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  Seoul (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 With his threats to "totally destroy" North Korea, Donald Trump is playing into Pyongyang's hands by offering justification for a nuclear weapons programme it insists is for self-defence, analysts say. The US leader used his maiden speech at the UN General Assembly to deliver a blistering warning to Pyongyang, after it tested its sixth and largest nuclear bomb and responded to new sanctions by launching its longest-ever missile flight over Japan. Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim ... read more |
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Iran in UN spotlight as Trump threatens nuclear dealUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 Tehran will defend itself on the world stage on Wednesday with President Donald Trump threatening to trigger a new international crisis by pulling out of the Iran nuclear accord. ... more 
NATO condemns UN nuclear weapon ban treatyBrussels (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 NATO on Wednesday condemned a UN treaty banning nuclear arms as unrealistic and warned that it risked undermining the international response to North Korea's atomic weapons programme. ... more 
World afraid of nuclear war with N. Korea, says UN chief GuterresUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 Global anxieties about a nuclear war are at their highest level in decades, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday as he opened a gathering of world leaders dominated by the crisis with North Korea. ... more  
China jabs back at Trump's barb over South China SeaBeijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 Beijing hit back Wednesday at US President Donald Trump's veiled criticism of its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea, countering that the United States was a greater threat to sovereignty. ... more |
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Japan to fund Marine Corps facilities on Guam pending Okinawa moveWashington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017 Japan will fund a $17.9 million contract to Contack Watts Inc. to build a Waterfront Headquarters Building at Naval Base Guam, the U.S. Navy announced on Tuesday. ... more 
France's Macron at UN defends Iran, climate dealsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 French President Emmanuel Macron stood firm Tuesday that landmark agreements on Iran and climate change would not change as he gently nudged Donald Trump to return to the fold. ... more  
Study weighs risks of human-drone impactsWashington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017 The risks of drone-human collisions vary widely, researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University found in a new comprehensive survey. ... more 
Israel says shot down Iranian-made, Hezbollah-operated droneJerusalem (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 Israel's military fired a Patriot missile on Tuesday to bring down what it said was an Iranian-made drone operated by Hezbollah on a reconnaissance mission over the Golan Heights. ... more  
US Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin GPS M-Code Early Use Ground System Upgrade ContractDenver CO (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $45.5 million contract to provide Military Code (M-Code) Early Use (MCEU) capability to the Global Positioning System (GPS). Part of th ... more  
More cities in the DRCongo get satellite-enabled high-speed connectivityLuxembourg (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 SES Networks' longtime customer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Gilat Telecom, has expanded the satellite capacity under contract with SES Networks in the country, now topping more th ... more |
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 China's BeiDou-3 satellites get new chips  
Northrop Grumman to buy space firm Orbital for $9.2 bnNew York (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 US defense group Northrop Grumman will buy out the rocket and missile maker Orbital ATK in a deal worth $9.2 billion, the firms said on Monday. ... more  
Israeli firms seek hi-tech help -- in GazaGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 When Dan Leubitz needed a contractor for a project with his Israeli tech firm, one address in the list of tenders caught his eye: Gaza. ... more 
Equifax executives step down after major hackSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 16, 2017 Equifax said Friday that two executives entrusted with watching over its computers are retiring, their departures coming after its maligned handling of a major hack at the credit reporting agency. ... more  
Taiwan jails Chinese grad student for recruiting spiesTaipei (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 A Chinese graduate from one of Taiwan's top universities accused of recruiting spies for Beijing was jailed Friday for one year and two months. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2017 
North Korea's latest missile launch over Japan set sirens blaring and triggered alerts telling people to seek shelter - yet neither Tokyo nor Washington tried to shoot the rocket down.
The test follows one in August that saw another rocket soar over Hokkaido. In that case too, much-vaunted Japanese and US missile-intercept capabilities were not used.
