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China to Keep Weapons Deployed in Border, Despite De-escalation with India
July 8, 2020 @ 12:41 PMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) would keep its heavy weapons deployed in high altitude region despite the recent thaw in relations between itself and India. "The Chinese deployment came before the latest consensus reached by both countries on de-escalating border tensions, China would welcome talks and de-escalation, but the Chinese military will remain prepared if the Indians again make any provocative moves," semi-official
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Power Plant Catches Fire in Iran’s Ahwaz After Transformer Explodes
July 4, 2020 @ 01:38 PMA power plant in southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz caught fire after one of its transformers exploded on Saturday. "The power plant caught fire due to a transformer explosion,” Ebrahim Ghanbari, the head of the Ahwaz municipalitys fire and safety services, was quoted as saying by Iran's official news agency, IRNA
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Taiwanese Coast Guard Intercepts Chinese dredging vessels, Detains 10
June 5, 2020 @ 10:45 AMThe Taiwanese Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has intercepted Chinese dredging vessels operating in the nations territorial waters near Penghu and detained 10 crew members. A coast guard patrol discovered more than 20 dredging vessels in an area known as the Formosa Banks, 46 nautical miles (85km) southwest of Penghu Countys Cimei islet at about 5am on Wednesday, Taipei Times reported Friday
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Chinese PLA Conducts ‘Night Infiltration’ Exercise in Tibet
June 2, 2020 @ 06:06 PMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)s Tibet Military Command recently conducted night infiltration exercises behind enemy lines and tested their combat capability at an elevation of 4700 meters. During the exercise, PLA scout unit began to mobilize toward its target in the Tanggula Mountains
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China Lists Weapons to be Used in Border Conflict with India
June 1, 2020 @ 05:43 AMChinese State-owned media has listed tanks, howitzers, Helicopters and other weapons to be used in a potential border conflict with India. “Since the Doklam standoff with India in 2017, the Chinese military has expanded its arsenal with weapons like the Type 15 tank, Z-20 helicopter and Wing Loong II (GJ-2) combat drone that should give China the advantage in high-altitude conflicts should they arise,” Chinese military analysts were quoted as saying by
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China to Deploy Newly-Developed Unmanned Reconnaissance Helicopter on Border with India
May 24, 2020 @ 06:31 PMChina's first unmanned helicopter designed for high-altitude operations recently made its maiden flight which the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) eventually plans to deploy along its border with India. The AR500C unmanned helicopter, developed by the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), on Wednesday successfully made its maiden flight at an AVIC base in Poyang, East China's Jiangxi Province, in which it conducted several maneuvers including hovering, horizontal and vertical moves, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Saturday
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Mitsubishi H2A Rocket to Launch UAE-Developed Mars Probe
May 19, 2020 @ 09:18 AMMitsubishi Heavys H2A rocket will launch a Mars probe developed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in July. “Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) hereby announces the launch schedule of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No
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Libyan Military Destroys Haftar Forces’ Pantsir Air Defense Systems, Wing Loong Drones
May 18, 2020 @ 07:33 AMThe Libyan Army has claimed to have destroyed two Russian-made Pantsir air defense systems besides Chinese Wing Loong II drones of the renegade commander Khalifa Belqasim Haftar. “The Army carried out airstrikes against Haftar militias at the Al-Watiya airbase southwest of capital Tripoli
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Croatian Air Force Trainer Plane Crashes, Two Dead
May 7, 2020 @ 05:55 PMCroatian Air Forces twin seater training aircraft crashed in the southwest of the country today, killing both pilots. The defence ministry said in a statement that Zlin 424L, tail number “403” crashed near Zadar AF base at around 4 p
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Sukhoi Superjet 100 Engine Fails, Makes Emergency Landing
May 5, 2020 @ 07:29 AMA Sukhoi Superjet 100 made an emergency landing in Moscows Sheremetyevo Airport on Tuesday after one of its engines failed. The aircraft took off from southwestern Russian city of Saratov and landed safely at 7
Germany Orders PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
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Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
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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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U