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  Beijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 Chinese politics have increasingly become a one-man show, with President Xi Jinping as the indisputable star. When Xi took the stage Wednesday to reveal the new members of the Communist Party's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, he spent less than two minutes introducing his fellow committee members. He then launched into his own vision for the country as the six stoney-faced men in dark suits - none of them considered potential successors - stood stiffly and in silence. The event ... read more |
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Tillerson starts talks in India dominated by ChinaNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday started talks with Indian leaders expected to highlight the strong alliance between the two nations, with both anxious to counter China's growing influence. ... more 
China's new leadership: Ageing men seen as no threat to XiBeijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 The six dark-suited Communist Party officials joining President Xi Jinping on China's highest decision-making body are all men in their 60s, suggesting he has no plans to groom a successor any time soon. ... more 
Trump congratulates Xi after Chinese leader tightens grip on powerWashington (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 President Donald Trump congratulated Xi Jinping on Wednesday, after the Chinese leader solidified his grip on power at a landmark Communist Party Congress. ... more  
Iranian sentenced to death for spying; US Navy saves Iran fishing boat from piratesTehran (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 Iran said Wednesday it had sentenced a citizen to death for spying for Israel in return for Swedish residency, after rights activists reported an Iranian-born academic was handed the death penalty. ... more |
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India shrinks ties with NKorea but will not close embassyNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 India has slashed trade with North Korea in line with UN sanctions over the North's nuclear tests but will not close its Pyongyang embassy, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday. ... more  
Hashed al-Shaabi: controversial force on Iraq's frontlinesBaghdad (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 A vital force that helped defeat the Islamic State group, or a dangerous tool of Iran? ... more  
NATO to press Moscow on reported support for TalibanWashington (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 NATO wants to talk to Russia about reports that Russian fuel is reaching the Taliban, an alliance official said Wednesday. ... more 
Iraq Kurds offer to freeze independence voteArbil, Iraq (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 Iraqi Kurdish leaders offered Wednesday to freeze the outcome of last month's vote for independence, taking a step back in a major crisis after Baghdad delivered a body blow by seizing swathes of disputed territory. ... more  
Galileo in place for launch: then there were fourParis (ESA) Oct 24, 2017 Two more Galileo satellites have reached Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, joining the first pair of navigation satellites and the Ariane 5 rocket due to haul the quartet to orbit this December. ... more  
Boeing keeps tough line on Bombardier as earnings fallNew York (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 Boeing strongly defended its tough stance in a trade dispute with Canada's Bombardier Wednesday, as it reported lower quarterly earnings in part due to unexpected costs on a military contract. ... more |
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 State Department approves Kuwaiti M1A1 tank deal  
Lockheed gets Air Force production order for Paveway II kitsWashington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017 Follow-on production of Paveway II plus Laser-Guided Bomb Kits is to be conducted by Lockheed Martin under a $131 million Air Force contact. ... more 
New Zealand buying U.S. sniper riflesWashington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017 New Zealand's Defense Force announced it is buying weapons from U.S. rifle manufacturer Barrett. ... more  
Philippines' Duterte receives Russian assault riflesManila (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 Russia handed over army trucks and thousands of assault rifles to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday as the two nations celebrated their growing military ties. ... more  
Work begins on amphibious transport ship Fort LauderdaleWashington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017 Construction of another San Antonio-class amphibious dock ship for the U.S. Navy has officially started at a Huntington Ingalls facility in Mississippi. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 
Lockheed Martin will develop lower-tier air and missile defense sensor prototypes under a Department of Defense contract.
The award is from the Department's Ordnance Technology Consortium, an initiative to facilitate collaboration between the government, industry and academia for technology development. Lockheed Martin did not disclose the contract's value in a release Thursday.
