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  Seoul (AFP) Dec 26, 2017 North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite, a Seoul newspaper said Tuesday, as outside observers warn that the nuclear-armed regime's space programme is a fig leaf for weapons tests. Pyongyang is under multiple UN sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests and is prohibited from carrying out any launch using ballistic missile technology including satellites. "Through various channels, we've recently learned that the North has completed a new satellite and named it Kwangmyongsong-5", the J ... read more |
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Pentagon Challenged to Procure a New Satellite in Less Than 12 YearsMcLean, VA (SPX) Dec 22, 2017 Twelve years. That's how long it can take the Pentagon to plan, design, build and launch an on-orbit satellite. ... more  
China island expansion moves ahead in South China SeaBeijing (AFP) Dec 25, 2017 China's large-scale land reclamation around disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea is "moving ahead steadily", state media has reported, and is on track to use giant "island-builders" to transform even more of the region. ... more 
British navy frigate escorts Russian warship in North SeaLondon (AFP) Dec 26, 2017 A Royal Navy frigate escorted a Russian warship on Christmas Day as it passed close to British territorial waters, the ministry of defence said Tuesday at a time of strained relations between London and Moscow. ... more  
Dozens killed in fresh Yemen air strikes, clashesAden (AFP) Dec 25, 2017 Fresh air strikes and clashes in Yemen have killed over 60 fighters as Saudi-backed pro-government forces push an offensive against Huthi rebels, security and medical sources said Monday. ... more |
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Russia working on new vertical takeoff fighterMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 18, 2017 Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov has confirmed that work is underway on the design of a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Military observer Vadim Saranov outlines what's ... more  
Report Highlights Social and Economic Impacts of Space WeatherSilver Spring, MD (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 Some experts in the emergency management community believe that the first "trillion-dollar storm" won't come in the form of a tornado, hurricane, or flood, but rather will come from the sun. A new r ... more 
Aerion and Lockheed Martin team up for first supersonic business jetWashington DC (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 Two leaders in supersonic technology, Aerion and Lockheed Martin announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to define a formal and gated process to explore the feasibility of a joint develo ... more 
NASA image of X-plane shows shockwaves caused by aircraftWashington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 A new NASA image offers a preview of what the agency's next X-plane will look like when it finally takes flight. ... more  
SES Drives 5G Satellite Demonstration Testbed Initiative with ESALuxembourg (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 SES is expanding its efforts to support 5G developments as part of ESA's ARTES project, SATis5, where it will be enabling demonstrations of satellite-terrestrial integration for 5G networks. T ... more 
NASA Flights Advance Celestial Schlieren Imagery for Supersonic AircraftEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 When NASA's next X-plane takes to the skies, it will produce some pretty cool images. Thanks to the completion of a recent flight test series at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Cali ... more |
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China, Pakistan, Afghanistan agree on terror cooperationBeijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2017 Ministers from Afghanistan, Pakistan and China met in Beijing on Tuesday where they agreed to work together to tackle the threat of terrorism tied to China's vast western Xinjiang region. ... more 
X-57 Battery System Survives Flight-Condition, Thermal Runaway TestingEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 NASA engineers have reached a major milestone with the successful testing of the battery system that will power NASA's first all-electric X-plane when it takes flight in 2018. The testing vali ... more  
SpaceX launches 10 more satellites for IridiumLos Angeles (AFP) Dec 23, 2017 SpaceX on Friday blasted off a re-used Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 satellites into orbit, its fourth launch toward a $3 billion upgrade to Virginia-based Iridium's mobile, voice and data network. ... more 
Lockheed Martin meets F-35 production targetWashington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 Lockheed Martin has met government and industry targets for the year, delivering 66 F-35 Lightening II fighters to the U.S. and foreign customers, the company announced on Monday. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for the AEGIS weapon system by the U.S. Navy for new construction in support of Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $135.8 million under the terms of a cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.
The contract calls for new construction and integratio ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Pentagon works to 'understand' missile strike on Saudi  Riyadh (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Japan to beef up missile defence system against N. Korea |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 21, 2017  Russia said Thursday that it had completed negotiations with Turkey for the sale of an S-400 air defence missile system, with delivery scheduled for late 2019.
"Practically speaking, the contract is entering the phase of realisation," said Vladimir Kozhin, a presidential aide who oversees matters of military cooperation. "All parameters, all technologies, the entire deal has been agreed." ... more Tehran (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Is Iran really arming Yemen's Huthi rebels?  Washington (UPI) Dec 15, 2017Raytheon contracted to support anti-ship missile system  Washington (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Iran supplied ballistic missile to Yemen rebels: US |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017 
Boeing has unveiled its MQ-25 unmanned aircraft system, which is designed to refuel U.S. Navy jets operating from aircraft carriers.
The Navy has been seeking an unmanned aerial system with refueling capabilities to support and extend the combat range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters.
Boeing says their version of th ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017Insitu to support Navy's ScanEagle UAV system  The Hague (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Dutch police ground drone-fighting eagles  Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Jet-powered drone tested by BAE Systems |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 
With high-throughput satellites covering 99% of the populated regions of the world, commercial satellite providers like Intelsat General are ready and willing to serve the growing bandwidth needs of the military defense market. But there's a catch. At the Global MilsatCom conference held earlier this month in London, new acquisition challenges came to light: Countries are still trying to figure ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017Harris contracted by Army for radios for security force assistance brigades  Denver CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Joint Hellas-Sat-4 and SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite ready for environmental tests  McLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Government outsourcing disrupts space as SatComm services commercialised |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 11, 2017  Diesel Engineering Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide engines and transmission kits for the Achzarit heavy armored personnel carriers for the Israeli Defense Forces.
