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  Washington (AFP) March 1, 2018 The United States on Thursday accused Moscow of openly breaching Cold War-era treaties by developing what Russian President Vladimir Putin called a new generation of "invincible" hypersonic weapons and submarines. Putin unveiled the new arsenal earlier Thursday in a state of the nation address, challenging Washington to a new arms race ahead of a presidential election that will all but certainly confirm his grip on power. Putin left his usual Kremlin perch to this year speak from a nearby exhibi ... read more |
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Lockheed Martin awarded first part of billion dollar laser weapons dealBothell WA (SPX) Mar 02, 2018 The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $150 million contract, with options worth up to $942.8 million, for the development, manufacture and delivery of two high power laser weapon systems, includin ... more  
America's missile-defense system not ready for hypersonic threatsWashington (AFP) March 1, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim to have developed a new generation of missile that is impervious to any Western shield has highlighted a gap in America's already imperfect missile-defense network. ... more  
Increasing Situational Awareness with Fortion TacticalC2London, UK (SPX) Mar 02, 2018 The face of conflict is ever evolving - malicious activities, for example, don't only take place in open fields anymore, but increasingly in the midst of civilian population. Airbus' TacticalC2 prov ... more 
Airbus to provide near real-time access to its satellite dataLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 02, 2018 Airbus has launched near real-time satellite imagery capabilities together with its 24/7 Emergency Image Delivery Service to aid those facing emergency situations. By leveraging the Kongsberg Satell ... more |
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Equifax identifies 2.4 mln more affected by massive hackWashington (AFP) March 1, 2018 US credit bureau Equifax said Thursday it identified an additional 2.4 million American consumers affected by last year's massive data breach that sparked a public outcry and a congressional probe. ... more  
China lashes out at US over bill promoting Taiwan tiesBeijing (AFP) March 1, 2018 China lodged an official protest with the United States on Thursday, saying it was "strongly dissatisfied" after the US Senate passed a bill promoting relations with self-governing Taiwan. ... more  
Boeing receives $73.2M to service F/A-18 jetsWashington (UPI) Mar 1, 2018 Boeing Co., was awarded a $73.2 million contract to perform service modifications extending the life of four F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Naval aircraft. ... more 
Lockheed awarded $155M on two contracts for F-35 workWashington (UPI) Mar 1, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded two contracts worth more than $155 million for work on the F-35 fighter fleets of the United States and foreign customers. ... more  
UN hopes to enter Syria's Eastern Ghouta in 'next few days'Geneva (AFP) March 1, 2018 The United Nations said Thursday it hoped aid convoys could head into Syria's besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta within days, after the Damascus government appeared to have finally provided authorisation. ... more |
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Iraq MPs call for timetable for foreign troop pulloutBaghdad (AFP) March 1, 2018 Iraq's parliament called for the government to draw up a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country in a resolution passed on Thursday, the speaker's office said. ... more  |
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France's Marine Le Pen charged over Islamic State tweetsNanterre, France (AFP) March 1, 2018 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was charged on Thursday for posting on Twitter gruesome images of purported atrocities by Islamic State jihadists, prosecutors said. ... more 
Colombia FARC leader 'stable' after heart attackBogota (AFP) March 1, 2018 The leader of Colombia's former main FARC rebel group, Rodrigo Londono - also known as Timochenko - was in "stable" condition in hospital after suffering a heart attack on Thursday, a doctor at the facility told AFP. ... more  
US lawmaker concerned over nuclear overtures to SaudiWashington (AFP) Feb 28, 2018 An American legislator has expressed concern over the Trump administration's efforts to sign a nuclear cooperation accord with Saudi Arabia, which is preparing to build its first reactors. ... more  
US training Europeans to use nukes against Russia: LavrovGeneva (AFP) Feb 28, 2018 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday accused Washington of training Europeans in the use of nuclear weapons, with the aim of using them against his country. ... more  
Arianespace Soyuz set to launch 4 more sats for SES O3b constellationKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Feb 28, 2018 For Arianespace's second mission of 2018, the company will use a Soyuz launch vehicle to orbit four additional O3b MEO (Medium Earth Orbit) satellites in the constellation operated by SES Networks. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 1, 2018  Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim to have developed a new generation of missile that is impervious to any Western shield has highlighted a gap in America's already imperfect missile-defense network.
In a national address Thursday, Putin described several advances in missile technology, including a hypersonic weapon that can fly at many times the speed of sound and evade existing missi ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 28, 2018 
The United States and three European allies condemned Iran on Tuesday after the United Nations found Tehran had violated the arms embargo on Yemen by failing to block supplies of missiles and drones to Huthi rebels.
