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  Sunnyvale, CA. (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 Lockheed Martin plans to relocate its Fleet Ballistic Missile program in a move the company says will cut costs for its customers. The move will take place over the course of eight years. Approximately 650 positions from Lockheed Martin's Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., will relocate to other company facilities in Florida and Colorado. "We value the deep expertise of our employees, and we're working diligently to shape a transition that leverages the knowledge of this team," ... read more |
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Trump promises massive buildup of entire US militaryWashington (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 President Donald Trump on Friday promised a historic buildup of America's already vast military, but said he hoped he would never need to use it. ... more 
Iran complying with nuclear deal, says UN watchdogVienna (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 Iran is complying with the landmark nuclear deal it sealed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN watchdog seen by AFP on Friday. ... more  
U.S. Air Force to retire MQ-1 Predator drone in 2018Washington (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 The U.S. Air Force is preparing to phase out its MQ-1 Predator drones in favor of an all-MQ-9 Reaper fleet in 2018. ... more 
North Korea steps up sanctions-busting: UN reportUnited Nations (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 North Korea is flouting tougher new UN sanctions with more ingenuous tactics, circumventing trade bans by relying on middlemen and front companies, notably in Malaysia and China, a report by UN sanctions experts says. ... more |
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Guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City conducts live-fire exerciseWashington (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City test-fired a Phalanx close-in weapon system during a recent training exercise. ... more 
US Air Force general urges better communication with Russia in SyriaWashington (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 The US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group in Syria needs better communication with the Russian military and other regional players, a top US Air Force general said Friday. ... more  
Kelvin Hughes to provide SharpEye radars for U.K. OPVsLondon (UPI) Feb 21, 2017 Britain's Royal Navy has selected Kelvin Hughes to supply its SharpEye radar systems for its new Batch 2 offshore patrol vessels. ... more  
Victims demand justice 70 years after bloody Taiwan massacreTaipei (AFP) Feb 26, 2017 For Pan Hsin-hsing the sight and smell of lilies held a particular horror for many years - the pungent flowers decorated the room where his executed father lay before the funeral. ... more  
Jenoptik contracted for Patriot missile componentsBerlin (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 German manufacturer Jenoptik received a $13.8 million contract to deliver components supporting the Patriot air and missile defense system. ... more 
China says US must work together on solution to N. KoreaBeijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 China called on the US to shoulder more responsibility in tackling North Korea's rogue nuclear programme Friday, slapping down claims by President Donald Trump that Beijing could bring the isolated state to heel. ... more |
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SAIC unveils ACV 1.1 prototype for U.S. MarinesCharleston, S.C. (UPI) Feb 21, 2017 Science Applications International Corporation unveiled its first Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 to the U.S. Marine Corps during a ceremony in Charleston, S.C. ... more  
Madrid invites Airbus CEO to debrief on military plane woesMadrid (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 Spain has invited the head of Airbus to travel to Madrid next month to brief defence officials about its troubled A400M military transport plane, the defence ministry said Friday. ... more 
Sri Lanka slams lawyers over 'Snowden refugee' claimsColombo (AFP) Feb 26, 2017 Sri Lankan police Sunday formally denied hunting nationals who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong and said their claims to the contrary could have been made to bolster asylum applications. ... more  
Syria vows 'retaliation' as attack jolts peace talksGeneva (AFP) Feb 25, 2017 Syria vowed Saturday to retaliate following the deadly suicide assault in its third city Homs, as the UN said the attack was aimed to "spoil" sputtering peace talks starting in Geneva. ... more |
  Berlin (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 
German manufacturer Jenoptik received a $13.8 million contract to deliver components supporting the Patriot air and missile defense system.
Jenoptik received the order as a follow-on to earlier assignments from 2016. The contract includes the delivery of electrical generators, spare parts packages and testing equipment.
In a statement announcing the contract, Jenoptik notes it ha ... more Dulles, Va. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017Raytheon developing new tool for war game assessment  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 |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 
The test unit of Russia's next-generation S-500 air defense system will be ready by 2020, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov told Sputnik. The S-500 Prometey, also known as 55R6M Triumfator-M, is a cutting-edge anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missile system currently under development in Russia.
The S-500, designed by Almaz Antei, is said to have a range of 600 kilometers. The system ca ... more London (UPI) Feb 23, 2017U.K., France to upgrade long-range Storm Shadow missiles  Stevenage, England (UPI) Feb 21, 2017UAE orders MBDA anti-ship missiles  Ankara, Turkey (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Turkey finalizing S-400 missile deal with Russia |
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 Washington (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.
