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  Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 01, 2017 A National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload has been scheduled for liftoff at 9:50 a.m. local time (1750 GMT) on Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the US state of California, the Department of Defense announced in a press release. The satellite will be the fifth NRO payload launched by a Atlas V. "We are postured for another successful Atlas launch," US Air Force 30th Space Wing Commander Colonel Christopher Moss said in the release on Monday. "These missions are critical, and our tea ... read more |
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Russia and UK hold high-level military talks in MoscowMoscow (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 Senior Russian and British military officials held rare talks in Moscow on Tuesday aimed at avoiding clashes and lowering tensions that have spiked to their highest levels since the Cold War. ... more 
Wary US and China pledge respect at first Trump-era meetWashington (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 China's top diplomat wrapped up his first set of meetings in President Donald Trump's Washington on Tuesday satisfied that no breakdown in ties is imminent. ... more 
Erdogan says paper to pay 'price' over controversial reportIstanbul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned that a Turkish newspaper would pay a "price" after a contentious report over alleged tensions between his government and the army. ... more  
Protesters sue to stop US missile system in S. KoreaSeoul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 People living near a South Korean golf course on Tuesday sued to stop it hosting a controversial US missile system loathed by Beijing, lawyers said, after Chinese media issued a veiled threat of a consumer boycott over the plan. ... more |
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Chinese drone Wing-Loong II conducts maiden flightYinchuan, China (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 China's reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial system, the Wing-Loong II, has conducted its maiden flight, the Xinhua news agency reported. ... more 
Leonardo rotary drone demonstrator program enters phase 2London (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 The U.K. Ministry of Defense and Leonardo will move forward with phase 2 of the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System Demonstrator program. ... more 
GA-ASI forms team to supply Reaper drones to AustraliaGeelong, Australia (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has formed a team with Australian industry to support an Australian military program for remotely piloted aircraft. ... more  
Iraqi civilians flee fighting, privation in west MosulSouth Of Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 Hundreds of civilians fled through the desert Tuesday to escape fighting and privation in Mosul, joining thousands of others who left their homes amid dire conditions in the city's west. ... more  
WSU mathematician breaks down how to defend against quantum computing attacksPullman WA (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 The encryption codes that safeguard internet data today won't be secure forever. Future quantum computers may have the processing power and algorithms to crack them. Nathan Hamlin, instructor and di ... more  
North Korea diplomat in China amid coal cut tensionBeijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 A senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with government officials, the first known visit since a missile test by Pyongyang that prompted China to sever coal imports from its isolated neighbour. ... more |
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To secure Mosul, Iraq army makes desert push with US helpTalul Al-Atshana, Iraq (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against the Islamic State group is also being waged in the open desert. ... more  
Australia receives its first Boeing EA-18G GrowlerCanberra, Australia (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 The first of 12 EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft has been received by Australia, making the country the first non-U.S. customer to operate the Boeing fighter. ... more 
Transfer of technology deal between Saab and HALLinkoping, Sweden (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 Saab's South African subsidiary has signed an agreement to transfer technology to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Avionics Division. ... more 
U.S. Navy orders 12 new fighter aircraft from BoeingWashington (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 Boeing received a $678.6 million contract to provide seven Lot 40 EA-18G Growlers and five F/A-18E Super Hornet fighters for the U.S. Navy. ... more |
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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 Seoul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Protesters sue to stop US missile system in S. Korea  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 |
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 Tehran (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.
"The latest naval cruise missile called Nasr was test-fired during Velayat 95 naval manoeuvres in the southern waters of the country," said Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan, according to the Fars news agency, adding that the missile had su ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Russia's Next Gen S-500 Prototype Launch Date Announced  London (UPI) Feb 23, 2017U.K., France to upgrade long-range Storm Shadow missiles  Ankara, Turkey (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Turkey finalizing S-400 missile deal with Russia |
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 Cincinnati 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 delivering that roll of toilet paper to customers, said Manish Kumar, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering and Applied Science.
... more London (UPI) Feb 28, 2017Leonardo rotary drone demonstrator program enters phase 2  Yinchuan, China (UPI) Feb 28, 2017Chinese drone Wing-Loong II conducts maiden flight  Geelong, Australia (UPI) Feb 27, 2017GA-ASI forms team to supply Reaper drones to Australia |
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 Washington (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.
The contract, referred to as The Enterprise Communications Services 2, was awarded under the agency's Enhanced Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise program, or E-SITE.
The program supports worldwide coverage of IT re ... 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  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 28, 2017  China's top diplomat wrapped up his first set of meetings in President Donald Trump's Washington on Tuesday satisfied that no breakdown in ties is imminent.
The newly elected US president initially caused consternation in Beijing by flirting with Taiwan, calling into question US support for the One China policy and threatening a trade war.
But he has since walked back his comments on One ... more Istanbul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Erdogan says paper to pay 'price' over controversial report  Moscow (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Russia and UK hold high-level military talks in Moscow  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017Russia wants to form new Collective Security Bloc that replaces NATO |
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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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 Talul Al-Atshana, Iraq (AFP) Feb 28, 2017  Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against the Islamic State group is also being waged in the open desert.
On a dusty ridge west of Iraq's second city, the army's 9th Division is advancing through exposed territory in a push to sever the road between west Mosul and the IS-held town of Tal Afar.
The main route from Tal Afar to IS-held territor ... more South Of Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Iraqi civilians flee fighting, privation in west Mosul  South Of Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Iraq forces reach key Mosul bridge Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 26, 2017Iraq forces in west Mosul aim for key bridge |
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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 Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2017U.S. Navy places Trident II guidance system production order  Seoul (AFP) Feb 24, 2017N. Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile: Seoul  Vienna (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Iran complying with nuclear deal, says UN watchdog |
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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  Milan (AFP) Feb 26, 2017Xu Zhi star of Chinese fashion boom with Armani nod |
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 Les Cayes, Haiti (AFP) Feb 27, 2017  Starjuin Regent is still waiting for Haitian government aid to help him rebuild his fishing business, which was destroyed last year by Hurricane Matthew.
In the nearly five months since the massive category five storm hit, residents are still struggling to rebuild shattered homes and businesses.
All the more reason then, for the ire of Regent and many others here over millions of dollars ... more Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Carnival helps Rio put crime, recession on back burner  Chicago (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Study shows parks, greenways may help reduce crime in Chicago  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 27, 2017  Pro-democracy protesters Monday gatecrashed a press conference by Hong Kong leadership hopeful Carrie Lam, displaying banners criticising a "rigged election" as the woman seen as China's favourite unveiled her policy.
Around a dozen activists including Joshua Wong, the face of 2014's mass pro-democracy protests, entered the venue minutes before the start and demanded to be allowed to communi ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 28, 2017China's favourite wins strong backing in Hong Kong leadership race 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 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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