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  Washington DC (VOA) Mar 31, 2017 The deputy commander of the U.S. Strategic Command is calling for the development of a code of conduct for space as dreams of altruistic exploration fade. Vice Admiral Charles Richard believes establishing norms and practices of behavior in space would help nations better understand each other's activities. "We're still sorting out what constitutes an attack in space," Richard said at a conference titled "Space Security: Issues for the New U.S. Administration" held last week at the Center for Stra ... read more |
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US warns China it is losing patience over North KoreaUnited Nations, United States (AFP) March 30, 2017 The US ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday said China can and must do more to force North Korea to halt its nuclear and missile programs. ... more  
US top diplomat Tillerson to push NATO pay up in first talksBrussels (AFP) March 31, 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will push his NATO allies to boost defence spending, at their first talks on Friday, by warning them that the disproportionate US share is "unsustainable," officials said. ... more 
US diplomat arrested over contacts with Chinese spiesWashington (AFP) March 29, 2017 A US diplomat who allegedly took tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts from Chinese intelligence agents was charged Wednesday with lying to investigators over those contacts. ... more 
NATO raises 'serious concern' over Ukraine separatist IDsBrussels (AFP) March 30, 2017 NATO ambassadors on Thursday raised "serious concerns" with their Russian counterpart over Moscow's recognition of separatist identity papers in eastern Ukraine and the use of the ruble there, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. ... more |
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China's Xi and Trump tee up Mar-a-Lago summitBeijing (AFP) March 30, 2017 China's President Xi Jinping will meet Donald Trump next week at the US leader's Florida golf resort, the first face-to-face meeting between the heads of the world's two most powerful nations. ... more 
Kosovo's president bows to pressure on his army planPristina (AFP) March 30, 2017 Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci on Thursday gave up on his plans for a rapid transformation of the nation's defence force into an army, ceding to strong opposition from Western allies. ... more 
Aireon and Spanish ANSP ENAIRE Sign Agreement to Evaluate Space-Based ADS-BMcLean VA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Aireon has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Spanish Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) ENAIRE. Through this agreement, ENAIRE will begin investigating the safety, efficiency and envir ... more  
SpaceX launches first recycled rocketMiami (AFP) March 30, 2017 SpaceX is poised to launch its first recycled rocket on Thursday, using a booster that sent food and supplies to the astronauts living at the International Space Station in April. ... more  
'Ground Control' Arrives at Leicester UniversityLeicester, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 Scientists at the University of Leicester will be step closer to controlling their own satellite missions after a new satellite ground station dish is installed on 28 March. The University is ... more  
IS propaganda team killed in Iraq air strike: coalitionWashington (AFP) March 30, 2017 The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Thursday that it had killed a propaganda chief and associates in an air strike in the western Iraqi town of Al-Qaim. ... more |
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AM General, Army to test autonomous vehicle systemWashington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 An autonomous vehicle for transporting personnel and equipment within U.S. military facilities is being developed by AM General and the Army. ... more  
Ghosts of Mosul stalk Iraq's fleeing childrenHasan Sham Camp, Irak (AFP) March 31, 2017 The children proudly wield donated plastic water bottles like freshly dug nuggets of treasure, smiling despite the fear and death and destruction they have faced in their ruined city. ... more  
China's Xinjiang cracks down on Muslim practices in 'anti-extremist' pushBeijing (AFP) March 30, 2017 China has announced bans on beards and burkas in its remote violence-wracked Xinjiang region as part of tighter 'anti-extremism' regulations that also prohibit refusing to watch government propaganda. ... more  
Esri contracted for embedded training of intelligence agency personnelWashington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 Spatial analytics company Esri is to place National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency personnel in temporary positions as part of an embedded training program, the company announced on Thursday. ... more |
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Lockheed Martin received a $273 million contract to produce Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Lot 9 Interceptors for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems, or THAAD, are defensive platforms used to engage incoming ballistic missile attacks and other airborne threats. The system is capable of intercepting missiles from inside and outside of the Ea ... more Riyadh (AFP) March 28, 2017Saudi shoots down 'smuggled' Yemen rebel missiles  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Raytheon tapped for two more MK 99 ship sets  Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017Israel's David's Sling missile system to be operational in weeks |
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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 27, 2017 
The US Air Force's super-secret Boeing X-37B mini space shuttle just broke its own orbital record of 674 days in space. The landing date for the apparatus remains undetermined. The X-37B robotic space plane's current machine incarnation, OTV-4, just broke its own record by staying in orbit for 675 days, at least one day longer than its predecessor, OTV-3.
