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  Washington (AFP) July 31, 2017 North Korea could field a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile able to strike America by next year, but Pyongyang must first overcome important technological hurdles, a US expert warned Monday. North Korea has alarmed the international community by the pace and progress of its missile development program, and this month leader Kim Jong-Un conducted two tests of an ICBM. The first of these trials, which Kim described as a gift to "American bastards," showed the rocket had the potent ... read more |
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US says time for talk on N.Korea 'is over'Washington (AFP) July 31, 2017 The time for talk on North Korea is "over", the United States said, spurning a UN response to Pyongyang's latest ICBM launch in favour of bomber flights and missile defence system tests. ... more  
Italian Ministry of Defense to launch military recon satelliteWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 Leonardo announced Monday it will launch the OPTSAT-3000 reconnaissance satellite Wednesday from the Kourou Europe's spaceport in French Guyana on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Defense. ... more  
Pentagon alarm over Turkey plan to buy Russian missilesWashington (AFP) July 31, 2017 The Pentagon on Monday criticized Turkey's plans to purchase a Russian air-defense system instead of investing in NATO technology. ... more  
Navy completes testing fixes on electro-magnetic launch systemsWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 The U.S. Navy announced this week it has completed testing on a software fix for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System used on the Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers. ... more |
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Rockwell Collins to support avionics for 160th 'Night Stalkers' aviation regimentWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Rockwell Collins has received a $30.7 million contract for avionics repair and maintenance work in support of 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment operations. ... more 
New combat survival radio by General DynamicsWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 A new combat survival radio for downed military pilots, air crew and isolated personnel, has been introduced by General Dynamics Mission Systems. ... more 
US, N. Korea to ease tensions, not China: diplomatUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 China hit back at the United States over North Korea on Monday with its ambassador to the United Nations saying Washington and Pyongyang bore primary responsibility for easing tensions, not Beijing. ... more  
Russia expulsions won't deter US 'commitment to allies': PenceTbilisi (AFP) July 31, 2017 US Vice President Mike Pence said Monday Moscow's demand that Washington cut 755 American diplomatic staff in Russia will not lessen the US commitment to its allies. ... more 
US returns tiny portion of controversial Okinawa baseTokyo (AFP) July 31, 2017 Japan said Monday the United States had returned a sliver of land at a controversial US air base on the southern island of Okinawa which has sparked a lengthy and fierce dispute. ... more  
Canadian armed forces to receive new machine gunsWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Canada is purchasing new general purpose machine guns from Colt Canada to replace C6 machine guns now in use, Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan announced on Wednesday. ... more |
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 UK submarine completes upgrade, training period  
U.S., Japan, New Zealand begin joint anti-submarine drillsWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 U.S., Japanese and New Zealand maritime reconnaissance and patrol aircraft have arrived at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam to begin the two-week GUAMEX 2017 series of anti-submarine exercises, the U.S. Navy announced on Sunday. ... more 
General Dynamics gets U.S. and U.K. sub fire control contract modificationWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 The U.S. Department of Defense is awarding an $8.8 million contract modification to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems for work on U.S. and U.K. ballistic and cruise missile submarine fire control systems. ... more  
Switzerland approved for F/A-18 upgrade packageWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 A proposed deal to upgrade Switzerland's F/A-18 fighter aircraft through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program has won State Department approval. ... more 
Lockheed receives contract 50 F-35s for foreign military salesWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is being awarded a $3.7 billion modification to an existing contract for the low-rate production of Lot 11 F-35 Lightning II aircraft. ... more |
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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 " ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ralph Johnson completes builders trials  Riyadh (AFP) July 28, 2017Yemeni rebel missile shot down near Mecca: Arab coalition  Seoul (AFP) July 29, 2017S. Korea speeds up US missile defence over North's missile test |
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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 ... moreWashington (AFP) July 31, 2017Pentagon alarm over Turkey plan to buy Russian missiles  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 |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 01, 2017 
A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal.
"Even if the village is not far away, it takes a driver by car over half an hour to deliver the meal to Joaquim Reis in Podentinhos and come back due to bad and unpaved roads. Our drone arrived in just three minutes, without the need of a pilot," expl ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017Insitu receives contract for Afghan ScanEagle UAS services  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Special focus on formation control of unmanned systems  Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017AeroVironment supplying small UAS to Australia |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 
A new combat survival radio for downed military pilots, air crew and isolated personnel, has been introduced by General Dynamics Mission Systems.
