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  Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2017 China Wednesday denied plans to build an environmental monitoring station on a disputed shoal near the Philippines' coastline, after a local official last week announced the plan. "As we have learned from relevant authorities, the report on establishing an environmental monitoring station is false. This is not true at all," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters at a regular briefing in Beijing. The comments came after the committee secretary of China's Sansha city reportedly ... read more |
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After Trump tweet, Pentagon chief explains NATO fundingWashington (AFP) March 22, 2017 US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told lawmakers Wednesday that NATO does not track "past money owed," days after President Donald Trump claimed Germany has shortchanged the alliance by massive amounts. ... more 
British tanks join NATO battle group in EstoniaTallinn (AFP) March 22, 2017 British army equipment including tanks and self-propelled guns on Wednesday arrived by boat in Estonia, part of a NATO move to reinforce its eastern flank to deter a militarily resurgent Russia, according to Estonia's defence forces. ... more  
'Lab-on-a-glove' could bring nerve-agent detection to a wearer's fingertipsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 There's a reason why farmers wear protective gear when applying organophosphate pesticides. The substances are very effective at getting rid of unwanted bugs, but they can also make people sick. ... more 
Allies vow to destroy IS as attacks overshadow talksWashington (AFP) March 23, 2017 The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to crush the jihadists Wednesday at a meeting overshadowed by an attack in London and civilian deaths in Syria. ... more |
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World leaders stand with Britain after London attackParis (AFP) March 23, 2017 World leaders unanimously condemned the attack in the heart of London by a man who was shot dead by armed police, with many saying they stand with Britain. ... more  
Lockheed Martin gets $98M for SEWIP productionWashington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017 Lockheed Martin received a $98 million contract modification to continue producing the U.S. Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program systems. ... more  
ST Engineering to produce next-gen AFV for SingaporeWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 ST Engineering has received a contract from Singapore's defense ministry to produce and supply its Next Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle. ... more  
Thales delivers flight simulator to Malaysian air forceWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 Thales Group supplied the Malaysian air force with a new FNPT II Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer, marking the product's first delivery in the market. ... more 
U.S. Army emphasizing mobility for next combat vehicleWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 The U.S. Army is seeking lighter armored vehicle concepts to better prepare for fighting in future battlefields, the service announced. ... more  
US senator warns of 'tough decisions' with Syrian KurdsWashington (AFP) March 22, 2017 The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria faces "tough decisions" on how much it should support Kurdish fighters in an offensive to reclaim Raqa from the jihadists, a senior US lawmaker warned Wednesday. ... more |
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Coalition vows victory against Islamic StateWashington (AFP) March 22, 2017 Senior diplomats from the 68-strong US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to seek a quick and lasting victory against the jihadists Wednesday at a major meeting. ... more 
Allies vow to destroy IS as attacks overshadow talksWashington (AFP) March 22, 2017 The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to crush the jihadists Wednesday at a meeting overshadowed by an attack in London and civilian deaths in Syria. ... more 
U.S. Air Force delivers refurbished F-16s to IndonesiaWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 Four refurbished F-16 Fighting Falcons were flown from the United States to Indonesia recently for delivery to the Indonesian Air Force. ... more  
Israel taps Elbit Systems for advanced radiosWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 Elbit Systems Ltd has been awarded a five-year Israeli Ministry of Defense contract for the supply of advanced radio systems. ... more |
  Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017 
David's Sling, Israel's developing mid-tier missile defense system, is set to become operational within weeks, according to local media reports.
Once operational, the system will be used to supplement Israel's existing Iron Dome and Arrow missile defense systems. The new platform specializes in intercepting tactical ballistic missiles, medium to long-range rockets, and cruise missiles. ... more Jerusalem (AFP) March 20, 2017Israel says it foiled Syrian ballistic missile threat  Tokyo (AFP) March 20, 2017Russia takes swipe at US missile defence in South Korea  Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017Raytheon developing next-gen missile defense communications |
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 Taipei (AFP) March 20, 2017  China is aiming advanced medium-range ballistic missiles at Taiwan as part of a growing military threat towards the island, Taipei's defence minister said Monday.
