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  Moscow (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Russia conducted several ballistic missile tests on Thursday from "land, air and sea" as part of its strategic nuclear programme, the Defence ministry announced. A "Topol" intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from the Plesetsk testing ground in the northwest of the country and three ballistic missiles were launched by two nuclear missile submarines (SSBNs), two from the Okhotsk Sea, north of Japan, and one from the Barents Sea, in the Arctic Ocean. Russian military forces "have carried o ... read more |
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NATO challenges Russia on military drill numbersBrussels (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 NATO members challenged Russia on Thursday over "discrepancies" in Moscow's account of controversial military exercises last month, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. ... more  
Dutch know-how may have gone into arms of mass destructionThe Hague (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 The Dutch government has admitted that technology from the Netherlands may have been used to develop weapons of mass destruction in Iran, Pakistan or Syria. ... more 
Mattis says US 'not rushing to war' with N. KoreaBangkok (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Washington is seeking a "peaceful resolution" with North Korea, US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis said ahead of a visit to the divided peninsula amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear threats. ... more  
Lithuania buys Norwegian air defence system amid Russia fearsVilnius (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Lithuania on Thursday signed a landmark deal to buy Norwegian anti-aircraft missile systems to plug an air defence gap on NATO's eastern flank, amid concerns over Russia. ... more |
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Iraq forces advance in 'last den' of IS jihadistsHabbaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Iraqi forces on Thursday recaptured from the Islamic State group several military bases and villages as they launched a push to wipe out remnants of the jihadists' self-styled caliphate in the country. ... more 
Terrain, geopolitics make for tricky last battle on ISBeirut (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 The Islamic State group's empire has shrunk fast this year but the rump of its "caliphate" on the Iraq-Syria border is a hostile jihadist heartland where competing regional interests converge. ... more 
Iraq PM wins Iran support as forces battle IS, KurdsTehran (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, whose forces Thursday battled jihadists in the west of the country and Kurds in the north, won the support of Iranian leaders at talks in Tehran. ... more  
US-led strikes claim another 51 civilian lives: coalitionWashington (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 An ongoing review of air and artillery strikes found another 51 civilians were killed by the US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria, pushing the total toll to at least 786. ... more 
US adds sanctions on North Korea for rights abusesWashington (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 The United States layered a new round of sanctions on North Korea Thursday, blacklisting individuals and organizations involved in security and forced labor policies for "ongoing and serious human rights abuses." ... more  
New solid rocket motor development facility completed at Spaceport AmericaHighlands Ranch, CO (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 UP Aerospace Inc. and Cesaroni Aerospace teamed to create a state-of-the-art solid rocket motor manufacturing and test facility at Spaceport America, New Mexico. The project was completed in under o ... more |
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 Draper and Sierra Nevada Corporation announce new agreement for space missions  
Acoustic gravity waves pinpoint where and when objects hit ocean surfaceWashington (UPI) Oct 24, 2017 Scientists at the University of Cardiff in Wales have developed a method for tracing acoustic gravity waves to their point of origin. ... more  
New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of waterBoston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 We've seen RoboBees that can fly, stick to walls, and dive into water. Now, get ready for a hybrid RoboBee that can fly, dive into water, swim, propel itself back out of water, and safely land. ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne breaks ground on advanced manufacturing center in HuntsvilleHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Aerojet Rocketdyne has marked a key milestone when it officially broke ground on a new, 136,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located in Huntsville, Alabama. During a ceremony, attended by Alab ... more  
Taiwan leader hopes for 'breakthrough' with ChinaTaipei (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen said Thursday that the end of China's landmark party congress signals an "opportunity for change," as she called for dialogue with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 
Japan may add SM-6 missiles to the country's future ground-based defense system to intercept missiles, Yomiuri Shimbun reported.
