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by Sandra Erwin — August 31, 2022 An Ursa Major propulsion engineer works on 5,000-pound thrust Hadley rocket engine. Credit: Ursa Major The agreement is a small business innovation research contract known as a TACFI, or Tactical Funding Increase that includes both government and private funds WASHINGTON — Rocket propulsion…

China has dispatched two Y-20 large transport aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on Tuesday carrying some 3,000 tents to aid flood-hit Pakistan. Photo: CCTV China has dispatched two Y-20 large transport aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on Tuesday carrying some…

CHANGCHUN, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's independently-developed Y-20 transport aircraft will be showcased at an international airshow in Europe for the first time, said a Chinese air force spokesperson Monday. The Y-20 transport aircraft have flown to various destinations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania over recent years, delivering COVID-19…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Angela Williams’ first year as United Way Worldwide’s president and CEO has been marked with challenges: rising inflation, the war in Ukraine driving increased demand for charitable services, and the need to rebuild public trust in her organization. As the first Black leader of United Way…

Communal workers operate at a site of a rocket hit in downtown Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photo by Sergey Kozlov/EPA-EFE Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Russian forces conducted a strike on the Motor Sich engine factory near Zaporizhzhia where Ukrainian Air Force helicopters were being repaired, the Russian Defense Ministry said…

Citizens in Grand Forks, North Dakota, are circulating a petition that would force a vote on a Chinese company’s plan to build a corn mill in the city. The Fufeng Group, which has ties to the Chinese Communist Party, purchased the 370 acres site for a proposed $700 million corn…

Sydney (Reuters)A United States Coast Guard vessel was unable to enter Solomon Islands for a routine port call because the Solomon Islands government did not respond to a request for it to refuel and provision, a US official said.The islands' government did not immediately answer a Reuters request for comment.…

BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal fishing was recently unable to get clearance for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands, according to reports, an incident that comes amid growing concerns of Chinese influence on the…

By Zu Weichen CHANGCHUN, Aug. 26 -- The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Aviation Open-House Activity and the Changchun Air Show kicked off in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, on August 26, and will last until August 30. The PLAAF’s J-20 stealth fighter jet, Y-20 large transport…

The PLA Eastern Theater Command has recently organized joint combat-readiness security patrols and combat training exercises involving troops of multiple services and arms in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Island. The picture shows a fighter jet of the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command conducting combat-readiness security…