Britain, France, Germany and the United States urged Iran to "immediately cease all activities that are inconsistent or would violate" the UN resolution that established the arms ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2018 
Designed to infiltrate far into an enemy's territory, the new system will carry both guided and unguided munitions.
Russia is working on a long-range unmanned strike system, Zvezda, the official television channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense, has learned.
Speaking to the television channel, Alexander Nemov, deputy chief of the research department at the 30th Central Scientific ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Mar 02, 2018 
Airbus has launched near real-time satellite imagery capabilities together with its 24/7 Emergency Image Delivery Service to aid those facing emergency situations. By leveraging the Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) polar ground station in Svalbard, Norway, Pleiades and SPOT constellation images are now retrieved at every orbit, resulting in ultra-fast image deliveries after collection, anywhe ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2018 
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed the country's new state arms procurement program, which includes, among other things, robotics, intelligence systems, UAVs and precision ammunition.
"Yes, the document has been signed by the president," Rogozin said in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper, when asked a relevant ques ... more |
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 London (AFP) Feb 22, 2018  BAE Systems, the British maker of military equipment, announced a drop in annual net profit on Thursday but said it expected government defence spending to remain a priority.
Profit after tax dropped 6.5 percent to Pounds 854 million ($1.19 billion, 967 million euros) in 2017 compared with a year earlier, with the group hit by a sizeable impairment linked to its cyber security unit, BAE said in an ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 2, 2018 
The Pentagon is planning a military parade for around November 11 - the anniversary of the end of World War One - following President Donald Trump's request for a show of force, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
"We are looking towards November 11th, around Veterans Day," spokesperson Dana White said.
White added the parade could be "in conjunction with the World War I centennia ... more |
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 01, 2018 
A University of Texas at Dallas graduate student, his advisor and industry collaborators believe they have addressed a long-standing problem troubling scientists and engineers for more than 35 years: How to prevent the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope from crashing into the surface of a material during imaging or lithography.
Details of the group's solution appeared in the January is ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) March 1, 2018 
Iraq's parliament called for the government to draw up a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country in a resolution passed on Thursday, the speaker's office said.
"The Iraqi parliament expresses its gratitude to all countries which have supported Iraq in its fight against Daesh (the Islamic State group) and calls for the government to draw up a timetable for the withdraw ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Feb 28, 2018 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday accused Washington of training Europeans in the use of nuclear weapons, with the aim of using them against his country.
"Nuclear disarmament is hampered by the US non-strategic nuclear weapons in Europe," Lavrov told the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
Russia's top diplomat took particular issue with "nuclear so-called sharing ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2018 
The United States on Tuesday upheld tariffs imposed last year on imports of Chinese aluminum foil valued at nearly $400 million a year, angering Beijing which vowed to hit back.
The decision intensified the mounting trade confrontation between Beijing and Washington, which is considering far-reaching duties on Chinese goods in an effort to reduce the US trade deficit.
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 Newfoundland, United States (AFP) Feb 28, 2018 
Dozens of US couples donned crowns and cradled guns at a controversial ceremony in a Pennsylvania church on Wednesday, forcing a nearby school to close and angering protesters.
The incongruous event in Newfoundland, part of rural Pennsylvania that voted 68 percent for President Donald Trump in 2016, underscored the gulf between those who fiercely defend the US constitutional right to bear ar ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 02, 2018 
China is planning its first sea-launch of satellites carried by a Long March rocket, according to an aerospace official.
Yang Yiqiang, commander-in-chief of the Long March-11 rockets project of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said that 2018 would see five launches of Long March-11 rockets, with four missions for commercial payloads on land, and one at sea.
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 Beijing (AFP) March 2, 2018 
The Chinese Communist Party's annual legislative session will count more than 150 "super rich" members whose total net worth has soared to $650 billion, or double Ireland's annual GDP, a report showed Friday.
From internet tycoons to real estate barons and auto industry leaders, some of the wealthiest people in the world's second-largest economy will grace the corridors of the Great Hall of ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2018 
Three US Marines who were briefly hospitalized after a mysterious envelope was opened at a base near Washington were well enough to report for duty on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said.
Agents with the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) were still examining the envelope and its contents, which arrived late Tuesday at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.
Shortly after receivin ... more |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Mar 02, 2018  The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $150 million contract, with options worth up to $942.8 million, for the development, manufacture and delivery of two high power laser weapon systems, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and counter-Unmanned Aerial System (counter-UAS) capabilities, by fiscal year 2020. With the High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with ... more |
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