A test launch of United States Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of carrying multiple self-guided nuclear warheads, scheduled for Wednesday, was aborted just prior to launch, the US Air Force's Global Strike Command said. "The cause of the ground abort is being investigated and Air force Global Strike Command is assessing the potential to reschedule the launch,” a statement from the Command said
As part of stepped-up cooperation between the Japanese Self Defense Forces (SDF) and the Philippine military, the latter will receive disaster-relief tools including jackhammers, sonars, and engine cutters among others worth ¥120 million ($1.1 million)
South Korea launched Daejeon, its new 2,800-ton anti-submarine frigate, on Monday. ROKS Daejeon is the fifth of the Navys FFX Batch II frigates being built to replace old 1,500-ton frigates and 1,000-ton patrol combat corvettes
The Argentina Air Force inducted a new Boeing 737-700 earlier this week, making it the first aircraft to join the services transport fleet in 15 years. “May 2006 was the last time the Air Force piloted a Boeing plane,” Minister of Defense, Agustín Rossi said during the induction ceremony held at El Palomar
Chinas Tianhe (“Heavenly Harmony”) core module of the Chinese Space Station (CSS) is set to be hurtled into space aboard a Long March 5B rocket at the end of April, most likely on Thursday night. The launch will take place from Wenchang Launch Center on the southern island of Hainan
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The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy commissioned three new warships – a Type 09IV nuclear-powered strategic ballistic missile submarine, a 10,000-ton Type 055 large destroyer, and its first Type 075 amphibious assault ship – on Friday. The commissioning ceremony coincided with the service's 72nd founding anniversary
Taiwan launched the first of a new 10,000-ton class of multimission amphibious ships Yu Shan at the shipyard of the state-owned shipbuilder CSBC Corporation in Kaohsiung port city on Tuesday. This ship will be delivered to the Navy in 2022
Foreign troops under NATO command will leave Afghanistan as part of the drawdown, following the United States suit. “Standing shoulder to shoulder, we have paid a high price in both blood and in treasure