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  London (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 Britain's defense ministry will spend $2.12 billion to upgrade Scottish military bases, government officials announced. The move was disclosed following a meeting between U.K. defense leaders in Edinburgh. U.K. defense secretary Michael Fallon says the upgrades are intended to prepare Scottish military bases to house several new defense capabilities by 2020. "Scotland is on the frontline of defending the United Kingdom from growing threats at sea, in the air, and on land," Fallon said in ... read more |
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Iran tests missiles in naval exercisesTehran (AFP) Feb 27, 2017 Iran's navy has test-fired the latest versions of the Nasr and Dehlaviyeh missiles during military exercises in the Gulf, local media reported on Monday. ... more 
US, S. Korea and Japan look to turn screw on PyongyangWashington (AFP) Feb 27, 2017 Senior US, South Korean and Japanese officials met on Monday to discuss how better to enforce international sanctions against North Korea's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs. ... more 
U.S. Navy places Trident II guidance system production orderWashington (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 The U.S. Navy awarded Charles Stark Draper Laboratory a $59.6 million contract modification for Trident MK 6 guidance system production work. ... more  
Russia wants to form new Collective Security Bloc that replaces NATOMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017 United States President Donald Trump was correct in his assessment that the North Atlantic Alliance is outdated, Associate Professor in International Politics at the Universiteit Antwerpen Tom Sauer ... more |
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N. Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile: SeoulSeoul (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 North Korea has up to 5,000 tonnes of chemical weapons, South Korean experts said Friday, including the toxin used to assassinate its leader's half-brother. ... more  
MDA to Acquire DigitalGlobeSan Francisco CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2017 MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd and DigitalGlobe, have announced a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which MDA will acquire DigitalGlobe for US$35.00 per share in a combination of cas ... more 
Trump eyes jump in defense spendingWashington (AFP) Feb 27, 2017 President Donald Trump announced Monday he would ask Congress for a nearly 10 percent increase in defense spending and a large reduction in foreign aid, as he offered a taste of his upcoming budget. ... more 
S. Korea's Lotte 'agrees land swap' for US missile systemSeoul (AFP) Feb 27, 2017 South Korean retail giant Lotte agreed Monday to provide land to host a controversial US missile defence system loathed by Beijing, Seoul's defence ministry said. ... more 
Sentinel-2B satellite ready for launch from KourouKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Feb 27, 2017 Sentinel-2B, Europe's next Copernicus satellite is being readied by engineers from Airbus for a 7 March 2017 lift-off from Kourou, French Guiana. Sentinel-2B will be the fifth satellite of Europe's ... more  
Air Force Eastern Range innovates, expedites access to spacePatrick AFB FL (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 The U.S. Air Force has been breaking barriers since 1947, and this year is no exception with the implementation of the Autonomous Flight Safety System. The Eastern Range has supported more tha ... more |
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Russia's future stealth bomber would replace Tu-22, Tu-95 and Tu-160 planesMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017 Developers of the Russian new-generation strategic bomber, known as the Advanced Long-Range Aviation Complex (PAK DA), have defended the preliminary design of the project, according to Evgeniy Fedor ... more  
UC researchers teach drones to land themselves on moving targetsCincinnati OH (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 The buzzword in drone research is autonomous - having the unmanned aerial vehicle do most or all of its own flying. It's the only realistic way that drones will have commercially viable uses such as ... more 
NASA wind tunnel tests Lockheed Martin X-Plane conceptCleveland OH (SPX) Feb 27, 2017 Supersonic passenger airplanes are another step closer to reality as NASA and Lockheed Martin begin the first high-speed wind tunnel tests for the Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) X-plane prelim ... more  
Opposition seeks Russian support at Syria talksGeneva (AFP) Feb 27, 2017 Syria's opposition on Monday urged Russia, a key ally of President Bashar al-Assad, to put pressure on Damascus to help kickstart sputtering peace talks 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  Tehran (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Iran tests missiles in naval exercises  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  Cincinnati OH (SPX) Feb 28, 2017UC researchers teach drones to land themselves on moving targets |
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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 Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2017General Dynamics gets enterprise communications contract  Rochester, N.Y. (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Harris intros new wideband manpack radio system  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Russia showcases jam-proof communications system |
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 Abu Dhabi (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 
Russia will start testing a new unmanned version of its Tigr armored car, equipped with a 30-millimeter automatic gun, this year, CEO of the vehicle's developer Military Industrial Company LCC (VPK) Alexander Krasovitsky told Sputnik.