Now some in the United States are wo ... more Tokyo (AFP) Sept 16, 2017'Take cover' - but where? Japanese helpless over N.Korea threat  Tokyo (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Japan deploys missile defence to northern island: minister  Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017Navy tests AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017 
Leonardo and Thales will continue efforts to integrate and demonstrate their respective threat-warning and missile infrared counter-measure systems.
The continued work is being commissioned by Britain's Defense Science and Technology Laboratory and will lead to evaluation of the resultant system during trials next year, Leonardo said in a news release Wednesday.
The companies are ... more Istanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Turkey signs deal to buy Russian S-400 missile systems  Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017Sales deals for TOW missiles, boats for Bahrain in works  Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2017Atlantic Diving Supply receives $17.6 million contract for rocket launchers |
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 London, UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2017  Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that has been designed and developed in the UK at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI).
OUTRIDER is a lightweight, canister launched UAS that has been designed by engineers at Lockheed Martin UK's Havant facility in partnership with Wirth Research, an engineering company with specialisation in aerody ... moreWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017China touts military drone helicopter at exhibition Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Israel says shot down Iranian-made, Hezbollah-operated drone Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017Study weighs risks of human-drone impacts |
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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 London, UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Spectra Airbus SlingShot Partnership Extension  Paris (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Airbus prepares the future European Governmental Satellite Communications programme  Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2017Northrop awarded contract for support of Air Force communications system |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017 
The U.S. Army announced on Wednesday that it is rapidly procuring more than 1,000 shoulder-fired 84mm recoilless rifles from Saab for deployment as soon as possible.
The weapon is the Carl-Gustaf M4, known as the M3E1 in the United States.
Through the use of titanium, the Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System, or MAAWS, is more than six pounds lighter than its earlie ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2017Australia developing wearable 'Fight Recorder' for soldiers  Washington (UPI) Sep 8, 2017Marines use freeze-dried plasma to save foreign ally  Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017Mobile Camouflage System displayed at DSEI 17 |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017 
L3 Technologies has expanded its presence in the undersea products market with the acquisition of Adaptive Methods Inc., a systems engineering firm.
Under the acquisition announced Tuesday, Adaptive Methods will be called L3 Adaptive Methods, integrated into L3's Sensor Systems business segment.
The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Adaptive Methods is ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2017Trump pushes hardware to allies -- and ups pressure on N.Korea  Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2017United Technologies buying Rockwell Collins for $30 billion Sofia (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Middle East conflicts boost Bulgarian arms exports |
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 Moscow (AFP) Sept 14, 2017  Russia on Thursday began major joint military exercises with Belarus along the European Union's eastern flank - a show of strength that has rattled nervous NATO members.
Named Zapad-2017 (West-2017), the manoeuvres, scheduled to last until September 20, are taking place on the territory of Moscow's closest ally Belarus, in Russia's European exclave of Kaliningrad and in its frontier Pskov a ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Trump plans to visit China, Japan, S. Korea in November United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2017France's Macron at UN defends Iran, climate deals  Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Trump's generals look to provide a steady hand |
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 Richland WA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
Many seashells, minerals, and semiconductor nanomaterials are made up of smaller crystals, which are assembled together like the pieces of a puzzle. Now, researchers have measured the forces that cause the crystals to assemble, revealing an orchestra of competing factors that researchers might be able to control.
The work has a variety of implications in both discovery and applied science. ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017A new kind of optical nanosensor uses torque for signal processing  Eindhoven, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 28, 2017'Nano-hashtags' could provide definite proof of Majorana particles  Amherst MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017UMass Amherst environmental chemist flashes warning light on new nanoparticle |
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 Al-Sagra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 19, 2017  Iraqi security forces and paramilitary units on Tuesday seized a village in one of the last pockets of territory controlled by the Islamic State group in the vast western province of Anbar, bordering Syria.
"Our forces have taken the whole of Al-Rayhanna village, attacking from three directions, and have killed seven terrorists," an Iraqi colonel told AFP.
