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  Seoul (AFP) March 7, 2017 Nuclear-armed North Korea said Tuesday its missile launches were training for a strike on US bases in Japan, as global condemnation of the regime swelled. Three of the four missiles fired Monday came down provocatively close to US ally Japan, in waters that are part of its exclusive economic zone, representing a challenge to US President Donald Trump. In separate phone calls, Trump - whose rhetoric on the campaign trail had raised doubts about the issue - reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad comm ... read more |
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China vows 'resolute' measures after THAAD deploymentBeijing (AFP) March 7, 2017 China said Tuesday it would "resolutely" defend its security interests as the US began deploying the THAAD missile-defence system in South Korea that Beijing fears will undermine its own military capabilities. ... more 
Trump, Abe say North Korea threat 'entered a new stage'Washington (AFP) March 7, 2017 US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Monday that the threat from North Korea had "entered a new stage," following another defiant missile test. ... more  
Silent Sentry: Defending the final frontierAl Udeid Air Base, Qatar (AFNS) Mar 07, 2017 Air, space and cyberspace - these are the three domains that the United States Air Force strives to defend. Of these domains, space has become one of the most crowded and competitive. At any given t ... more 
Pentagon blasts 'unprofessional' Iranian navyWashington (AFP) March 6, 2017 The Pentagon on Monday blasted the "unprofessional" behavior of the Iranian navy after two separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz last week. ... more |
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Iraqi forces retake government HQ, museum in MosulMosul, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2017 Iraqi forces said Tuesday they had seized the main government offices in Mosul and its famed museum as they made steady progress in their battle to retake the city's west from jihadists. ... more 
Anti-IS assaults gain ground in Iraq and SyriaMosul, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2017 Iraqi forces advanced in west Mosul and fighters in neighbouring Syria seized a key supply route to Raqa Monday, as twin US-backed offensives gained ground against the Islamic State group. ... more  
Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs weigh anti-IS stepsIstanbul (AFP) March 7, 2017 The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday for talks likely to be dominated by next steps in the fight against Islamic State jihadists in Syria. ... more  
2,100 Iran fighters killed in Iraq, Syria: officialTehran (AFP) March 7, 2017 More than 2,000 fighters sent from Iran have been killed in Iraq and Syria, the head of Iran's veterans' affairs office said Tuesday. ... more 
US hasn't decided yet on Iran nuclear deal: IAEAVienna (AFP) March 6, 2017 The new US administration has not yet decided what to do about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said Monday following talks in Washington. ... more  
EU approves new military HQBrussels (AFP) March 6, 2017 The European Union on Monday approved plans for a military headquarters to coordinate overseas security operations, foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said. ... more |
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23 Yemeni rebels killed in strikes, clashes: officialsAden (AFP) March 6, 2017 At least 23 Shiite Huthi rebels were killed Monday in an air strike by pro-government Arab coalition warplanes as well as clashes in western Yemen, officials said. ... more 
Canada extends Ukraine troop training mission to 2019Ottawa (AFP) March 6, 2017 Canada will continue to provide weapons, tactical and survival training to Ukrainian troops through March 2019, officials announced Monday. ... more 
30 dead as intense fighting breaks out in Myanmar-China border townYangon (AFP) March 6, 2017 At least 30 people were killed Monday in a day of intense fighting in a town on Myanmar's border with China, authorities said, after rebels dressed in police uniforms launched a surprise raid. ... more  
Hughes to provide satellite communications for SkyGuardian dronesLondon (UPI) Mar 06, 2017 Hughes Network Systems has been selected by General Atomics to provide satellite communications for the SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft. ... more |
  Balasore, India (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
India has successfully test-fired its Advanced Air Defense interceptor against a ballistic missile traveling at low altitude.
The test on Monday was the second within a month and is part of India's effort to develop a multi-layer missile defense system.
"Today's test launch was conducted in order to validate various parameters of the interceptor in flight mode," an Indian defense ... more Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2017China vows 'resolute' measures after THAAD deployment Seoul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Protesters sue to stop US missile system in S. Korea  Berlin (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Jenoptik contracted for Patriot missile components |
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 Tehran (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.
Iran had been trying to acquire the system for years to ward off repeated threats by Israel to bomb its nuclear facilities, but Russia had held off delivery in line with UN sanctions imposed over the nuclear programm ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 3, 2017ATK unit contracted for U.S. AIM-9P Sidewinder missile motors  Washington (UPI) Mar 1, 2017U.S. Army exercises option for more Hellfire II missiles  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 London (UPI) Mar 06, 2017Hughes to provide satellite communications for SkyGuardian drones  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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 Washington (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
Navistar Defense received a $440 million contract from the U.S. Army to reset and upgrade 1,085 mine-resistant armored vehicles for the United Arab Emirates.