The announcement came after Taiwan said for the first time last week that it is capable of launching missiles at China as it warned of an increased invasion risk.
China still sees Taiwan as part of its territory to be brought b ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017State Dept. approves possible sale of Hellfire missiles to Britain  Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017Pakistan test fires land-based anti-ship missile  Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017Russia's Baltic Fleet trains with S-400 air defense systems |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 21, 2017 
The US Air Force's most secretive plane, the X-37B, is just eight days away from breaking the record for longest orbital mission undertaken by a space plane. The unmanned vehicle is competing against itself, as the X-37B already holds this record with a 674 day flight.
Whether the X-37B will break the record or not, however, is up to the Air Force, which is famously tight-lipped about the ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017General Atomics producing additional MQ-9 drone parts  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Heron 1 UAV becomes operational in Singapore  McLean VA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017FAA Approval Could Mean Big Things for UAS Adoption |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
Boeing's ninth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite is now in orbit where it will provide the United States and six allied nations with increased communications capabilities to prevent, protect against and respond to attacks.
The WGS-9 satellite was funded through an agreement between the United States and Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and New Zealand, and will also serve ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017Hensoldt, Leonardo offering Mode 5 IFF systems  Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017Israel taps Elbit Systems for advanced radios  Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Mar 19, 2017Delta IV rocket launches military communications satellite |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 
The U.S. Army is seeking lighter armored vehicle concepts to better prepare for fighting in future battlefields, the service announced.
Lighter combat vehicles, Army officials say, support the branch's strategy for placing a heavier emphasis on armored mobility. Army leaders discussed future designs and procurement concepts ahead of releasing a new maneuver force modernization strategy. ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017ST Engineering to produce next-gen AFV for Singapore  Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017Ukroboronprom test fires Shkval, Stilet weapons  Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017Lithuania orders Bushmaster guns from Orbital ATK |
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 Washington (AFP) March 16, 2017 
President Donald Trump's 2018 budget outline includes an almost 10 percent hike in defense spending, which already surpasses that of the next seven countries combined.
Overall Pentagon funding would swell from about $583 billion budgeted for fiscal year 2017 to $639 billion next year, and would be paid for by deep cuts to other agencies and the scrapping of a plethora of programs.
Trump ... moreWashington (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Trump to press Congress for defense spending boost  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 |
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 Washington (AFP) March 21, 2017  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will skip a NATO meeting in April but travel to Russia the same month, fuelling fears about Washington's commitment to the alliance.
Tillerson will be replaced by his deputy at the Brussels meeting on April 5 and 6, despite Washington's efforts to quash questions about US President Donald Trump's support for NATO and quest for better ties with Moscow.
... more Seoul (AFP) March 21, 2017China overtakes Japan in S.Koreans' worst countries list  Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017U.K. sends 120 troops to Estonia for NATO mission Tallinn (AFP) March 22, 2017British tanks join NATO battle group in Estonia |
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 Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
The project received support from the Regional Science Foundation and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in the competition for oriented interdisciplinary research in 2016. The results of the research were published in the journals Physics of the Solid State, Vacuum and Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism.
The authors of the project say that with the help of this techno ... more Akron OH (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Researchers develop new method to program nanoparticle organization in polymer thin films  Hanover NH (SPX) Mar 23, 20173-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers  Paris, France (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Light-controlled gearbox for nanomachines |
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 Washington (AFP) March 22, 2017 
Senior diplomats from the 68-strong US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to seek a quick and lasting victory against the jihadists Wednesday at a major meeting.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed his counterparts from the mainly Western and Arab alliance to Washington with a vow to hunt down IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Envoys were keen to hear details of U ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 21, 2017Iraq forces gain ground, deploy snipers in Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) March 20, 2017Iraq forces push into Old Mosul as thousands trapped  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 19, 2017Fierce fighting on outskirts of Mosul Old City |
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 Seoul (AFP) March 21, 2017 
North Korea's uranium enrichment facility has doubled in size over the last few years, the UN's atomic watchdog chief has warned, as global tensions grow over Pyongyang's burgeoning nuclear weapons programme.
Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the Wall Street Journal that the isolated state's nuclear capacities are being ramped up.
"The situation is ... more Jerusalem (AFP) March 20, 2017Israeli nuclear whistleblower says state hounding him  Stockholm (AFP) March 21, 2017Swedish parliament holds first war game in 20 years  Seoul (AFP) March 22, 2017North Korea fails in new missile test: Seoul |
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 Berlin (AFP) March 15, 2017 
Finance ministers from the world's top nations gather in Germany Friday as fears grow that US President Donald Trump could upend the global economic order with his America First policy.
Within two months of moving into the White House, Trump has already torn up the trans-Pacific free trade pact, threatened punitive tariffs against multinationals with factories outside the United States and a ... more Newark DE (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Unforeseen impacts of the fair trade movement  Berlin (AFP) March 16, 2017Merkel, Xi defend free trade ahead of G20 meet  Budapest (AFP) March 19, 2017Labour drought in Europe's east as workers go west |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
SES offers a broad range of solutions to support humanitarian and disaster relief efforts across the globe. Some of them were showcased during the Humanitarian ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Forum organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), and held on the 21 and 22 March in Mountain V ... more Tripoli (AFP) March 20, 2017Libya rescues 420 migrants off its coast: navy  Beijing (AFP) March 21, 2017Face recognition flushes out China's toilet paper crooks  Los Angeles (AFP) March 21, 2017Closures along iconic California highway hit tourism |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 
Chinese state media is reporting that the country's space program has developed a craft capable of both landing on the moon and flying in low-Earth orbit.
The new spacecraft is claimed to be able to accommodate multiple astronauts, according to spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian, who Science and Technology Daily cited as comparing the forthcoming ship to the Orion craft currently in developm ... more Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes  Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017Riding an asteroid: China's next space goal |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 21, 2017  Ko Oi-sum's simple village home on the northwestern edge of Hong Kong is surrounded by trees planted by her mother - she dries the leaves to make tea, espousing their health benefits.
But this ramshackle rural community of narrow alleyways, humble houses and freely roaming cats and dogs, is now under threat.
Residents have been served an eviction notice by the government, asking them to ... more Hong Kong (AFP) March 21, 2017Art for art's sake: Calls for Hong Kong to get more creative  Hong Kong (AFP) March 22, 2017Hong Kong leader must cooperate with China: Li Ka-shing  Beijing (AFP) March 21, 2017Chinese police 'admit torture' of dead suspect |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) March 21, 2017 
An Arab Israeli who took her young family to Iraq and joined the Islamic State group was sentenced to more than four years in prison Tuesday, the justice ministry said.
Sabreen Zbedat spent months in the jihadists' Iraqi stronghold Mosul with her husband and three children, in the first known case of an entire Arab Israeli family joining IS, Israel's domestic security agency Shin Bet said. ... more Washington (AFP) March 23, 2017Allies vow to destroy IS as attacks overshadow talks  Paris (AFP) March 23, 2017World leaders stand with Britain after London attack  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 23, 2017'Lab-on-a-glove' could bring nerve-agent detection to a wearer's fingertips |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 21, 2017 
2017 has already seen a spate of bold statements by Russia and US officials about the development and testing of laser weapons in their countries; earlier this week, the US announced that it is preparing to test a new high-powered laser weapon which can be mounted on army trucks.
On March 16, Lockheed Martin said that its new solid-state fiber laser can slice through targets with a record- ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017Lockheed Martin designs future U.S. Army laser vehicle  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017U.S. Army demos laser weapon with Stryker vehicle  New Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017Inside China's High-Tech Space-Based Laser Arsenal |
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