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  Washington DC (UPI) Dec 5, 2021 SpaceX is rolling out a new business called Starshield to support U.S. military applications, building upon the company's existing satellite system. The latest Elon Musk endeavor expands on Starlink Internet satellite technology for national security uses, to include secure communications and space surveillance payloads, for its largest customer, the Pentagon. "While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use," the company wrote on its ... read more |
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Lockheed Martin and Rafael collaborate on high-energy laser systemBethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd., of Israel, have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing High Energy Laser Weapon ... more  
Engineer awarded $4.5M to develop AI-powered hypersonic guidance and navigation systemsTucson AZ (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 Roberto Furfaro, a University of Arizona professor of systems and industrial engineering, has been awarded $4.5 million to lead the development of improved guidance, navigation and control systems f ... more  
North Korea fires artillery barrage into buffer zone: SeoulSeoul (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells into a maritime buffer zone on Monday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of launches by an increasingly belligerent Pyongyang. ... more  
Canada probing how its parts ended up in Iranian drones used by RussiaOttawa (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 Canadian authorities are investigating how Canadian-made parts made it into Iranian drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. ... more |
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Invasion of Ukraine revives nuclear warfare nightmareParis (AFP) Dec 6, 2022 Banished from public consciousness for decades, the nightmare of nuclear warfare has surged back to prominence with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the erosion of the Cold War global security architecture. ... more  
Germany says will reach NATO spending target by 2025Berlin (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 Germany will match NATO's target to spend two percent of GDP on defence by 2025, a government spokesman said on Monday, as Berlin looks to make up for years of underinvestment. ... more 
Lockheed Martin delivers Mid-Range Capability Weapon System to US ArmyBethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 Lockheed Martin delivered the first Mid-Range Capability (MRC) battery, also known as the Typhon Weapon System, to the United States Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technology Office (RCCTO). ... more 
Japan eyes 56% increase in defence budget over five yearsTokyo (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers on Monday to boost the country's defence budget by 56 percent over the next five years to $318 billion. ... more |
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EU fund makes first 1.2-bn euro defence investmentsBrussels (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 The European Commission announced Monday the first 1.2 billion euros ($1.25 billion) in investments from the European Defence Fund to work on a variety of projects including next-generation fighter planes. ... more  
Putin ally joins tech giant YandexMoscow (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 A long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Kudrin, said Monday he will be joining Yandex as the Kremlin seeks to tighten its grip on Russia's top technology giant. ... more  
Building lasting partnerships with ally AustraliaCanberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 Director of Staff Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno recently traveled to Australia to meet with members of the Australia Space Operations to further discuss the unity of our forces with the common goal to expan ... more  
Air raid sirens across Ukraine, two killed in missile attack in south: officialsKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 Ukraine officials in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia said Monday that two people had been killed by Russian missiles as authorities in several regions urged residents to shelter from a fresh Russian missile barrage. ... more |
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Turkey hails Swedish extradition of PKK militant, wants moreIstanbul (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 Turkey on Monday welcomed Sweden's extradition of a convicted Kurdish militant but signalled it expected more action before it would approve Stockholm's application to join NATO. ... more  
AST SpaceMobile closes $75M funding roundMidland TX (SPX) Dec 05, 2022 AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) has closed of its offering of 13,636,364 shares of Class A Common Stock raising gross proceeds of $75.0 million. B. Riley Securities ("B. Riley") was the sole bo ... more  
AFRL teams with industry to expand alternative natural rubber supplyWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Dec 02, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, launched a multimillion-dollar, multiyear program with BioMADE, Farmed Materials and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 2022 to develop a domestic so ... more  
More than 500 Ukrainian localities without power: ministryKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 4, 2022 More than 500 Ukrainian localities remained without power Sunday following weeks of Russian airstrikes on the electric grid, an interior ministry official said. ... more 
Deconfliction of uncrewed and crewed aircraft tested at Magdeburg-Cochstedt AirportCochstedt, Germany (SPX) Dec 02, 2022 Drones and drone technology will change our everyday lives. They may soon be more visible in the skies, ranging from delivery drones to air taxis. But in order for drone flights to become a part of ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 25, 2022 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday it was up to Germany to decide if it wants to supply Patriot missile defences to Ukraine, after Poland urged Berlin to send them.
