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  Washington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 Members of the U.S. Air Force used the Advanced Test High Energy Asset, referred to as ATHENA, to shoot down a variety of drones in a Lockheed Martin demonstration of the technology. In the latest test of the ground-portable laser weapon system, Airmen engaged and shot down multiple fixed wing and rotary drones at a government test range in Fort Sill, Okla., Lockheed said on Thursday. "We've watched in recent news as this type of laser weapon solution is essential for deterring unmanned ... read more |
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Not your average rocket launch; 45th SW supports Pegasus ICONCape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 The 45th Space Wing supported the Pegasus ICON rocket launch on Nov. 7, 2018 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip. Skid Strip? That's quite different than a standard launch from th ... more  
Iran's treatment of nuclear inspector 'not acceptable': IAEAVienna (AFP) Nov 7, 2019 The UN's nuclear watchdog said Thursday that one of its inspectors in Iran was briefly prevented from leaving the country last week, calling her treatment "not acceptable". ... more  
NATO allies clash after Macron says alliance experiencing 'brain death'Paris (AFP) Nov 7, 2019 NATO partners argued Thursday over the alliance's worth after French President Emmanuel Macron said it was undergoing "brain death", prompting a fierce defence of the bloc from Germany, Canada and the US while drawing praise from non-member Russia. ... more  
Robots 'not evil' says Boston Dynamics as humanoids go viralLisbon (AFP) Nov 7, 2019 As videos of robot-like dogs made by Boston Dynamics go viral on the internet, the humanoids' uncanny abilities have also sparked worries that they could become a threat to humans. ... more |
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Elon Musk reveals why SpaceX is trying to develop a reusable orbital rocketSan Francisco CA (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 The 48-year-old maverick engineer made a surprise appearance at an Air Force "Pitch Day" and spent half an hour on stage with US Air Force commander of the Space and Missiles Systems Centre, Lieuten ... more 
UK Space Agency backs small satellite launches from Cornwall with new fundsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 The UK Space Agency will award 7.35 million pounds to Virgin Orbit UK Limited, the UK branch of US launch operator Virgin Orbit, to enable horizontal launch of small satellites at Cornwall Airport N ... more 
Rocket Lab to use Siemens software to explore new frontiers of spaceMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 Global technology giant Siemens reports that Rocket Lab, an aerospace manufacturer and the world's leading small satellite launch service, will start using Siemens software to scale up production an ... more 
Next generation Electron Booster on the pad for Rocket Lab's 10th missionHuntington Beach CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 Rocket Lab reports that its next mission will launch multiple microsatellites in a rideshare mission representing five different countries. The launch window for Rocket Lab's tenth flight, named 'Ru ... more  
ISRO was alerted to cyber attack ahead of failed lunar lander missionNew Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 The lander of India's second lunar probe, Chandrayaan-2 lost contact with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s earth station minutes before its scheduled soft-landing on the Moon's South ... more |
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Beijing eyes creating first Earth-Moon economic zoneBeijing (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 China has been actively investing in space exploration in recent years, with its latest achievement being the successful launch of a drone that landed on the far side of the Moon and conducted sever ... more  |
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Tech firms react to netizens' digital privacy concernsLisbon (AFP) Nov 8, 2019 Whistleblowers and digital pioneers have long been sounding the alarm about abuses of our privacy online. ... more  
Lockheed nets $184.5M for organic depot level repairs on F-35sWashington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 Lockheed Martin has been awarded $184.5 million repair capabilities on a production lot of F-35 aircraft operated by the Pentagon and other non-Department of Defense program participants. ... more  
Blocking police at checkpoints, Iraqis revel in people powerBaghdad (AFP) Nov 8, 2019 "I'm sorry, I can't let you through without orders," said the Iraqi civilian manning the makeshift checkpoint, smirking at the befuddled policeman he had waved down in the capital Baghdad. ... more 
North Korea slams planned US military drills with SouthSeoul (AFP) Nov 6, 2019 North Korea on Wednesday slammed Washington for plans to conduct a joint military exercise with Seoul next month, as negotiations over Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal remain deadlocked. ... more 
Iran has not violated nuclear non-proliferation accord: Russia's LavrovMoscow (AFP) Nov 6, 2019 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Tehran, which has announced a decision to resume uranium enrichment, has not violated a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons. ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 
Moscow has sent a S-400 missile system battalion and a Pantsir anti-aircraft gun and missile system to Belgrade for their first joint drills in Serbia, the defence ministry said.
The systems will be deployed at Batajnica base, outside the capital, as part of the exercises that will take place on October 23-29, a statement said.
