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  Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017 China reportedly plans to build an underwater observation system that will cover the disputed East and South China seas, according to a Hong Kong newspaper. The South China Morning Post quoted CCTV that the $290 million project was recently approved by the Chinese government. The system will reportedly take five years to build. "A data center will also be built in Shanghai to monitor and store the chemical, biological and geological information collected from the underwater system ... read more |
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U.S. firms tout missile defense testWashington (UPI) May 31, 2017 U.S. Defense firms are touting their role in the successful launch and target destruction by an interceptor missile of an intercontinental ballistic missile. ... more 
As NKorea threat grows, US plans next anti-ICBM test in 2018Washington (AFP) May 31, 2017 The US military will follow up its experimental shoot-down of an intercontinental ballistic missile by firing two interceptors simultaneously at an incoming dummy warhead in a "real world" test next year, a Pentagon official said Wednesday. ... more  
N. Korea prepared for new ICBM test: state mediaSeoul (AFP) May 31, 2017 North Korea warned Wednesday it was prepared to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at any time, as the US successfully tested a system designed to intercept them. ... more  
Random numbers: Hard times ahead for hackersGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 Whenever we need to communicate in secret, a cryptographic key is needed. For this key to work, it must consist of numbers chosen at random without any structure - just the opposite of using the bir ... more |
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Activist probing Ivanka Trump supplier in China detained: NGOBeijing (AFP) May 31, 2017 An activist investigating working conditions at a supplier for Ivanka Trump's fashion brand in China has been detained, his NGO said Wednesday, putting a fresh spotlight on Chinese business activities linked to the US presidential family. ... more  
Raytheon contracted for testing of joint standoff weaponWashington (UPI) May 31, 2017 Raytheon Missile systems has received a $8.9 million contract for flight test demonstrations of an extended range version of the Joint Standoff Weapon AGM-154C-1 All-Up-Round. ... more  
European country orders Elbit ground intel systemsWashington (UPI) May 30, 2017 Elbit Systems Ltd of Israel reports it is to supply an array of ground electronic intelligence systems to an unidentified European country. ... more  
Philadelphia Gear receives Arleigh Burke contractWashington (UPI) May 31, 2017 Philadelphia Gear Corp., a subsidiary of Timken Gear and Services, has received a $98 million modification to an existing contract for Main Reduction Gears, or MRG, on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. ... more 
Saab displays new lightweight torpedoWashington (UPI) May 30, 2017 Saab is publicly displaying for the first time its new lightweight torpedo, which has been ordered by the Swedish Defense Material Administration. ... more 
Raytheon receives anti-mine contractWashington (UPI) May 30, 2017 Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems has received an $11 million contract to build, assemble, test, and deliver initial low-rate production models of the AN/ASQ-235 Airborne Mine Neutralization System, or AMNS. ... more |
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 General Dynamics receives Navy training contract  
Triumph Group selected for V-22 componentsWashington (UPI) May 31, 2017 Triumph Group Inc is expected to continue manufacturing components for V-22 aircraft if Boeing Bell is successful in contract negotiations with the U.S. Navy. ... more 
HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter passes design reviewWashington (UPI) May 31, 2017 Lockheed Martin has announced that is successfully completed an Air Vehicle Critical Design Review for the U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter program. The review will allow the construction, testing and evaluation of the HH-60W helicopter to move forward. ... more 
Orbital ATK to produce components for B-2 stealth bomberWashington (UPI) May 30, 2017 Orbital ATK has received a $90 million contract from Northrop Grumman for composite materials meant for maintenance of the B-2 Spirit heavy stealth bomber. The production will include 17 Hot Trailing Edge, or HTE, parts for the bomber. ... more 
Britain's Royal Navy delivers Sea King helicopters to PakistanWashington (UPI) May 30, 2017 Britain's Royal Navy has handed over seven surplus Sea King helicopters to Pakistan. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017 
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has received a $40.8 million modification to an existing contract for production of the MK 82/MK 200 Missile Fire Control System director controller equipment.