The fourth of the X-37B unmanned s ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 29, 2017A novel hybrid UAV that may change the way people operate drones  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017General Atomics building ground control station for drones  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017China to open first drone factory in Saudi Arabia |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 
If human ears could hear the electromagnetic spectrum, the noise levels these days would be overwhelming. The skyrocketing use of wireless devices in military and civilian domains has created a complicated and cacophonous environment, filled with signals of widely varying frequency and amplitude and a menagerie of modulations.
For warfighters trying to maintain critical communications link ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017Israel taps Elbit Systems for advanced radios  Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017Hensoldt, Leonardo offering Mode 5 IFF systems  Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 21, 20179th Wideband Global SATCOM satellite expands military communications capabilities of US and Allies |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
Rheinmetall has been selected to supply two Survivor R law enforcement vehicles to the German federal state of Saxony.
The event marks the German defense contractor's first sale of an advanced protected police platform. The delivery is part of a $16 million anti-terror package, and will be used to protect special police units in the area.
Rheinmetall says the sale improves the co ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017U.S. Army picks AM General for Humvee sale to Iraq  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017NATO agency to offer 40 tech refresh contracts  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Israel Aerospace Industries gets border protection sale |
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 Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017
The US State Department is removing human rights conditions on a large sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain, as the Trump administration moves to shore up ties with the Gulf ally, reports said Thursday.
President Donald Trump's predecessor Barack Obama had imposed the conditions on the sale to Bahrain of the 19 single-engine supersonic fighters worth $2.7 billion over the Sunni monarchy's cr ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Trump pressured to approve defense deals with India  Jerusalem (AFP) March 29, 2017Israel defence exports surge to $6.5 bln  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Mattis presses Congress for $30B defense hike |
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 Brussels (AFP) March 31, 2017 
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will push his NATO allies to boost defence spending, at their first talks on Friday, by warning them that the disproportionate US share is "unsustainable," officials said.
Tillerson will be the latest top US administration official to deliver that message when he meets fellow NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.
The meeting is in preparation for a May ... more Brussels (AFP) March 30, 2017NATO raises 'serious concern' over Ukraine separatist IDs  Pristina (AFP) March 30, 2017Kosovo's president bows to pressure on his army plan  Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017China's Xi and Trump tee up Mar-a-Lago summit |
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Using advanced 3-D printing, Dartmouth College researchers have unlocked the key to transforming microscopic nanorings into smart materials that perform work at human-scale.
Nanomachines can already deliver medication and serve as computer memories at the tiny nanometer scale. By integrating a 3-D printing technique pioneered at Dartmouth's Ke Functional Materials Group, researchers may un ... more Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Scientists created nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloys  Paris, France (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Light-controlled gearbox for nanomachines  Akron OH (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Researchers develop new method to program nanoparticle organization in polymer thin films |
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 Hasan Sham Camp, Irak (AFP) March 31, 2017 
The children proudly wield donated plastic water bottles like freshly dug nuggets of treasure, smiling despite the fear and death and destruction they have faced in their ruined city.
With the impetuousness that only children can muster, they forget for a moment the hell they've endured in Mosul.
