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  Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 A low-tier missile defense system is reportedly in the final phase of development by South Korea, a military official said earlier this week. According to the Yonhap news service the hit-to-kill missile system will undergo final evaluation next month to determine it's suitability for production and deployment. The evaluation process follows completion of earlier testing of the medium-range surface-to-air missile known as M-SAM. "It is fair to say that we only have an administrat ... read more |
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US carrier strike group still far from N. Korea: officialWashington (AFP) April 18, 2017 A US aircraft carrier the Navy had said was heading toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet started sailing to the region, a US defense official acknowledged Tuesday. ... more 
Pence reassures Japan as North Korea threatens 'weekly' testsTokyo (AFP) April 18, 2017 US Vice President Mike Pence reiterated his country's commitment to the security of Japan on Tuesday, as North Korea intensified concerns over its weapons programme with a vow to launch missile tests "every week". ... more 
Volleyball games at N.Korean nuke test site: monitorWashington (AFP) April 18, 2017 North Korea watchers said Tuesday they had observed unusual activity at the reclusive country's nuclear test site - workers playing volleyball. ... more 
Japan could rescue nationals in Korean crisis: defence chiefTokyo (AFP) April 18, 2017 Japan will prepare to send troops to the Korean peninsula to protect its nationals there if a crisis requires their evacuation, its defence chief reportedly said Tuesday. ... more |
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US, China working 'closely' on North Korea: MattisRiyadh (AFP) April 18, 2017 The United States and China are working "closely" together over North Korea, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday, two days after a new missile test by Pyongyang. ... more 
Trump's threatened 'armada' still far from N. Korea: officialWashington (AFP) April 18, 2017 An aircraft carrier the US Navy said was steaming toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet departed, a US defense official acknowledged Tuesday. ... more  
U.S. Navy taps Raytheon for Standard Missile engineeringWashington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 Raytheon received a $113 million contract to perform engineering and technical services for several Standard Missile variants used by the U.S. Navy. ... more  
SSL completes agreement to partner with DARPA on satellite servicingPalo Alto CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 Space Systems Loral has signed and executed an agreement with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced capabilities for servicing and maintaining spacecraft in ... more  
Raytheon speeds delivery and secures satellite weather dataAurora CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 Raytheon has completed an upgrade and final testing of the data transport and processing system for the Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System which provides weather and environmental dat ... more 
France's Melenchon returns with campaigning hologramDijon, France (AFP) April 18, 2017 French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon made a return to hologram campaigning Tuesday, beaming himself and his far-left message to six cities as far away as the overseas territory of Reunion. ... more |
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Russia reveals virtual tour of new Arctic military baseWashington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 The Russian Ministry of Defense has released a virtual tour showcasing a newly constructed military base located in a remote area in the Arctic. ... more  
General Atomics providing battery for semi-autonomous underwater vehicleWashington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 General Atomics has secured a contract to provide a battery to power the U.S. military's developing Semi-Autonomous Hydrographic Reconnaissance Vehicle. ... more  
Russian tank becomes U.S. Army unmanned target vehicleWashington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 A Russian T-72 tank has been converted for unmanned operation as a target vehicle by a business unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. ... more  
Taiwan reviews political asylum bid by Chinese touristTaipei (AFP) April 18, 2017 Taiwan said Tuesday it was reviewing a request for political asylum by a Chinese tourist, reportedly an anti-corruption activist who was previously jailed on the mainland. ... more |
  Seoul (AFP) April 17, 2017  The United States and South Korea agreed on the early deployment of a controversial US missile defence system in the region, the South's acting president said Monday after talks with visiting US Vice President Mike Pence.
"We have agreed to further strengthen the readiness posture of ROK-US alliance that matches the threats posed by North Korea through a swift deployment of THAAD (Terminal H ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017BAE Systems to develop U.S. space, missile defense tech  Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017South Korean missile interceptor in final development  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Raytheon to upgrade U.S. ballistic missile defense radars |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017  The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon with a $64 million contract modification to continue work for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile program.
