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  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 18, 2017 The United States' most senior military officer on Friday said North Korea understands that an any attack on Japan is equal to one on the US itself - and vice versa. General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held talks with his Japanese counterpart at the defence ministry in Tokyo, wrapping up a regional tour during heightened tensions with North Korea. Tokyo remains on alert against potential military provocations by Pyongyang after North Korea threatened to fire missiles tow ... read more |
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Peace with North Korea a 'possibility': top US generalBeijing (AFP) Aug 17, 2017 Peace with North Korea is a "possibility", America's most senior uniformed officer said Thursday, but warned the US has "credible, viable military options" for dealing with the errant regime. ... more 
South Korea vows no war despite North's missile threatSeoul (AFP) Aug 17, 2017 South Korea pledged Thursday that there would be no war on the Korean peninsula, as prospects of a pre-emptive US strike to destroy Pyongyang's nuclear missile program receded. ... more 
Lockheed Martin receives contract for Trident II nuclear missileWashington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017 The Defense Department has awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems a $21.9 million modification to an existing U.S. Navy contract for support of the Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missile. ... more 
Joint exercises could send Korea tensions soaring againSeoul (AFP) Aug 18, 2017 After North Korea and the United States traded bellicose threats of nuclear conflagration, all eyes will be on an annual war game in the South next week that could send tensions spiralling back upwards, analysts say. ... more |
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TALONS tested on commissioned US Navy vessel for first timeWashington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 DARPA's Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) research effort recently demonstrated its prototype of a low-cost, elevated sensor mast aboard a commissioned U.S. Navy vessel for the first tim ... more 
New US envoy reassures Japan over security pactNarita, Japan (AFP) Aug 17, 2017 The new US ambassador to Japan on Thursday reassured the country of an "ironclad" commitment to their security alliance, but urged Tokyo to step up its role in the pact, amid heightened tensions over North Korea's missile threats. ... more  
Russia's S7 group plans to resume Zenit launches from Sea Launch platformMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 16, 2017 Russia's S7 Space Transportation Systems company plans to start launching Zenit-3SL carrier rockets from the Sea Launch floating platform and continue until 2023, the company said on its website Mon ... more 
New thruster design increases efficiency for future spaceflightWashington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 Hall thrusters (HTs) are used in earth-orbiting satellites, and also show promise to propel robotic spacecraft long distances, such as from Earth to Mars. The propellant in a HT, usually xenon, is a ... more  
Kestrel Eye satellite launched to International Space Station aboard SpaceXWashington (UPI) Aug 15, 2017 The U.S. Army has successfully launched a Kestrel Eye reconnaissance microsatellite aboard a SpaceX mission to the International Space Station. ... more  
Northrop Grumman to demonstrate autonomous networked unmanned vehiclesWashington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 Northrop Grumman will demonstrate autonomous unmanned undersea and unmanned surface vehicles at the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise at the Naval Surface Warfare Center this week. ... more |
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 Navy to commission expeditionary sea base Lewis B. Puller 
General Dynamics receives $115.3M contract for Virginia-class subsWashington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017 General Dynamics Electric Boat is receiving a $115.3 million modification to an existing contract for engineering and development services for the Virginia-class fast attack submarine, the Department of Defense announced on Wednesday. ... more 
USS John C. Stennis departs for sea trials early after overhaulWashington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 The USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier is underway for sea trials sooner than expected following a 6-month overhaul and upgrade at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash. ... more 
Commander dismissed after US Navy ship crashed off JapanWashington (AFP) Aug 17, 2017 The commander of a US Navy ship that collided with a Philippine-flagged cargo ship off Japan, killing seven American seamen, will be relieved of duty and several other sailors face punishment, a senior admiral said Thursday. ... more  
Search on for five missing in US Army chopper crashWashington (AFP) Aug 17, 2017 Military aircraft were searching the seas off Hawaii for five crewmembers of a US Army helicopter that went missing earlier in the week, the Army said Thursday. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017 
Jacobs Technology is receiving a contract with a maximum value of $4.6 billion for services for the Missile Defense Agency, the Department of Defense announced on Wednesday.
The services will go toward the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center and communications and informations technology for MDA. The work will primarily be conducted at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado, ... more Tokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to Guam  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017US successfully tests missile intercept system Seoul (AFP) July 29, 2017S. Korea speeds up US missile defence over North's missile test |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017  North Korea's recent rapid progress in developing a long-range missile appears to have come after it refurbished rocket engines procured from a plant in the former Soviet Union, according to an expert report published Monday.
According to Michael Elleman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the missiles used in recent North Korean tests were based on the RD-250 engine once m ... more Kiev (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Ukraine to probe claim it supplied NKorea missile engine  Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017Raytheon and Lockheed secure contract for foreign Javelin missile sales Kiev (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Kiev says engine type 'used in N.Korea missiles' made for Russia |
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Last week, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories flew a tethered balloon and an unmanned aerial system, colloquially known as a drone, together for the first time to get Arctic atmospheric temperatures with better location control than ever before. In addition to providing more precise data for weather and climate models, being able to effectively operate UASs in the Arctic is important fo ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 15, 2017DJI announces pending fix for drones following Army ban  Tehran (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Iran rejects US claims of unsafe drone flight in Gulf  Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Iran drone flies close to US carrier in Gulf: Pentagon |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 
ViaSat and Data Link Solutions have each received a $123.4 million modification to an existing contract for development and production of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System terminals, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
The contract will go toward purchases for the U.S.military and foreign military sales. The work will be perform ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2017The Radio Frequency Spectrum plus Machine Learning = equal A New Wave in Radio Technology  Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 
U.S. Special Operations Command is to receive global logistics and sustainment support services from Lockheed Martin, the company announced on Monday.