... more Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Report: Japan eyeing SM-6 missiles for defense program  Syracuse NY (SPX) Oct 23, 2017Lockheed Martin missile defense sensor technology receives prototyping contract  Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017South Korea takes control of THAAD missile defense system |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 18, 2017  The U.S. Navy announced an award modification worth more than $18.2 million to convert high-speed, anti-radiation missiles into advanced medium-range air-to-ground guided missiles with counter-enemy shutdown capability for the Italian government.
Orbital ATK Inc., Defense Electronic Systems, out of Northridge, Ca., was awarded the contract, which was modified from a previous firm-fixed ... more Tokyo (AFP) Oct 19, 2017'How to survive a N. Korean missile' - in Japanese manga form  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017State Department approves sale of AMRAAM missiles to Netherlands  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Lockheed Martin test of ATACMS missile system successful |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 
Boeing has invested in Near Earth Autonomy, a company developing a portfolio of technologies for reliable automatic flight.
The U.S. airline manufacturing giant and the Pittsburgh-based company also teamed to look into business opportunities in emerging markets, Boeing said in a news release Thursday.
"This partnership will accelerate technology solutions that we feel will be key ... more Boston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of water  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017GA-ASI in cooperative agreements with South Korean entities  Jacksonville FL (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Drone Aviation awarded contract for Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat from US Defense Dept |
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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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2017NRL clarifies valley polarization for electronic and optoelectronic technologies  Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017Harris supplying tactical radios to Navy, Marines  Luxembourg (SPX) Oct 10, 2017SES GS to Provide More MEO-enabled SATCOM Solutions for U.S. Government |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017 
The U.S. State Department approved Kuwait's possible purchase of hundreds of M1A1 Abrams tanks from the United States.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which manages the Foreign Military Sales program, said the proposed deal for 218 tank hulls with 120mm guns and AGT-1500 engines carries an estimated value of $29 million.
The Kuwaiti purchase would support the gulf c ... moreWashington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017New Zealand buying U.S. sniper rifles  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Automated Processes Drive Down Costs Increase Precision of Critical Military Containers Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017Lockheed gets Air Force production order for Paveway II kits |
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 Manila (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 
Russia handed over army trucks and thousands of assault rifles to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday as the two nations celebrated their growing military ties.
Duterte accepted the weaponry during a visit to a Russian naval ship docked in Manila, the latest move to embrace Russia and China while distancing the Philippines from its longtime ally and mutual defence partner, the ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017Whistleblower protection bill sent to President as complaints of retaliation grow  London (AFP) Oct 10, 2017UK defence giant BAE Systems to axe almost 2,000 jobs  Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Leonardo opens new site in Australia |
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 Berlin (AFP) Oct 20, 2017  NATO would be incapable of rebuffing an attack by Russia on its eastern flank, according to an internal report by the alliance cited Friday by German magazine Der Spiegel.
The document, entitled "Progress Report on the Strengthened Deterrence and Defence Capability of the Alliance", identified significant deficiencies.
"NATO's ability to logistically support rapid reinforcement in the st ... moreBeijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2017China's new leadership: Ageing men seen as no threat to Xi  Beijing (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Xi joins Mao in Communist constitution, tightening grip on China  Beijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2017'Xi Dada' casts a long shadow over China |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the Technical University of Denmark have developed a method that makes it possible to map the individual responses of nanoparticles in different situations and contexts. The results pave the way for better nanomaterials and safer nanotechnology and were recently published in the journal Nature Communications.
In the future almost all new ... more Providence RI (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Terahertz spectroscopy goes nano  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Long nanotubes make strong fibers  Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Paper-based supercapacitor uses metal nanoparticles to boost energy density |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 24, 2017  Thousands of foreign jihadists who have fled Islamic State group-held territories in Iraq and Syria could pose major security problems as they return home, a think-tank said Tuesday.
At least 5,600 citizens or residents of 33 countries had returned home as IS faced devastating assaults on territories it held in Iraq and Syria, said the Soufan Center, a non-profit security analysis group.