Germany has offered to deploy the advanced US-made Patriot system to Poland after a deadly blast believed to be from a stray Ukrainian air defence missile hit a Polish village last week.
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 Tallinn, Estonia (AFP) Dec 3, 2022 
Estonia has agreed to buy six HIMARS rocket systems from the United States worth over $200 million, the state defence investment agency said on Saturday.
It is the largest arms purchase in the country's history.
Estonia, which neighbours Russia, has increased defence spending since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, as has its Baltic neighbours, Latvia and Lithuania.
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 Ottawa (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 
Canadian authorities are investigating how Canadian-made parts made it into Iranian drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.
Local media reported that European think-tank Statewatch and authorities in Kyiv found antenna components from Ottawa-based Tallysman Wireless - among 30 parts produced by Western companies - in Iranian-made Shahed 136 drone ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 5, 2021 
SpaceX is rolling out a new business called Starshield to support U.S. military applications, building upon the company's existing satellite system.
The latest Elon Musk endeavor expands on Starlink Internet satellite technology for national security uses, to include secure communications and space surveillance payloads, for its largest customer, the Pentagon.
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 5, 2022 
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers on Monday to boost the country's defence budget by 56 percent over the next five years to $318 billion.
The government is overhauling its defence and security strategies in response to regional threats from nuclear-armed North Korea and an increasingly assertive China.
Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Kishida told him that "t ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Dec 4, 2022 
Sales of arms and military services grew in 2021, researchers said Monday, but were limited by worldwide supply issues related to the pandemic, with the war in Ukraine increasing demand while worsening supply difficulties.
The top 100 arms companies sold weapons and related services totalling $592 billion in 2021, 1.9-percent more than the year before, said the latest report from the Stockh ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 1, 2022  US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron emerged from White House talks Thursday pledging to close ranks in helping Ukraine defend itself from Russia and in facing the "challenge" posed by China.
The leaders issued a joint statement following Oval Office talks during Macron's state visit, which Biden said demonstrated their countries' "unwavering" alliance.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these methods often require a lot of energy to operate. ... more |
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 Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 
A machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers on Saturday, a military source said, the latest unrest in the troubled region.
The source said the pre-dawn assault targeted the desert post near Kirkuk, where remnants of the Islamic State group are active, as well as Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels waging an insurgency against Turkey.
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2022 
The United States said Friday it was disappointed that Russia had postponed talks on nuclear arms control, voicing willingness to sit down despite high tensions over the Ukraine war.
Russia and the United States were set to meet from November 29 in Cairo on New START, the last major disarmament treaty between the world's two largest nuclear powers, in what would have marked rare contact sinc ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Dec 4, 2022 
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday the bloc must act to address "distortions" created by Washington's $430-billion plan to spur climate-friendly technologies in the United States.
EU countries have poured criticism on Washington's landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), seeing it as anti-competitive and a threat to European jobs, especially in the energy and auto sectors.
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 5, 2022  From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin launches the biggest invasion in Europe since World War II when he sends troops into Ukraine on February 24 to "demilitarise and de-Nazify" the country, causing millions of Ukrainians to fl ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 01, 2022  The six Chinese astronauts from the Shenzhou XIV and Shenzhou XV missions marked a historic moment on Wednesday as they met inside the country's Tiangong space station.
It was the first time that six Chinese were in a space station at the same time and the first in-orbit gathering of two Chinese crews.
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2022  Sirens wailed across China as the Communist Party eulogised late leader Jiang Zemin Tuesday, hailing him as a patriot who "dedicated his life" to the country.
China's rulers orchestrated a day of mourning across the country, with security services ensuring there were no large gatherings on the streets following rare protests in recent weeks.
Jiang died in Shanghai last Wednesday at the ... more |
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 Damascus (AFP) Dec 2, 2022 
An Islamic State group commander killed in Syria in October was the group's overall leader, a Syrian security source was quoted as saying Friday by state media.
The source, quoted by SANA news agency, credited the army and local groups with the operation that led to the death of IS chief Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.
IS on Wednesday said he died in battle and announced a replacement t ... more |
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd., of Israel, have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) in the U.S. and Israel. The future joint-development will be based on the assets that have been developed independently by RAFAEL and the Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense ... more |
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