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  Stockholm (AFP) March 2, 2017 Sweden is to reintroduce compulsory military service, seven years after abandoning it, to respond to global security challenges including Russia's assertive behaviour in the Baltic Sea region, Stockholm said Thursday. "We are in a context where Russia has annexed Crimea," Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist told AFP, adding: "They are doing more exercises in our immediate vicinity." Sweden has had a professional army, staffed by volunteers, since 2010. "We saw that our units could not ... read more |
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US Launches Spy Satellite From California Air Force BaseWashington DC (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017 The United States launched on Wednesday a top secret reconnaissance satellite on an Atlas V carrier rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in the state of California. The United Launch Alli ... more 
Putin, Poroshenko held two rounds of secret phone talks: KievKiev (AFP) March 2, 2017 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's office said Thursday that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held two secret and fruitless phone talks about the war in the east of the ex-Soviet state over the past month. ... more  
US drone kills two on motorbike in Pakistan: officialsPeshawar, Pakistan (AFP) March 2, 2017 A US drone on Thursday killed two men riding a motorbike in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, officials said, the first such attack in the country under the administration of new American President Donald Trump. ... more  
Beijing pushes 'China solution' for governing webBeijing (AFP) March 2, 2017 /> Beijing said Thursday it will push a "China solution" to global cyber governance after releasing its first strategy paper outlining a vision of the web where individual countries control the inf ... more |
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Radioactive threat detection system tested in DCWashington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 DARPA's SIGMA program-whose goal is to prevent attacks involving radiological "dirty bombs" and other nuclear threats-concluded its biggest and longest test deployment of vehicle-mounted radiation d ... more 
Researchers can predict terrorist behaviors with more than 90 percent accuracyBinghamton NY (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 Government agencies cannot always use social media and telecommunication to uncover the intentions of terrorists as terrorists are now more careful in utilizing these technologies for planning and p ... more  
Northrop Grumman begins flight tests with MS-177 sensorSan Diego (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 Northrop Grumman began flight testing its RA-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system equipped with a UTC MS-177 multi-spectral sensor. ... more  
Switzerland taps Kongsberg for Protector weapon systemWashington (UPI) Mar 2, 2017 Norwegian company Kongsberg received a $15 million contract to deliver updated Protector remote weapon systems to the government of Switzerland. ... more  
Protests in Taiwan as island marks 70 years since massacreTaipei (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 Hundreds of protesters rallied in Taiwan on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of a massacre by nationalist Chinese troops, calling for justice as the island's leader vowed to investigate the killings. ... more  
Saab launches new CoastControl product for coast guardsLinkoping, Sweden (UPI) Feb 21, 2017 Saab has launched a new product to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of coast guards around the world. ... more |
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Sikorsky, Polish affiliate prepare for M28 demonstrationWashington (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky and its Polish affiliate PZL Mielec are finalizing a planned tour with the M28 short takeoff and landing aircraft. ... more 
Brazilian air force tests KC-390 refueling capabilitiesBrasilia, Brazil (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 The Brazilian air force has started flight testing the aerial refueling capabilities of Embraer's KC-390 airlifter. ... more 
More than 20 US strikes targeted Al-Qaeda in YemenWashington (AFP) March 2, 2017 US forces on Thursday conducted a series of air strikes in Yemen against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Pentagon said. ... more  
Kremlin says Syrian forces with Russian air support take PalmyraMoscow (AFP) March 2, 2017 The Syrian army backed by Russian jets has completed the recapture of the iconic ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group, the Kremlin said Thursday. ... more |
  Seoul (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.
A subsidiary of retail giant Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-biggest company, signed an agreement Tuesday with the defence ministry to provide the course in the sou ... more Berlin (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Jenoptik contracted for Patriot missile components  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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 Washington (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
Lockheed Martin received a $427 million contract modification to continue Hellfire II missile production for the U.S. Army.
The Hellfire II missile is a follow-on to the AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missile family. The variant was first developed in the early 1990s, and features semi-active laser variants including the AGM-114K, AGM-114M and the AGM-114N.
The missile is design ... more Tehran (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Iran tests missiles in naval exercises  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 |
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 Jacksonville FL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 
Drone Aviation Holding Corp. has successfully completed the integration of Government-furnished ISR equipment supporting the simultaneous use of communications and optical payload packages onto the Winch Aerostat Small Platform ("WASP") tactical aerostat under its most recent contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD").
Under terms of the integration contracts valued in exce ... more Geelong, Australia (UPI) Feb 27, 2017GA-ASI forms team to supply Reaper drones to Australia  San Diego (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Northrop Grumman begins flight tests with MS-177 sensor  Geelong, Australia (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Schiebel taps Leonardo for radar system for unmanned helicopter |
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 Geelong, Australia (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
The Australian air force and Rockwell Collins completed a wideband high frequency communications demonstration between a ground station and a C-17 aircraft.