It is the first time that the S-400 and Pantsir systems will ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Oct 31, 2019  North Korea fired two short-range projectiles on Thursday, the South's military said, with nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington at a deadlock.
The weapons were launched from South Pyongan province in an easterly direction over the sea, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
They flew 370 kilometres (230 miles) at a maximum altitude of 90 kilometres, they said, addin ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 
Growing from its participation in the European DOMUS project, and designed to come up with a response to the growing number of civil unmanned aircrafts likely to be sharing the airspace in the near future, the technology multinational GMV has developed the U-Space suite dronelocus , which integrates a Tracking Service and an Emergency Management Service.
U-Space is the set of new services ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2019 
DARPA has announced that GatorWings, a team of undergraduate students, Ph.D. candidates, and professors from the University of Florida are the winners of the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) - a three-year competition to unlock the true potential of the radio frequency (RF) spectrum with artificial intelligence (AI).
DARPA hosted the championship event at Mobile World Congress 2019 ( ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 
Air Force Research Laboratory personnel recently participated in a course on design innovation to learn and practice creativity techniques for enhanced problem solving. Because road blocks often develop in thinking processes, it is helpful to try new methods to spark imaginative solutions.
The design innovation course is taught by Dr. Dan Jensen, retired Air Force Academy Professor. He b ... more |
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 Cairo (AFP) Oct 31, 2019 
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suggested Thursday listing military-owned companies on the stock exchange, along with other state-run firms and assets.
"There must be an opportunity for the armed forces' companies. They must enter the stock market and there should be a chance for Egyptians to buy their shares," Sisi said in televised remarks.
The president was attending the inaug ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 7, 2019  NATO partners argued Thursday over the alliance's worth after French President Emmanuel Macron said it was undergoing "brain death", prompting a fierce defence of the bloc from Germany, Canada and the US while drawing praise from non-member Russia.
"What we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO," Macron told The Economist magazine in an interview published Thursday, ahead of ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too.
The new ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Nov 8, 2019 
"I'm sorry, I can't let you through without orders," said the Iraqi civilian manning the makeshift checkpoint, smirking at the befuddled policeman he had waved down in the capital Baghdad.
After a month of defying official curfews and road closures to protest, Iraqis have flipped the rule book.
One recent evening, police officers erected a row of concrete t-walls on the same street, seal ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Nov 6, 2019  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Tehran, which has announced a decision to resume uranium enrichment, has not violated a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons.
He told reporters in Moscow that Iran is rolling back its obligations "without any violations of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons."
The NPT, which came into force in 1970, cal ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) Nov 1, 2019  Southeast Asian leaders will race to get a sprawling China-backed trade pact over the line at a regional meeting in Thailand this weekend, as Beijing's bruising trade war with Washington rumbles on.
If signed, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be the world's largest trade pact and is seen as a way for Beijing to cement trade ties in Asia as Washington retreats from ... more |
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 London (ESA) Nov 08, 2019 
Medical emergencies are set to be better managed thanks to air ambulances being equipped with space-enabled technology.
Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex - which treats some 2,500 of the most seriously injured and ill patients each year in the south east of England - is to equip all its aircraft with devices developed in collaboration with ESA.
The equipment enables paramedics to live ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 
China has been actively investing in space exploration in recent years, with its latest achievement being the successful launch of a drone that landed on the far side of the Moon and conducted several experiments there. Beijing is already planning future lunar missions, including a manned one.
Director of the Science and Technology Commission of the China Aerospace Science and Technology C ... more |
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 Xuzhou, China (AFP) Nov 1, 2019 
With winter approaching, Xu Yan brought some warm clothes and money for her husband to a detention centre in eastern China, though she's not even sure the arrested human rights lawyer is still being held there.
Xu, 37, has travelled some 20 times from Beijing to Xuzhou in Jiangsu province in a vain struggle to get any information about Yu Wensheng after he was taken into custody last year. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2019 
The new leader of the Islamic State group is "a nobody" with little apparent reputation but the United States hopes he will be killed soon, a US official said Wednesday.
The group last week announced Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as its new leader after a US commando raid killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the chief of the ultra-violent movement.
A senior US official, speaking on conditio ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 
Members of the U.S. Air Force used the Advanced Test High Energy Asset, referred to as ATHENA, to shoot down a variety of drones in a Lockheed Martin demonstration of the technology.
In the latest test of the ground-portable laser weapon system, Airmen engaged and shot down multiple fixed wing and rotary drones at a government test range in Fort Sill, Okla., Lockheed said on Thursday. / ... more |
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