The vehicle was first introduced at the Army-2016 military fair in Russia's Kubinka near Moscow in September last year.
"At the expo in Kubinka, we realized ... more London (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Atlas Elektronik contracted for ARCIMS vehicles  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 Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Trump eyes jump in defense spending  Colombo (AFP) Feb 26, 2017Sri Lanka slams lawyers over 'Snowden refugee' claims  Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017China continues 'steady pattern' of S.China Sea militarization: experts |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
Rice University researchers have modeled a nanoscale sandwich, the first in what they hope will become a molecular deli for materials scientists. Their recipe puts two slices of atom-thick graphene around nanoclusters of magnesium oxide that give the super-strong, conductive material expanded optoelectronic properties.
Rice materials scientist Rouzbeh Shahsavari and his colleagues built co ... more 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  Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Switched-on DNA spark nano-electronic applications |
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 South Of Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 27, 2017  Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State group in west Mosul reached the city's southernmost bridge Monday, a key step in efforts to defeat the jihadists in their stronghold, a spokesman said.
The move, a little more than a week into a major push on Mosul's west bank, could allow Iraqi forces to extend a floating bridge between the city's two halves and pile pressure on the jihadists.
"Th ... moreMosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 26, 2017Iraq forces in west Mosul aim for key bridge  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 |
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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 ... more Seoul (AFP) Feb 24, 2017N. Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile: Seoul  Vienna (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Iran complying with nuclear deal, says UN watchdog  Seoul (AFP) Feb 23, 2017S. Korea blasts news of Kim murder via loudspeaker to North: report |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 27, 2017 
Global art sales plunged in 2016 as the number of high-value works sold dropped by half, while China regained its status as the world's top market, Artprice said in an annual report released Monday.
Art auctions worldwide totalled $12.5 billion (11.8 billion euros) last year, down 22 percent from $16.1 billion in 2015, it said.
The world's biggest database for art prices and sales, worki ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 24, 2017China overtakes US as Germany's top trade partner Beijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2017China selects new chiefs for top economic posts  Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017US Treasury's Mnuchin dials back Trump economic promises |
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 Rome (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  Fancy a lunch with Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media tycoon and disgraced ex-prime minister of Italy? You'll be helping the country's earthquake victims if you're ready to pay the price.
The Italian Red Cross and CharityStars, a fund-raising website, is auctioning off a "business lunch" in Milan with 80-year-old Berlusconi, who faced a string of legal cases before being convicted of c ... more Les Cayes, Haiti (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Haitians' ire over carnival spending amid hurricane's ruins Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Rio sets aside recession, violence fears for carnival  Ottawa (AFP) Feb 25, 2017Canada conservationist warns of 'cyber poaching |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017 
China is planning to develop the next-generation CZ-8 (Long March 8) medium-lift carrier rocket and will conduct the first test flight by the end of 2018, Li Tongyu, the head of carrier rocket development at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology said Monday.
The core-stage of CZ-8 will be based on CZ-7 and CZ-3A (Long March 3A) carrier rockets, the CZ-8 is expected to have two sol ... more Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2017China to launch first high-throughput communications satellite in April  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017Chinese cargo spacecraft set for liftoff in April  Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2017China looks to Mars, Jupiter exploration |
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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, 2017Over 30,000 gather to support jailed Hong Kong cops: reports |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2017
The Pentagon on Monday was to present the White House with possible new battle plans to defeat the Islamic State group, after President Donald Trump demanded top brass find additional ways to destroy the jihadists.
A pillar of Trump's campaign was to quicken the fight against IS, which despite losing thousands of fighters still controls parts of northern Syria and Iraq, and he berated the Ba ... more Baghdad (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Iraq air force strikes IS targets in Syria  Washington (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 |
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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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