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  Schriever AFB CO (AFNS) Feb 24, 2017 The 26th Space Aggressor Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base is always gearing up for the next exercise in replicating enemy action against space-based and space-enabled systems. Teams of adversary subject matter experts regularly employ jamming techniques to train Air Force, joint and coalition personnel how to recognize, mitigate, counter and defeat threats. "Our mission is to train others," said Senior Master Sgt. Benjamin Millspaugh, the 26th SAS superintendent. "Currently, Schriever is the o ... read more |
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China continues 'steady pattern' of S.China Sea militarization: expertsWashington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 Recent satellite imagery appears to show China is completing structures intended to house surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) on a series of artificial islands in the South China Sea, a Washington think-tank said Thursday. ... more  
S. Korea blasts news of Kim murder via loudspeaker to North: reportSeoul (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 South Korea is using giant loudspeakers to blast news of the dramatic assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother across the border with its reclusive northern neighbour, it was reported Thursday. ... more  
U.S. Navy's wingman drone technology used in combat trialsWashington (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 U.S. Navy research teams recently completed combat trials with the branch's Tactical Battle Manager system using unmanned aerial vehicles. ... more  
U.K., France to upgrade long-range Storm Shadow missilesLondon (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 Defense ministers from Britain and France inked a $183 million deal with MBDA Missile Systems to upgrade existing air-launched, long-range missiles. ... more |
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Scientists train drones to land on moving targetsCincinnati (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 Scientists at the University of Cincinnati successfully trained drones to autonomously land on moving targets. Researchers say "fuzzy logic" was the key to their success. ... more  
Russia to lay down two submarines in 2017Moscow (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 Russia's Admirality Shipyards will lay down two new diesel-electric submarines in 2017, according to state media reports. ... more 
Israeli warplanes shoot down Hamas drone: armyJerusalem (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 Israeli warplanes on Thursday shot down over the Mediterranean a drone controlled by the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas, the army said. ... more  
Top US general readies 'full range' of Syria options for TrumpWashington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 The Pentagon's top officer on Thursday would not say if US ground forces will deploy to Syria to fight Islamic State jihadists, observing only that he is readying a "full range of options" for President Donald Trump. ... more  
Iraq forces enter IS-held Mosul airportMosul Airport, Iraq (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 Iraqi forces on Thursday thrust into Mosul airport on the southern edge of the jihadist stronghold for the first time since the Islamic State group overran the region in 2014. ... more  
IS forcing children, disabled into suicide cars: US generalWashington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 Islamic State jihadists are forcing children and disabled people into explosives-laden trucks and making them drive at Iraqi security forces in Mosul, a general from the US-led coalition has said. ... more |
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Raytheon gets contract for Silent Knight radar systemsWashington (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 Raytheon received a $45.5 million contract modification for the delivery of Silent Knight Radar systems to the U.S. Special Operations Command. ... more  
UAE signs over $5 bln in deals at arms fairAbu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 The United Arab Emirates announced Thursday it signed contracts worth a total of more than $5 billion to purchase weaponry during its international arms fair in Abu Dhabi this week. ... more 
Terma partner wins Indian radar contractNew Delhi (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 India's Nova Integrated Systems, in partnership with Terma AS, has signed an Indian Ministry of Defense contract to provide naval surface surveillance radar. ... more 
General Dynamics gets enterprise communications contractWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2017 The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency awarded General Dynamics with a $155 million contract to manage enterprise communications for combatant commands. ... more |
  Dulles, Va. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017  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 Washington (UPI) Feb 10, 2017U.S. Army awards $3 billion in missile defense contracts  Washington DC (Sputnik) Feb 08, 2017New US Missile Hits Target in Space  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 07, 2017New Age, New Aims: CIS Air Defense to Be Upgraded for Aerospace Tasks |
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 Stevenage, England (UPI) Feb 21, 2017  MBDA reports it has been contracted to supply the United Arab Emirates navy with Marte MK2/N anti-ship missiles.
The number of missiles and contract details were not disclosed, but the weapons will be carried by the navy's high-speed multirole combat vessels.