The Department of Defense on Friday announced the $10.4 million contract, which falls under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract.
A caveat to the deal provides for one option, which if exercised, would p ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Navy taps ManTech for engineering and technical services  Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Raytheon finishes first lot production of new small diameter bomb  Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Air Force awards more than $10.5M for laser-guided bombs |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2017 
Raytheon has been awarded a modified contract for Patriot performance based logistics support for inventory management for the U.S. Army.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $28.7 million and modifies the terms of a $36.4 million contract from December 2016.
The deal also includes "the repair and replacement of 136 stock and parts assoc ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017Department of Defense seeks to speed up acquisition process  Brussels (AFP) Dec 11, 2017EU launches defence pact with submarine drones  The Hague (AFP) Dec 8, 2017Dutch want arms dealer's extradition after S.Africa arrest |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Dec 20, 2017 
India announced Wednesday it would host China for another round of talks on long-running border disputes, the first since they defused one of their worst deadlocks in decades.
The foreign ministry said China's special representative on borders would meet his counterpart in New Delhi on Friday for the 20th meeting on the unresolved "boundary question".
The regional giants have been arguin ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 23, 2017US to provide Ukraine with 'enhanced defensive capabilities'  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Japan unveils record defence budget against N. Korea threat  Moscow (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Putin slams 'aggressive' new US defence strategy |
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 Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 
A team of University of Alberta engineers developed a new way to produce electrical power that can charge handheld devices or sensors that monitor anything from pipelines to medical implants.
The discovery sets a new world standard in devices called triboelectric nanogenerators by producing a high-density DC current - a vast improvement over low-quality AC currents produced by other resear ... more Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech  Boston MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017New nanowires are just a few atoms thick  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Physicists explain metallic conductivity of thin carbon nanotube films |
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 Karbala, Iraq (AFP) Dec 23, 2017  Residents in Iraq's Shiite holy city of Karbala have denounced a local decision that could soon see salesmen in trouble for displaying female mannequins in anything but Islamic clothing.
Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed and an important figure in Shiite Islam, is buried in Karbala.
Posters warning against indecent behaviour have been plastered around the city as part of ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Dec 23, 2017Traders in Old rebuild their ruined market  Geneva (AFP) Dec 15, 2017UN voices alarm at clashes, house burnings in disputed Iraqi city  Nasiriyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Iraq hangs 38 members of IS, Qaeda; 20 IS killed in southern Syria |
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 Seoul (AFP) Dec 22, 2017 
The nonagenarian founder of South Korean retailer Lotte Group went from rags to riches but faces the prospect of ending his days in prison after being convicted of embezzlement and other offences on Friday.
Born in the southern city of Ulsan in 1922, Shin Kyuk-Ho, now 95, smuggled himself aboard a ship at the age of 18 as a stowaway to go to Japan, Korea's colonial overlord at the time, to s ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2017U.S. and U.K. tap Lockheed for Trident II support  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 21, 2017China balks at adding 10 ships to UN blacklist over N. Korea cargo  Seoul (AFP) Dec 21, 2017North Korean soldier defects to South: Seoul |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2017 
President Xi Jinping stamped his authority over China's economy at a major meeting ending Wednesday, which called for "reasonable" credit expansion, increased imports and more open markets and efforts to curb noxious pollution.
The pledges were made under a new banner, "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialist Economy with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era", at the end of the annual Central Econo ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2017China's economic growth to slow next year, says state think tank  Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2017Britain, China speed up bid to link stock markets  Marseille (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Sweet victory: French candymakers win China legal war |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 21, 2017 
French anti-terror judges have finished their investigation into the missile attack that sparked Rwanda's 1994 genocide and will now decide whether to send the highly sensitive case to trial, legal sources said Thursday.
The missile strike on a plane near Kigali's airport in April 1994 killed Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana, triggering 100 days of bloodshed that left an estimated 800,0 ... more Miami (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Hurricanes, heat waves, fires ravaged planet in 2017  Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Remote Hong Kong island holds nuclear emergency drills  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 24, 2017China, Russia oppose UN criticism of Myanmar over Rohingya |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2017  At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in June 1989, according to a newly released British diplomatic cable that recounts the bloodshed in gruesome detail.
The document, made public more than 28 years after the event, describes injured girls being bayoneted, bodies being ground up by armoured vehicles and h ... more Tianjin, China (AFP) Dec 26, 2017Chinese activist jailed for 8 years after major crackdown  Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Chinese convicts executed after stadium trial; Chinese ink-brush artwork sells for $144M  Beijing (AFP) Dec 25, 2017Artist 'released' in China after Liu Xiaobo tribute |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Dec 23, 2017  Federal agents are probing the background of a former US Marine for allegedly plotting a Christmas attack in San Francisco inspired by the Islamic State jihadist group, according to court documents.
Tow-truck driver Everitt Aaron Jameson, 26, was planning to target the city's busy Pier 39 tourist spot, according to an affidavit submitted Friday by FBI Special Agent Christopher McKinney.
... more Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Dec 25, 2017Nigerian army thwarts Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri  Sydney (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Australia ends air strike campaign in Iraq and Syria  Paris (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Defeated militarily in 2017, IS remains a global threat |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 
The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) has awarded Lockheed Martin $26.3 million for the design, development and production of a high power fiber laser. AFRL plans to test the laser on a tactical fighter jet by 2021.
The contract is part of AFRL's Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) program, and is a major step forward in the maturation of protective airborne laser systems. ... more Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Lockheed Martin developing technology to intercept missile threats with Directed Energy  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 |
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