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Strenges Winterwetter hat in Teilen der USA den Verkehr an Flughäfen und auf Strassen auch am Montag schwer beeinträchtigt. Im Mittleren Westen mussten am Montag fast 1500 Flüge gestrichen werden.

Zu sexy! MTV will das Video der Schweizer DJane Carol Fernandez (32) nicht zeigen.

The international trading system is facing a crisis – but protectionism isn’t the biggest test EU leaders must deal with, writes Perrine Fournier.

La National a aussi adopté un mécanisme pour adapter les franchises à la hausse des coûts

ÄNDERUNGSANTRÄGE 4 - 159 - Entwurf einer Stellungnahme Schaffung eines Instruments für finanzielle Hilfe im Bereich Grenzmanagement und Visa im Rahmen des Fonds für integriertes Grenzmanagement
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Americas

The US Army is ordering a special netting system from Saab. The Swedish company will deliver several of its Ultra Lightweight Camouflage Net Systems (ULCANS) at a cost of $66 million. The ULCANS system consists of one hexagonal and one rhomboidal screen, available in both woodland and desert version. It features a simplified interconnect system and effective snape disrupters. These multi-spectral camouflage nets offer improved concealment for vehicles and field positions by masking visual, thermal, near infra-red and broadband radar signatures. Erik Smith, president and CEO of Saab Defense and Security USA, said: ‘Saab’s camouflage systems provide the US Army with a state of the art signature management capability for its land forces including exceptional levels of multispectral protection against any possible sensor threat available today.’ The netting system are expected to be delivered between 2019 and 2020.

The US Air Force’s 461st Flight Test Squadron is currently testing an Auto GCAS system on F-35 JSFs. Stationed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System fitted aircraft will undergo several rounds of testing. Auto GCAS is designed to prevent CFIT (controlled flight into terrain) mishaps by executing an automatic recovery maneuver when terrain impact is imminent. The system relies on a set of sensors that continently measure the fighter jets trajectory, speed, terrain data and pilot input. If GCAS senses an incoming crash, the system calculates the best way to recover to a safe trajectory, automatically overrides the flight controls and flies the aircraft away from danger. The GCAS system is being developed by Lockheed Martin and will be “the stepping stone to increased combat capability via a fully capable combat autopilot that will be able to execute tactical manoeuvres to defeat inbound kinetic and non-kinetic threats, and maximise lethality through precise weapon employment,” says Lt Col Raven LeClair, a F-35 test pilot with the 461st Flight Test Squadron.

Middle East & Africa

Israel’s Golden Eagle Squadron is welcoming two more F-35i Adir advanced fighter aircraft. The new aircraft will be stationed at Israeli Air Force’s Nevatim base, southeast of Beersheba. The planes took off from the United States last week, but were slightly delayed in arriving in Israel, apparently due to bad weather. Israel’s F-35i ‘Adir’ fighter is based on the standard F-35A variant modified with Israeli-made electronic counter-measures systems. Israel has, for now, agreed to purchase 50 F-35 fighters in total from the United States, which are scheduled to be delivered in installments of twos and threes by 2024. With a need to keep ahead of regional changes and increased threats in the Middle East, the Israeli Air Force is expected to soon place orders on several new aircraft to upgrade its ageing squadrons.

Europe

Europe’s next-generation fighter jet program will officially launch next year. Airbus and Dassault Aviation will be the first contractors to start work on the Franco-German project. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel first announced plans for the development program in July 2017, with the first contracts expected to be issued in early 2019. “This is a decisive step for European defense, which shows that France and Germany can unite for future projects,” the two governments said in a statement on Wednesday. The two companies will now jointly draft a common concept for the new Future Combat Air System (FCAS), this includes the fighters design, its weapons and connectivity with other aircraft, including UAVs. The FCAS program, known in France as SCAF (Système de Combat Aérien Futur), is envisioned as a complex system of systems comprising a new-generation fighter aircraft, unmanned combat aircraft, future air-launched missiles, and swarms of small drones, all interconnected with satellites, other aircraft, NATO networks as well as national and allied ground and naval combat systems. Key technology challenges for the firms will be the design of an engine fulfilling the needs of a stealthy aircraft with high connectivity and excellent performance.

Asia-Pacific

The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) will soon deploy the country’s next-generation Surface-to-Air Anti-Missile. Dubbed the Haegung, the missile which also known as K-SAAM, is a 3.07 m long ship-based anti-air projectile that employs inertial mid-course guidance and a dual microwave and imaging infrared seeker for terminal guidance. The missile is being developed by South Korea’s state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD), and recently completed an evaluation test, where 9 out of 10 missiles accurately hit their targets. In development since 2011, the Haegung will soon start to replace Raytheon’s Rolling Airframe Missile, the current system operated by the South Korean Navy.

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Washington – US-Sonderermittler Robert Mueller hat dem früheren Wahlkampfmanager von Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, vorgeworfen, die Ermittler in der Russland-Untersuchung belogen zu haben. Dieser dementiert aber.

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Es brodelt an der US-Grenze. Trump lässt die Grenzwächter mit voller Härte gegen die Migranten vorgehen. BLICK ist vor Ort.

Die Zugerin Eveline Suter hat mit dem Hollywood-Produzenten Danny Stillman die grosse Liebe gefunden. Gemeinsam leben sie in New York und geniessen jeden Moment, bis der Beruf sie wieder trennt.

Gegen den saudischen Kronprinzen Mohammed bin Salman ist Anzeige erstattet worden. Der Prinz soll am G20-Gipfel in Buenos Aires wegen der Folterung und Tötung Jamal Khashoggis verhaftet werden, fordert eine Menschenrechtsorganisation.

Washington – First Lady Melania Trump wird an der Seite ihres Mannes, US-Präsident Donald Trump, nach Buenos Aires zum G20-Gipfel der Staats- und Regierungschefs reisen. Das erklärte eine Sprecherin der First Lady am Montag auf Anfrage der Nachrichtenagentur DPA.

Moskau – Der gesellschaftskritische russische Rapper Husky ist wenige Tage nach seiner Verurteilung zu einer kurzen Haftstrafe überraschend freigelassen worden. Der 25-Jährige wurde nach Angaben seines Anwalts am Montag auf freien Fuss gesetzt.

A grassroots programme in Rwanda is aiming to reduce domestic violence by challenging gender roles.

In Frankreich soll ein hoher Beamter des Senats Spionage für Nordkorea betrieben haben. Der Mann wurde am Sonntagabend vom französischen Inlandsgeheimdienst DGSI festgenommen.

YB träumt vom Fussballwunder in Manchester. Das sagt Gerry Seoane über das Spiel des Jahres.

Plastic pollution is blighting the lives of locals in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt.

New York – Mit einem Diamant-Ring in einem Glas Champagner machte US-Entertainer Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) seiner damaligen Freundin Barbara einst einen Heiratsantrag. Nun soll dieses Schmuckstück in New York versteigert werden.

Hardlife Zvirekwi's arm was amputated but he is now back in the Zimbabwean Premier Soccer League.