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  Seoul (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 North Korea test-fired two different weapons systems this week, state media said Friday, while highlighting Kim Jong Un's inspection of an "important" munitions factory. Pyongyang has conducted six weapons tests in January, including firing hypersonic missiles, doubling down on Kim's call to build "military muscle" with one of the most intense single-month barrages on record while ignoring US offers of talks. The official Korean Central News Agency said the Tuesday test involved long-range cruis ... read more |
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University spy in Germany 'passed Ariane rocket details to Russia'Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 German prosecutors on Thursday said they had charged a Russian scientist working at a Bavarian university with espionage, accusing him of sharing information about Europe's Ariane space rocket progr ... more  
China to explore more in space science next five years: White paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will carry out more space science exploration in the next five years, according to a white paper on the country's space activities released Friday. The white paper, titled "China's Space ... more  
Rattled by Russia, Finland and Sweden revisit NATO debateHelsinki (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited debate in Finland and Sweden over whether they should join NATO to fend off any possible eastern aggression. ... more  
China Unicom says no 'justifiable grounds' for US banBeijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 China Unicom said Friday there were no "justifiable grounds" for a US order that banned the company from operating in the country on national security concerns. ... more |
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Kendall Outlines 'Operational Imperatives,' Choices During Think Tank AppearanceWashington DC (AFNS) Jan 25, 2022 While the United States military remains "the best in the world," Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Jan. 19 that the Air and Space Forces must move quickly to adapt and modern ... more  
Pentagon chief orders reforms to reduce civilian deathsWashington (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered Pentagon officials Thursday to undertake reforms to reduce the number of civilian deaths from military strikes after multiple unjustified fatal incidents. ... more 
Ukraine standoff 'extremely dangerous', anti-nuke group warnsGeneva (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 Escalating tensions over Ukraine are increasing the risk that nuclear weapons could be used, putting the world in dire jeopardy, the head of the Nobel prize-winning group ICAN told AFP. ... more  
Satellogic completes transaction to become publicly traded companyNew York NY (SPX) Jan 27, 2022 Satellogic Inc., a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection has completed its previously announced business combination with CF Acquisition Corp. V (Nasdaq: CFV) ("CFV"), a public ... more  
Blue Origin set to acquire Honeybee RoboticsBrooklyn NY (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 Honeybee Robotics (Honeybee) will be acquired by Blue Origin. With major operations in Longmont, Colorado and Altadena, California, Honeybee will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Origin, hea ... more |
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EU launches WTO case against China over Lithuania rowBrussels (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 The European Union angered China on Thursday by launching a case against Beijing at the World Trade Organization for targeting Lithuania over its stance on Taiwan. ... more  
Saudi-led coalition says probing deadly Yemen prison attackRiyadh (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 A Saudi-led coalition accused of a deadly attack on a Yemeni prison last week said Thursday it was investigating the incident after denying it launched an air strike. ... more  
Ten Pakistani troops slain in separatist ambushIslamabad (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 Ten Pakistani troops were killed in a checkpoint firefight earlier this week, an army statement said Thursday, in an attack claimed by separatists in the country's restive southern province of Balochistan. ... more  
New DAF software factory aims to digitally transform AFRLWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 The chief software officer for the Air Force recently designated Hangar 18 as a Department of the Air Force software factory. Hangar 18 joins 16 other DAF software factories-including the first, Kes ... more 
China launches L-SAR 01A satellite for land observingBeijing (XNA) Jan 27, 2022 China launched a Long March-4C rocket to place a new satellite in space Wednesday. The rocket blasted off at 7:44 a.m. (Beijing Time) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China ... more |
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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) Jan 24, 2022 
Two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Huthi rebels have been intercepted and destroyed over the United Arab Emirates, the defence ministry said on Monday.
"The attack did not result in any casualties, while the remnants of the intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles fell in separate areas around the Emirate of Abu Dhabi," a statement said.
The ministry added that it was "ready to ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 19, 2022 
The Arrow-3 is one of several missile and drone defence systems in Israel's arsenal, and is meant to counter threats including long-range ballistic and cruise missiles. Unlike the Iron Dome air defence system - which has seen plenty of testing against simple Hamas rockets, the Arrow-3's capabilities have yet to be proven in a real-life conflict.
The Israeli military completed a test of the ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation's MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy's next generation ship-based autonomous helicopter system deployed operationally Dec. 14, 2021. Deployed with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, Detachment 5 (HSC-22 DET 5) aboard USS Milwaukee (LCS-5), Fire Scout provides greater organic intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting (ISR&T) capabilities for the U.S. Navy. ... more |
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 Herndon VA (SPX) Jan 20, 2022 
Eclipse Global Connectivity, Smiths Interconnect and ST Engineering iDirect (iDirect) has announced their collaboration to deliver an integrated airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (A-ISR) satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for military and government aircraft.
The solution, drawing on the extensive expertise of the three companies, will initially address the be ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's complementary position, navigation, and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype achieved three important objectives in flight tests conducted here November 1-10.
The test team - representing a broad base of Air Force, Navy, and vendor organizations - successfully executed eight sorties aboard a T-38C aircraft, which included the first test of the PNT AgilePod on ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered Pentagon officials Thursday to undertake reforms to reduce the number of civilian deaths from military strikes after multiple unjustified fatal incidents.
"The protection of civilians is fundamentally consistent with the effective, efficient and decisive use of force in pursuit of US national interests," Austin said in a directive issued to Departmen ... more |
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 Helsinki (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 
The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited debate in Finland and Sweden over whether they should join NATO to fend off any possible eastern aggression.
Fighter jets could be heard carrying out drills above the Finnish capital this week, while Sweden recently deployed troops to a Baltic outpost in response to rising tensions.
President Vladimir Putin's demands that NATO not ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 
Named for a Roman god, Janus particles refer to nanoparticles that possess surfaces with two or more distinct physical chemical properties. The special nanoparticles were introduced to the scientific community by 1991 Nobel Prize winner Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, who pointed out that "objects with two sides of different wettability have the unique advantage of densely self-assembling at liquid-liq ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 25, 2022  Two children were wounded Tuesday night when rockets were fired towards the home of Iraq's speaker of parliament, security sources said.
Three Katyusha rockets landed some "500 metres" (1,640 feet) from the home of Mohammed al-Halbussi in the Gurma district of Anbar province, west of the capital Baghdad, a security source told AFP.
The attack came hours after Iraq's top court confirmed ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 
North Korea test-fired two different weapons systems this week, state media said Friday, while highlighting Kim Jong Un's inspection of an "important" munitions factory.
Pyongyang has conducted six weapons tests in January, including firing hypersonic missiles, doubling down on Kim's call to build "military muscle" with one of the most intense single-month barrages on record while ignoring U ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 
China on Thursday hailed a WTO decision allowing it to slap duties on $645 million worth of US imports each year, calling on Washington to follow the ruling and "stop seeking excuses" in a long-running anti-dumping dispute.
But the move by the World Trade Organization does not mean China will automatically impose the tariffs and Beijing stopped short Thursday of announcing any fresh duties. ... more |
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 Nuku'alofa, Tonga (AFP) Jan 26, 2022 
A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck nation under strict "no-contact" protocols.
Tongan Health Minister Saia Piukala said the crew of the HMAS Adelaide would follow drastic health protocols to ensure the remote Pacific kingdom remains one of the few places in the world still free of Covid-19. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 
China will employ its space station for carrying out astronomical observations, Earth science and research, and space science experiments in the next five years, according to a white paper published Friday.
The white paper, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective", was released by China's State Council Information Office.
The country plans to complete the construction of it ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2022 
The first rule of Fight Club in China? Don't mention the original ending. The second rule of Fight Club in China? Change it so the police win.
China has some of the world's most restrictive censorship rules with authorities only approving a handful of foreign films for release each year - sometimes with major cuts.
Among the latest movies to undergo such treatment is David Fincher's 199 ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 12, 2022 
The US government has approved the release of five more prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay military prison, according to documents posted online this week by the Defense Department.
Three of the five detainees were from Yemen, one was from Somalia, and the fifth from Kenya.
They have spent a collective 85 years in the prison opened two decades ago for so-called "war on terror" detainees ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate is partnering with The University of New Mexico (UNM) to establish a center for directed energy studies, a congressionally-funded endeavor.
The Directed Energy Center will be based at UNM and jointly managed by UNM's School of Engineering and UNM's Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM). AFRL is recognized as the nation's ... more |
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