The modification announced on Thursday tasks the company with providing Phase 4B form, fit, function and refresh services for the missile's guidance section.
The agreement includes foreign military sales to Norway, Turkey, Japan, ... moreWashington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017U.S. Navy taps Raytheon for Standard Missile engineering  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017Orbital ATK contracted to support Sidewinder missile sale  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017Boeing receives contract modification for Harpoon missile support |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 
A developing U.S. Army platform comprising two dune buggy-like vehicles completed a round of testing at Fort Sill, Okla., on Thursday.
The eight-wheeled vehicles, known as Hunter and Killer, were tested between April 3 and April 13 during the 2017 Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment, or MFIX. They are designed to travel through various types of terrain and provide operators with aircra ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017U.K. defense minister calls for autonomous supply vehicles  (UPI) Apr 17, 2017MQ-8C Fire Scout takes first flight from littoral combat ship  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017MS-177 sensor completes test on Global Hawk |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017  Denmark and Thales have signed a framework agreement for the Nordic country to acquire the company's SOTAS communication system for military vehicles.
The deal between Thales and the Danish Defense and Logistic Organization is for seven years and includes a provision for company maintenance technologies to be transferred to Denmark from Thales operations in the Netherlands. Thales repor ... more Offutt AFB NB (AFNS) Apr 10, 2017US Strategic Command, Norway sign agreement to share space services, data  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017  The Kremlin plans to modernize weaponry and equipment issued to Russian forces in Crimea and the Arctic regions.
Russian defense officials disclosed the move during a Defense Ministry Board meeting in Moscow on Wednesday. Discussions focused on an armament program set to take place from 2018 through 2025.
According to Russian Army General Sergei Shoigu, the program is necessary f ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017U.S. Navy buys 300 BRU-55A/A bomb ejector racks  Kabul (AFP) April 14, 2017Five views on the 'Mother of All Bombs' in Afghanistan Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017Russian tank becomes U.S. Army unmanned target vehicle |
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 Ottawa (AFP) April 13, 2017  Canada introduced a bill Thursday opening the way for it to join a UN Arms Trade Treaty which effectively curbs some foreign weapons sales.
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced the legislation, saying it would formalize Canada's current system of export controls which already "meets most of the treaty's thresholds."
In recent years, Canada has faced criticism over the sale of li ... more New Delhi (AFP) April 7, 2017India inks weapons deal worth nearly $2 bn with Israel  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017U.S. lawmakers push for Pentagon reforms  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Brazil boosting defense industry exports |
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 Manila (AFP) April 16, 2017 
The Philippine military said Sunday it would hold annual exercises with US troops next month, reaffirming its commitment to the alliance despite cooling relations under President Rodrigo Duterte.
The 10-day exercises will be the first held under Duterte, who has suggested cancelling the drills and called for the withdrawal of American troops, putting into question Manila's 70-year-old allian ... more Washington (AFP) April 12, 2017NATO essential but allies must pay up says Trump; Ryan to visit next week  Warsaw (AFP) April 12, 2017As NATO moves in troops, reforms hit Poland's military hard  Kathmandu (AFP) April 16, 2017Nepal, China begin first-ever joint military exercises |
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 Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 
Using pressure instead of chemicals, a Sandia National Laboratories team has fabricated nanoparticles into nanowire-array structures similar to those that underlie the surfaces of touch-screens for sensors, computers, phones and TVs. The pressure-based fabrication process takes nanoseconds. Chemistry-based industrial techniques take hours.
The process, called stress-induced fabrication, "i ... more Lemont IL (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Self-assembling polymers provide thin nanowire template  Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Scientists created nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloys  Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 12, 2017UNM physicist discovers strange forces acting on nanoparticles |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 
Canada's air force on Monday deployed four CH-146 Griffon helicopters to support coalition efforts against militants in northern Iraq.
According to a statement released by the country's defense ministry, the deployment aims to support the U.S.-led coalition fight against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, ISIL and Daesh.
