US is set to clear the sale of General Atomics drones besides cruise missiles and mines in a major boost to Taiwanese defense capabilities even as Beijing commenced joint maritime and aerial exercises and combat-readiness patrols in the Taiwan Strait. The “real combat-oriented drill,” as Chinese state control media called it, coincided with the visit of US Undersecretary of State Keith Krach to Taiwan island from Thursday for "economic talks
India and China accused one another's troops of opening fire near Pangong Tso Lake on the western section of the China-India border on September 7 amidst claims of border transgression from both sides. There are no reports of casualties on either side
Chinese two aircraft carriers Shandong and Liaoning, embarked on a training voyages in the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea respectively last week which Chinese media said was for simultaneous exercises. This is the first time China has deployed two aircraft carriers in exercises simultaneously
China's Shandong Aircraft carrier, expected to achieve initial combat capability by year-end, headed out Tuesday for combat drills with full-scale models of J-15 jet and a Z-8 helicopter. Shandong departed Dalian Shipyard to take part in the drills, on September 1
The 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
The 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
Turkish Air Force F-16 jets on Friday intercepted six Greek F-16s over Mediterranean Sea. The Greek jets took off from Crete Island
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
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France 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