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  Seoul (AFP) April 11, 2017 North Korea denounced the US deployment of a naval strike group to the region Tuesday, warning it is ready for "war" as Washington tightens the screws on the nuclear-armed state. The strike group - which includes the Nimitz-class aircraft supercarrier USS Carl Vinson - cancelled a planned trip to Australia this weekend, heading to the Korean peninsula instead in a show of force. "This goes to prove that the US reckless moves for invading the DPRK have reached a serious phase," a spokesman for ... read more |
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Russia to upgrade Iskander-M missileWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 Russia's state-owned Rostec corporation announced plans to upgrade the country's Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile systems on Tuesday. ... more 
Tensions soar as US, North Korea rattle sabersWashington (AFP) April 11, 2017 US President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that Washington was prepared to "solve the problem" of North Korea on its own if necessary as he and Pyongyang engaged in tit-for-tat saber-rattling that sent tensions soaring in East Asia. ... more  
Trump approves Montenegro's accession to NATOWashington (AFP) April 11, 2017 US President Donald Trump signed off on Montenegro's accession to NATO Tuesday, removing a potential hurdle to the Balkan nation becoming the alliance's 29th member. ... more  
Radar warning receiver flies for first time in Predator droneWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 A Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 drone has demonstrated the successful use of a radar warning receiver for conducting missions in hostile environments. ... more |
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U.S. orders cannon bodies from Triumph GroupWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 Gun bodies for BAE Systems' M777 Howitzer are to be manufactured by Pennsylvania-based Triumph Precision Components under a $15 million contract. ... more  
Lockheed Martin gets license for military exoskeleton techWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 Lockheed Martin announced plans to explore the military exoskeleton market after licensing bionic augmentation technology from B-Temia. ... more  
U.S. Navy christens destroyer USS Paul IgnatiusWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 The U.S. Navy christened its latest guided-missile destroyer, the Arleigh Burke-class USS Paul Ignatius, during a ceremony on Saturday. ... more 
Finland to commission design of new corvettesWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 Rauma Marine Constructions of Finland is to receive a contract to design new naval vessels for Finland's Squadron 2020 project. ... more 
Navy taps Tetra Tech for environmental remediation workWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 Tetra Tech EC has won a place on a U.S. Navy multiple-award contract for environmental remediation of radiological contaminants. ... more 
'Super carrier' USS Gerald R. Ford begins sea trialsWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy's developing "super carrier," departed its builder's port to begin sea trials over the weekend. ... more |
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Navy continues grounding of T-45 trainer aircraftWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 U.S. Navy T-45 trainer jets are grounded for at least another week as investigations continue into physiological episodes experienced by aircraft crew. ... more 
Lockheed Martin gets $372 million contract mod for F-35 workWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 Lockheed Martin received a $372 million contact modification from the U.S. Navy to address several issues with the F-35 Lightning II. ... more  
Iraq's Sadr warns Assad could share Kadhafi's fateNajaf, Iraq (AFP) April 11, 2017 Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as slain Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi if he did not step down. ... more  
Pentagon chief says 'no doubt' Syria behind chemical attackWashington (AFP) April 11, 2017 Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday there is "no doubt" the Syrian regime was behind last week's deadly chemical strike, while US officials accused Moscow of waging a misinformation campaign around the attack. ... more |
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Raytheon received a $10 million contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to upgrade components for the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile radar.
The company's work will focus on enhancing software and hardware to bolster the radar's detection capabilities, including its gallium nitride semiconductor technology, or GaN. Raytheon says its work will help the system discriminate between threat ... moreWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017Raytheon to supply Multi-Object Kill Vehicle technology  Hatzor, Israel (AFP) April 2, 2017Israel's latest missile interceptor enters service  Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2017Always on Guard: All You Need to Know About Russia's Missile Defense |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 
Rockwell Collins received a $21 million contract modification to begin work on the second Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System for the U.S. Air Force.
The system, also known as CRIIS, was designed to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with time, space and positioning information during testing with various current and next-generation defense platforms. It is slated to repl ... more Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017US confident it can thwart N.Korean missiles: US general  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017IAI, Indian navy sign $1.6B contract for air defense systems  Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017Brazil considering Pantsir-S1 buy from Russia |
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 
When whiteflies take off, they don't just spread their wings and fly. Just .03 of an inch long, these tiny insects possess a variety of sophisticated techniques that provide them with exceptional stability in the air. Tel Aviv University researchers now say that they may hold the secret to stabilizing the take-off of small robotic manmade flyers such as miniaturized drones.
TAU research pr ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017USS America tests Rolling Airframe Missile on drone  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin demo unmanned F-16  Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017Radar warning receiver flies for first time in Predator drone |
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 Offutt AFB NB (AFNS) Apr 10, 2017  US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) entered into an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries to share space situational awareness (SSA) services and information.
The arrangement will enhance awareness within the space domain and increase the safety of spaceflight operations. It was formalized in a memorandum of understanding sig ... more Washington (AFP) April 7, 2017Pentagon urges Russia not to hang up military hotline  Washington DC (AFNS) Apr 06, 2017AF announces major changes to space enterprise  Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017U.K. picks General Dynamics for battlefield communications project |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017  Gun bodies for BAE Systems' M777 Howitzer are to be manufactured by Pennsylvania-based Triumph Precision Components under a $15 million contract.
BAE Systems issued the award to Triumph after receiving a U.S. Foreign Military Sale contract to make the M777 for India.