The HOOK3, announced by the company on Thursday, provides direct line-of-sight voice and encrypted two-way data communications.
"The HOOK3 provides military personnel in emergency situations a highly reliable, easy-to-use, secure radio ... moreWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Rockwell Collins to support avionics for 160th 'Night Stalkers' aviation regiment  Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers  McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 
Canada is purchasing new general purpose machine guns from Colt Canada to replace C6 machine guns now in use, Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan announced on Wednesday.
The contract for 1,148 new C6A1 FLEX General Purpose Machine Guns is worth more than $25.6 million. First deliveries to the Canadian Army are expected in September.
The purchase contract, under the Munitions Supply Pr ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017Slovakia deploys Saab's Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract  Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2017BAE, Gorizioni Group partner on BvS10 all-terrain vehicle |
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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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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2017 
Russia's Roscosmos State Space Corporation, US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA) understand that possible suspension of cooperation may negatively affect each of them, Roscosmos Director General Igor Komarov said Saturday.
"It's very easy to make hasty decisions which would interrupt this cooperation. Both we and our partners understand th ... moreTokyo (AFP) July 31, 2017US returns tiny portion of controversial Okinawa base Tbilisi (AFP) July 31, 2017Russia expulsions won't deter US 'commitment to allies': Pence  Washington (AFP) July 28, 2017New chief of staff John Kelly a retired Marine general |
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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 30, 2017 
Iraqi merchants and shoppers jostle in the lively open-air market of Gogjali on the eastern edges of Mosul, their voices often drowned out by the honking horns of cars.
"Mosul will never be the same again," sighs Yunes Abdullah, a 60-year-old former soldier who set up a stall to repair televisions and other electrical appliances.
Merchants and shoppers in Gogjali, one of the first areas ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 29, 2017Schoolgirls in Iraq's Mosul aim to catch up on lost years  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 |
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 Tehran (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.
In the latest incident, Tehran and Washington accused each other's naval forces of provocative manoeuvres in the Gulf that culminated in a US helicopter firing warning flares.
The US Navy said it had rea ... more Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017Trump vows he won't let China 'do nothing' on N. Korea Pyongyang (AFP) July 27, 2017Tears in rain: North Korea marks 'Victory Day'  Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Minuteman III ICBM support contract awarded to BAE |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2017 
China said Monday the US should not link trade to discussions about North Korea's nuclear programme, after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of failing to restrain Pyongyang despite profiting from business with America.
"We believe that the North Korea nuclear issue and China-US trade are two issues that are in two completely different domains," Vice Minister of Commerce Qian Keming tol ... more Seville, Spain (AFP) July 31, 2017Economic rebound bypasses Spain's poorest neighbourhood  Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2017China manufacturing expansion slows in July  Shanghai (AFP) July 28, 2017Starbucks takes full control of China stores in $1.3 bn deal |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 
Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures.
But man is in turn killing a leopard a day as the man-animal tussle for space reaches new heights.
India has lost vast swathes of forests to urbanisation in recent decades, forcing animals into human-occupied zones.
According to ... more Sydney (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Tech advances will lead to MH370 discovery - Malaysia Airlines  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 |
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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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 Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017 
The ashes of China's late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were buried at sea on Saturday, depriving his supporters of a place to pay tribute to the pro-democracy dissident.
Officials showed a video in which his wife, Liu Xia, and relatives lowered a white round urn into the water off the northeastern coastal city of Dalian, two days after the democracy advocate died of liver cancer aged 61 while i ... more Gaborone, Botswana (AFP) July 25, 2017Botswana confirms Dalai Lama visit despite China anger  Beijing (AFP) July 20, 2017Chinese city leadership shake-up signals Xi power play  Beijing (AFP) July 27, 2017Chinese police detain suspected pyramid scheme protesters |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 
The Nimitz carrier strike group has begun performing combat missions against the Islamic State group in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S. Navy announced on Monday.
The first flights launched from the Nimitz were composed of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, early warning radar planes and other support aircraft.
"For the Nimitz Strike Group, today is game day," commander of C ... more Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2017Kremlin says 'contradictory' reports on Baghdadi death  Hong Kong (AFP) July 26, 2017Hong Kong maids lured by Islamic State recruiters: report  Manila (AFP) July 27, 2017US gives surveillance planes to Philippines |
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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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