The Tactical Battle Manager system, or TBM, is a software platform designed to coordinate combat missions using "wingman" UAVs to assist manned and unmanned teams in combat. Researchers tested the system in a simulated beyond-visual-range combat scen ... more Washington (UPI) Feb 24, 2017U.S. Air Force to retire MQ-1 Predator drone in 2018  Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Israeli warplanes shoot down Hamas drone: army  Rome (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Leonardo supplying radars for Patroller drones |
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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 oth ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Russia showcases jam-proof communications system  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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Atlas Elektronik, a joint venture between ThyssenKrupp and Airbus, received an order to deliver two ARCIMS vehicles to an undisclosed navy.
Under the contract, the unmanned vessels will be equipped with an ASW surveillance mission module capable of detecting, classifying and locating underwater threats such as submarines, mini-submarines and diver delivery vehicles.
In a statemen ... more Abu Dhabi (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Russia to start testing TIGR unmanned armored car in 2017  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 |
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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  Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 19, 2017Pentagon chief says military running smoothly amid turbulent transition Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Feb 20, 2017SIPRI: Arms imports rise in Asia, Middle East |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2017  The US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group in Syria needs better communication with the Russian military and other regional players, a top US Air Force general said Friday.
General Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, who heads the Air Combat Command, said air space is getting increasingly congested as IS loses territory and efforts against the group focus on smaller areas.
"By definition, ... more Berlin (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Germany to boost troops as US urges more defence spending  Warsaw (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Poland ousts 90 percent of top brass in defence overhaul  Washington (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Trump security advisor McMaster: tank battle hero of the Gulf War |
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 Ramat Gan, Israel (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 
A research group from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with French colleagues at CNRS Grenoble, has developed a unique experiment to detect quantum events in ultra-thin films. This novel research, to be published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, enhances the understanding of basic phenomena that occur in nano-sized systems close to absolute zero temperature.
A phase tr ... more Lincoln NB (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Scientists decipher the nanoscale architecture of a beetle's shell  Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Switched-on DNA spark nano-electronic applications  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2017Liquid metal nano printing set to revolutionize electronics |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 26, 2017  Iraqi forces battled jihadists in west Mosul on Sunday, aiming to build a floating bridge across the Tigris to establish an important supply route linked to the recaptured east bank.
A week into a major push on the western side of the city, where an estimated 2,000 holdout jihadists and 750,000 civilians are trapped, government forces made steady progress.
But after relatively easy gains ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Ululations, pleas for cigarettes as Iraq forces enter Mosul  Mosul Airport, Iraq (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Iraq forces enter IS-held Mosul airport  Aqrab Checkpoint, Iraq (AFP) Feb 20, 2017Iraq forces battle IS to close in on Mosul's west bank |
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 Vienna (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 
Iran is complying with the landmark nuclear deal it sealed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN watchdog seen by AFP on Friday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency addressed key limits set under the agreement, which is under intense scrutiny after the election of US President Donald Trump.
The report said Iran is not pursuing construction of its existing ... more Seoul (AFP) Feb 23, 2017S. Korea blasts news of Kim murder via loudspeaker to North: report  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 |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 
China overtook the United States last year to become Germany's biggest trading partner for the first time, official data showed, a shift likely to reassure Berlin as worries grow over US President Donald Trump's protectionist leanings.
The figures compiled by federal statistics office Destatis and seen by AFP on Friday showed that the total volume of trade between China and Germany climbed b ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2017China selects new chiefs for top economic posts  Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Trump plots 'tough policies' to return jobs from China  Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017US Treasury's Mnuchin dials back Trump economic promises |
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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  Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Rio sets aside recession, violence fears for carnival |
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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 Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Wednesday after a high-profile corruption trial found him guilty of misconduct during his time at the helm of the city.
Tsang, 72, who held the leadership post of chief executive for seven years from 2005, is the most senior city official ever to be convicted in a criminal trial and the highest ranking one to be pu ... more 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'  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Film depicts crackdown on China labour advocates |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 24, 2017  The Iraqi air force struck members of the Islamic State group inside neighbouring Syria on Friday, officials said, adding that the targeted militants were responsible for recent bombings in Baghdad.
The strike was announced by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in a statement and is believed to be the first of its kind by Iraqi jets on Syrian territory.
"We ordered the air force command to s ... moreWashington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017IS forcing children, disabled into suicide cars: US general  Beirut (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 |
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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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