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Chinese Y-8 Military surveillance plane Found Flying Near Taiwan
August 10, 2017 @ 11:03 AMA Chinese military Y-8 surveillance aircraft was spotted while flying over international waters east of Taiwan Wednesday. The flight path of the Y-8 aircraft as over the Western Pacific Ocean, through the Miyako Strait between Japan's Miyako and Okinawa islands, and into the East China Sea east of Taiwan, the Japan ministry of defense said
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Turkey Building ‘Security Wall’ Along Its Border with Iran
August 10, 2017 @ 08:52 AMPictures showing huge concrete blocks being moved along part of Turkeys border with Iran were published on the website of governors office of the eastern province of Agri. Turkey is building a 144-kilometer ‘security wall to stop cross border movements
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Trump Promises 'Fire and Fury' To North Korea, Pyongyang Threatens Missile Strike...
August 9, 2017 @ 02:42 PMNorth Korea has threatened to launch missile strikes on the US territory of Guam after President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang Tuesday not to make any more threats against the United States or they will "face fire and fury like the world has never seen". Pyongyangs military is "examining the operational plan" to strike areas around the US territory of Guam with medium-to-long-range strategic ballistic missiles, state-run news agency KCNA said early Wednesday local time
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Philippines Denies US Drone Strike Plan
August 8, 2017 @ 06:49 PMThe Philippines has denied reports that the Pentagon could begin attacking Islamic militants behind the siege of Marawi City with drone strikes. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces chief Eduardo Ano said there were no discussions with the United States regarding airstrikes against local targets,
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Japan Hints at Increasing Defence Capability Due To North Korean, Chinese Threats
August 8, 2017 @ 01:29 PMJapan has hinted at raising defense capabiltiy, citing concern of increasing threat from North Korea and China in the country's defense review Tuesday. North Korea was cited as the main concern as Japan's Cabinet approved the 2017 Defence White Paper, two weeks after the North test-fired a second ICBM whose range could include some of the US mainland, including Los Angeles and Chicago
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Taiwan To Buy Jet Engines From Honeywell For Indigenous Jet Trainer Program
August 8, 2017 @ 07:18 AMTaiwanese lawmakers visiting the US last week reached a deal to buy jet engines from Honeywell. The Legislative Yuan Foreign and National Defense Committees bipartisan delegation visited International Turbine Engine Co (ITEC) to discuss the purchase of jet engines for Taiwans indigenous high-performance trainer jet program
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Tokyo Wants US Osprey Aircraft Grounded in Japan Pending Australian Crash Investigation
August 7, 2017 @ 09:07 AMJapan has demanded that the US ground its V-22 Osprey aircraft deployed in Japan after one of the Marine Corps planes crashed off Australia. The crashed Osprey was among the tilt-rotor aircraft deployed at U
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Non-aggression Pact with ASEAN Nations May Start This Year: China
August 7, 2017 @ 06:11 AMThe talks for a non-aggression pact aimed at preventing clashes in disputed South China Sea region may start this year if, “outside parties dont cause a major disruption, Chinese top diplomat has said. The start of talks for a "code of conduct" in the disputed waters may be announced by the 10-member association, ASEAN in November during their annual summit in Philippines, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted as saying by
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Eurofighter, F-35 To Form UK air combat capability 'Spear Point': Minister
August 4, 2017 @ 03:33 PMThe Eurofighter Typhoon will form the 'spear point' of the UKs future combat air defence capability alongside the F-35 Lightning, Harriett Baldwin, the UK Minister for Defence Procurement has said. “We see Typhoon as very much strengthening UK defence and the first quality I would highlight is its reliability; it has an engine that goes over 1,000 flying hours without needing unscheduled maintenance,” Harriett Baldwin MP, the UK Minister for Defence Procurement, was quoted as saying by BAE Systems Thursday
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Sri Lankan Navy Commissions India-built Offshore Patrol Vessel
August 3, 2017 @ 02:24 PMThe largest Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), received its commission by the President Maithripala Sirisena during a ceremony in Colombo harbour on Wednesday. Constructed by the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) in India and christened as 'SLNS Sayurala' is the first ever brand new AOPV purchased from a foreign ship builder, custom made for the specific requirements of the SLN
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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...
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After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U