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  Tehran (AFP) May 6, 2017 Iran's armed forces warned President Hassan Rouhani against discussing the country's defence programme after he criticised the anti-Israel slogans written on the side of ballistic missiles, local media reported on Saturday. During an election debate on Friday, Rouhani took the rare step of criticising the elite Revolutionary Guards for the provocative messages they wrote on ballistic missiles before testing them. "We saw how they wrote slogans on missiles and showed underground (missile) cities ... read more |
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Iran's Rouhani slams nuclear deal saboteurs in debateTehran (AFP) May 5, 2017 Iran's President Hassan Rouhani criticised conservative opponents for trying to sabotage the nuclear deal with world powers and vowed more civil rights during Friday's second presidential election debate. ... more  
Mind Your Own Business, Stay Away From Russian Ports - Moscow on US BillGorki, Russia (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 The United States should leave port management in the Russian Far East to Moscow and focus on its own affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal ... more 
U.S. military launches Operation Northern EdgeWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 A large military exercise involving more than 6000 personnel is running from May 1 to May 12 under the name Exercise Northern Edge. ... more 
Russia to Rearm Strategic Missile Forces With 5th-Generation Arms by 2027Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 Russia will have upgraded its Strategic Missile Forces with 5th-generation devices by 2027. All missile divisions of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) will be rearmed with 5th-generation ball ... more |
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Shape-changing fog screen inventedSussex UK (SPX) May 08, 2017 There is something spooky about being able to see and talk to the pirate Blackbeard while one walks down a dark alley and then stepping right through him as he disappears into thin air. Such enterta ... more  
Russia's RS-28 Sarmat ICBM: Hypersonic Disaster for US Missile Defense ShieldMoscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 With its state-of-art heavy liquid-propelled RS-28 Sarmat ICBM the Russian military has obviously surpassed their US counterparts, Russian military expert Alexei Leonkov told Radio Sputnik, adding t ... more 
Purchase of S-400 From Russia 'Might Signal Turkey's Estrangement From NATO'Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 The possible purchase of Russia's S-400 missile defense system was among the issues topping the agenda of talks between Presidents Putin and Erdogan in Sochi on Wednesday. Turkish journalist and exp ... more 
First underwater carpet cloak realized, with metamaterialBeijing, China (SPX) May 08, 2017 Researchers at the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have designed and fabricated an underwater acoustic carpet cloak using transformation acoustics, a scientific first ... more 
Trump loses another nominee for US Army secretaryWashington (AFP) May 5, 2017 US President Donald Trump on Friday lost another nominee he had put forward to be his Army secretary, after lawmakers said the pick was unfit because of his past stances against transsexuals, Muslims and Latinos. ... more  
GKN Aerospace building fuel bladder system for MQ-9B droneWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 The first production Predator B MQ-9B drone by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will feature a fuel bladder system from GKN Aerospace. ... more |
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 U.S. Army grants contract for pneumatic drone, target launchers  
New America-class amphibious assault ship launched earlyWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 Huntington Ingalls Industries ship-building division is announcing that it has launched an America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli, from it's dry dock on Monday. The deployment was 13 weeks ahead of schedule. ... more 
DCNS to modernize three French navy frigatesWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 French naval company DCNS is to modernize three of the five La Fayette frigates of the French navy, under a contract from France's Directorate-General for Armaments, the company announced Friday. ... more  
First F-35B Lightning II produced in Italy rolls off assembly lineWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 The first F-35B Lightning II manufactured outside of the United States has rolled out of a Final Assembly and Checkout, or FACO, facility in Cameri, Italy. ... more  
In ruins of Iraq Christian town, fires a sign of rebirthQaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) May 6, 2017 Several plumes of smoke rise above Iraq's main Christian town Qaraqosh, but this time it isn't the Islamic State jihadist group burning crosses and churches. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) May 2, 2017 
A controversial missile defense system whose deployment has angered China is now operational in South Korea, the US military said Monday.
Washington and Seoul agreed to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery deployment in July in the wake of a string of North Korean missile tests.
