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  Washington (AFP) May 28, 2018 President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Monday that it is "imperative" to completely dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program, the White House said. The US and Japanese leaders will meet ahead of a much anticipated summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un back on schedule for June 12 in Singapore just days after Trump announced he was canceling it. The American president said the summit could go ahead as planned following a more appeasing s ... read more |
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Diplomatic duels: what now for the Trump-Kim summit?Seoul (AFP) May 28, 2018 Events around the Korean peninsula have been moving at a dizzying pace over the last few days, with a summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un that was on, then off, then apparently on again. ... more 
China to host Iran leader amid nuclear deal upheavalBeijing (AFP) May 28, 2018 Iran's president will attend a summit with his Chinese and Russian counterparts next month, officials in Beijing said Monday, as they try to salvage the nuclear deal thrown into upheaval by Donald Trump. ... more  
Beijing protests US warship operation in South China SeaBeijing (AFP) May 28, 2018 China has voiced "strong dissatisfaction" after two US warships sailed by an island claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea, adding to simmering tensions in the strategic waterway. ... more 
What we learned at Punggye-RiSydney, Australia (SPX) May 29, 2018 The recent demolition of North Korea's nuclear test site at Punggye-Ri made for good television, but has produced surprisingly little in the way of serious technical analysis. This is understandable ... more |
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Pakistan military says ex-spy chief will not be allowed to leave countryIslamabad (AFP) May 28, 2018 Pakistan's military Monday took the unprecedented step of preventing a former spy chief from leaving the country, after he ignited a storm by co-authoring a book that touches on Pakistan's alleged roles in Afghanistan and Kashmir. ... more  
Lockheed taps BAE for F-35 readiness supportWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 BAE Systems announced Tuesday the company entered into a contract with Lockheed Martin for critical aircraft readiness. ... more 
Lockheed contracted for services, production on F-35Washington (UPI) May 25, 2018 Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for services in support of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. ... more  
Taiwan leader lashes China after Burkina Faso cuts tiesTaipei (AFP) May 24, 2018 Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen lashed out at China on Thursday after Burkina Faso broke diplomatic ties with the island, the second country to do so this month. ... more 
MH370 search to end next week: Malaysian ministerKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 23, 2018 The search for flight MH370 will end next week, Malaysia's transport minister said Wednesday, more than four years after the plane disappeared and triggered one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. ... more |
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Lockheed contracted for delivery of F-35 simulator softwareWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2018 The U.S. Navy awarded a $24.1 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin for its F-35-in-a-box flight simulator program. ... more  |
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Boeing to redesign flight recorder technology for naval aircraftWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 Boeing was awarded a contract by the Defense Department for services in support of F/A-18 A-F Hornets, Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers for the U.S. Navy and Australia. ... more 
Army contracts Lockheed for PAC-3 ground, test supportWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 The U.S. Army has awarded a $46.6 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin for support on upgrades to the Patriot PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile launcher. ... more  
Putin taps firebrand to head embattled space agencyMoscow (AFP) May 24, 2018 Vladimir Putin on Thursday appointed a firebrand nationalist politician, who oversaw Russia's once proud space industry, to manage its space agency in a move analysts said spells more trouble for the embattled sector. ... more  
China to launch another 11 BeiDou-3 satellites in 2018Harbin (XNA) May 25, 2018 China will launch another 11 BeiDou-3 satellites by the end of 2018, adding to its domestic BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), said an official at an academic conference on Wednesday. C ... more 
Colombia to become first Latin American NATO 'global partner'Bogota (AFP) May 26, 2018 Colombia will next week formally become NATO's first Latin American "global partner," President Juan Manuel Santos announced Friday. ... more |
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 Riyadh (AFP) May 25, 2018 
Saudi air defences on Friday intercepted a ballistic missile over the southern city of Najran after it was fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition said.
Debris from the missile landed in residential areas of Najran without causing casualties, coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency.
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 Utrecht, Netherlands (AFP) May 24, 2018  Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday for the first time that the missile which brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine originated from a Russian military brigade.
