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  Washington (AFP) March 6, 2019 Washington's North Korea envoy Stephen Biegun was to meet Wednesday with officials from Japan and South Korea to discuss the outcome of the Hanoi summit last week, amid new evidence that Pyongyang is rebuilding a rocket launch site. Biegun was to meet separately in Washington with Lee Do-hoon, Seoul's chief nuclear envoy, and Japan's Kenji Kanasugi, with a three-way meeting also expected, according to the US State Department. Their talks take place after US President Donald Trump abruptly cut sh ... read more |
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Trump warns Kim over 'rebuilding' of NKorea rocket siteWashington (AFP) March 6, 2019 President Donald Trump said Wednesday he'd be "very, very disappointed" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports that work is underway to rebuild a long-range rocket site are confirmed. ... more 
Iran's part in US sanctions bypass scheme ready 'this month'Vienna (AFP) March 6, 2019 Iran hopes to have its part of a new payments vehicle - devised to allow it to trade with EU firms despite US sanctions - -- ready within a fortnight, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday. ... more  
Eucom commander: More capabilities needed against growing Russian threatWashington (UPI) Mar 6, 2019 More U.S. maritime military power is required in Europe to counter threats from Russia, the chief of the U.S. European Command told a Senate committee. ... more  
Erdogan determined to go ahead with Russian missile dealIstanbul (AFP) March 6, 2019 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday it was "out of the question" to reconsider a controversial deal to buy a top-line Russian anti-missile system and he might even look at other purchases. ... more |
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Iranian hackers caused losses in hundreds of millions: reportWashington (AFP) March 6, 2019 Iranian hackers working to penetrate systems, businesses and governments around the world have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, a report said Wednesday. ... more 
Huawei exec's next court date in Canada set for May 8Vancouver (AFP) March 6, 2019 Meng Wanzhou, the Chinese telecom executive at the center of an escalating row between Ottawa and Beijing, appeared briefly before a Canadian judge on Wednesday who set May 8 for the start of a hearing into a US extradition request. ... more  
Lockheed to provide modification kits, tooling for F-35 air systemsWashington (UPI) Mar 6, 2019 Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide kits and tooling for modifications to the F-35 Lightning II fighter plane air system under a $32.7 million, the Defense Department announed. ... more  
Pakistan names pilots it says shot down Indian warplanesIslamabad (AFP) March 6, 2019 Pakistan on Wednesday for the first time named the pilots it says shot down two Indian warplanes last week, in a rare aerial engagement which had ignited fears of an all-out conflict with its nuclear rival. ... more 
UN rights chief renews call for access to China's XinjiangGeneva (AFP) March 6, 2019 The UN rights chief on Wednesday renewed her request to access China's Xinjiang region, where large numbers of the Uighur ethnic minority are reportedly being held in re-education camps. ... more |
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Pyongyang 'rebuilding' main satellite launch site, photos showSeoul (AFP) March 6, 2019 Activity has been detected at a North Korean long-range rocket site, suggesting Pyongyang may be pursuing the "rapid rebuilding" of the facility after the collapse of the Hanoi summit, according to analysis of satellite imagery. ... more  |
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Corvid wins $223.2M deal to help build suborbital flight vehiclesWashington (UPI) Mar 5, 2019 Corvid Technologies was awarded a $223.3 million contract for hardware, equipment and components to produce suborbital flight vehicles for the U.S. Navy, other government organizations and Japan. ... more
NATO chief wants to beef up Ukraine defenses against Russia threatWashington (AFP) March 5, 2019 The commander of NATO forces in Europe, US General Curtis Scaparrotti, said Tuesday he wants to bolster Ukraine's defenses against Russia's "increasingly aggressive" posture in the east of the country and the Black Sea. ... more  
Lockheed awarded $945.9M for Saudi THAAD missile systemWashington (UPI) Mar 5, 2019 Lockheed Martin was awarded a $945.9 million contract in the first down payment for a $15 billion buy of missile defense system by Saudi Arabia. ... more 
Pakistanis sign petition seeking Nobel Peace Prize for Imran KhanIslamabad (AFP) March 2, 2019 More than 300,000 people have signed online petitions calling for Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive a Nobel Peace Prize after he freed an Indian pilot in a bid to defuse tensions with his country's arch-rival neighbour. ... more  
Germany extends Saudi arms export freeze till end-MarchBerlin (AFP) March 6, 2019 Germany on Wednesday extended a temporary, disputed ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia, but only until the end of the month. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 5, 2019 
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $945.9 million contract in the first down payment for a $15 billion buy of missile defense system by Saudi Arabia.
The contract, awarded by the Missile Defense Agency and announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is the first purchase under a $15 billion deal for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made in Oct ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 4, 2019  The U.S. Navy has issued a draft request for proposals for the design and construction of the next generation of guided missile frigates under the FFG(X) program.
The Naval Sea Systems Command on Friday published the draft RFP, with the Navy seeking detail, design and construction for the first 10 vessels of the class.
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 1, 2019 
Researchers have trained drones outfitted with infrared sensors to recognize a koala bear's heat signature. Wildlife managers and biologists are using the technology to accurately and efficiently monitor koala populations in Australia.
An algorithm processes the drone's infrared readings and determines whether the heat signatures belong to a koala or some other animal. Researchers plan ... more |
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 (UPI) Feb 8, 2019 
Raytheon was awarded a four-year contract for hardware and support services for a radio system to be used by the U.S. Army for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
The contract includes repair, logistical, engineering and technical support for the Army's AN/ARC-231 Multiple-Mode Aviation Radio Suite, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2019 
Oshkosh Defense LLC announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Army placed $75 million in orders for trucks and trailers.
U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command ordered 354 Family of Tactical Vehicles A1P2 trucks and trailers, Oshkosh said in a press release.
"Together with the U.S. Army. we have established a robust FMTV program," said Pat Willia ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) March 6, 2019 
Germany on Wednesday extended a temporary, disputed ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia, but only until the end of the month.
In October, Berlin froze sales of military equipment to countries involved in the Yemen conflict following the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
It has since faced protests by EU partners because the ban, originally imposed until March 9, has impacted jo ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 5, 2019 
The commander of NATO forces in Europe, US General Curtis Scaparrotti, said Tuesday he wants to bolster Ukraine's defenses against Russia's "increasingly aggressive" posture in the east of the country and the Black Sea.
The United States has already sold Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in the past year, but there are "other systems, snipers systems, ammunition" that Washington could pr ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 25, 2019 
Nanowires have the potential to revolutionize the technology around us. Measuring just 5-100 nanometers in diameter (a nanometer is a millionth of a millimeter), these tiny, needle-shaped crystalline structures can alter how electricity or light passes through them.
They can emit, concentrate and absorb light and could therefore be used to add optical functionalities to electronic chips. T ... more |
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 Makhmur, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2019 
Six Iraqi paramilitary forces were killed and more than 30 others wounded in an ambush on a desolate road south of Mosul, a local official and security forces said Thursday.
Unidentified assailants on Wednesday night attacked a convoy of Hashed al-Shaabi fighters who were going on leave and therefore unarmed, the security forces' media centre said.
"Six fighters were killed and 31 more w ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 06, 2019 
The discovery of new construction at North Korea's Tongchang-Ri launch site has stunned observers. Last year, North Korea had announced that it would disassemble a rocket engine test stand at the site as a gesture of peace, and satellite imagery showed some progress toward this goal.
At the time, some pundits (correctly) speculated that North Korea was planning some sort of a rebuild, but ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Feb 28, 2019 
The World Trade Organization on Thursday sided with Washington in a dispute it filed three years ago over "unfair" Chinese subsidies to producers of wheat and rice.
Back in 2016, the United States alleged that China doled out $100 billion in "market price support" for wheat and rice as well as corn production, above levels agreed at the Geneva-based WTO.
A panel established by the WTO's ... more |
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 Hasakeh, Syria (AFP) March 1, 2019 
In the four years he was enslaved, jihadists killed his father and sold his mother. Saddam is free now, but even with the "caliphate" in ruins, his life is filled with trauma.
The warm living room in northeastern Syria where the 15-year-old sits is a far cry from the cold trenches and dingy basements that protected him from shellfire that targeted his Islamic State group captors in recent w ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2019 
China's lunar rover has conducted scientific detection on some stones on the far side of the moon, which might help scientists find out whether they are from outer space or native to the moon.
The rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, was sent to the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the far side of the moon on Jan. 3 in the Chang'e-4 mission.
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2019 
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer went missing after he was scheduled to be released from jail Thursday following a two-year prison sentence for state subversion charges, said rights activists.
Jiang Tianyong - who had taken on many high-profile cases including those of Falun Gong practitioners and Tibetan protesters - was one of more than 200 lawyers and activists detained since 201 ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 24, 2019 
A US-backed force pushing to take the Islamic State group's last speck of territory in eastern Syria on Sunday extradited 280 Iraqi jihadists, Iraq authorities said.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have detained "a large number" of IS fighters "of multiple nationalities, including more than 500 Iraqis", the security media office said in a statement.
"So far 280 (Iraqis) have been del ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2019 
The U.S. Air Force announced it is planning future experiments involving laser and microwave energy weapons after recent successes in testing sessions.
Future experiments in the Directed Energy Experimentation Campaign are planned at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the Air Force said Tuesday in a statement.
The tests by the 704th Test Group, essentially the use of mi ... more |
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