Lockheed's work as prime contractor for the Special Operations Forces Global Logistics Support Services program comes under a new indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award, a follow-on award to a 2010 Contractor Logistics Support Serv ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017SAIC to support Marine Combat Operations Center in $39M task order  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract  Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017Lockheed Martin receives contract for Squad X infantry technology program |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017 
Kratos Technology and Training Solutions has received a $46.2 million contract for training and technical services in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 defense development goals.
The work from the U.S.-based company will primarily be conducted in Saudi Arabia and Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be finished by August 2020. $15.4 million in foreign military sales fund ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017DOD's acquisition, technology and logistics office to get a makeover  London (AFP) Aug 2, 2017BAE plans defense hub in Australia; as group profits soar  Tokyo (AFP) July 28, 2017Japan's scandal-hit defence chief resigns |
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 Srinagar, India (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas, officials said Wednesday, exacerbating tensions during a months-long standoff between the two armies.
Chinese troops threw stones at Indian soldiers near Pangong Lake, a major tourist attraction in the picturesque mountain region of Ladakh on Tuesday, an Indian defence official said.
He said Chinese so ... moreEniwa, Japan (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Japan, US conduct live-fire drill amid regional tension  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Top American general says attack on Japan same as on US  Washington (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Pentagon adjusts to life under unpredictable commander-in-chief |
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 Trieste, Italy (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 
To move a nanoparticle on the surface of a graphene sheet, you won't need a "nano-arm": by applying a temperature difference at the ends of the membrane, the nanocluster laying on it will drift from the hot region to the cold one. In addition, contrary to the laws ruling the world at the macroscale, the force acting on the particle - the so-called thermophoretic force - should not decrease as th ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017New method promises easier nanoscale manufacturing  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 |
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 Ankara (AFP) Aug 16, 2017  Iran's Armed Forces chief of staff said Wednesday after talks with Turkey's president that a referendum on independence in Iraq's Kurdish region would trigger conflict and negative consequences for the entire region.
General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri's remarks, carried by Iran's official IRNA news agency, underlined the firm opposition shared in Tehran and Ankara to the poll next month. ... more Baghdad (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Iraq readies to retake another IS bastion: officials  Ottawa (AFP) Aug 9, 2017Canada to contribute policing to liberated Iraq city  Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2017Conviction, sentences upended in Blackwater case |
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 New York (AFP) Aug 16, 2017  US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised North Korea's leader for backing off on plans to fire missiles toward the US Pacific territory of Guam.
"Kim Jong-Un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!" Trump wrote on Twitter.
Trump stunned the world last week by warning North Korea it faced "fire a ... moreSeoul (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Joint exercises could send Korea tensions soaring again  United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 16, 2017UN chief offers help in N.Korea diplomacy efforts  Seoul (AFP) Aug 15, 2017China, Russia push talks as N. Korea steps back from missile launches |
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 Sydney (AFP) Aug 18, 2017  Australia is set to regulate virtual currency exchanges such as Bitcoin and strengthen the powers of its financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC as it cracks down on money laundering and terrorism financing.
The changes came two weeks after AUSTRAC took the country's biggest bank, the Commonwealth, to court for alleged "serious and systemic non-compliance" of money laundering and terror financ ... more Sydney (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Australia's Crown says all staff held in China now free  Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Trump ups ante with China, orders inquiry over trade ties  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Warning from history: Could Japan-style crash hit China |
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 Tripoli (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
Libya is not "preventing" NGOs from carrying out migrant rescue operations off its coast, but has set up a coastal search and rescue zone to "organise" their work, its navy said Wednesday.
The navy last week ordered unauthorised foreign vessels to stay out of Libya's coastal zone, a measure it said targeted NGOs carrying out search and rescue missions for migrants headed towards Europe.
... more Freetown (AFP) Aug 17, 2017Mass burials begin for 400 Sierra Leone flood victims  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017Urban flooding on the rise, as countryside dries up  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Hunter fells elephant that killed 15 in India |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 
Chinese scientists have become the first to realize quantum key distribution from a satellite to the ground, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network.
The achievement based on experiments conducted with the world' s first quantum satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), was published in the authoritative academic journal Nature on T ... more Xi'an, China (XNA) Aug 14, 2017Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years  Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017China develops sea launches to boost space commerce Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
China on Wednesday denied violations of religious freedom after the United States accused Beijing of persecuting Christians, Muslims, Falun Gong members and Tibetan Buddhists in an annual report.
"All Chinese people of all ethnic groups and all regions are fully entitled to religious belief. The so-called report ignores facts," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular pres ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Hong Kong activists fear more jailings; As Beijing defends crackdown Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Hong Kong activists defiant in face of possible jail term  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Street joints and empires in noodle-crazed Hong Kong |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
Iraq has asked the UN to assist it with gathering evidence of crimes committed by the Islamic State group and said it was working with Britain to draft a Security Council resolution to establish an investigation.
In a letter dated August 9 but given to the press Wednesday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafaari, congratulating his country's army on its "brilliant military victories" agai ... more Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2017Kremlin says 'contradictory' reports on Baghdadi death  Beirut (AFP) Aug 13, 2017Commandos kill 25 jihadists in central Syria: monitor  Rann, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 9, 2017Nigerian town still reeling from botched bombing |
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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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