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  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017 American forces successfully tried out Sunday a missile interception system the US hopes to set up on the Korean peninsula, military officials said following a trial just days after North Korea's second test of an ICBM. In the American test of the so-called THAAD system, a medium-range missile was launched from a US Air Force C-17 aircraft flying over the Pacific and a THAAD unit in Alaska "detected, tracked and intercepted the target," the US Missile Defense Agency said. It said this was the 15 ... read more |
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Apple removes some VPN services from Chinese app storeBeijing (AFP) July 30, 2017 Apple has removed software allowing internet users to skirt China's "Great Firewall" from its app store in the country, the company confirmed Sunday, sparking criticism that it was bowing to Beijing's tightening web censorship. ... more  
China's Xi urges need for 'world-class' army loyal to partyBeijing (AFP) July 30, 2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need to build a world-class military, capable of "defeating all invading enemies" and loyal to the ruling Communist Party, at a major parade Sunday. ... more 
Putin shows off Russia's naval might with major paradeSaint Petersburg (AFP) July 30, 2017 President Vladimir Putin on Sunday oversaw a pomp-filled display of Russia's naval might as the Kremlin paraded its sea power from the Baltic Sea to the shores of Syria. ... more 
US vice president Pence starts Baltic tour in EstoniaTallinn (AFP) July 30, 2017 US Vice President Mike Pence started a tour Sunday of three Baltic members of NATO, arriving in Estonia for talks about military support which could include a possible anti-aircraft defence deal. ... more |
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In Russia's shadow, Georgia and US launch major drillsVaziani, Georgia (AFP) July 30, 2017 Georgia and the United States on Sunday launched their biggest ever joint military exercises in the latest show of support for the tiny Caucasus nation that has squared off against Russia. ... more  
US responds to N. Korea missile test with show of forceWashington (AFP) July 30, 2017 North Korea said Sunday its latest ICBM launch was a "warning" over efforts to slap sanctions on the hermit state, as the US carried out a successful test of its missile defense system in a pointed show of force. ... more 
Iran rules out halt to missile tests as tension with US risesTehran (AFP) July 30, 2017 A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile programme and condemned new US sanctions, as tensions rise after the West hardened its tone against the Islamic republic. ... more 
Missile test 'warning' against US sanctions push: N. KoreaSeoul (AFP) July 30, 2017 North Korea said Sunday its latest ICBM test was a "warning" targeting the US for its efforts to slap new sanctions on Pyongyang and threatened a counter-strike if provoked militarily by Washington. ... more 
Trump vows he won't let China 'do nothing' on N. KoreaWashington (AFP) July 30, 2017 US President Donald Trump warned Saturday that he would not allow China to "do nothing" on North Korea, after the hermit state launched an intercontinental ballistic missile it boasted could reach the United States. ... more 
For some New Yorkers, N Korea threat revives Cold War memoriesNew York (AFP) July 30, 2017 Missiles raining down on New York? ... more |
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 Iran, US trade blame over new naval incident in Gulf 
New chief of staff John Kelly a retired Marine generalWashington (AFP) July 28, 2017 John Kelly, US President Donald Trump's new chief of staff, is a retired Marine Corps general who had been serving as secretary of the immense Department of Homeland Security after 45 years in uniform. ... more 
Sri Lanka completes controversial $1 billion port deal with ChinaColombo (AFP) July 29, 2017 Sri Lanka on Saturday sealed a billion-dollar deal to let a Chinese state firm take over a loss-making port in a move that worries many, including its giant neighbour India. ... more 
China military parade marks 90th anniversary of PLABeijing (AFP) July 30, 2017 China held a parade of its armed forces Sunday to mark the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in a display of military might. ... more  
Lockheed demos deck-launched variant of LRASMWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Lockheed Martin has successfully launched the U.S. Navy's Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, from a newly designed topside canister. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) July 24, 2017 
The US military is preparing to conduct another test of a missile-intercept system in Alaska, the Pentagon said Monday, amid continued tensions with North Korea over its ballistic missile program.
Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said a routine test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system had been scheduled to go ahead "soon."
"These tests are done as a routin ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ralph Johnson completes builders trials  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017US successfully tests missile intercept system  Riyadh (AFP) July 28, 2017Yemeni rebel missile shot down near Mecca: Arab coalition |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 
Lockheed Martin has successfully launched the U.S. Navy's Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, from a newly designed topside canister.
The demonstration was conducted at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and showed the vertical-launched missile could also be fired from on-deck angled launchers.
During the test, the LRASM, its Mk-114 booster and booster adapter used t ... more Tehran (AFP) July 29, 2017Iran rules out halt to missile tests as tension with US rises  Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017Lockheed receives contract for anti-ship missile production  Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017Two countries order Rheinmetall air defense systems |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
An Unmanned System refers to the autonomous agent possessing the capability of basic sensing, communication, data processing and actuation. Formation control of unmanned systems has become one of the most active topics in the past decade. The objective is to drive multiple agents to achieve particular tasks cooperatively.
Usually, appropriate reference positions or distances are required t ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017Insitu receives contract for Afghan ScanEagle UAS services  Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017AeroVironment supplying small UAS to Australia  Washington (UPI) Jul 20, 2017Leonardo DRS, Moog receive counter-UAS weapons contract |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017 
The U.S. Army's Global Response Force composed of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division successfully conducted an airborne exercise using the En route Mission Command tactical networking system.
The system, mounted on C-17 cargo planes, provided plane-to-plane and plane-to-ground audio, video, and data communications to the 1st Brigade's commander and subordinate commander ... more McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity  McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First UAVs, Now Ships - Connectivity for the next generation of remote naval operations  Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Northrop Grumman receives Australian satellite ground station contract |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2017 
BAE Systems and the Gorizioni Group SpA have entered an agreement for the joint support of the BvS10 armored all-terrain vehicle.
