US Space Policy: The United States Space Force
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The Trump Administration and United States Congress are currently in discussions regarding a proposal to create and fund a service branch within the U.S. Air Force that would assist in deterring conflict in space. The Trump Administration and United States Congress are currently in discussions regarding a proposal to create and fund a service branch […]
China accuses US of ‘seriously’ damaging bilateral trust
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China’s foreign minister on Friday accused the United States of “seriously” damaging trust between the two countries amid tensions over human rights in Xinjiang and protests in Hong Kong. The two countries have been locked in a trade dispute for almost two years, while rights issues in China’s northwest region of Xinjiang and Hong Kong […]
US tests ballistic missile over Pacific
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The United States tested a medium-range ballistic missile on Thursday (Dec 12), the second test in four months of an offensive missile that would have been banned by a US-Russia arms treaty that Washington exited in August. The Air Force launched the conventionally configured missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base northwest of Los Angeles at […]
Amazon lawsuit will not delay $10 bn JEDI contract: Pentagon
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The lawsuit filed by Amazon challenging a $10 billion US military cloud computing contract awarded to Microsoft will not delay implementation of the project, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. Amazon has alleged that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to deny the company the massive contract in late October. “We will […]
Chile military plane disappears with 38 aboard: Air Force
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A Chilean military plane with 38 people aboard “lost radio communication” Monday after taking off from the south of the country for a base in Antarctica, Chile’s Air Force said. It said 17 of those aboard were crew and the other 21 were passengers. A “dismayed” President Sebastian Pinera, whose country has been witnessing its […]
US Army preparing biggest European deployment in years
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The US Army is planning its biggest deployment of troops to Europe in 25 years, with 20,000 troops slated to take part in a massive force projection exercise at a time of increasingly adversarial relations with Russia. General Christopher Cavoli, the commander of US ground forces in Europe, said 20,000 US-based troops will deploy next […]
Damen Installs Combat Systems On Indonesian Guided Missile Frigate
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Damen Shipyards Group and its partner PT PAL have completed the installation of combat systems to the first of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence’s series of SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided missile frigates, the KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata. The combat systems installation project’s successful conclusion was marked by a small handover ceremony on […]
Russia’s Su-57 Fighter Jet Performs 16 Test Flights with New 2nd Stage Engine
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Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec has conducted 16 flights of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet to test its new 2nd stage engine, Rostec Aviation Cluster Industrial Director Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday. “Currently, the engineering bench tests of the advanced engine continue and the item is being tested on a flying laboratory. In October, another […]
Arms sales worldwide up nearly 5%, says new report
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The turnover of the 100 biggest arms manufacturers came to $420 billion, thanks in large part to the U.S. market, said the report; U.S. manufacturers alone accounted for 59% of the market, or a turnover of $246 billion, up 7.2% on the previous year Arms sales rose by nearly 5% worldwide in 2018 in a […]
North Korea conducts ‘very important test’: KCNA
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North Korea said Sunday it had carried out a “very important test” at its space launch centre, as Pyongyang ramps up pressure on Washington over stalled nuclear talks. The announcement of Saturday’s test at the Sohae satellite launch site came just hours after US President Donald Trump said he would be “surprised” by any hostile […]