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  Colorado Springs CO (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2019 Last week, Army Space and Missile Command chief Lieutenant General James Dickinson said in congressional testimony that the US armed forces were planning five test programs on hypersonic weapons systems in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean The United States is moving quickly to develop hypersonic weapons just as Russia and China are doing, US Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten told reporters on the sidelines of a space forum in Colorado on Tuesday. "Russia and China ... read more |
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Robots to autocomplete Soldier tasks, new study suggestsAdelphi MD (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 Smart phones autocorrect in texting, search engines autocomplete queries, and mapping applications redirect navigation in real-time to avoid slowed traffic. These ubiquitous AI-based technologies ad ... more  
Maxar and NASA complete Design Review for Restore-L On-Orbit Servicing Spacecraft BusWestminster CO (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 Maxar Technologies reports that the spacecraft bus it is building for NASA's Restore-L project to refuel a satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has completed an important review process called the Cri ... more  
China's 70th anniversary naval celebration won't include U.S. shipWashington (UPI) Apr 8, 2019 U.S. Navy ships won't participate in the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's People's Liberation Army Navy later this month, the Pentagon said. ... more  
Record-Breaking Satellite Advances NASA's Exploration of High-Altitude GPSGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 05, 2019 The four Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft recently broke the world record for navigating with GPS signals farther from Earth than ever before. MMS' success indicates that NASA spacecraft m ... more |
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As Balkans sit in EU's waiting room, China gets to workBelgrade (AFP) April 10, 2019 From coal plants to airports and bridges, China is forking out for investments across the Western Balkans, laying groundwork for a new battle for influence on the European Union's fringe. ... more  
Turkey says US move against Iran Guards creates 'instability'Ankara (AFP) April 9, 2019 Turkey on Tuesday condemned the US move to designate Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards a "terrorist group", saying the decision would create "instability" in the region. ... more 
Iran president says US 'leader of world terrorism'Tehran (AFP) April 9, 2019 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday accused the United States of being the real "leader of world terrorism", hitting back after Washington blacklisted Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation. ... more 
Dalai Lama taken to New Delhi hospital for chest painNew Delhi (AFP) April 9, 2019 The Dalai Lama has undergone a check-up at a New Delhi hospital following chest pains, according to an aide who said the Tibetan spiritual leader was in stable condition. ... more  
Taiwan president says US trade deal would boost securityWashington (AFP) April 9, 2019 Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday pitched a trade deal with the United States, saying it would both safeguard the island's security and address US concerns over China's growing control over fifth-generation communications. ... more |
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SSTL and OSS Collaborate on Disruptive Smallsat SAR PayloadGuildford UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 Two of the UK's leading Space sector companies, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems (OSS) have been awarded National Space Technology Programme funding to develop an inno ... more  |
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India looks to expand space weaponry after satellite-killer testNew Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 09, 2019 The successful test of India's brand new anti-satellite weapon last month has drawn criticism from NASA and Pakistan, but New Delhi does not plan to stop yet. The capabilities under development incl ... more 
US satellites reported to have approached Russian, Chinese GEO satellitesMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 09, 2019 Following the launch of the first geosynchronous surveillance satellites by the US in 2014, little was known about their operation, as Washington kept a veil of secrecy around them. But a recent rep ... more 
China meddling claims hit Australian govt before voteSydney (AFP) April 9, 2019 Australia's hardline immigration minister was swept up in the deepening saga over Chinese meddling in domestic politics Tuesday, delivering another blow to a government facing defeat in next month's election. ... more  
Rocket fuel that's cleaner, safer and still full of energyMontreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 Research published this week in Science Advances shows that it may be possible to create rocket fuel that is much cleaner and safer than the hypergolic fuels that are commonly used today. And still ... more  
Spacecraft Repo OperationsBethesda, MD (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 Soon, the number of active satellites in low-Earth orbits (LEO) will likely increase by a factor of 10 to 15. Just last week, Amazon announced it has filed for a license to operate a constellation o ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2019  Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1.14 billion contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System for Poland, Bahrain and Romania.
The foreign military sales contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, covers full rate production for the GMLRS surface-to-surface systems for the three nations.