US Forces Korea said THAAD is "operational and has the ability to intercept North Korean mi ... moreMoscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017Russia's RS-28 Sarmat ICBM: Hypersonic Disaster for US Missile Defense Shield  Beijing (AFP) May 2, 2017China demands halt to US missile shield in S.Korea Seoul (AFP) April 28, 2017Seoul rejects Trump demand it pays for missile system |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 29, 2017 
Tokyo's main subway system suspended its service for 10 minutes Saturday morning, shortly after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile.
It was the first time Tokyo Metro took such a step, following the adoption of new rules this month to stop trains and check for safety in response to news of any missile launches that can potentially hit Japan, local media said.
Trains were stopped a ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017Sweden orders additional anti-ship missiles from Saab  Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017SM-6 missile completes final round of tests  Washington (UPI) Apr 26, 2017Northrop to integrate missile countermeasure systems for Air Force, Navy |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2017 
The mysterious X-37B has ended its fourth mission, and for the first time on this flight, it has been officially unmasked. Gliding swiftly to a daylight landing at the Kennedy Space Centre after 718 days in orbit, boffins have been rewarded with detailed images and video of the robot spaceplane.
That's been typical of previous missions, but it's a major unmasking for this flight. The landi ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (Sputnik) May 08, 2017Newest Secret US Spacecraft Returns to Earth After Over 700 Days in Space  Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Carrier drone system undergoing testing  Washington (UPI) May 5, 2017U.S. Army grants contract for pneumatic drone, target launchers |
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When the U.S. military began using satellite communications many decades ago, space was a sanctuary. That's no longer the case today. New potential adversaries and a proliferation of non-kinetic techniques have increased the risks to satellite communications even as the military's reliance on this technology grows. Meanwhile, the commercial industry's efforts to improve SATCOM resiliency illustr ... more Paris, France (SPX) May 03, 2017Airbus to carry out a definition study for the ground segment of the Syracuse IV  Sunnyvale, CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2017MUOS Satellite Now Supporting Troops with Ultra High Frequency Communications  Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017Navy's New Satellite Network to Be Fitted With Advanced Data Transfer Gear |
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 Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017 
Rheinmetall Defense Australia has picked NOIA as its supplier of ammunition and armament services in its bid to supply Australia with armored vehicles.
Rheinmetall said it has a long-standing commercial relationship with NOIA through its weapon and munitions arm, Rheinmetall Weapons and Munitions.
"Working side by side on our Land 400 Phase 2 offer represents a natural next step ... more Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Engility to continue support for DITRA  Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Cubic Global Defense to provide training support services for British army  Washington (UPI) May 2, 2017BAE partners with Czech firm on mortar system |
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 The Hague (AFP) April 21, 2017 
A Dutch court on Friday sentenced a businessman to 19 years in prison for arms trafficking and aiding war crimes in Liberia and Guinea by armed forces of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor.
Guus Kouwenhoven, 74, was found guilty of delivering weapons to Taylor's regime between 2000 and 2003 in return for preferential treatment and lucrative contracts for his logging business, in violation of ... more Ottawa (AFP) April 13, 2017Canada moves to join treaty curbing foreign arms sales 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 |
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 Washington (UPI) May 5, 2017 
A large military exercise involving more than 6000 personnel is running from May 1 to May 12 under the name Exercise Northern Edge.
The operation will cover a number of possible scenarios, including Pacific ocean contingencies, and foreign troops will participate in the exercise, the U.S Marine Corps announced on Friday.
"Exercises like Northern Edge allow us to work together, ta ... more Beijing (AFP) May 3, 2017China's Xi hails ties with Philippines as Duterte cools on US  Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017Funding for Eucom essential, NATO Supreme Commander tells U.S. Senate (SPX) May 04, 2017  Tokyo (AFP) May 5, 2017Japan to offer patrol planes to Malaysia: report |
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The ability to pattern materials at ever-smaller sizes - using electron-beam lithography (EBL), in which an electron-sensitive material is exposed to a focused beam of electrons, as a primary method - is driving advances in nanotechnology. When the feature size of materials is reduced from the macroscale to the nanoscale, individual atoms and molecules can be manipulated to dramatically alter ma ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017X-ray microscope optics resolve 50-nm features while eliminating chromatic aberrations  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Self-assembled nanostructures can be selectively controlled  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Nanotubes that build themselves |
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 Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) May 6, 2017 
Several plumes of smoke rise above Iraq's main Christian town Qaraqosh, but this time it isn't the Islamic State jihadist group burning crosses and churches.