The program will deliver fully functional systems with testing and engineering support. It is expected to not affect current ship deployment or operational use. The system is part of ... more Washington DC (Sputnik) May 26, 2017Lockheed Martin Wins $46 Million for Infrared Missile Warning Satellite Washington (AFP) May 31, 2017As NKorea threat grows, US plans next anti-ICBM test in 2018 Washington (AFP) May 30, 2017US successfully tests ICBM defense system |
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 Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017 
Raytheon Missile systems has received a $8.9 million contract for flight test demonstrations of an extended range version of the Joint Standoff Weapon AGM-154C-1 All-Up-Round.
Fiscal 2016 and 2017 U.S. Navy research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $2.9 million have already been allocated for the program, $1.1 million of which will expire at the end of the fiscal ... more Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Lockheed Martin drops out of over-the-horizon missile competition  Tehran (AFP) May 25, 2017Iran says it has built third underground missile factory  Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Successful test for Lockheed's modernized TACMs |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) May 31, 2017 
Delivering packages with drones can reduce carbon dioxide emissions in certain circumstances as compared to truck deliveries, a new study from University of Washington transportation engineers finds.
In a paper to be published in an upcoming issue of Transportation Research Part D, researchers found that drones tend to have carbon dioxide emissions advantages over trucks when the drones do ... more McLean VA (SPX) May 29, 2017UAS Update with NSR Analyst Prateep Basu  Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017SkyGuardian drone tops 48 hours in air  Reno NV (SPX) May 29, 2017NASA Drone Traffic Management Tests Take Off in Reno |
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 Singapore (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Airbus has added Planet Communications Asia Public Co., Ltd. (PlanetComm) to its channel partner programme for Skynet 5 military satellite communication services and expanded the partnership with Speedcast. Under this channel partner agreement, both PlanetComm and Speedcast will be offering Skynet X-band and UHF services as part of their extensive satellite communications portfolios.
Speed ... more Washington (UPI) May 17, 2017Radio communications have surprising influence on Earth's near-space environment  Washington DC (UPI) May 15, 2017Navy receiving data terminal sets from Leonardo DRS  Washington DC (UPI) May 11, 2017European country orders Harris tactical radios |
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 Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017 
Elbit Systems Ltd of Israel reports it is to supply an array of ground electronic intelligence systems to an unidentified European country.
The systems, which will include command-and-control capabilities, comes through a three-year contract with an estimated value of $390 million.
"Our wide and synergetic range of capabilities allows us to provide our customers with a unique and ... more Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Boeing awarded $1B contract for Redesigned Kill Vehicle  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Orbital ATK supplying Army with .50-caliber ammunition  Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017Oshkosh secures Marine Corps P-19R contract |
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 New Delhi (AFP) May 24, 2017  India's cabinet on Wednesday approved a long-awaited policy to boost local manufacturing of high-tech defence equipment and cut down reliance on expensive imports.
Under the new Strategic Partnership model, the government will pick Indian companies to tie up with foreign organisations to manufacture fighter jets, armoured vehicles, helicopters and submarines locally.
Prime Minister Naren ... more Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017BAE receives contract for Royal Australian Navy SATCOM upgrades  (UPI) May 24, 2017Trump military budget proposal aims to increase readiness Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017Raytheon in partnership with Saudi company |
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 Berlin (AFP) May 30, 2017  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that failing to act on climate change would be "morally criminal" and voiced strong support for the "vision" of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
His comments came as Merkel is emerging as the world leader most openly at odds with US President Donald Trump, saying days ago that Europe could no longer completely rely on traditional ally the Unit ... more Washington (AFP) May 30, 2017New Trump attack on Germany widens transatlantic rift Beijing (AFP) May 31, 2017Activist probing Ivanka Trump supplier in China detained: NGO  Berlin (AFP) May 29, 2017Trump has 'weakened' the West, hurt EU interests: German FM |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017 
An international team of physicists has monitored the scattering behavior of electrons in a non-conducting material in real-time. Their insights could be beneficial for radiotherapy. We can refer to electrons in non-conducting materials as 'sluggish'.
