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Global Editor, Aerospace & Defense at @Reuters
Singapore
Joined November 2010
RT @DavidJeans2: Exclusive: Military leaders have said they need autonomous swarms of maritime drones to take on China. But the Navy's ef….
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Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has made fielding swarms of drones a top military priority. But the Pentagon has faced a series of setbacks in its push to build a fleet of autonom...
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RT @joroulette: New: China is swiftly forging space ties with African nations, and its investments in satellites and infrastructure are win….
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China has forged nearly two-dozen pacts with African nations in its bid to surpass the U.S. in space. Investments in satellites and infrastructure are winning friends – and giving China more eyes on...
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RT @specialreports: China is forming space alliances in Africa to boost its soft power and enhance its ability to spy from orbit. A Reuters….
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Boeing bosses are staring down the barrel. The twists and turns of the past week paint a picture of managers badly wrong-footed and worryingly out of touch with its factory workers. @Reuters story by me, @ReutersMontreal & @mattmillsphoto #Boeing
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The details of the deal's collapse reveal how trust between Boeing and union leadership has eroded.
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SpaceX's attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for Elon Musk's space company
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SpaceX's attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for...
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Singapore Airlines, British Airways, and Lufthansa have increased their flights over Afghanistan after years of largely avoiding it now the Middle East conflict has made it seem a relatively safe option
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Singapore Airlines, British Airways and Lufthansa have increased their flights over Afghanistan after years of largely avoiding it now the Middle East conflict has made it seem a relatively safe...
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Exclusive: U.S and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing telling U.S. that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan @reuters @mgerrydoyle @GregTorode @lauriechenwords
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Beijing's representatives told U.S. counterparts that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan.
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Boeing finds new flaws in 787 jets. The cause? More than 900 fasteners were being tightened from the wrong side, using the head instead of the associated nut. Scoop from our aero team @timhepher @davidshepardson @ReutersMontreal
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Boeing is investigating a new quality problem with its 787 Dreamliner after discovering that hundreds of fasteners have been incorrectly installed on the fuselages of some undelivered jets, two...
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Don't Panic! It's just a simulation. @NASA freaked out space twitter today when it inadvertently broadcast audio of astronauts treating a commander suffering from decompression sickness on the International @Space_Station .
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NASA accidentally broadcast a simulation of astronauts being treated for decompression sickness on the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, prompting speculation of an emergency in posts...
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China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe - named after the mythical Chinese moon goddess - is set to begin its journey back to Earth from the moon's far side after collecting samples that may help answer key questions about the early evolution of the solar system
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China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe looks set to begin its historic journey back to Earth from the moon's far side after collecting samples that scientists expect will help answer key questions about the...
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RT @AJ_FI: A stream (hopefully with some footage from the far side of the Moon) in just over two hours.
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China makes historic landing on the far side of the moon
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The landing elevates China's space-power status in a global rush to the moon.
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Starliner scrubbed again. It gets worse and worse for Boeing. @Reuters @joroulette #Boeing #Starliner.
LIVE: Boeing Starliner capsule's first crewed test flight postponed for at least 24 hours
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Scoop: the harsh reality facing Western countries trying to punish Russia for the war in Ukraine. Big business often doesn’t like it. France’s Macron called Canada’s Justin Trudeau to get @Airbus relief from sanctions on Russian titanium @Reuters story.
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French President Emmanuel Macron personally intervened to persuade Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to give Airbus and other aerospace firms relief from sanctions on Russian titanium, according...
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RT @Reuters: Exclusive: French President Emmanuel Macron personally intervened to persuade Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to give A….
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French President Emmanuel Macron personally intervened to persuade Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to give Airbus and other aerospace firms relief from sanctions on Russian titanium, according...
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Passengers not wearing seatbelts were launched into the ceiling, people hit their heads on the baggage cabins and smashed through overhead lights, before dropping to the floor. Read this account from a passenger onboard @Reuters
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There was little warning of the chaos that was to come as passengers on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 relaxed with just three hours to Singapore after a long haul flight from London.
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RT @clarkdefense: If #China tries to invade #Taiwan, swarms of small sea drones could act as a shield for valuable crewed assets and tangle….
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The U.S. Navy's efforts to build a fleet of unmanned vessels are faltering because the Pentagon remains wedded to big shipbuilding projects, according to some officials and company executives,...
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