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  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017 Phase 1 of DARPA's Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded recently following a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida. Over four days, three teams of DARPA-supported researchers huddled under shade tents in the sweltering Florida sun, fine-tuning their sensor-laden quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the intervals between increasingly difficult runs. DARPA's FLA program is advancing technology to enable small unmanned quadcopters to fly autonomously thro ... read more |
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Seagull carried out an autonomous end-to-end unmanned Mine Counter Measure missionTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 29, 2017 Seagull, Elbit Systems' groundbreaking Multi-Mission USV, participated in the bi-national MCM trials for unmanned maritime systems that were organized by the Directorate General of Material Resource ... more  
NATO says non-US 2017 defence spending to rise 4.3%Brussels (AFP) June 28, 2017 European NATO allies and Canada will increase defence spending this year by 4.3 percent, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday, amid pressure from President Donald Trump to spend more. ... more  
N. Korea conducts rocket engine test: reportSeoul (AFP) June 28, 2017 North Korea recently tested a small rocket engine, a monitoring group said Wednesday, after a US official had reportedly suggested the test could be a step to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile. ... more 
Under US pressure, UN agrees on deep cuts to peacekeepingUnited Nations, United States (AFP) June 29, 2017 A deal on cutting nearly $600 million from the UN peacekeeping budget was reached Wednesday following weeks of negotiations over US demands for sharp cost reductions, UN diplomats said. ... more |
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US defence chief rebukes Putin for 'mischief'Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (AFP) June 28, 2017 Pentagon chief Jim Mattis accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of making international "mischief" and said America's commitment to NATO remains unwavering. ... more 
Australia accused of spying on China: Chinese mediaBeijing (AFP) June 29, 2017 A Chinese state-run newspaper accused Australia of spying on China and stealing its technology on Thursday, weeks after Beijing rejected allegations of interference in Australian politics. ... more 
Provocateur Ai Weiwei taunts US with activist pieceWashington (AFP) June 28, 2017 Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is blunt. When he wanted to make a political statement about crackdowns on dissent, he brought portraits of 176 political prisoners to one of America's most infamous high-security federal prisons. ... more  
BAE, Leonardo partner on precision-guided artillery ammunitionWashington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 BAE Systems and Leonardo are partnering to develop new precision-guided munitions for use with large-caliber ground and naval guns for U.S. and allied military forces. ... more 
Switzerland orders Saab's anti-tank weaponWashington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 The Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement has ordered Saab's next generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon system for the Swiss Army, the company announced on Wednesday. ... more  
NATO says cyber attacks a call to armsBrussels (AFP) June 28, 2017 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned the alliance must step up its defence against cyberattacks, saying they could potentially trigger their Article 5 mutual defence commitment. ... more |
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 Taiwan offers cancer treatment to China dissident Liu  
Huntington Ingalls awarded contract for Flight III destroyersWashington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 Huntington Ingalls has received a modification to an existing contract to build the under-construction DDG 125, the eventual Jack H. Lucas, to the Flight III baseline standard. ... more 
Austal awarded $584.2 million for littoral combat ship constructionWashington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 Austal USA is receiving a not-to-exceed Congressional cost-cap contract for $584.2 million for the construction of an Independence-class littoral combat ship and associated services. ... more 
Australia's aviation training ship sails to home portWashington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 A Multi-role Aviation Training Vessel by Damen Shipyards has sailed to Australia on her maiden voyage for official handover to the Royal Australian Navy, the company announced on Tuesday. ... more 
China launches first Type 055 destroyerWashington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 China's People's Liberation Army Navy's first Type 055 guided missile destroyer has reportedly been launched from Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017 
The US Navy and the Japanese ministry of defense have unsuccessfully attempted to intercept a ballistic missile in a test of a jointly built system off Hawaii, the US military said Wednesday.
The two nations have been working together since 2006 to develop a variant of the Standard Missile-3, a ship-launched missile that operates as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Tue ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Boecore awarded contract for ballistic missile launch warning system  Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017Lockheed receives PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile contract  Seoul (AFP) June 24, 2017S. Koreans march to protest US missile defence system |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017 
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Japan Ministry of Defense conducted a intercept test of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA in the ocean off Hawaii.
The launch ended in failure when the SM-3 missed its target, a medium-range ballistic missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii.
The launching ship, the USS John Paul Jones, successfully detected ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017RAMSYS GmbH awarded RAM missile contract  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017IAI test fires new surface-to-surface missile  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Raytheon, Kongsberg to bid for Navy missile contract |
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 Izhevsk, Russia (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 
Unmanned Systems Group (Izhevsk, Russia) has successfully conducted joint flights of Supercam UAV together with manned aircrafts (both equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system) in conjuction with FGUP "GosNIIAS" on a drifting ice base in the Arctic. Rapid deployment of an aerodrome and a base for scholars and tourists was a priority task.
Possessing knowledge ... more Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone system  Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017Leonardo, Hensoldt awarded $323 million U.K. IFF contract  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017  Harris Corp. RF Communications was awarded a $255 million maximum-ceiling contract for the Special Operations Forces Tactical Communications Next Generation Manpack, or STC NGMP, radio, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.
The contract is in support of the Special Operations Commands Capital Equipment Replacement Program, which includes replacing legacy models of man portable ... more Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Airbus provides German troops with support communications at 15 sites worldwide  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 
The Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement has ordered Saab's next generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon system for the Swiss Army, the company announced on Wednesday.
The NLAW system is a shoulder-fired anti-tank missile system that attacks its target from above. It has an effective firing range of more than 2,600 feet.