Typically, they remain fixed in a location, deep inside an atomic composite. It is hence relatively still in a dielectric crystal lattice. T ... more Stanford CA (SPX) May 24, 2017Stanford scientists use nanotechnology to boost the performance of key industrial catalyst  Chicago IL (SPX) May 24, 2017Researchers create first significant examples of optical crystallography for nanomaterials  Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) May 23, 2017Molecular Lego for nanoelectronics |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) May 30, 2017  Iraqi forces pressed forward with an offensive against jihadist-held areas of Mosul as the United Nations warned of grave danger to civilians in the final stages of the battle.
More than seven months into the massive operation to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group, Iraqi forces have retaken the city's east and large parts of its western side, but the jihadists are putting up tough ... more Baghdad (AFP) May 31, 2017Three suicide blasts send Iraq death toll to 42  Arbil, Iraq (AFP) May 27, 2017Iraq forces launch broad attack on IS holdouts in Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) May 25, 2017Iraq probes report of rights abuses in Mosul operation |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 26, 2017 
Senior Trump administration officials fear a nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific if an increasingly belligerent North Korea is not reined in, Australia's foreign minister said Friday after talks in New York.
Pyongyang has launched a series of missiles this year, including a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range projectile this month which the North claimed was capable of carrying a "heavy" nuclear war ... moreSeoul (AFP) May 31, 2017N. Korea prepared for new ICBM test: state media  Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2017S.Korea's Moon orders probe into undisclosed US missile launchers  Seoul (AFP) May 31, 2017S. Korea military 'hid missile launchers from president' |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2017 
China's factory activity contracted in May for the first time in almost a year, independent figures showed Thursday, hinting at deteriorating conditions for goods producers in the world's second largest economy.
The figures compare with an official reading Wednesday suggesting China factory activity expanded in May.
Recent indicators have pointed to slowing growth in the Asian economic g ... more Mumbai (AFP) May 31, 2017Layoffs rile India's flagship IT sector  Beijing (AFP) May 31, 2017China factory activity expands in May  Brussels (AFP) May 30, 2017EU, China seek tighter bond to face Trump |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 
e-GEOS, a firm made up by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), has entered into a 7.5-million- euro framework contract with the European Union Satellite Centre (SATCEN) for the supply of Copernicus security services in support to EU external action (SEA).
This service aims at providing geospatial information for remote, hard-to- access areas posing a high security risk, als ... more Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) May 31, 2017Refugees face 'acute crisis' in cyclone-hit Bangladesh  New Haven CT (SPX) May 30, 2017Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth's biodiversity  Kinshasa, DR Congo (SPX) May 31, 2017Study finds Congo's miners often resort to hunting wildlife for food |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 
A woman in the US state of California was arrested Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to smuggle space communications technology to China, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
"A Pomona woman was arrested this morning on federal charges that accuse her of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her native China," the release st ... more Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017A cabin on the moon? China hones the lunar lifestyle  Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2017China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission  Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 31, 2017 
The makeshift red-canopied vehicles are ubiquitous in Beijing: rickshaws traversing narrow alleyways and skyscraper-lined avenues alike.
A historic mode of transport, they have survived China's modernisation, and remain an integral part of city living - but for the drivers, life remains a struggle.
Near the lofty Forbidden City, where emperors once lived, a man surnamed Guo has worked a ... more Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2017Young Chinese in the red as easy credit drives up debt  Hong Kong (AFP) May 28, 2017Better times? Hong Kong's British nostalgia trip  Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2017Hong Kong independence duo plead not guilty over parliament chaos |
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 Marawi, Philippines (AFP) May 31, 2017  Philippine troops have killed 89 Islamist militants during more than a week of urban battles but a final showdown is expected to be fierce as the gunmen protect their leaders and hold hostages, authorities said Wednesday.
Attack helicopters fired rockets on Wednesday morning into parts of Marawi, a Muslim city in the south of the mainly Catholic Philippines, that were still controlled by the ... more Beirut (AFP) May 31, 2017US-led strike kills founder of IS propaganda agency: activists  Marawi, Philippines (AFP) May 30, 2017Philippines warns Islamist militants to surrender or die  Marawi, Philippines (AFP) May 30, 2017Philippines warns Islamist militants to surrender or die |
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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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