The SM-6 missiles would be in addition to SM-3 Block 2A missiles for defense against ballistic missiles, the Japan News, a Yomiuri Simbun publication, reported. It's all part of the planned Aegis Ashore system, a product of Maryland-based Lockheed Martin.
... more Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017South Korea takes control of THAAD missile defense system  Moscow (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Russia conducts ballistic missile tests  Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017Raytheon's SM-3 intercepts medium-range target during NATO exercise |
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 Vilnius (AFP) Oct 26, 2017  Lithuania on Thursday signed a landmark deal to buy Norwegian anti-aircraft missile systems to plug an air defence gap on NATO's eastern flank, amid concerns over Russia.
The NASAMS medium-range air defence systems developed by Norway's Kongsberg will be the first such shield in the Baltic states and will cost 110 million euros ($130 million).
"There is no secret that we have had gaps in ... more Tokyo (AFP) Oct 19, 2017'How to survive a N. Korean missile' - in Japanese manga form  Washington (UPI) Oct 18, 2017Italy to receive additional AGM-88E guided missiles  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017State Department approves sale of AMRAAM missiles to Netherlands |
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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 ... moreBoston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of water  Jacksonville FL (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Drone Aviation awarded contract for Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat from US Defense Dept  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017GA-ASI in cooperative agreements with South Korean entities |
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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 ... more Washington (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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 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 ... more New Delhi (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Tillerson starts talks in India dominated by China  Berlin (AFP) Oct 20, 2017NATO ill-prepared for a Russian attack: report  Beijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2017China's new leadership: Ageing men seen as no threat to Xi |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 
Brown University researchers have demonstrated a way to bring a powerful form of spectroscopy - a technique used to study a wide variety of materials - into the nano-world.
Laser terahertz emission microscopy (LTEM) is a burgeoning means of characterizing the performance of solar cells, integrated circuits and other systems and materials. Laser pulses illuminating a sample material cause t ... more Houston TX (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Nanotube fiber antennas as capable as copper  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Jumping nanoparticles  Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Single nanoparticle mapping paves the way for better nanotechnology |
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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.
... moreBeirut (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Terrain, geopolitics make for tricky last battle on IS Tehran (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Iraq PM wins Iran support as forces battle IS, Kurds  Baghdad (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Hashed al-Shaabi: controversial force on Iraq's frontlines |
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 The Hague (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 
The Dutch government has admitted that technology from the Netherlands may have been used to develop weapons of mass destruction in Iran, Pakistan or Syria.
Dutch intelligence services have received "indications in a number of cases" that "Dutch technology was used in programmes of weapons of mass destruction or for the means of transmission in Iran, Pakistan or Syria", the outgoing minister ... more Clark, Philippines (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Philippines says sanctions strengthen Kim as Chinese, SK defence chiefs meet Bangkok (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Mattis says US 'not rushing to war' with N. Korea Washington (AFP) Oct 26, 2017US adds sanctions on North Korea for rights abuses |
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 Gwadar, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 
Remote and impoverished, Pakistan's Gwadar port at first glance seems an unlikely crown jewel in a multi-billion-dollar development project with China aimed at constructing a 21st century Silk Road.
Situated on a barren peninsula in the Arabian Sea, Gwadar, or the "gate of the wind", owes its fortuitous selection as Pakistan's next economic hub to its strategic location near the Strait of Ho ... more 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  Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2017Brie trade agreement: China lifts soft cheese ban |
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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 Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2017US Congress passes $36.5 bn in hurricane, wildfire aid  The Hague (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Sophisticated DNA labs unveiled to help trace the missing  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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 Sevare, Mali (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 
Five nations in Africa's Sahel region are progressively deploying a counter-terror force to combat jihadist groups but the project will be vulnerable during its fledgling stage, diplomats and military sources say.
The so-called "G5 Sahel" states are some of the world's poorest and least developed nations, comprising Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.
Spread across largely to ... more Geneva (AFP) Oct 26, 2017ICRC warns states against 'dehumanisation' of IS fighters  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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