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  Seoul (AFP) June 7, 2017 South Korea will suspend any further deployment of a controversial US missile defence system until an environmental impact assessment ordered by new President Moon Jae-In is finished, his office said Wednesday. Seoul agreed under Moon's ousted predecessor Park Geun-Hye last year to deploy the powerful missile intercept system to guard against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea despite angry opposition from Beijing, which views it as a threat to its own military capabilities. Two missile laun ... read more |
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N Korea fires volley of cruise missiles, fifth test in a monthSeoul (AFP) June 8, 2017 North Korea launched a volley of surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, Seoul's defence ministry said, the latest in an accelerating series of tests defying global pressure to rein in its weapons program. ... more  
China rolls out export trainer/fighter aircraftWashington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017 The first export variant of China's new FTC-2000 pilot trainer/fighter aircraft has rolled off an assembly line and will be shipped to Sudan after testing. ... more  
China slams Pentagon report on overseas military basesBeijing (AFP) June 7, 2017 Beijing on Wednesday dismissed as "irresponsible" an annual US Defense Department report that predicted China would expand its global military presence, building overseas bases in countries like Pakistan. ... more 
Turkey's parliament to debate troop deployment to QatarAnkara (AFP) June 7, 2017 Turkey's parliament will debate on Wednesday a bill that would allow its troops to be deployed to a Turkish base in Qatar, following a bitter feud between Doha and its neighbours in the Gulf. ... more |
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Canada to boost military spending after Trump rails at alliesOttawa (AFP) June 7, 2017 Canada announced Wednesday plans for a sharp increase in military spending over the next decade as US President Donald Trump has demanded of America's NATO allies. ... more 
Germany in Turkey row withdraws troops from anti-IS baseBerlin (AFP) June 7, 2017 The German government decided Wednesday to withdraw its troops from Turkey's Incirlik base near the Syrian border after last-ditch talks with Ankara failed to resolve an escalating row. ... more 
EU unveils defence fund, urges US to stay on world stageBrussels (AFP) June 7, 2017 The EU unveiled an unprecedented plan for common defence spending on Wednesday to help Europe stand alone as a global military power, while urging the United States under Donald Trump to remain on the world stage. ... more 
Lithuania warns Russian drill may mask troop buildupWashington (AFP) June 8, 2017 Lithuania's defense minister on Wednesday warned that a Russian military exercise later this year may serve as cover for an aggressive troop buildup on NATO's eastern flank. ... more 
Qatar crisis puts spotlight on US military baseDoha (AFP) June 7, 2017 The diplomatic crisis over Qatar is shining a spotlight on a facility that few Qataris have ever visited - the enormous Al-Udeid airbase, America's biggest in the Middle East. ... more  
Study proves viability of quantum satellite communicationsWashington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 Researchers in Canada have taken a significant step towards enabling secure quantum communication via moving satellites, as announced by the Canadian Government in April 2017. Their study, pub ... more |
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 Indian Space Agency to Work on Electric Propulsion for Large Satellites  
Russia's New 'Federation' Spacecraft to be Launched from Baikonur in 2022St. Petersburg (Sputnik) Jun 07, 2017 Russia's next-generation Federation piloted spacecraft will depart on a maiden journey on board the future Soyuz-5 medium-class carrier rocket from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan in 2022, S ... more 
Roscosmos Says Cooperation With NASA Unaffected by 'Political Outbursts'Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 07, 2017 Sergey Krikalev stated that the cooperation between Russia's Roscosmos space corporation and NASA is going normally and successfully. Russia's Roscosmos space corporation and NASA continue suc ... more 
Will Space Exploration lead us to a Global Space AgencyParis, France (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 The Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX 2017) has officially opened its doors on Monday 6 June 2017 with a welcome address by Li Yuanchao, Vice-President of People's Republic of China who also ... more  
Politicians backing Islamist militants in Philippines: armyManila (AFP) June 8, 2017 One local politician has been arrested and others are wanted for supporting Islamist militants who have taken over parts of a southern Philippine city, authorities said Thursday. ... more |
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  Seoul (AFP) June 7, 2017 
South Korea will suspend any further deployment of a controversial US missile defence system until an environmental impact assessment ordered by new President Moon Jae-In is finished, his office said Wednesday.
