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China Could Successfully Blockade Taiwan: Taiwanese Defence Ministry Report
September 1, 2020 @ 06:21 PMThe Chines PLA could successfully blockade Taiwan Island but not be able to wage an all-out war against Taipiei, a Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) report said. The China Military Power Report 2020, which the MND yesterday submitted to the Legislative Yuan for review, said the PLA still lacks landing vehicles and logistics required to launch a full-scale incursion into Taiwan via the Taiwan Strait
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Saudi Arabia Sacks Coalition Commander, Orders Investigation into “Suspicious Financial Dealings”
September 1, 2020 @ 08:03 AMThe Saudi King today sacked the Joint Forces Commander of the Saudi led coalition in Yemen, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, referred him to retirement and ordered an investigation into “suspicious financial dealings” under his watch. The King also sacked the Deputy Emir of Al-Jouf region, Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and referred him to investigation along with a number of officers and civilian employees in the Ministry of Defense for investigation, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported
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Turkish F-16s Intercept Greek F-16s Over Mediterranean Sea
August 29, 2020 @ 11:24 AMTurkish Air Force F-16 jets on Friday intercepted six Greek F-16s over Mediterranean Sea. The Greek jets took off from Crete Island
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US Sanctions Chinese Companies, Condemns 'Carrier Killer' Missile Firing in South China...
August 29, 2020 @ 06:28 AMA 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
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US Destroyer Entered PLA Naval Exercise Zone Despite Warning: China
August 28, 2020 @ 08:07 AMA U.S
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France Deployes 2 Rafale jets to Crete Amidst Greek_Turkish Dispute in Mediterranean
August 13, 2020 @ 12:31 PMFrance today deployed two Rafale fighter jets to La Sude, Crete which were previously flown to Cyprus from August 10 to 12 for an exercise. The move is seen as an attempt to check the military presence of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean which is proceeding with hydrocarbons survey amidst a dispute with Greece
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France Deploys Anti-Drone Specialists in Levant
August 10, 2020 @ 06:36 AMThe French military has stationed anti-drone specialists to neutralise unmanned aircraft as part of its Operation Chammal to contain Islamic State (IS)s expansion in Iraq and Syria. “We are responsible for ensuring security of the living quarters of soldiers deployed as part of Operation Chammal
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Russia seeks to Establish Military Bases in 6 African Nations
August 4, 2020 @ 06:31 PMRussia has sought permission to establish military bases in 6 African countries- Egypt, the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Sudan. Germanys Bild newspaper reported quoting German Foreign Ministry documents on August 4, that Russia had concluded military cooperation agreements with 21 African countries since 2015, while it had cooperation agreements with only four countries in Africa before that date
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Pantsir Air Defense System Tested Against Armored Vehicles
August 3, 2020 @ 04:48 PMRussian Pantsir-S has been tested against the targets simulating armoured personnel carriers at a distance of up to 3km. Trials were held by Russian Northern Fleet at Arctic base Northern Clover on Kotelny Island in the Laptev Sea
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29 killed in Afghan Prison Attack: Islamic State Claims Responsiblity
August 3, 2020 @ 11:58 AMIslamic State has claimed to have carried out the attack on Nangarhar prison in Afghanistans Jalalabad that has left 29 people dead. “At least 29 people were killed and 50 others were wounded in Nangarhar prison attack that ended after almost 18 hours,” Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, was quoted as saying by TOLO News Monday
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