority after Trump calls Pentagon seeks to rent space in Trump TowerTales of woe from US military ahead of likely spending boost |
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  The US and Russian militaries agreed to "enhance communications" after a meeting between their top commanders in Azerbaijan on Thursday, the Pentagon said.
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Joe Dunford and his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov discussed military relations between the two countries as well as security in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere during their meeting in ... more China FM to attend G20 meeting alongside Tillerson Flynn resignation has 'no impact' on US message to NATO: Pentagon chief NATO to boost naval presence in Black Sea |
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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which is ubiquitously used as a solid lubricant, has recently been shown to have a two-dimensional (2D) form that is similar to graphene. But, when thinned down to less than a nanometer thick, MoS2 demonstrates properties with great promise as a functional material for electronic devices and surface coatings.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana- ... more Supercomputing, experiment combine for first look at magnetism of real nanoparticle Scientists determine precise 3-D location 23,000 atoms in a nanoparticle 1,000 times more efficient nano-LED opens door to faster microchips |
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  A powerful car bomb ripped through a used car market in the south of Iraq's capital Thursday, killing more than 50 people in the deadliest such attack this year, officials said.
The Amaq propaganda agency linked to the Islamic State jihadist group (IS), which has claimed nearly all such attacks recently, reported the blast and described it as targeting "a gathering of Shiites".
The worst ... more Thousands turn out for Baghdad 'silent protest' Iraq's 'cycling girls' ride for freedom Valentine's Day returns to Iraq's IS-free east Mosul |
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Lockheed Martin received a $540 million contract modification for Trident II ballistic fleet missile production and deployed system support.
The modification supports production efforts for the U.S. Navy and the British Royal Navy. The Trident II is currently equipped on the U.S. Navy's Ohio-class submarines as well as the Royal Navy's Vanguard-class submarines.
The U.S. Departme ... more US pledges nuclear defence for Japan, S.Korea after N.Korea missile launch China expels dozens of S. Korean missionaries China urges nuclear talks resumption with NKorea |
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  Israel Aerospace Industries has completed and delivered its Integrated Underwater Harbor Defense and Surveillance System project for India's navy.
The project, also known as IUHDSS, is designed to provide India with enhanced surveillance and patrol capabilities to protect the country's 4,670-mile coastline.
The solution was developed by IAI subsidiary Elta Systems, and includes u ... more Trump trade strategy 'doomed to failure:' US trade expert EU Parliament to vote on Canada trade deal China outbound investment plunges under new curbs |
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The drumbeat calling scientists to share their work with the public is as loud as ever, and Tracey Holloway is happy to answer. It's just that education isn't exactly what she's offering. She's got satellites.
"We have hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of data from satellites that have been up in space for over 10 years," says Holloway, a professor of environmental studies at the Univ ... more Free hairdos to boost confidence of displaced Iraqi women 'Scorpion' robot mission inside Fukushima reactor aborted Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 9: official |
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In April, China will launch a cargo spacecraft into orbit as part of a schedule to develop an international space station as soon as 2020.
A Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft could be headed into space "as early as mid-April" atop a Long March-7 Y2 rocket, representing a major milestone for China's space program, according to People's Daily, an English-language Chinese news outlet.
One won ... more China looks to Mars, Jupiter explorationChina's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A |
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Looking like living dress-up dolls, elaborately costumed children are paraded through an eastern China village as firecrackers roar, commemorating the end of barbaric child sacrifices hundreds of years ago.
It's an annual event in the village of Tufang in coastal Fujian province, where China's Hakka community is concentrated and marks its unique history with a range of colourful festivals. ... more Ex-VP of China's top court jailed for life over graft Hong Kong police jailed over attack on democracy protester Fear has made me stronger: Hong Kong bookseller |
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Leaders of the Islamic State group are leaving their Syrian stronghold of Raqa, fleeing in the face of the Arab-Kurd offensive backed by the international coalition, the US Defense Department said Friday.
"We are starting to see now that a lot of senior ISIS leaders, a lot of their bureaucrats... are beginning the process of leaving Raqa," said Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis, usi ... more IS fighter first to be stripped of Australian citizenshipLeidos contracted for counter-WMD support IS bastion in Syria soon to be isolated: coalition |
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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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