Seoul agreed under Moon's ousted predecessor Park Geun-Hye last year to deploy the powerful missile intercept system to guard against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea despite an ... more Saint Petersburg (AFP) June 3, 2017Russia nears deal to sell air-defence system to Turkey  Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017U.S. firms tout missile defense test  Washington (AFP) May 31, 2017As NKorea threat grows, US plans next anti-ICBM test in 2018 |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 2, 2017 
Lockheed Martin has received a $413.8 million contract for Lot 15 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles - Extended Range, or JASSM-ER.
The contractor will deliver 360 missiles, along with engineering and testing equipment. The work is to be performed in Orlando, Fla.
The contract is a sole-source acquisition and the program is expected to be completed by August 21, 2020.
... more Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017Raytheon contracted for testing of joint standoff weapon  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2017 
The Defense of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is partnering with BAE Systems to develop a new line of multi-role unmanned aerial systems.They are designed to be modular and able to mount different sensor, radio-frequency, and weapons packages.
The contract provides $5.4 million to develop small multifunction UAVs that can conduct multiple missions with a single payl ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Falcon Flight for X-37B  Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017Australia to acquire small unmanned aerial vehicles Monrovia CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2017Australia buys AeroVironment Wasp AE for new small UAV program |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 
Airbus has successfully rolled out support communications to German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) troops deployed to military bases in Lithuania.
Labelled "Connect-D", Airbus now supplies telephone, internet and media services to a total of 15 deployed Bundeswehr units around the world, including Mali, Iraq, Djibouti, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Cyprus and Lithuania.
The launch of Connect-D at ... more Singapore (SPX) May 30, 2017Airbus further extends channel partner program for military satellite communications in Asia  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017 
BAE Systems is helping intelligence analysts identify intelligence threats through the use of motion sensors integrated into its Geospatial eXploitation Products line of software.
The capabilities added include complex multi-tracking analytics, movement interpretation, and activity from video, radar, and other types of motion sensors that enable the tracking of people and vehicles, BAE ... more Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017European country orders Elbit ground intel systems  Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Boeing awarded $1B contract for Redesigned Kill Vehicle  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Orbital ATK supplying Army with .50-caliber ammunition |
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 Washington (AFP) June 5, 2017 
The United States approved two large military contracts totalling more than $1.4 billion on Monday after promising Saudi Arabia a huge arms package to counter any threat from Iran.
Last month, on his first foreign trip, US President Donald Trump visited the kingdom and promised its leaders access to $110 billion in weapons and training.
Officials say just under a third of that total was ... more New Delhi (AFP) May 24, 2017India approves new defence policy to boost local companies  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017BAE receives contract for Royal Australian Navy SATCOM upgrades  (UPI) May 24, 2017Trump military budget proposal aims to increase readiness |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 7, 2017 
The EU unveiled an unprecedented plan for common defence spending on Wednesday to help Europe stand alone as a global military power, while urging the United States under Donald Trump to remain on the world stage.
The proposal by Brussels for a 5.5-billion-euro a year fund follows a Franco-German led bid to focus on security and defence to provide a new sense of purpose after the Brexit vote ... moreAnkara (AFP) June 5, 2017Germany will have to pull its troops from key base in Turkey: Gabriel  Washington (AFP) June 5, 2017Montenegro becomes NATO's 29th member  Riyadh (AFP) June 6, 2017Trump backs Saudi-led efforts to isolate Qatar |
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 Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 
Russian physicists from ITMO University have found out that spherical silicon nanoparticles can be effectively heated up, and simultaneously emit light depending on their temperature. According to the scientists, these properties coupled with a good biocompatibility will allow usage of the semiconductor nanoparticles in photothermal therapy and nanosurgery.
