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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 Roctet Lab USA has launched its 65th Electron to deploy Earth-imaging satellites for real-time space-based intelligence company BlackSky. The 'Full Stream Ahead' mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 11:57 am NZST (23:57 UTC on June 2nd), successfully deploying a Gen-3 satellite by BlackSky to a 470 km circular earth orbit and further expanding the company's low Earth orbit constellation. Gen-3 was also deployed from a Rocket Lab Motorized Lightband, a separa ... read more |
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UT partners with Y-12 to establish national security prototype centerKnoxville TTN (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 Officials with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Consolidated Nuclear Security, which manages and operates the Y-12 National Security Complex for the National Nuclear Security Administrati ... more  
Ukraine claims successful strike on Crimean BridgeWashington DC (UPI) Jun 3, 2025 Ukraine said Tuesday it successfully carried out a military strike on the Crimean Bridge, the culmination of an operation that took several months to execute. ... more  
Britain announces $20B boost to make armed forces 'battle ready'Washington DC (UPI) Jun 2, 2025 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans Monday to inject an additional $20.3 billion into the country's nuclear weapons program to combat the "threat from Russia" and China and build 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines. ... more 
South Korea's new leader vows to 'heal wounds' with nuclear-armed NorthSeoul (AFP) June 4, 2025 South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung vowed to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and "heal wounds" as he took office Wednesday, after winning a snap election triggered by his predecessor's disastrous martial law declaration. ... more |
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Nigerian military air strike kills at least 20 civilians: residentsKano, Nigeria (AFP) June 2, 2025 A Nigerian military air strike in the country's embattled northwest has killed at least 20 civilians, three residents told AFP on Monday. ... more |
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UK to build attack subs as part of major defence reviewGlasgow (AFP) June 2, 2025 Britain announced Monday that it would build 12 new attack submarines as it launched a major defence review to move the country to "war-fighting readiness" in the face of "Russian aggression" and the changing nature of conflict. ... more  
Greenpeace steals Macron wax figure for anti-Moscow protestParis (AFP) June 2, 2025 Greenpeace activists on Monday stole a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron from a Paris museum and placed it in front of the Russian embassy as part of a protest against French economic ties with Moscow in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
Erdogan proposes new Putin-Zelensky-Trump meeting in TurkeyAnkara (AFP) June 2, 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday reiterated his willingness to host a meeting between the American, Russian and Ukrainian leaders in an effort to end the war in Ukraine. ... more 
Danish PM warns NATO defence spending target 'too late'Copenhagen (AFP) June 2, 2025 Denmark's prime minister warned regional allies Monday that a NATO target to boost defence spending by 2032 would come "too late", as countries arm in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
UN nuclear chief urges 'more transparency' from IranCairo (AFP) June 2, 2025 The UN atomic watchdog's chief on Monday called for more transparency from Iran as it seeks relief from sanctions in negotiations over its nuclear programme. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Pentagon chief warns China is 'preparing' to use military force in AsiaSingapore (AFP) May 31, 2025 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday warned that China was "credibly preparing" to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia - remarks that earned a sharp rebuke from Beijing. ... more  
India defence chief says jet downed in Pakistan conflictSingapore (AFP) May 31, 2025 India's defence chief on Saturday appeared to confirm his country had lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, he told Bloomberg in an interview. ... more 
Macron urges Asia, Europe to unite to resist 'spheres of coercion'Singapore (AFP) May 30, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged Europe and Asia to build a new alliance to hold off big powers seeking to build "spheres of coercion", in a swipe at China and Russia. ... more  
Meta and Anduril join forces on battlefield techSan Francisco (AFP) May 29, 2025 Meta and defense tech startup Anduril Industries on Thursday announced a partnership to build mixed reality gear for "warfighters" - soldiers - to control autonomous systems on battlefields. ... more |
Iran boosts highly enriched uranium production: IAEAVienna (AFP) May 31, 2025 Iran has ramped up production of highly enriched uranium, according to a confidential UN watchdog report, as Tehran said Saturday that it had received US proposals to settle its long-running nuclear dispute with the West. ... more 
China rebukes Macron comparing Ukraine to Taiwan; Says US 'should not play with fire' on TaiwanSingapore (AFP) May 31, 2025 China hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday for drawing a connection between the Ukraine conflict and the fate of Taiwan, saying the two issues are "different in nature, and not comparable at all". ... more 
Navy removes name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from shipWashington DC (UPI) Jun 3, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the U.S. Navy to rename one of its ships, honoring the late gay rights activist Harvey Milk, as Pride month gets underway. ... more  
Ukraine strikes Russian bombers ahead of Istanbul talksKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 1, 2025 Ukraine said Sunday it launched a "large-scale" attack to destroy Russian bombers as it geared up for talks in Istanbul with Moscow counterparts to explore prospects of a ceasefire. ... more |
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Zelensky arrives in Vilnius for Nato eastern flank summitVilnius (AFP) June 2, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived Monday in Vilnius for a summit with the leaders of NATO's eastern and Nordic members, who are some of Kyiv's staunchest backers amid the Russian invasion. ... more 
Taiwan says China deployed 2 aircraft carrier groups, dozens of shipsTaipei (AFP) June 2, 2025 China deployed two aircraft carrier groups and dozens of ships in waters north and south of Taiwan last month, a Taiwanese security official said Monday, as Beijing keeps up military pressure on the self-ruled island. ... more
China responds after Hegseth warns to prepare for warWashington DC (UPI) Jun 1, 2025 China criticized the United States on Sunday for having a "Cold War mentality" after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to warn that the U.S. is prepared to go to war to prevent China from dominating the Indo-Pacific region in a speech Saturday. ... more  
SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for Space ForceWashington DC (UPI) May 30, 2025 On Friday, SpaceX launched an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. ... more |
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Iran demands US guarantee it will lift sanctions in nuclear talksTehran (AFP) June 2, 2025 Iran pressed the United States on Monday for guarantees that it will drop sanctions as a condition for a nuclear deal, after the White House reportedly sent a proposal it deemed "acceptable". ... more |
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French state offers to buy Atos nuclear techParis (AFP) June 2, 2025 The French state has made a 410-million-euro ($468-million) offer to acquire a strategic division of tech firm Atos that includes supercomputers used in nuclear deterrence, the company said Monday. ... more  
Israel army says intercepts Yemen missile after air raid sirens soundJerusalem (AFP) June 1, 2025 The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen on Sunday after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and other cities. ... more 
Iraq condemns 'repeated Israeli attacks' on LebanonBaghdad (AFP) June 1, 2025 Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Sunday condemned Israeli attacks on Lebanon as he hosted Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, on his first visit to Baghdad since taking office. ... more  
Russian strike kills 12 Ukrainian soldiers during training: KyivKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 1, 2025 A Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian army training area killed at least 12 soldiers and wounded dozens more Sunday, Kyiv said, in a rare admission of its military losses. ... more |
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