But Moscow quickly rejected the accusation, saying no such weapon had ever crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border and that it was an attempt to "discredit Russia in the eyes of the international com ... more |
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 Palmdale CA (SPX) May 23, 2018 
Lockheed Martin's Stalker eXtended Endurance (XE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been upgraded with a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. This new option gives users greater mission flexibility allowing them to operate the system in more austere locations.
The new VTOL option features a reduced logistics footprint and expands how and where the Stalker XE UAS may operate. Oth ... more |
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 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 22, 2018 
Lockheed Martin recently put its fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite through its paces in realistic simulations of its future launch experience. The satellite completed the tests successfully and is now in system-level testing in preparation for delivery to the U.S. Air Force in 2019.
For the 39 days of Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) testing, AEHF-5 was subjected to e ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 8, 2018 
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army for the HERCULES armored recovery vehicle.
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $120.4 million, which is a modification to a previous Pentagon award from 2017 worth more than $68.8 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract.
The modified contract from the U.S. Army Co ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2018 
BAE Systems this week applauded the Australian government's release of the Defense Industrial Capability Plan.
The plan, announced Monday, is billed as a critical tool for growing Australia's economy by recognizing the opportunity the defense industry can have on it's gross domestic product.
"Australia's defense industry plays a critical role in delivering the technology, innovat ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 25, 2018 
President Donald Trump has often bragged of his friendship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but recent events point to growing stresses between Washington and Beijing.
This week, the Pentagon pulled its invitation for China to participate in maritime exercises in the Pacific, then Trump on Thursday scrapped a summit with North Korea after suggesting Xi may have exacerbated a breakdow ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) May 27, 2018 
Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed tiny valves that enable individual nanoparticles in liquids to be separated and sorted. The valves can be used for a very broad range of tiny particles, including individual metal and semiconductor nanoparticles, virus particles, liposomes and larger biomolecules such as antibodies.
The nanovalves work differently than classic valves, which are us ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) May 24, 2018  At least five people were killed and several others wounded when a suicide bomber struck a cafe in Baghdad, police said Thursday, in a pre-dawn attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
"A suicide bomber blew up his explosive belt while he was surrounded by police near a public garden in Al-Shoala district," a mainly Shiite northern neighbourhood of the capital, the statement by the securi ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) May 25, 2018  North Korea said Friday it was still willing to talk to the United States after President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled a summit between the two countries, a decision that has thrown the Korean peninsula once more into uncertainty.
Trump on Thursday called off his planned June meeting with Kim Jong Un, blaming "open hostility" from the North Korean regime and warning Pyongyang against comm ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 24, 2018 
Australia's central bank chief has warned China's mounting debt poses a grave economic threat, with broadening trade ties between the two countries exposing more industries to the risk.
Total debt has ballooned in China from 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the late 1990s to about 260 percent, with authorities seeking to boost credit and stimulate the economy since exports s ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) May 29, 2018 
Intensifying river floods could lead to regional production losses worldwide caused by global warming. This might not only hamper local economies around the globe - the effects might also propagate through the global network of trade and supply chains, a study now published in Nature Climate Change shows.
It is the first to assess this effect for flooding on a global scale, using a newly d ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 28, 2018 
China has successfully tested its new space program's reentry and descent technology, which makes landing heavier spacecraft possible.
Current spacecraft landing methods such as parachute and airbag landings can not satisfy the deceleration needs of heavier manned spacecraft reentry missions, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
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 Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2018  Police in central China have come under fire on social media over their handling of a protest by teachers demanding unpaid performance bonuses, the latest in a series of reported demonstrations by educators.
The public security bureau in Lu'an, a small town in Anhui province, said it launched an investigation into allegations that officers beat some of the teachers during Sunday's demonstrat ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) May 13, 2018 
Investigators on Sunday were probing the background of a 20-year-old Frenchman born in Chechnya who killed one man and wounded four other people during a stabbing spree in central Paris, for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility.
The Saturday night attack in a lively area of theatres and restaurants near the city's historic opera house was the latest in a series of apparent Is ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 19, 2018 
The US Air Force will this summer begin testing a laser that will be mounted on an F-15 warplane, an official said Monday.
The Pentagon last year awarded a $26 million contract to Lockheed Martin for a laser program called SHiELD (Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator.)
The idea is to put a laser system on aircraft with an output of about 50 kilowatts to test their ability to zap ... more |
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