The researchers plan to control ... more Munich, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017Ultrafast nanophotonics: Turmoil in sluggish electrons' existence  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 |
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 Khazir, Iraq (AFP) June 6, 2017 
After fleeing the battleground city of Mosul, Yusra Mohammed says her children were detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces and she did not hear from them for around two months.
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes as Iraqi forces press a massive operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group.
Security forces have tried to prevent IS members from slipping out a ... more Geneva (AFP) June 6, 2017UN accuses IS of executing 163 civilians in Mosul on June 1  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 4, 2017Jihadists occupy civilian homes as Mosul battle rages  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 2, 2017Iraq forces announce gains in west Mosul |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 8, 2017 
North Korea launched a volley of surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, Seoul's defence ministry said, the latest in an accelerating series of tests defying global pressure to rein in its weapons program.
The launches come less than a week after the United Nations expanded sanctions against Pyongyang in response to recent ballistic missile tests.
"North Korea fired ... more Jerusalem (AFP) June 5, 2017Research questions whether Israel considered 1967 atomic blast  Sydney (AFP) June 5, 2017Tillerson tells China to 'step up' on North Korea  Tokyo (AFP) June 4, 2017Japan holds evacuation drills as N.Korea missile fears grow |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 2, 2017  The EU and China failed Friday to formally endorse a joint statement on the Paris climate deal due to a lingering but separate trade row, a European source said.
The EU source said leaders from both sides had no problem with on the climate issue as both sides want to boost efforts to implement the 2015 Paris agreement following President Donald Trump's decision to pull Washington out of the ... more Beijing (AFP) June 8, 2017Chinese exports, imports beat forecasts but analysts wary  Hong Kong (AFP) June 7, 2017Wonderland Villas: A tale of Hong Kong's property rollercoaster Washington (AFP) June 4, 2017Trump saw Paris climate pact as economic straitjacket |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 05, 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 Caracas (AFP) June 8, 2017Teen killed in Venezuela as military commander urges troops not to hurt protesters  Colombo (AFP) June 5, 2017Sri Lanka hails record military deployment as toll hits 213  Tokyo (AFP) June 7, 2017Japan workers exposed to dangerous radiation in lab |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017 
China's Chang'e 5 lunar probe is expected to land in the Mons Rumker region, and to take moon samples back to earth at the end of the year, according to a Chinese space official.
Liu Jizhong, director of China Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of China National Space Administration (CNSA), for the first time disclosed the probe landing site, an isolated volcanic formation loca ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017China's 1st astronaut details projects for orbital station, manned lunar visit  Washington (XNA) Jun 06, 2017Spotlight: First China-designed experiment flies to space station  Cape Canaveral FL (XNA) Jun 06, 2017News Analysis: U.S.-China space freeze may thaw with new commercial pathway |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2017 
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who disappeared late last year has been officially charged with "subversion of state power", his wife said Monday, after his case attracted international attention.
Jiang Tianyong took on numerous high-profile cases, including those of Falun Gong practitioners, Tibetan protesters and victims of the 2008 contaminated milk powder scandal before being dis ... more Fangshan, China (AFP) June 5, 2017Chinese skinny-dippers defy public morals  Hong Kong (AFP) June 4, 2017Thousands gather at Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil  Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2017US returns criminal suspect to China |
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 Manila (AFP) June 8, 2017 
One local politician has been arrested and others are wanted for supporting Islamist militants who have taken over parts of a southern Philippine city, authorities said Thursday.
Nearly 200 people have been reported killed since militants flying black flags of the Islamic State group went on a rampage in Marawi, the main Muslim city in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, on May 23. ... more Marawi, Philippines (AFP) June 7, 2017Long battle feared as militants hold on in Philippine city  United Nations, United States (AFP) June 6, 2017France will ask UN to authorize Sahel counter-terror force  Sydney (AFP) June 5, 2017US, Australian officials warn of returning foreign fighters |
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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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