Each vessel will be equipped with four box launchers for the Marte Mk 2/N guided missiles, which are able to strike target ... more London (UPI) Feb 23, 2017U.K., France to upgrade long-range Storm Shadow missiles  Dallas (UPI) Feb 20, 2017Lockheed Martin completes tests with modernized TACMS missiles  Berlin (UPI) Feb 17, 2017Raytheon, Rheinmetall to collaborate on future defense projects |
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 Mont-De-Marsan, France (AFP) Feb 20, 2017 
Faced with the risk of drones being used to snoop or carry out attacks on French soil, the air force is showing its claws.
At Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France a quartet of fearsome golden eagles is being trained to take out unmanned aircraft in mid-flight.
The roar of a departing Rafale fighter jet gives way to the buzz of a drone lifting into the air on a runway at the air base, so ... more Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Israeli warplanes shoot down Hamas drone: army  Rome (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Leonardo supplying radars for Patroller drones  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Ukroboronprom presents modified Phantom unmanned vehicle |
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A new system, based on the R-187-P1E Azart multi-mode portable software-defined radio, allows for the exchange of information even with enemy attempting to jam the broadcast.
Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport and Angstrem electronics company will unveil a new communications system based on the new generation radio sets at the IDEX-2017 expo in the United Arab Emirates, the export ... more Schriever AFB CO (AFNS) Feb 24, 2017Space aggressors jam AF, allies' systems  Rochester, N.Y. (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Harris intros new wideband manpack radio system  Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2017General Dynamics gets enterprise communications contract |
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 Melbourne, Fla. (UPI) Feb 20, 2017  The United Arab Emirates has given the Harris Corporation a two-year contract to provide its military with an integrated battle management system.
The contract, issued under the UAE's Emirates Command & Control System Land Tactical System program, is worth $189 million.
"This Land Tactical System project represents a major milestone in the advancement of battlefield management an ... more Orlando, Fla. (UPI) Feb 21, 2017U.S. Marines place $150M order for Target Sight Systems  Dulles, Va. (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Orbital ATK reports new orders for Bushmaster guns  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Feb 20, 2017Russia ready to export new T-90 tank variant |
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 London (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  BAE Systems on Thursday delivered an optimistic outlook on government defence spending, in particular by the new US administration led by President Donald Trump.
Posting flat annual profits of Pounds 913 million ($1.14 billion, 1.1 billion euros) a day after announcing a new chief executive, BAE said that "in the US... there are signs of a return to growth in defence budgets, with the new administ ... more Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 23, 2017UAE signs over $5 bln in deals at arms fair Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Feb 20, 2017SIPRI: Arms imports rise in Asia, Middle East  Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 19, 2017Pentagon chief says military running smoothly amid turbulent transition |
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 Berlin (AFP) Feb 21, 2017  Germany will increase its military to nearly 200,000 troops over the next seven years, the defence ministry said Tuesday, a day after US Vice President Mike Pence urged European allies to boost their defence spending.
Berlin had already announced last May its first increase in troop count since the Cold War, but the ministry said it was further revising numbers upwards.
The Bundeswehr is ... more Warsaw (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Poland ousts 90 percent of top brass in defence overhaul  Brussels (AFP) Feb 20, 2017Pence reassures Europe, demands NATO funds  Washington (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Trump security advisor McMaster: tank battle hero of the Gulf War |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 
A new technique using liquid metals to create integrated circuits that are just atoms thick could lead to the next big advance for electronics. The process opens the way for the production of large wafers around 1.5 nanometres in depth (a sheet of paper, by comparison, is 100,000nm thick). Other techniques have proven unreliable in terms of quality, difficult to scale up and function only at ver ... more Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Switched-on DNA spark nano-electronic applications  Ramat Gan, Israel (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Scientists create a nano-trampoline to probe quantum behavior  Lincoln NB (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Scientists decipher the nanoscale architecture of a beetle's shell |
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 Mosul Airport, Iraq (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  Iraqi forces on Thursday thrust into Mosul airport on the southern edge of the jihadist stronghold for the first time since the Islamic State group overran the region in 2014.
Backed by jets, helicopter gunships and drones, forces blitzed their way across open areas south of Mosul and entered the airport compound, apparently meeting limited resistance but strafing the area for suspected snip ... more Aqrab Checkpoint, Iraq (AFP) Feb 20, 2017Iraq forces battle IS to close in on Mosul's west bank  Washington (AFP) Feb 22, 2017US forces have come under fire in Mosul fight: official  Al-Buseif, Iraq (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Iraq forces poised for Mosul airport assault |
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 Seoul (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  South Korea is using giant loudspeakers to blast news of the dramatic assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother across the border with its reclusive northern neighbour, it was reported Thursday.
Kim Jong-Nam - the eldest son of the North's late leader Kim Jong-Il - died on February 13 after being attacked by two women at a Kuala Lumpur airport in what is suspected to ... more Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Feb 22, 2017N. Korea more isolated than ever after Malaysia killing Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017China move puts onus on US in N. Korea impasse: experts  Pyongyang (AFP) Feb 21, 2017No major impact from China coal ban, says N.Korea official |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  President Donald Trump huddled with US manufacturing moguls at the White House Thursday, discussing "tough policies" to bring "our jobs back" from places like China and Mexico.
Seeking to codify protectionist rhetoric that helped propel him to an historic election win, Trump renewed his promise to overhaul the way America does business with the world.
Between banter with CEOs from two do ... more Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017US Treasury's Mnuchin dials back Trump economic promises  London (AFP) Feb 21, 2017HSBC profits plunge as bank navigates political storms  Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2017China's huge debt poses big headache for central bank |
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 Al-Buseif, Iraq (AFP) Feb 21, 2017  On the edge of the village of Al-Buseif, captured overnight from the Islamic State group by Iraqi forces advancing on western Mosul, a federal policeman signalled to fleeing civilians.
The small group of villagers, some carrying makeshift white flags, walked slowly along a dirt road in the valley below, metres (yards) from the western bank of the Tigris river.
They were the first civilia ... more Rome (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Berlusconi lunch on auction to help Italy quake victims  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Hong Kong 'Snowden refugees' sought by Sri Lanka agents: lawyer  Berlin (AFP) Feb 23, 2017'Anybody could be a refugee': Ai Weiwei films global crisis |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2017 
China plans to launch Shijian-13, its first high-throughput communications satellite, in April, the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) said Friday.
The 4.6-tonne satellite, with a message capacity of more than 20 GB, will be carried into orbit by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, according to the CAST.
An increase in satellite throughput will provide better access to the Internet ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017Chinese cargo spacecraft set for liftoff in April  Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2017China looks to Mars, Jupiter exploration Beijing (XNA) Jan 18, 2017China's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 22, 2017  More than 30,000 people gathered in Hong Kong Wednesday to show their support for seven police officers who were sentenced to two years in jail for beating up a pro-democracy activist in 2014, reports said.
Television news footage showed long queues leading up to the packed football pitch of the Police Sports and Recreational Club in Kowloon, with off-duty and retired members of the force ma ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2017China jails safety boss who was sacked over huge blast  Beijing (AFP) Feb 23, 2017China muzzles feminist group over anti-Trump posts  Shanghai (AFP) Feb 22, 2017China selfie-app leader seeks to 'beautify the world' |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 Islamic State jihadists are forcing children and disabled people into explosives-laden trucks and making them drive at Iraqi security forces in Mosul, a general from the US-led coalition has said.
The barbaric tactic, coupled with other increasingly desperate battlefield measures, is a sign the IS group knows defeat is inevitable, officials say.
The jihadists have used exploding trucks, ... moreBeirut (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Syria rebels say Al-Bab captured from IS jihadists  London (AFP) Feb 22, 2017British IS bomber was ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee: report London (AFP) Feb 21, 2017IS won't be defeated unless corruption tackled: report |
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 London, UK (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 
Within the next fifty years, scientists at BAE Systems believe that battlefield commanders could deploy a new type of directed energy laser and lens system, called a Laser Developed Atmospheric Lens which is capable of enhancing commanders' ability to observe adversaries' activities over much greater distances than existing sensors.
At the same time, the lens could be used as a form of 'de ... more London (UPI) Jan 6, 2017U.K. Defense Ministry finalizes laser weapon system contract  Washington (UPI) Jan 6, 2017U.S. Air Force issues RFP for aircraft laser weapons Redondo Beach, Calif. (UPI) Nov 2, 2016Northrop Grumman to develop next-gen fighter laser system |
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