A day after China accused a United States frigate of trespassing in a part of the South China Sea (SCS) where it is holding naval exercises including firing of the DF-16 anti-ship missile dubbed ‘carrier killer, the US commerce department sanctioned several Chinese companies involved in construction of SCS islands besides accusing Beijing of escalating the militarization of the SCS. The Trump administration on Wednesday added two dozen Chinese companies to a government list that bans them from buying American products
Russia began exporting its latest AK-12 assault rifle, dubbed ‘baby Kalashniov to neighboring countries, according to Dmitry Tarasov, General Director of the Kalashnikov Concern. Tarasov did not name the states to which weapons are exported in comments made to the Russian media
Turkey has hired a Washington law firm to lobby with the US administration for securing an export licence which will help complete a $1.5 billion sale of ATAK helicopters to Pakistan
Israels active lobbying against the United States selling F-35 stealth jets to the U.A
The U.S
China has tested a KD-10 laser-guided air-to-surface precision missile from its Z-10 helicopter in a video released on the PLA's WeChat account. The KD-10 along a new multi-mission radar (MMR) will make the Z-10 as potent as an Apache Helicopter equipped with a Hellfire missile
The Chinese PLA Rocket Force recently launched a DF-26 anti-ship ballistic missile in an ongoing months-long exercise, after the United States “provocatively” sent two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea (SCS) in July. The US exercise with two carriers was followed up with joint naval drills with India, Japan and Australia in the Indian Ocean and Philippine Sea respectively “in an attempt to contain China,” an article in pro-Chinese government newspaper, Global Times read
The U.K
The Pentagon said Tuesday that Russia and China are both developing advanced and “increasingly capable” air defense systems in their arms race against the United States. ''China and Russia are developing increasingly capable and numerous missile defense systems, and integrating them into their defense strategies as they compete with the United States,'' a Department of Defense official said
A crash involving an NH90 maritime combat helicopter belonging to the Dutch Navy crashed on Sunday, killing two out of four crew members on board. The helicopter came down in the Caribbean Sea near Aruba at the end of a coastguard patrol