The test marked the first time WBHF data was exchanged between the airlifter and a ground station. Operators were able to transmit several forms of information, including real-time chat, streaming video, digital voice audio and file ... more Schriever AFB CO (AFNS) Feb 24, 2017Space aggressors jam AF, allies' systems  Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2017General Dynamics gets enterprise communications contract  Rochester, N.Y. (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Harris intros new wideband manpack radio 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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 Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2017  President Donald Trump will address Congress for the first time on Tuesday, selling his policies and laying out the case for a $54 billion boost in military spending and cuts in domestic programs and foreign aid.
Previewing measures designed to back up campaign promises with dollars and cents, Trump promised a fiscal plan focused on "public safety and national security."
"We are going to ... more London (AFP) Feb 23, 2017BAE Systems eyes defence spending by Trump  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 |
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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  Kiev (AFP) March 2, 2017Putin, Poroshenko held two rounds of secret phone talks: Kiev  Stockholm (AFP) March 2, 2017Sweden brings back conscription amid Russia fears |
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 Evanston IL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 
The most complex crystal designed and built from nanoparticles has been reported by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. The work demonstrates that some of nature's most complicated structures can be deliberately assembled if researchers can control the shapes of the particles and the way they connect using DNA.
"This is a tour de force demonstration of wh ... more Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Nano 'sandwich' offers unique properties  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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 Baghdad (AFP) March 1, 2017  Iraqi soldiers are in control of the road linking west Mosul with the Islamic State group-held town of Tal Afar, isolating jihadists in the city, a senior commander said Wednesday.
Iraqi forces are battling inside west Mosul to retake it from IS in a major push launched on February 19, but have also moved through the surrounding desert to cut the area off from Tal Afar and increase press ... more Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq (AFP) March 2, 2017Hungry and afraid, Mosul civilians flee Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 1, 201726,000 Iraqis flee west Mosul fighting in 10 days Talul Al-Atshana, Iraq (AFP) Feb 28, 2017To secure Mosul, Iraq army makes desert push with US help |
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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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017North Korea diplomat in China amid coal cut tension  London (UPI) Feb 27, 2017U.K. MOD reveals $2.12B upgrade plan for Scottish bases  Vienna (AFP) March 1, 2017UN atomic chief to meet Tillerson Thursday: IAEA |
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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 Beijing (AFP) March 2, 2017China's new bank regulator vows real estate, shadow banking crackdown Geneva (AFP) March 2, 2017WTO faces first attack from US under Trump  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 24, 2017China overtakes US as Germany's top trade partner |
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 London (UPI) Mar 2, 2017 
Orolia subsidiary McMurdo secured a contract to enhance existing search-and-rescue technology for the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the company announced Thursday.
Under the contract, the company will work to enable U.K. search-and-rescue workers to operate using the new Medium-altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue satellites, or MEOSAR, currently being deployed.
Work wil ... more Les Cayes, Haiti (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Haitians' ire over carnival spending amid hurricane's ruins  Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Carnival helps Rio put crime, recession on back burner  Ottawa (AFP) Feb 25, 2017Canada conservationist warns of 'cyber poaching |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 03, 2017 
China will launch a space station core module in 2018 as the first step in completing the country's first space outpost, according to a senior engineer with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) on Thursday.
The core module of the space station, named "Tianhe-1" according to previous reports, will be launched on board a new-generation Long March-5 heavyweight carrier rocket, ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017Thinking Big: China Hopes to Conduct 2nd Mission to Mars by 2030  Beijing (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017China to Conduct Test Flight of CZ-8 Carrier Rocket by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2017China to launch first high-throughput communications satellite in April |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2017 
A nerve centre for migrant workers who stream in from around the country in search of a better life, Black Bridge Village is a place of industry and desperation.
Posters on the wall offer easy money for blood donations: 400 ml - almost one US pint - earns between 400 and 500 yuan, enough to pay the rent for a small room.
Ramshackle structures of brick, corrugated iron and wood have mu ... more Hong Kong (AFP) March 1, 2017Hong Kong rebel lawmakers fight parliament ban  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Activists gatecrash meeting of Hong Kong leadership hopeful  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 28, 2017China's favourite wins strong backing in Hong Kong leadership race |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 
DARPA's SIGMA program-whose goal is to prevent attacks involving radiological "dirty bombs" and other nuclear threats-concluded its biggest and longest test deployment of vehicle-mounted radiation detectors in Washington, D.C., in February.
For approximately seven months starting in July 2016, the fleet of D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services ambulances was outfitted with DARPA-develop ... more Binghamton NY (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Researchers can predict terrorist behaviors with more than 90 percent accuracy  Beirut (AFP) March 2, 2017Qaeda confirms coalition strike killed top leader in Syria  Washington (AFP) March 1, 2017Up to 15,000 IS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria: US general |
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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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