The company will perform services on MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, or MRAPs, in addition to delivering specified sets, kits, packages and technical publications to the country.
The contract was procured u ... more Dulles, Va. (UPI) Feb 27, 2017Orbital ATK production of artillery shell guidance kits tops 10,000  Linkoping, Sweden (UPI) Mar 2, 2017Unidentified country orders Saab target vehicle system  Dallas (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Jacobs to provide support for U.S. Marines weapons system |
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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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 Brussels (AFP) March 6, 2017 
The EU Parliament's biggest party Monday stripped Poland's last-minute candidate to replace Donald Tusk of a senior post, saying it regretted his "disloyalty" for standing against the European Council head.
The centre-right European People's Party (EPP) said it had sacked Jacek Saryusz-Wolski as vice-president after Warsaw nominated him to succeed Tusk at an EU summit later this week.
Po ... more Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2017China defense budget rises at slowest pace in decades  Ottawa (AFP) March 6, 2017Canada extends Ukraine troop training mission to 2019  Brussels (AFP) March 6, 2017EU approves new military HQ |
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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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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2017  Iraqi forces advanced in west Mosul and fighters in neighbouring Syria seized a key supply route to Raqa Monday, as twin US-backed offensives gained ground against the Islamic State group.
Supported by the US-led anti-IS coalition, Iraqi forces and a Kurdish-Arab alliance in Syria are battling to push the jihadists from Mosul and Raqa, the last two major urban centres under their control. ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2017Iraqi forces retake government HQ, museum in Mosul  Taji Base, Iraq (AFP) March 6, 2017US troops train Iraqi forces in key bridging skills  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 6, 2017Life in a basement on Mosul's front line |
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 Washington (AFP) March 6, 2017  The Pentagon on Monday blasted the "unprofessional" behavior of the Iranian navy after two separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz last week.
According to the Pentagon, an Iranian frigate on Thursday came within 150 yards (meters) of the civilian-crewed USNS Invincible.
Then on Saturday, a number of small assault craft came within 350 yards of the Invincible and other ships.
"Th ... more Vienna (AFP) March 6, 2017US hasn't decided yet on Iran nuclear deal: IAEA  Washington (AFP) March 7, 2017Trump, Abe say North Korea threat 'entered a new stage'  Seoul (AFP) March 7, 2017North Korea says missiles were drill for strike on US bases |
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 Washington (AFP) March 6, 2017 
The Trump administration's top trade advisor said Monday US trade deficits are a threat to national security that could cause the loss of American freedom and prosperity.
Outlining an unapologetically aggressive trade policy, Peter Navarro, director of the White House National Trade Council, accused economists and the media of ignoring the risk posed by trade deficits and embracing an "antiq ... more Geneva (AFP) March 2, 2017WTO faces first attack from US under Trump  Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2017China trims GDP target, citing severe challenges  Beijing (AFP) March 3, 2017Financial risks hang over China legislature meeting |
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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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 6, 2017War-scarred Syrian children may be 'lost to trauma': aid group  Tripoli (AFP) March 3, 2017115 migrants rescued, 25 missing: Libya navy  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 5, 2017Thousands flee anti-IS offensives in Iraq and Syria |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017 
After sending a probe to Mars in 2020, China plans to explore three asteroids and land on one of them to conduct scientific research, according to a Chinese asteroid research expert.
The "China's Space Activities in 2016" white paper, issued by the Information Office of the State Council recently, also mentioned asteroid exploration in outlining the major tasks of the country's space indus ... more Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017China's 1st cargo spacecraft to make three rendezvous with Tiangong-2  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 |
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 Shanghai (AFP) March 3, 2017 
Shanghai has impounded thousands of brightly coloured bikes placed on city streets by cycle-sharing companies, in the latest sign of impatience with an explosion of the haphazardly-parked two-wheelers.
The bike-sharing sector has become one of the fastest-growing industries in the country, with users typically renting the bicycles for short periods by first unlocking them through the use of ... more Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2017Beijing's shanties: Towns of hope and despair  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 |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 6, 2017  Iraqi forces advanced in west Mosul and fighters in neighbouring Syria seized a key supply route to Raqa Monday, as twin US-backed offensives gained ground against the Islamic State group.
Supported by the US-led anti-IS coalition, Iraqi forces and a Kurdish-Arab alliance in Syria are battling to push the jihadists from Mosul and Raqa, the last two major urban centres under their control. ... more Istanbul (AFP) March 7, 2017Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs weigh anti-IS steps  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Radioactive threat detection system tested in DC  Binghamton NY (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Researchers can predict terrorist behaviors with more than 90 percent accuracy |
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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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