Some IS fighters had fled towar ... more Baghdad (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Iraq anti-graft task force fishes for 'sharks'  Al-Sagra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Iraqi forces launch assault for last IS bastions in Anbar  Al-Sagra, Irak (AFP) Sept 18, 2017Iraq moves to attack last IS bastion on Syria border |
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 Seoul (AFP) Sept 16, 2017  North Korea said Saturday it was bent on nothing less than military "equilibrium" with arch-enemy the United States with a full nuclear arsenal, forcing UN powers into fresh crisis talks.
Kim Jong-Un successfully fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on Friday, responding to the latest round of UN embargos over its sixth nuclear test with its furthest-ever missil ... more Seoul (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Trump's North Korea talk 'counterproductive': analysts Brussels (AFP) Sept 20, 2017NATO condemns UN nuclear weapon ban treaty United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2017World afraid of nuclear war with N. Korea, says UN chief Guterres |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 
Chinese bank loans rebounded in August to hit 1.09 trillion yuan ($166 billion), beating analysts' expectations as demand was buoyed by home buyers.
The figure was up from 825.5 billion yuan in July according to the Chinese central bank, and exceeded forecasts from analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, although it remains far below the 1.54 trillion yuan loaned by banks in in June.
However, th ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Top Chinese bitcoin exchange shuts down  Tallinn (AFP) Sept 15, 2017France slams Silicon Valley for skirting tax in Europe  San Jose (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Chinese FM talks up trade on Central America visit |
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 Cox'S Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) Sept 20, 2017  Bangladesh's army was ordered Wednesday to take a bigger role helping hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence in Myanmar, amid warnings it could take six months to register the new refugees.
Troops would be deployed immediately in Cox's Bazar near the border where more than 420,000 Rohingya Muslims have arrived since August 25, said Obaidul Quader, a senior minister and depu ... more London (AFP) Sept 19, 2017British Virgin Islands under curfew as new storm approaches  Marigot (AFP) Sept 17, 2017Hurricane-hit St Martin takes first steps to rebuild  Miami (AFP) Sept 14, 2017America asks: How did eight people die in Florida nursing home? |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 
China's programme to launch a mission to Mars in 2020 is "well underway", its top planner said Wednesday as the country moves forward with its ambitious space programme.
The probe will carry 13 types of payload including six rovers, the official Xinhua news agency said.
"The Mars exploration programme is well underway," it cited the mission's chief architect Zhang Rongqiao as saying. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle  Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017Spacecraft passes docking test  Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 16, 2017 
The jailing of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists has pushed a new wave of young leaders to take the helm as they seek to keep the movement's message alive.
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, who carved out international reputations with their campaigning, were both sent to prison last month in what rights groups slammed as politically motivated prosecutions.
Alongside fellow activist A ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2017China tightens restrictions on religious freedom  Beijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2017Pregnant woman's suicide roils China  Beijing (AFP) Sept 15, 2017China cracks down on pyramid scams after deaths |
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 Manila, Philippines (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may declare nationwide martial law next week if threatened massive protests by communists and other leftists against his rule turn violent or disrupt the country, his defence chief said Friday.
"He said, if the left will try to have a massive protest, start fires on the streets, they will disrupt the country, then I might (declare martial law)," Defence S ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2017US kills six in Shabaab air strikes in Somalia  Moscow (AFP) Sept 8, 2017Russia claims killing of IS 'minister of war' in Syria  Damascus (AFP) Sept 7, 2017Israel hits Syria site reportedly used for chemical weapons |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
The Department of Defense is investing $17 million in directed energy laser weapons, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced at the Boeing facility in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday.
"With our state's unique expertise in directed energy work, this funding will jump start the deployment of this critical technology and bring more high-paying jobs to the state," said Heinrich, a member of ... more Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 25, 2017'Eyes in space' and more powerful lasers will enhance US Army's arsenal  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Raytheon successfully fires high-energy laser from helicopter  Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone |
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