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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sails to ‘Demonstrate COVID-19 Epidemic Control Work’
April 12, 2020 @ 02:33 PMA Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through the Miyako Strait and headed toward the Pacific Ocean, on Friday to ‘demonstrated success in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic control work. The Chinese flotilla, consisting of aircraft carrier Liaoning two Type 052D guided missile destroyers, two Type 054A guided missile frigates and one Type 901 auxiliary supply ship, was spotted during transit through the Miyako Strait on Friday evening, according to a statement from the Japanese Defense Ministry on Saturday
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General Dynamics to Manufacture Missile Tubes for US, UK Submarines
April 11, 2020 @ 04:12 AMThe Pentagon has awarded General Dynamics $56 million to manufacture 18 missile tubes for submarines of the United States and the United Kingdom naval forces. Work will be performed in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, and is for the manufacturing of 18 missile tubes in support of US Navy's Columbia-class fleet ballistic missile submarines and the UK Dreadnought, the Pentagon said in a statement
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China Prepares 'Military Struggle' After US Passes Taiwan Supporting Law
April 10, 2020 @ 01:10 PMThe Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted a drill with J-11 fighter jets, H-6 bombers and KJ-500 early warning aircraft on Friday, in its "military struggle" preparation against Taiwan. "The drills were a part of preparations for the potential military struggle against the island of Taiwan, and such drills have become regular and routine," Song Zhongping, a military expert, was quoted as saying by Global Times
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Turkish-Greek Naval Face-off in Aegean Sea
April 10, 2020 @ 05:41 AMThe Turkish military shooed away Greek Coast Guard boats allegedly harassing a Turkish-flagged merchant ship in the Aegean Sea. The Greek coast guards harassing a Turkish-flagged merchant ship which was traveling in line with the international maritime law in south of the Samos Island of the Aegean Sea, immediately left the area following arrival of the Turkish Armed Forces, said security sources on Thursday
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Malaysian Firm Offers to buy Debt-Ridden National Airlines for $2.5B
April 8, 2020 @ 03:16 PMGolden Skies Ventures (GSV), a Malaysian firm, has offered buy the debt-ridden national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), with financing from a European bank. The proposal has come at a time when airlines across the world remain badly hit owing to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Japan Deploys Type 12, Type 03 Air Defense Systems to Miyako Island
April 3, 2020 @ 06:32 PMJapan has deployed two units, one equipped with Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles and another with Type 03 medium-range surface-to-air missiles in Miyakojima islands. The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy's aircraft such as Xian H-6 bombers, Shaanxi Y-8 electronic warfare aircraft, and vessels regularly transit through the 250km-wide Miyako Strait within Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) through which merchant vessels and warships in peacetime are allowed to pass, Naval News reported Friday
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Boeing Insitu to Provide ScanEagle UAV Training to Afghan Forces
April 2, 2020 @ 06:31 AMBoeing subsidiary, Insitu is awarded $7 million contract to support ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The contract procures field service representatives and instructors to provide technical services, training, and program management needed to sustain and support ScanEagle operations, a US DoD release said Tuesday
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Venezuelan Maritime Patrol Boat Sinks After Collision With Portuguese Cruise Ship
April 1, 2020 @ 11:44 AMA Venezuelan Coast Guard boat deployed to conduct maritime patrol sank in the Caribbean Sea after it collided with a Portuguese cruise ship, on Monday. The “Resolute” cruise ship bearing a Portuguese flag crashed into the Navys “Naiguatá GC-23” patrol boat with 44 onboard just north of La Tortuga islands within Venezuelan territorial waters, the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense said in a statement
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Iran Shoos Away Intruding Mystery F-18 Fighter
March 23, 2020 @ 07:23 AMThe Iranian Armys Air Defense Force warned off an “intruding” F-18 fighter jet belonging to an unnamed country on March 20. A video released by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Friday shows an F-18 jet approaching Iranian airspace in the south, being shooed away by the military several times, forcing it to retreat
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Pilot of Airline linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Dies from Coronavirus
March 20, 2020 @ 09:32 AMA pilot of Tehran-based Mahan Airline, believed to operate under control of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has died from Coronavirus. Saudi Gazzette quoting agencies reported that Asghar Loran, the deceased pilot flow with Mahan Airline
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Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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