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Oil prices jump after Iran military leader killed in US strike
Futures for Brent crude, a global benchmark, jumped 2.9% to $68.16 per barrel during Asian trading hours on Friday. US oil futures gained 2.8%, reaching $62.86 per barrel. That puts both on pace right now for their biggest daily gains in about a month, according to Refinitiv data. The Pentagon confirmed in a statement that …
Russia up in arms over Chinese theft of military technology
MOSCOW — In a rare public display of frustration between Moscow and Beijing, Russian state defense conglomerate Rostec accused China of illegally copying a broad range of Russian weaponry and other military hardware. “Unauthorized copying of our equipment abroad is a huge problem. There have been 500 such cases over the past 17 years,” said …
Technology Service Corporation celebrates the opening of new facility in Dahlgren | Announcements
Technology Service Corporation hosted a ribbon cutting and open house to christen its new facility in Dahlgren. This new facility significantly increases the footprint for staff members supporting contract efforts at the Naval Surface Warfare Center and the Missile Defense Agency in Dahlgren. The new facility also brings cutting-edge technology to the company’s expanded conference …
Trump’s defense of Saudis grows more isolated after deadly shooting on military base
Trump did none of that. Instead, he used his appearances before television cameras — and his Twitter account — to repeatedly offer cover for the Saudis, conveying Riyadh’s condolences with more fervor than he used in relaying his personal feelings about the shooting. “They are devastated in Saudi Arabia,” Trump told reporters Saturday, unprompted. “And …
Technology shown to reduce cancer-causing contaminants in drinking water, airports, military sites receives millions in funding
Purdue University technology targets compound destruction with a design that has potential to be used as part of a permeable reactive barrier underground to eradicate certain compounds in groundwater to keep them from spreading. (Purdue Research Foundation image/Oren Darling) Download image WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The same chemical concerns found at hundreds of military training …
U.S., South Korea Shelve Military Exercise in Bid to Break Nuclear Deadlock With North
BANGKOK—The U.S. and South Korea postponed a major air exercise that was set to begin Monday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, in a bid to appease North Korea and break gridlocked disarmament talks between Washington and Pyongyang. At a press briefing Sunday with his South Korean counterpart, Mr. Esper said the postponement was “an act …
UWF students developing military working dog technology – News – The Destin Log
The three young men are working on the project for a military unit headquartered in Northwest Florida — it can’t be named due to security considerations — as part of a Department of Defense initiative to get young minds working on military and intelligence community challenges. PENSACOLA — Half a world away from the University …
Iran has ‘military advantage over US and allies in Middle East’ | World news
Iran now has an effective military advantage over the US and its allies in the Middle East because of its ability to wage war using third parties such as Shia militias and insurgents, according to a military thinktank. In one of the most detailed assessments of Iran’s strategy and doctrine across Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and …
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi believed to have been killed in US military raid, sources say
The defense official said it appears that Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest during the raid. The CIA assisted in locating the ISIS leader, the defense official said. Newsweek first reported that Baghdadi was believed to have been killed. President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a major announcement Sunday at 9 a.m., White House deputy …
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COMMENTARY: Why did Canada send a team to the Military World Games in China? – National
What was Canada doing sending 171 Canadian soldiers to China to participate in a military sports competition last week? It was nearly one year ago that Beijing kidnapped two Canadian citizens. It still holds them hostage as leverage in its dispute with Ottawa over the detention of a Huawei executive who awaits a hearing …