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Hypersonic missile booster rocket fails to ignite in test

Defense News // 9 hours ago

Hypersonic missile booster rocket fails to ignite in test

July 30 (UPI) -- In a test of a hypersonic booster rocket, a test rocket was successfully released from a B-52H bomber but failed to ignite, the U.S. Air Force said this week.

British military launches its own Space Command with official opening

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British military launches its own Space Command with official opening

Navy tests MQ-4C unmanned aerial vehicles with upgraded sensors

Defense News // 10 hours ago

Navy tests MQ-4C unmanned aerial vehicles with upgraded sensors

Navy decommissions USS Independence, first littoral combat ship of its class

Defense News // 11 hours ago

Navy decommissions USS Independence, first littoral combat ship of its class

NATO fighter planes intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea

Defense News // 12 hours ago

NATO fighter planes intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea

July 30 (UPI) -- NATO tracked and intercepted four Russian planes, traveling without flight plans or transponder codes, over the Baltic Sea, the bloc announced on Friday.

First evacuation flight carrying 200 Afghan aides, refugees arrives in U.S.

U.S. News // 18 hours ago

First evacuation flight carrying 200 Afghan aides, refugees arrives in U.S.

July 30 (UPI) -- The first evacuation flight carrying about 200 refugees who helped American forces in Afghanistan -- who feared retaliation by the Taliban -- arrived in the United States on Friday, the White House said.

UPI News Quiz: gymnastics gold, Wu-Tang Clan, CDC

U.S. News // 23 hours ago

UPI News Quiz: gymnastics gold, Wu-Tang Clan, CDC

Team USA gymnastics wins a gold medal, the Justice Department sells a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album, the CDC updates COVID-19 guidance...how well did you follow the headlines? Take the UPI News Quiz for July 30, 2021.

Navy charges sailor in 2020 Bonhomme Richard fire

U.S. News // 1 day ago

Navy charges sailor in 2020 Bonhomme Richard fire

July 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy charged a sailor in connection with evidence found during an investigation into the 2020 fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, officials said Thursday.

Afghanistan funds oversight will get more difficult, SIGAR says

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Afghanistan funds oversight will get more difficult, SIGAR says

July 29 (UPI) -- Conducting oversight against waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds "will be much more difficult," the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said in a new report.

Britain funds development of Tempest future combat air system

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Britain funds development of Tempest future combat air system

July 29 (UPI) -- Britain's Ministry of Defense has signed off on a $349 million contract to design and develop the Tempest, Britain's Future Combat Air System.

U.S. Navy destroyer USS Benfold transits Taiwan Strait

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U.S. Navy destroyer USS Benfold transits Taiwan Strait

July 29 (UPI) -- Destroyer USS Benfold moved through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, marking the seventh transit of the waters by American warships this year.

Senior North Korea military official reappears after absence, rebuke

World News // 1 day ago

Senior North Korea military official reappears after absence, rebuke

July 29 (UPI) -- A North Korean official who may have been upbraided by Kim Jong Un in June for poor COVID-19 planning was shown at the North Korean leader's side.

NAVWAR opens 'secret-level' security information pipeline

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NAVWAR opens 'secret-level' security information pipeline

July 28 (UPI) -- The Overmatch Software Armory, connecting platforms to the Pentagon's All-Domain Command and Control, is operational at a higher level, the U.S. Navy said.

Air Force chief signs charter for China Aerospace Studies Institute

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Air Force chief signs charter for China Aerospace Studies Institute

July 28 (UPI) -- The charter of the China Aerospace Studies Institute received its charter from the Air Force this week, which the branch said Wednesday indicates its plan to focus on the potential military threat from China.

Navy's 7th fleet forms Surface Action Group in South China Sea

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Navy's 7th fleet forms Surface Action Group in South China Sea

July 28 (UPI) -- Three U.S. Navy task forces joined in the South China Sea to form a Surface Action Group for countermine operations, the 7th Fleet said on Wednesday.

More than 5,000 reservists converge on Michigan for Northern Strike exercise

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More than 5,000 reservists converge on Michigan for Northern Strike exercise

July 28 (UPI) -- Northern Strike 21.2, a two-week all-domain training exercise involving over 5,100 U.S. military reservists, gets underway this week in northern Michigan.

U.S., Seychelles sign maritime protection agreement

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U.S., Seychelles sign maritime protection agreement

July 28 (UPI) -- A maritime governance agreement between the United States and Seychelles will preserve ecosystems and prevent crimes at sea, a U.S. 6th Fleet statement says.

North, South Korea hotline reopening goes unreported in North Korea

World News // 2 days ago

North, South Korea hotline reopening goes unreported in North Korea

July 28 (UPI) -- North Korea reopened a military hotline with the South, but the breakthrough has not been reported to a domestic North Korean audience.

USS Mount Whitney sails for U.S.-only Large Scale Exercise 2021

Defense News // 3 days ago

USS Mount Whitney sails for U.S.-only Large Scale Exercise 2021

July 27 (UPI) -- The USS Mount Whitney is sailing from Gaeta, Italy, to take part in next month's Large Scale Exercise 2021, a U.S.-only event meant demonstrate integration abilities and new maritime capabilities.

U.S. plans to continue Afghanistan airstrikes if Taliban attacks don't stop

Defense News // 3 days ago

U.S. plans to continue Afghanistan airstrikes if Taliban attacks don't stop

July 27 (UPI) -- The commander of U.S. Central Command on Tuesday said airstrikes in Afghanistan would continue as long as Afghan forces are being attacked by the Taliban as the U.S. military pulls out of the country.

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