The agreement would increase cooperation on marketing and sales of the BvS10 along with engineering and maintenance support. The companies have already collaborated on the older BV206 ATV.
"Our new, extended agreement with Goriziane Group further demon ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2017Raytheon receives $75 million Small Diameter Bomb II contract  Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017BAE testing new monitoring system for military bridges  Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017China military setting up technology research agency |
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 28, 2017  Japan's hawkish defence minister resigned Friday over a long-brewing scandal involving the handling of military documents, in a major political blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Abe, who has seen his popularity plummet in recent weeks over controversies including claims he showed favouritism to a friend in a business deal, immediately apologised to the nation over the saga.
"I feel a ke ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017GAO report details sting operation that defrauded DOD surplus program for police Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017White House to issue executive order on defense industry sourcing  Washington (AFP) July 21, 2017Pentagon trims Pakistan military aid over Haqqani inaction |
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 Washington (AFP) July 28, 2017 
John Kelly, US President Donald Trump's new chief of staff, is a retired Marine Corps general who had been serving as secretary of the immense Department of Homeland Security after 45 years in uniform.
Kelly, 67, has a reputation for straight talk and will need to bring all of his toughness and organizational talent to bear in his new job as he seeks to right a White House which has frequent ... more Beijing (AFP) July 27, 2017China and India locked in high-stakes, high-altitude border row Beijing (AFP) July 30, 2017China military parade marks 90th anniversary of PLA Tallinn (AFP) July 30, 2017US vice president Pence starts Baltic tour in Estonia |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new way to precisely pattern nanomaterials that could open a new path to the next generation of everyday electronic devices.
The new research, published July 28 in Science, is expected to make such materials easily available for eventual use in everything from LED displays to cellular phones to photod ... more Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jul 18, 2017New material resembling a metal nanosponge could reduce computer energy consumption  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017How do you build a metal nanoparticle? |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 29, 2017 
Despite having fallen three years behind their peers elsewhere in Iraq, it's been mostly smiles all around for the girls at Mosul's Trablus school since it reopened its damaged gates after the jihadists fled.
With a blast from her whistle to signal the end of recess, a supervisor in a black robe and white headscarf called the teenage girls back to class, during a recent visit to the school. ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 27, 2017In the ruins of Mosul, a hunt for the missing  Baghdad (AFP) July 27, 2017US-trained Iraqi unit carried out Mosul executions: HRW  Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) July 24, 2017Cardinal hails 'rebirth' of Iraqi Christian town |
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 Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017  US President Donald Trump warned Saturday that he would not allow China to "do nothing" on North Korea, after the hermit state launched an intercontinental ballistic missile it boasted could reach the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un boasted of his country's ability to strike any target in the US after the ICBM test that weapons experts said could even bring New York into range ... more Pyongyang (AFP) July 27, 2017Tears in rain: North Korea marks 'Victory Day'  Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Minuteman III ICBM support contract awarded to BAE Washington (AFP) July 25, 2017US detects signs of new NKorea missile test |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017  Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an increase in imports and fewer restrictions for foreign investors as Beijing comes under pressure from the US and Europe to provide a more level playing field for companies in the country.
Donald Trump has railed against China's massive trade surplus while the European Union and US companies have complained about a lack of access to the huge mark ... more Seoul (AFP) July 27, 2017S. Korea's growth slows in Q2 amid falling exports  Beijing (AFP) July 26, 2017China to change state-owned firms into corporations  Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2017China cashing out as mobile payment soars |
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 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jul 25, 2017 
In an emergency, early warning is key to escaping from a hazard, such as a forest fire or a chemical leak. Motivated to improve on safety, a team from KAUST is using 3D printing to develop a cheap, reliable system to signal danger.
Existing early warning systems rely on satellite monitoring, watch towers or expensive fixed sensors. The system, developed by a team led by Associate Professor ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2017New phase change mechanism could lead to new class of chemical vapor sensors  Tokyo (AFP) July 23, 2017Robot finds possible melted fuel inside Fukushima reactor  Kathmandu (AFP) July 21, 2017Cheap 3D printed prosthetics could be game changer for Nepal |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 
China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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 Gaborone, Botswana (AFP) July 25, 2017 
Botswana on Tuesday confirmed it will allow the Dalai Lama to visit next month as "a foreign dignitary" in the face of China's fierce opposition to the Tibetan spiritual leader.
Beijing views the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist campaigning for Tibetan independence and consistently condemns foreign governments who welcome him.
Botswana Foreign Minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi told law ... more Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2017China anti-graft watchdog probes Politburo member  Beijing (AFP) July 27, 2017Chinese police detain suspected pyramid scheme protesters  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 26, 2017 
Indonesian maids working in Hong Kong are being radicalised by extremists from the Islamic State group, a security think-tank said in a report Wednesday.
Around 150,000 of the city's army of domestic helpers are from Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
Against a backdrop of growing religious conservatism at home, a small number of militant maids has emerged, acc ... more Manila (AFP) July 27, 2017US gives surveillance planes to Philippines  Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2017Kremlin says 'contradictory' reports on Baghdadi death  Bamako (AFP) July 25, 2017Four Mali civilians killed in suspected jihadist attack |
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 Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 25, 2017 
It's been a "dynamic year" for Army space and missile defense, with a multi-domain task force being formed, a new nanosatellite set to launch soon, and more powerful laser weapons in the works, said Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson.
Dickinson, commander of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Raytheon successfully fires high-energy laser from helicopter  Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone  Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017Laser weapons edge toward use in US military |
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