Almost three years after fleeing the town, families are beginning to return and the first thing they do is burn old household items, a way of cleaning their homes and cleansing their bad memories.
"As you can see, we are burning our ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) May 4, 2017Iraq forces launch new push on IS in west Mosul Baghdad (AFP) May 3, 201711 journalists killed in Iraq in past year: watchdog  Habbaniyah, Iraq (AFP) May 2, 2017IS attack in western Iraq kills 10 soldiers: officers |
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 Washington (AFP) May 3, 2017 
The US Air Force test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California early Wednesday, the military said.
Air Force Global Strike Command spokesman Joe Thomas told AFP from California that the test was routine and not meant to be a show of force in the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile program.
The Minuteman III missile blasted off fr ... more Tehran (AFP) May 6, 2017Iran army criticises Rouhani's missile comments  Beijing (AFP) May 3, 2017China's military pact with N.Korea looks shaky  Washington (AFP) May 4, 2017US urges SE Asia allies to shun North Korea |
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 Tokyo (AFP) May 5, 2017 
East Asia's three biggest economies vowed Friday to work together to help prevent market instability as tensions run high over Pyongyang's weapons programmes.
North Korea's efforts to develop an arsenal of nuclear-armed missiles have fuelled concerns among its Asian neighbours and led to threats of military action from Washington, as well as calls for China to rein in its reclusive ally.
... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2017HSBC pre-tax profit slides but hails 'good result'  New York (AFP) May 5, 2017IBM tumbles as Buffett discloses he is trimming stake  Hong Kong (AFP) May 3, 2017Hong Kong firm snaps up London skyscraper in $1.47bn deal |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 4, 2017 
A senior EU envoy on Thursday urged Beijing to restrict the sale of inflatable dinghies that he said are used by trafficking gangs to carry migrants on treacherous sea journeys to Europe.
About 1.4 million refugees and migrants have made their way to Europe since 2015, many fleeing Syria's bloody civil war, in the biggest wave of migration the continent has seen since World War II.
Thous ... more Beijing (AFP) May 6, 201720 sentenced to prison for deadly 2015 China landslide  Oxford UK (SPX) May 08, 2017Affluent countries contribute less to wildlife conservation than the rest of the world  Charleston, United States (AFP) May 4, 2017US opioid crisis at epidemic proportions |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017 
China plans to conduct several manned space flights from 2019 to 2022, during which a 60-tonne space station will be assembled and built, said Wang Zhaoyao, director of China's manned space program office, Friday.
"Tianzhou-1, China's first cargo spacecraft, was the last flight mission of the country's manned space program before the construction of a permanent space station," Wang said at ... more Beijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity  Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes in-orbit refueling  Xi'an (XNA) Apr 26, 2017China courts international coalition set up to promote space cooperation |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2017 
The United Nations' human rights office condemned Friday the detention of a Chinese attorney while he was vacationing with his family, calling it part of an "ongoing crackdown" against lawyers.
"We are deeply troubled that on Wednesday May 3, defence lawyer Chen Jiangang and his family were reportedly taken by police while they were travelling in Yunnan province," the UN High Commissioner fo ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2017Hong Kong remembers bloodiest violence 50 years on  Beijing (AFP) May 3, 201712 dead in tunnel blast in southwest China  Yuxian, China (AFP) May 1, 2017Opera troupe tours rural China defending a dying art |
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) May 4, 2017 
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video published online on Thursday, rejecting claims he had been injured in an airstrike in remote northeast Nigeria.
The jihadist chief was said to have been wounded and one of his deputies killed when two air force jets bombarded fighters at Balla village, on the edge of the Sambisa Forest in Borno state, last Friday.
Surveillance foo ... more Kano, Nigeria (AFP) May 3, 2017Boko Haram leader Shekau 'injured in air strike' Beirut (AFP) May 3, 2017IS attack kills dozens at Syria camp  Washington (AFP) May 1, 2017US-led strikes against IS have killed 352 civilians: Pentagon |
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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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