... moreBaghdad (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Hashed al-Shaabi: controversial force on Iraq's frontlines  Baghdad (AFP) Oct 22, 2017Iraq's Abadi: 'hero' who tackled mission impossible  Baghdad (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Nearly 700,000 Iraqis from war-torn Mosul still displaced: NGO |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Oct 23, 2017  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday to work with the US, China and Russia to contain North Korea's nuclear threat with "strong, resolute diplomacy", as he "humbly" accepted his landslide victory in a snap election.
Fresh from clinching a two-thirds "super-majority" that enables the nationalist premier to realise his dream of revising Japan's pacifist constitution, Abe vowed t ... more Baghdad (AFP) Oct 23, 2017Iraq PM challenges Tillerson on Iran remarks  Clark, Philippines (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Philippines says sanctions strengthen Kim as Chinese, SK defence chiefs meet Tehran (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Iranian sentenced to death for spying; US Navy saves Iran fishing boat from pirates |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2017 
Fans of soft cheeses in China have reason to celebrate after the country reversed a ban on mould-ripened cheeses, allowing imports of Camembert, Brie and Roquefort, European Union officials said Monday.
From early September, businesses in the country were forbidden from importing cheeses made with certain moulds and bacteria.
The ban was lifted following meetings last week between Europe ... more Gwadar, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 25, 2017At a forgotten Pakistan port, China paves a new Silk Road  Tokyo (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Japan bank CEO quits over claims of $2.2 bn in bad loans  Paris (AFP) Oct 25, 2017France seeks 'green veto' in EU-Canada trade deal |
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 Ulaanbaatar (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 
The death toll from an avalanche in Mongolia rose to 17 on Wednesday after rescuers found the bodies of seven missing climbers who had ignored a ban on climbing a mountain.
The Mongolian nationals went missing on Sunday after climbing the 4,021-metre (13,192 foot) Mount Otgontenger, the National Emergency Management Agency said.
The group was made up of four women and 13 men aged 30 to 5 ... more The Hague (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Sophisticated DNA labs unveiled to help trace the missing  Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2017US Congress passes $36.5 bn in hurricane, wildfire aid  San Juan (AFP) Oct 20, 2017Mayor of Puerto Rican capital a fighter who took on Trump |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017 
Jing Haipeng, the first Chinese astronaut to go into space three times, has voiced his desire to go into space again as a further demonstration of his loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC).
"I'm eager to go to space again, be a pioneer in the battle one more time," said the 51-year-old major general and delegate to the ongoing 19th National Congress of the CPC.
"Let the vastn ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 24, 2017  China's most powerful leader in decades entered Communist Party folklore on Tuesday when cadres voted overwhelmingly to engrave the Xi Jinping way into their constitution.
"Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era," adds a new section to the already-weighty party tome, and puts the 64-year-old Chinese president in distinguished company.
Only two other me ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Fears mount over bookseller 'freed' by China  Beijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2017China's Xi welcomes 'objective' media at restricted event  Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2017In Communist China, it's a man's world at the top |
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 Beirut (AFP) Oct 24, 2017  Russia on Tuesday vetoed a US-drafted resolution that would have extended the mandate of a panel investigating who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
Here is a recap of chemical strikes and related events since the conflict began in March 2011.
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The Syrian government acknowledges in July 2012 for the first time that it has chemical weapons and threaten ... more Clark, Philippines (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Australia to train Philippines in urban warfare  Marawi, Philippines (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Tunnels reveal militants' rat-like tactics in Philippine war  Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Boko Haram kills six Nigerian soldiers in raid |
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 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a nine-month, $9.4 million contract to develop a Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) missile interceptor concept, the agency announced Oct. 5.
"Our Low Power Laser Demonstrator concept puts advanced beam control systems and a fiber laser on a high-performance, high-altitude platform to maximize risk reduction value over the demonstrat ... more White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Upgraded Lockheed Martin Laser Outguns Threat in Half the Time Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2017ATHENA laser testbed system successfully shoots down drones  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017DOD to invest $17M on laser weapons research in New Mexico |
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