"The Swiss customer has conducted a detailed, competitive ... more Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017First upgraded LAV-ATM anti-tank vehicles roll off line for Marines  Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017Denmark contracts with General Dynamics for EAGLE armored ATVs  Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017Four companies receive contracts for non-lethal weapons development |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017 
The Fiscal 2018 defense spending bill approved Tuesday by the House Appropriations defense subcommittee would provide greater funding for shipbuilding, aircraft and weapons procurement than the Navy requested.
The HAC-D subcommittee on Tuesday approved a $584.2 billion base discretionary defense spending bill and is advancing it to the full Appropriations committee. With Overseas Contin ... more Riyadh (AFP) June 19, 2017Weapons found after shots fired in oil field: Saudi  Washington (UPI) Jun 15, 2017Mattis, Dunford press Congress for increased, stable budgets  Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Senate narrowly defeats resolution blocking Saudi arms sale |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) June 29, 2017  A deal on cutting nearly $600 million from the UN peacekeeping budget was reached Wednesday following weeks of negotiations over US demands for sharp cost reductions, UN diplomats said.
Under the deal reached by a General Assembly budget committee, the United Nations will spend $7.3 billion on peacekeeping in the coming year, down from the current $7.87 billion - roughly a seven percent cut ... moreBeijing (AFP) June 29, 2017Australia accused of spying on China: Chinese media Washington (AFP) June 28, 2017Provocateur Ai Weiwei taunts US with activist piece  Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017China protests alleged Indian border incursion |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
A team of chemists led by Carnegie Mellon University's Rongchao Jin has for the first time conducted site-specific surgery on a nanoparticle. The procedure, which allows for the precise tailoring of nanoparticles, stands to advance the field of nanochemistry.
The surgical technique developed by Qi Li, the study's lead author and a 3rd year graduate student in the Jin group, will allow rese ... more Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology  Liverpool UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2017Nanotechnology reveals hidden depths of bacterial 'machines' |
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 Ottawa (AFP) June 27, 2017 
Canada's supposed non-combat role in Iraq is being questioned after a special forces sniper took out an IS fighter in Iraq.
But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday would have none of it, saying Canadian troops training Kurdish fighters have orders to also fight in defense of coalition soldiers.
"I can tell you that defending our allies in the coalition has been an integral part of o ... more Chicago (AFP) June 27, 2017US court halts deportations of Iraqi nationals  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 26, 2017Iraq forces comb west Mosul after IS counter-attacks  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 25, 2017Iraq forces push deep into devastated Old Mosul |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 23, 2017  North Korea has tested a rocket engine that could be fitted to an intercontinental ballistic missile, a US official said, in an apparent provocation ahead of a summit between President Donald Trump and the leader of South Korea.
President Moon Jae-In heads to Washington next week to meet Trump for the first time since taking office in May, as tensions soar on the Korean peninsula over Kim Jo ... more Riga (AFP) June 27, 2017Latvia fines banks for breaking North Korea sanctions  Seoul (AFP) June 27, 2017N.Korea likens Trump to Hitler  Seoul (AFP) June 26, 2017S. Korea's Moon heads to US as North threat grows |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 27, 2017 
Gruelling foot drills and camouflage uniforms are part of life for some Hong Kongers as military-style youth groups become increasingly popular, despite the fact there is no army to join.
Some follow the traditions of former British colonial forces, while others are newly invented military-flavoured boot camps designed to keep young people in shape.
But as the semi-autonomous city prepar ... more Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017China to meet growth targets, says Li  Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2017China regulator inspects loans to major firms: Wanda  Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017US aluminum makers point finger at China, call for tariffs |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 28, 2017 
Three former executives at Fukushima's operator stand trial this week on the only criminal charges laid in the 2011 disaster, as thousands remain unable to return to homes near the shuttered nuclear plant.
The hearing on Friday comes more than a year after ex-Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, 77, and former vice presidents Sakae Muto, 66, and Ichiro Takekuro, 71, we ... more Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017China lowers number of missing in landslide to 73  Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Rising seas could result in 2 billion refugees by 2100 Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017New landslide hits China disaster area |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017 
China has set the window to launch its Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket between July 2 and 5, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
Carrying Shijian-18 communication satellite, the rocket was vertically transferred to the launch area at Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Monday.
Shijian-18 will test ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station  Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes second docking with space lab  Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 19, 2017China to launch four more probes before 2021 |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 27, 2017 
When Xi Jinping lands in Hong Kong on Thursday for the first time since becoming China's president, he will step into a deeply divided city uncertain of its future.
The visit marks 20 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China by Britain and comes at a time when many fear the semi-autonomous city's freedoms are being lost to an ever more assertive Beijing.
Protests are expected duri ... more Shanghai (AFP) June 23, 2017'Pee Park'? China tries to correct bad translations  Hong Kong (AFP) June 23, 2017China's Xi visit to Hong Kong confirmed: report  Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2017China court slashes jail term for debt-collector killer |
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 Cairo (AFP) June 27, 2017 
Egyptian warplanes struck a convoy of 12 vehicles about to be driven across the border from Libya carrying weapons and ammunition, the military said on Tuesday.
The military said in a statement that it had acted on "intelligence indicating a number of criminal elements had gathered to cross the border into Egypt using a number of four-wheel-drive vehicles".
An official in the armed force ... more Sanaa (AFP) June 28, 2017Yemeni troops killed in suspected Qaeda attack: army  Prague (AFP) June 28, 2017Czech law to allow civilians to shoot during terrorist attacks  Marawi, Philippines (AFP) June 25, 2017Philippine military declares Eid truce in war-torn city |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 
A high-energy laser system has been fired for the first time from a helicopter at a variety of targets from differing altitudes, air speeds and flight regimes.
Raytheon announced Monday it conducted the flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico with the U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command.
All primary a ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone  Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017Laser weapons edge toward use in US military  Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017Researchers create Star Wars 'superlaser' in the lab |
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