The deployment includes 60 Canadian air force personnel ... more Baghdad (AFP) April 17, 2017Mosul op has displaced nearly half a million: UN  Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) April 16, 2017Iraqi Christians mark first post-IS Easter in recaptured town  Baghdad (AFP) April 16, 2017Iraq forces make Mosul gains, but anti-IS war far from over |
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 Washington (AFP) April 17, 2017  The latest North Korean missile launch may have been of a new and hitherto unknown system being developed by Kim Jong-Un's regime, a weapons expert said Monday.
The Pentagon has not discussed which missile blew up "almost immediately" after launch early Sunday from near Sinpo on the North's east coast, and the White House has said only that it was a medium-range device.
John Schilling, a ... more Tehran (AFP) April 14, 2017Iran's Rouhani registers to run for re-election Washington (AFP) April 18, 2017Volleyball games at N.Korean nuke test site: monitor  London (AFP) April 15, 2017Britain urges N. Korea to stop nuke drive; As China seeks Russian help |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 12, 2017  Prices for goods at the factory gate in China jumped in March, the government said Wednesday, in a positive sign of strengthening demand for the world's second-largest economy.
The producer price index (PPI) rose 7.6 percent year-on-year in March, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, slightly beating economists' expectations of a 7.5 percent increase in a Bloomberg News survey. ... more Kenosha, United States (AFP) April 18, 2017Trump seeks headway on 'Buy American, Hire American' pledge  Beijing (AFP) April 18, 2017IMF raises China growth forecast to 6.6% this year, 6.2% in 2018  Washington (AFP) April 14, 2017US: China, Germany must do more to cut trade surpluses |
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 Tripoli (AFP) April 13, 2017 
At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said.
Survivors said the missing include 15 women and five children, General Ayoub Qassem told AFP.
He said the Libyan coastguard had rescued a further 23 migrants of various African nationalities just under 10 kilometres (6 miles) off the coast of Tripoli.
The boat's hull was c ... more Beijing (AFP) April 14, 2017Smoking to kill 200 million in China this century: WHO  Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Evaluating forecasts of extreme events  Jerusalem (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Glowing bacteria detect buried landmines |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 18, 2017  Fairly soon, we can expect the launch of China's first cargo spaceship, Tianzhou 1. The Tianzhou module will fly from China's new spaceport on Hainan Island aboard a Long March 7 rocket. Tianzhou will dock with the uncrewed Tiangong 2 space laboratory, which is itself smaller than the cargo spacecraft that will soon visit it. Apart from testing the cargo spacecraft and its docking procedures, th ... more Nanjing (XNA) Mar 31, 2017Yuanwang fleet to carry out 19 space tracking tasks in 2017  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 |
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 The Hague (AFP) April 12, 2017  Two giant pandas arrived by plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Wednesday after a marathon 8,000 kilometre journey from China, the first breeding pair on Dutch soil in three decades.
Female panda Wu Wen (Beautiful Powerful Cloud) and her male companion Xing Ya (Elegant Star) touched down at Schiphol at around 1730 GMT after leaving Chengdu in central China more than 10 hours earlier.
... more Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017Beijing hutongs: village life in the city  Beijing (AFP) April 11, 2017Hong Kong's Carrie Lam officially accepts role as chief executive  Hong Kong (AFP) April 12, 2017Hong Kong lawmaker charged for upending Chinese flag |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017  A mobile treatment system that destroys chemical warfare agents without producing hazardous waste has been announced by Southwest Research Institute.
The system it helped develop comes in two configurations, one wet and one dry.
The dry pollution control process, suited for arid or remote regions, uses a Dedicated EGR engine thermal destruction device developed by Southwest Resea ... more Baghdad (AFP) April 13, 2017Anti-IS strike rules unchanged under Trump: general  Baghdad (AFP) April 16, 2017IS attacked Iraq forces with chemical weapons: military Baghdad (AFP) April 11, 2017IS now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, military says |
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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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