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SpaceX aims to test its Mars rocket system in first half of 2019

YoumightnothavetowaitlongtoseeSpaceX'sBFRrocketsysteminaction...maybe.InatalkatSXSW,ElonMusksaidheexpectedthespacecraft'sfirst"shortup-and-downflights"bythefirs

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China's Special Operations Forces: The cutting edge of the PLA

The People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces, or the SOF, is a branch of the PLA Ground Force. It is the biggest active military in the world, also among the world's best.

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Big year for China's military as PLA to celebrate 90th birthday

PhototakenonSept.3,2015showsthephalanxhonoringheroesof"AssaultHeroicCompany"attendingamilitaryparadeinBeijing,capitalofChina.IthasbeenabigyearforChina'smilitary

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Cygnus departs ISS for more in-space experiments

OrbitalATK'sautomatedcargospacecraft,Cygnus,wassuccessfullyunberthedfromtheInternationalSpaceStationonSunday,beginningitsexperimentalmissionsbeforeitreentersEar

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China's pledge of peacekeeping force helps meet "critical" gaps

China's pledge to establish an 8,000-strong peacekeeping force will help meet critical gaps in UN peacekeeping, UN under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations has said.

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China-Russia naval drill not targeting 3rd party: China's defense ministry

The China-Russia Joint Sea-2015 (II) exercise, a nine-day joint drill of Chinese and Russian navies, is not targeting any third party, Yang Yujun, spokesperson of China's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.

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Japan eyes enacting permanent law to allow SDF to assist EU troops

​Japan is mulling the idea of allowing its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to be deployed to assist international missions of European Union troops, local media reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed government source.

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China's first 3,000-meter-deep engineering ship put into operation

China's first multifunctional offshore engineering ship that can operate 3,000 meters under the water was put into operation on Sunday, a major progress of China to proceed into the deepwater.

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UN chief urges strong support to ensure political missions' effectiveness

Political missions deployed in volatile environments around the world are " indispensable" in defusing tensions, bringing countries back from the brink of conflict and building sustainable peace, said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon here Wednesday.

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White House defends Obama's anti-terror record

White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday defended President Barack Obama's record of fighting terrorism, as the United States extended its closure of 19 overseas diplomatic missions.