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No Consensus Within ASEAN Regarding Maritime Disputes In South China Sea
July 25, 2016 @ 01:48 PMSoutheast nations failed to agree on maritime disputes in South China Sea after Cambodia blocked mention to the international court ruling against Beijing. The Philippines and Vietnam both wanted a communiqué issued by ASEAN foreign ministers after their meeting to refer to the ruling and the need to respect international law, ASEAN diplomats were quoted as saying by
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No Ground Troops, Only French Weapons For Iraq : Hollande
July 22, 2016 @ 02:30 PMFrance will supply weapons to Iraq but will not deploy troops in its fight against the Islamic State group, President Francois Hollane said Friday. "This morning at the defence council, I took the decision as part of the anti-Daesh coalition to make weapons available to Iraqi forces," Hollande was quoted as saying by AFP
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Airbus To Provide Heron 1 Surveillance Drones To German UN Peacekeeping Forces
July 22, 2016 @ 03:00 AMAirbus will provide Heron 1 surveillance drones to the German military for use in their deployment to Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission. The drones will be leased from Israel Aerospace Industries and operated by Airbus, UPI reported Thursday
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China To Fortify South China Sea Islands Based On Threat Level
July 21, 2016 @ 01:45 PMBeijing is considering fortifying South China Sea with increase in the number of defensive weapons, increase civilian construction and expand airports on some of the islands depending on the threat level. Apart from the airports, other civilian facilities include maritime 4G signals to all seven inhabited islets in the Nansha Islands
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Russia’s Krasukha-4 Electronic Countermeasure System Alerted Erdogan Of Coup
July 21, 2016 @ 11:54 AMRussias surveillance and eavesdropping equipment, Krasukha-4 deployed near Latakia in Syria hacked into Turkeys NATO-compatible radio-electronics mounted on helicopters, aircraft and ground vehicles to learn of the impending coup attempt against Turkish president Erdogan. Russia has deployed the Krasukha-4 electronic countermeasure system capable of targeting airborne radio-electronics and airborne systems guided by radar at Khmeimim in Syria's Northern Province of Latakia to counter NATO spying and to gather sensitive information for the Russian squadrons that are on an anti-terrorism mission in Syria
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PLA To 'Regularise' Combat Air Patrols In South China Sea
July 19, 2016 @ 08:41 AMThe People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force will conduct combat air patrols in the disputed South China Sea on regular basis. The PLA Air Force recently conducted a combat air patrol with H-6K bombers and other aircraft including fighters, scouts and tankers to patrol islands and reefs including Huangyan Dao, a military spokesperson said Xinhua on Monday, adding that the patrols will become a "regular" practice in the future
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No Radiation Threat From THAAD: Korean Media Learns
July 18, 2016 @ 04:00 PMThe South Korean media along with officials from Seouls Defense Ministry and US military visited the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery stationed in Guam to examine the amount of electronmagnetic radiation, the noise level of emergency generators and other possible impacts on the surrounding environment. South Korea struggles to defuse concerns over the possible health and environmental impact of the systems planned deployment here
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German Army Plans 20000 Additional Recruitment: White Paper
July 18, 2016 @ 02:55 PMThe German Defense Ministry has released a new plan outlining the country's future defense and security policies. The Bundeswehr, seen domestically as overstretched, underfunded and beset by equipment failures, is now set to see its budget boosted and will implement its first increase in troop strength since it was a conscript army in the Cold War
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India-Japan Defense Ministers 'Commend' New Delhi’s Amphibious Aircraft Purchase
July 15, 2016 @ 09:13 AMIndias long-due purchase of 12 Amphibious Aircraft from Japans Shinmaywa found mention in the recent interaction between the two nations defense ministers in New Delhi Thursday. The Defense Minister of Japan Gen Nakatani is paying a bilateral visit to India at the invitation of Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar
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Single-Aisle Aircraft Orders Touch $44 Billion At Farnborough Airshow 2016
July 14, 2016 @ 11:09 AMFarnborough air show this year has seen a rise in orders for single-aisle aircraft with Airbus and Boeing racking up contracts worth $29 billion and $15 billion respectively. However, Airbus tops the list this year, after landing a $12
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U