Work on the contract is expected to run through Aug. 31, 2021, and will ... more |
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 Colorado Springs CO (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2019 
Last week, Army Space and Missile Command chief Lieutenant General James Dickinson said in congressional testimony that the US armed forces were planning five test programs on hypersonic weapons systems in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean
The United States is moving quickly to develop hypersonic weapons just as Russia and China are doing, US Strategic Command Commander Gen ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) April 4, 2019 
It was more of a small step than a giant leap, but the first public outing of a pilotless "drone taxi" in Vienna on Thursday nevertheless offered a glimpse into the possible future of urban travel.
Several big companies such as Boeing and Airbus are working on their own versions of the technology but it was the Chinese firm EHang that unveiled its aircraft to assembled journalists in the Aus ... more |
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 Germantown MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 
Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) by the U.S. Army for the third phase of the Blue Force Tracking (BFT-3) program.
Under the agreement, Hughes and other industry participants will conduct research studies to deliver a series of recommendations for modernizing the BFT system architecture to improve interoperability and ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 8, 2019  The U.S. Marines' M1A1 Abrams tanks have successfully performed with several 3D-printed impellers.
The Marine Corps Systems Command and other organizations reviewed the performance of impellers used on the tanks at Twentynine Palms, Calif., last December and January, according a Marines news release Thursday.
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2019 
The U.S. Defense Department is developing technology, including submarine-launched nuclear-tipped cruise missiles, to counter increasing threats from Russia and China, Pentagon officials told a Senate subcommittee.
High-level officials appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee's strategic forces subcommittee Wednesday to describe the importance of increased defense spending in ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) April 9, 2019 
Protesters descended on the Chinese embassy in Manila on Tuesday to oppose the Asian superpower's growing sway in the Philippines and as tensions rise over Beijing's presence in the disputed South China Sea.
Filipino flag-waving marchers chanted "China out" and brandished a banner saying "Defend our sovereign rights", referring to Beijing's expansive claims to the resource-rich waterway.
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 Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 
Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in collaboration with colleagues from Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS), ITMO University and Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) developed a method for efficient mass production of silicon-germanium fully alloyed nanoantennas.
On their basis, optical biosensory platforms and next-generation chemical se ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 7, 2019  Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Iraq to demand US troops leave "as soon as possible", warning that Washington is plotting to remove the Iraqi government.
The remarks came during a visit to Tehran on Saturday by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, whose country is under pressure from the United States to distance itself from Iran.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 05, 2019 
The U.S. Strategic Command has declared the new nuclear command center in Nebraska has reached initial operational capability.
The center's readiness was determined Wednesday, according to an Air Force news release.
The Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Enterprise Center, known as NC3, is located at Offutt Air Force Base. NC3 is involved in restructuring situation monit ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) April 9, 2019 
If Britain leaves the EU without a deal, the bloc and Britain's smaller trading partners stand to lose big, but Beijing and Washington could reap huge benefits, the UN said Tuesday.
In a fresh report, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) examined what repercussions it would have for Britain's trading partners if the country crashes out of the European Union without a deal.
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 
How long will it take our biosphere to recover from the current climate crisis? It's a question that makes for a sobering examination of Earth's ongoing destruction. And it's to the past, specifically the fossils of a tiny species that went out with the dinosaurs, that scientists have turned for the answer.
Recovering from mass extinction has a "speed limit", they reveal, with gradual patt ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2019 
China's first carrier rocket for commercial use, the Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), has finished its engine test, paving way for its maiden flight in the first half of 2019, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
The rocket is the first member of the Dragon series commercial carrier rockets family to be produced by CALT. It has a total length of 19.5 meters, a diameter ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) April 1, 2019  Diplomats and activists on Monday denounced intense Chinese lobbying, pressure and even threats to rein in criticism of Beijing during last month's session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) charged that the Chinese mission in Geneva had sent a letter to a number of missions urging them to stay away from a US-organised event on March 13 about China's treatment of Uighur ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) April 9, 2019 
A German woman who joined the Islamic State jihadist group goes on trial Tuesday accused of the war crime of letting a five-year-old "slave" girl die of thirst.
Prominent London-based human rights lawyer Amal Clooney is part of the team representing the dead Yazidi girl's mother, but Clooney was not expected to appear in the Munich trial on Tuesday.
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 8, 2019 
Leidos has been awarded a $19.3 million contract for system integration and field testing of a laser weapon system being developed at Kirtland Air Force base in New Mexico.
The contract provides for advancing work on state-of-the-art of laser weapon system technology through research and development of laser weapon systems, as well as evaluate performance in relevant operational environ ... more |
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