"We had a big house, but Daesh bombed and burned it," says 10-year-old Nora, her undersized ... more Baghdad (AFP) March 30, 2017In Iraq, UN chief Guterres calls for protection of civilians  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 28, 2017US-led coalition 'probably' had role in Mosul civilian casualties  Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) March 29, 2017Freed from IS, but Iraq's Qaraqosh is now a ghost town |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2017  Japan's ruling party said Wednesday the government should consider developing the capability to strike enemy bases if the country is attacked, citing North Korea's missile and nuclear threats.
For years Tokyo has harboured deep suspicion of Pyongyang and seen itself as increasingly vulnerable to its nuclear and missile ambitions.
North Korea conducted two nuclear tests last year and test ... more Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017N. Korea could be in final preparations for nuclear test: report  United Nations, United States (AFP) March 30, 2017US warns China it is losing patience over North Korea  Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2017China coal imports from North Korea surge in February |
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 Geneva (AFP) March 28, 2017 
China won a partial victory at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday in a dispute over tariffs imposed on its poultry products by the European Union.
Between 2006 and 2009, Brussels set up a wide range of tariffs on poultry imports.
The EU then cut separate deals with Brazil and Thailand to reduce costs on imports from the two countries.
Beijing claimed it deserved the same deal ... more San Jos� (AFP) March 29, 2017Mexican president says seeking 'new relationship' with US  Brussels (AFP) March 27, 2017EU clears Dow-DuPont chemicals mega-merger  Newark DE (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Unforeseen impacts of the fair trade movement |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 30, 2017  On west Mosul's Baghdad street, thousands of displaced Iraqis flee the fighting with their meagre belongings but similar numbers walk in the other direction, heading straight back into the war-torn city.
The street is currently the main corridor for civilians fleeing the battle between the Islamic State group and the government forces trying to root them out of their last strongholds.
It ... more Ayr, Australia (AFP) March 29, 2017Military mobilises to help cyclone-ravaged Australian region  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Rising flood insurance costs growing will New York City  Dhaka (IANS) Mar 27, 2017Bangladesh to join India's South Asia Satellite initiative |
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 Nanjing (XNA) Mar 31, 2017 
Yuanwang space tracking ships, which follows the progress of satellites and other space-bound craft, will carry out 19 maritime space monitoring missions in 2017, according to the maritime satellite measurement and control authority on Wednesday.
Yuanwang-5 left port Wednesday and Yuanwang-6 started its journey Monday.
Yuanwang-7 and the rocket transporting fleet will set sail in Apr ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017China Develops Spaceship Capable of Moon Landing  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 |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 30, 2017 
A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed Thursday over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city.
The cases come days after pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam was selected as city leader by a committee skewed towards the mainland camp.
They also precede an expected visit by China's Presid ... more Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017Tibetan fashion hits the Beijing runway  Beijing (AFP) March 27, 2017Australia-based professor blocked from leaving China  Hong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2017China's favourite Lam wins Hong Kong leadership, vows to heal rifts |
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 Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017  The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Thursday that it had killed a propaganda chief and associates in an air strike in the western Iraqi town of Al-Qaim.
Ibrahim Al-Ansari was an "important ISIS leader," said Colonel Joseph Scrocca, a spokesman for the Baghdad-based coalition, using an alternate acronym for Islamic State.
The propaganda official was a leader in prop ... more Montreal (AFP) March 28, 2017Electronics ban on flights not a longterm solution: IATA boss  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Smiths Detection tapped for airport security  Tehran (AFP) March 27, 2017IS releases video threatening Iran |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 
Researchers in Germany are trying to use a massive light array to generate clean energy. This week, the scientists switched on their Synlight experiment, a collection of 149 film projector spotlights on steroids.
Together the lights can generate the radiation of 10,000 suns, making the world's biggest solar simulator. When concentrated on a single point, the lights can produce temperatu ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Scientists find out where laser energy goes when a beam is fired into plasma  Glasgow, Scotland (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Where does laser energy go after being fired into plasma?  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017U.S. Air Force buys additional laser materials |
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