The China Coast Guard will be absorbed into the countrys Central Military Commission (CMC), effective July 1, after the transfer of command from the State Oceanic Administration, local media reports. More than 16,000 personnel and the 135 patrol and cruise vessels of the Chinese maritime law-enforcement force will be at the beck and call of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) and its command and control, CMC, Asia Times reports
Nine European Union (EU) member states will sign a formal agreement to create a joint military intervention force on June 25. According to a report by AFP, Frances Defense Minister Florence Parly told the French newspaper Figaro that her country, Germany, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Estonia, Spain and Portugal are to sign a letter of intent to formalize European Intervention Initiative, designed to deploy and coordinate forces rapidly to deal with crises around the world
An Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft crashed during light attack experiment killing a US Navy pilot over the White Sands Missile Range near Holloman Air Force Base, N.M, last Friday
South Korea decided Monday to purchase Boeing's P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in a US$1.7 billion project, the countrys Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced
Swedish UAV manufacturer `CybAero has filed for bankruptcy following its failure to sell 20 civilian drones to China which was expected boost the funding of the financially beleaguered firm. The filings were made with the Nasdaqs First North Sweden stock exchange on June 19 and show that the company had experienced significant declines in revenues, halting all trading in the companys shares on June 15 due to CybAeros uncertain financial position
A radar shield to detect low-flying targets, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has been put into operation above all major Russian cities, a senior Russian military official has told TASS Sunday. "At present, we have a low-altitude radar field in operation above all major Russian cities," said Maj
US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program aims to improve mobility, survivability, safety and effectiveness of future combat vehicles without piling excessive armor. Several Phase 2 contract awardees recently demonstrated advances on a variety of technologies to meet the programs goals, the agency said in a statement Friday
China has used ocean-borne lasers to target US military pilots flying over Pacific Ocean on more than 20 occasions since the start of the year, Wall Street Journal reported. According the news daily, all the incidents occurred over or close to the East China Sea
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Thursday invited bids for the construction of a nuclear-powered icebreaker ship, a project seen as a predecessor to the construction of nuclear powered aircraft carrier and other large naval ships. Bidders are required to participate in research, appraisal, building and testing of the ship, and provide technology support for the user
The Pentagon has awarded over $86 million worth contract to Lockheed Martin to provide support for six Iraqi C-130J Super Hercules, a turboprop military transport aircraft. “Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp