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  Moscow (AFP) March 3, 2017 Senior Russian and NATO military chiefs on Friday held their first phone talks since ties between the two sides collapsed over the crisis in Ukraine, the defence ministry in Moscow said. The chairman of the NATO Military Committee Petr Pavel called Russia's chief of staff Valery Gerasimov to discuss the possible restarting of military coordination and avoiding clashes, a statement from the ministry said. "This is the first high-level military contact since the NATO council took the decision ... read more |
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Lotte - and S. Korea - face China backlash in missile rowBeijing (AFP) March 3, 2017 South Korea's Lotte Group faces an escalating backlash in China after providing land for a US missile-defence system, amid growing concern that the row will mushroom into wider Chinese retaliation against Seoul. ... more 
EU military headquarters to open soon: sourcesBrussels (AFP) March 3, 2017 A controversial European Union military headquarters to coordinate the bloc's overseas security operations will open in the coming months, EU diplomatic sources said Friday. ... more  
Iran's S-300 air defence system operationalTehran (AFP) March 4, 2017 Iran's advanced S-300 air defence system, delivered by Russia following a July 2015 nuclear deal after years of delay, is now operational, state television reported on Saturday. ... more 
N. Korea to top agenda on Tillerson Asia visitTokyo (AFP) March 4, 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to visit Japan, China and South Korea later this month to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes, local media reported on Saturday. ... more |
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China defence spending to rise 7 percentBeijing (AFP) March 4, 2017 China will raise defence spending "around seven percent" this year as it guards against "outside meddling" in its disputed regional territorial claims, a top official said Saturday, in an apparent reference to Washington. ... more  
Lockheed Martin gets $1 billion F-35 support contractWashington (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 Lockheed Martin has secured a $1 billion contract from the U.S. government and other customers to provide various support services for the F-35 aircraft. ... more  
Raytheon gets $1 billion radar contract for QatarWashington (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 Raytheon received a $1 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide an early warning radar system for the government of Qatar. ... more  
Unidentified country orders Saab target vehicle systemLinkoping, Sweden (UPI) Mar 2, 2017 Saab is to supply its AUV62-AT advanced anti-submarine warfare training system to an unidentified country beginning this year, the company announced Thursday. ... more  
U.S. Navy signs off on modernization of San Diego shipsSan Diego (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 The U.S. Navy signed off on a multiple award contract modification for maintenance, repair and modernization services for surface combatant ships docked at Naval Base San Diego. ... more 
BBC reporters attacked in China, forced to 'confess'Beijing (AFP) March 3, 2017 A crew of BBC reporters in China was attacked by a mob and later forced to sign a police confession for attempting an "illegal interview", the British broadcaster said Friday. ... more |
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 Chemical weapons injure seven in Mosul area: Red Cross  
Iraqi Kurds, PKK fight proxy battle in north IraqSulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) March 3, 2017 Iraq's main Kurdish party and a Turkish rebel group fought a proxy battle Friday in the country's north, officials said, a conflict combining political rivalry and disagreement over territorial control. ... more 
ATK unit contracted for U.S. AIM-9P Sidewinder missile motorsWashington (UPI) Mar 3, 2017 ATK Tactical Propulsion and Control received a $67 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to produce SR-116 motors for the AIM-9P Sidewinder missile. ... more  
US targets Al-Qaeda in second day of Yemen strikesAden (AFP) March 3, 2017 US warplanes pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day Friday, killing eight militants, security and tribal sources said, as Washington steps up its air war against the jihadists. ... more  
Russian, Syrian regime convoys enter northern Syria cityWashington (AFP) March 3, 2017 Russia and Syrian regime forces are moving "humanitarian" convoys carrying military equipment into the former Islamic State group's bastion of Manbij in northern Syria, the US Defense Department said Friday. ... 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) March 4, 2017Iran's S-300 air defence system operational  Washington (UPI) Mar 3, 2017ATK unit contracted for U.S. AIM-9P Sidewinder missile motors  Tehran (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Iran tests missiles in naval exercises |
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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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 Linkoping, Sweden (UPI) Mar 2, 2017  Saab is to supply its AUV62-AT advanced anti-submarine warfare training system to an unidentified country beginning this year, the company announced Thursday.
The AUV62-AT is an autonomous, underwater acoustic target vehicle system that mimics a submarine in a way that is compatible with any torpedo and anti-submarine warfare sonar on the market today.
Saab said the system will r ... more Abu Dhabi (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Russia to start testing TIGR unmanned armored car in 2017  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 |
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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  Moscow (AFP) March 3, 2017Russia, NATO in first high-level military talks since freeze  Kiev (AFP) March 2, 2017Putin, Poroshenko held two rounds of secret phone talks: Kiev |
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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 3, 2017
Seven people, among them five children, have been hospitalised over the past two days near Iraq's Mosul with injuries from chemical weapons, the Red Cross said on Friday.
The Islamic State jihadist group, which holds the majority of west Mosul, has periodically used rudimentary chemical weapons in the course of its more than two-year war with Iraqi forces.
"During the past two days, the ... more Baghdad (AFP) March 1, 2017Iraq commander says forces control Mosul-Tal Afar road  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 |
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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 Tokyo (AFP) March 4, 2017N. Korea to top agenda on Tillerson Asia visit  Beijing (AFP) March 3, 2017Lotte - and S. Korea - face China backlash in missile row  Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017North Korea diplomat in China amid coal cut tension |
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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  Aden (AFP) March 3, 2017US targets Al-Qaeda in second day of Yemen strikes |
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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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