"We are pleased to continue our staunch relationship with BAE in support of the M777 Howitzer," Rick Rosenjack, ex ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Estonia taps BAE Systems Hagglunds for vehicle support  Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017Northrop Grumman to support IBCS development for U.S. Army  Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2017General Dynamics, US Ordnance share contract for M2 machineguns |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 
Lawmakers with the U.S. House Armed Services Committee heard from former Pentagon workers earlier in the week pushing for several key defense reforms.
On Tuesday, Representatives held a hearing featuring testimonies from three former defense officials with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who argued the U.S. Department of Defense should be doing more to manage its gro ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Brazil boosting defense industry exports  New Delhi (AFP) April 7, 2017India inks weapons deal worth nearly $2 bn with Israel Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Israel's Delek Group sets sights on global stage |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017 
Budding Chinese sleuths could start stalking foreigners as suspected spies in Beijing after authorities in the city on Monday offered a cash bonanza for information on overseas agents.
Members of the public can report suspected espionage through a special hotline, by mail or in person and will be rewarded with up to 500,000 yuan ($72,460) in compensation if their intelligence is deemed usefu ... more Washington (AFP) April 11, 2017Trump approves Montenegro's accession to NATO  Tawang Town, India (AFP) April 8, 2017Dalai Lama accuses China of fooling its people  Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017China's Xi praises normalisation of ties with Norway |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 
Scientists have been researching luminous coloured quantum dots (QDs) since the 1980s. These nanocrystals are now part of our everyday lives: the electronics industry uses them in LCD televisions to enhance colour reproduction and image quality.
Quantum dots are spherical nanocrystals made of a semiconductor material. When these crystals are excited by light, they glow green or red - depen ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 06, 2017How nanoparticles affect flow through porous stuff in surprising ways  Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 12, 2017UNM physicist discovers strange forces acting on nanoparticles  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Scientists identify unusual force acting on nanoparticles |
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 Najaf, Iraq (AFP) April 11, 2017  Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as slain Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi if he did not step down.
The maverick cleric had last week condemned the suspected deadly use of chemical weapons by Assad's forces against civilians, becoming a rare Shiite leader to openly challenge the Syrian president's legitimacy.
... more Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) April 9, 2017First Palm Sunday since IS in Iraq's main Christian town Arbil, Iraq (AFP) April 6, 2017Iraqi helicopter downed in fight to retake Mosul Baghdad (AFP) April 5, 2017Iraq urges residents in IS-held areas to shelter at home |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017  Russia's state-owned Rostec corporation announced plans to upgrade the country's Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile systems on Tuesday.
Speaking with the TASS news agency, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said his company aims to deliver an improved tactical missile to the Kremlin by 2020.
"In accordance with the adopted strategy of the cluster Armaments within ten years we are goin ... more Washington (AFP) April 9, 2017Trump seeks options for eliminating NKorea nuke threat  Seoul (AFP) April 11, 2017North Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move  Seoul (AFP) April 11, 2017North Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move |
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 New York (AFP) April 10, 2017  Leading electronic music festival Ultra announced an expansion Monday to China and India, sensing a bright future for the booming genre in the world's two most populous countries.
Ultra Music Festival, launched in 1999 in Miami when electronic dance music was beginning to find mass audiences in the West, also plans to head to Australia which will bring the party to six continents.
The Se ... more Beijing (AFP) April 12, 2017China producer prices jump 7.6% in March: govt  Stanford-Le-Hope, United Kingdom (AFP) April 10, 2017First 'Silk Road' train from Britain leaves for China  Santiago (AFP) April 10, 2017Chile, China start talks to expand trade deal |
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 Jerusalem (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 
The need for safe and efficient technologies for detecting buried landmines and unexploded ordnance is a humanitarian issue of immense global proportions. About half a million people around the world are suffering from mine-inflicted injuries, and each year an additional 15 to 20 thousand more people are injured or killed by these devices. More than 100 million such devices are still buried in o ... moreWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017General Dynamics marks milestone for U.S. border systems Hammam Al-Alil, Iraq (AFP) April 10, 2017Near Mosul, soldiers and displaced meet at the spa  Jiutepec, Mexico (AFP) April 11, 2017Victims of military torture fear Mexico security bill |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017 
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall.
The human rights organisation estimates the Asian giant alone killed "thousands" of people, a figure based on examinations of court records and news reports.
All other countries together executed at least 1,032 people last year - a ... more Hong Kong (AFP) April 10, 2017Hong Kong protester jailed over anti-China clashes  Los Angeles (AFP) April 5, 2017US authorities bust visa fraud scheme for wealthy Chinese  Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2017Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China |
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 Baghdad (AFP) April 11, 2017  The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three years ago, a military spokesman said Tuesday.
Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes and other support are now battling IS inside second city Mosul, after retaking much of the other territory the jihadists had seized.
"Daesh controlled 40 percent of Iraqi land" in 2014, ... more Washington (AFP) April 11, 2017Pentagon chief says 'no doubt' Syria behind chemical attack  Niamey (AFP) April 10, 2017Niger troops kill 57 Boko Haram fighters: security sources  Washington (AFP) April 10, 2017White House warns Syria on chemical, barrel bomb use |
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 Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017  A sci-fi staple for decades, laser weapons are finally becoming reality in the US military, albeit with capabilities a little less dramatic than at the movies.
Lightsabers - the favored weapon of the Jedi in "Star Wars" films - will remain in the fictional realm for now, but after decades of development, laser weapons are now here and are being deployed on military vehicles and planes.
... more Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017Researchers create Star Wars 'superlaser' in the lab  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017German scientists focus radiation of 10,000 suns with new light array  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Scientists find out where laser energy goes when a beam is fired into plasma |
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