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  New Delhi (AFP) April 28, 2023 Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has told his Chinese counterpart that military deployments on their disputed Himalayan frontier were undermining relations and called for disengagement to preserve "peace and tranquility". Relations between the two Asian powers have been fraught since a high-altitude clash that left 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops dead in June 2020. The neighbours have since massed tens of thousands of soldiers along the border, who remain despite 18 roun ... read more |
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Beijing-led talks on Ukraine a 'trap' for the West: analystsParis (AFP) April 27, 2023 China and Ukraine's leaders speaking this week raises the unflattering prospect of Kyiv and the West having to reject a Chinese proposal to end the Ukraine war, analysts say. ... more  
Multi-domain operations: Helping militaries make better decisions fasterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 For years, Paul Meyer's job in the U.S. Air Force was to suppress enemy air defenses. To do that, he had to know where they were and what they were doing. And to do that, he and the pilot of his F-4 ... more  
US Army awards $4.7B production contract for all-weather GMLRS rocketsDallas TX (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a Not-to-Exceed $4.79 billion contract to manufacture two full-rate production lots of GMLRS rockets and associated equipment. The contrac ... more  
In air dominance, the past and future convergeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 It was the early 1990s, and the fighter jet, approaching 20 years old, had been sidelined on missions where the targets were farther than the pilot could see. Then came the AIM-120A AMRAAM mis ... more |
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Ukraine has received 1,550 armoured vehicles, 230 tanks: NATO chiefBrussels (AFP) April 27, 2023 NATO allies and partners have provided Ukraine with 1,550 armoured vehicles and 230 tanks to form units and help it retake territory from Russian forces, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. ... more  
Chinese 'scorpion' combat drone circles TaiwanTaipei (AFP) April 28, 2023 A long-range Chinese combat drone capable of carrying a large weapons payload has circled Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said Friday. ... more  
South Korea's Yoon hails US ties at joint meeting of CongressWashington (AFP) April 27, 2023 President Yoon Suk Yeol celebrated Seoul's "stronger than ever" alliance with Washington in a joint meeting of Congress Thursday as the partners unite to deter North Korea's nuclear threat. ... more 
Ailing Erdogan re-emerges by video link with PutinIstanbul (AFP) April 27, 2023 Turkey's ailing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday re-emerged from a two-day absence and spoke by video link with Vladimir Putin at a virtual ceremony unveiling a Russian-built nuclear power plant. ... more |
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US and S. Korea boost cooperation, but nuclear threat remainsWashington (AFP) April 27, 2023 A US-South Korean agreement on strengthening deterrence against Pyongyang will discourage Seoul from seeking nuclear weapons, but also highlights the near absence of viable ways to remove the threat of North Korea's arsenal. ... more  
Out of gas in orbit? This US space company is here to helpColorado Springs, United States (AFP) April 27, 2023 The US company Orbit Fab is aiming to produce the go-to "gas stations" in space, its CEO tells AFP, hoping its refueling technology will make the surging satellite industry more sustainable - and profitable. ... more  
China to launch up to 3 BeiDou backup satellites in 2023Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 China plans to send one to three network backup satellites for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space this year to improve the stability and usability of the constellation, accordin ... more  
Mali receives military equipment shipment from ChinaBamako (AFP) April 27, 2023 Mali has received a rare delivery of military materiel from China, "exclusively acquired on the military budget", Defence Minister Sadio Camara said on Thursday. ... more |
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Poland probes suspected missile found in a forestWarsaw (AFP) April 27, 2023 Poland on Thursday said it was inspecting the remains of an aerial military object found near the northern city of Bydgoszcz, which local media said was a missile with Cyrillic writing. ... more  
Pentagon leaks suspect made 'violent' threats, US saysBoston (AFP) April 27, 2023 A US airman accused of leaking top-secret documents had a history of making "violent" statements and owned numerous weapons, federal prosecutors alleged as a judge heard his request for bail Thursday. ... more  
'Shots fired' at vessel off Yemen, says British navy bodyDubai (AFP) April 28, 2023 A vessel has come under attack in waters south of war-torn Yemen, a British navy organisation said on Friday, in the latest security incident in the volatile area. ... more 
China sends navy to evacuate citizens in SudanBeijing (AFP) April 27, 2023 China has deployed its navy to rescue citizens from conflict-hit Sudan, the defence ministry in Beijing said on Thursday. ... more |
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Chinese, Philippine vessels in 'David and Goliath' near-crashAboard The Brp Malabrigo (AFP) April 27, 2023 A Chinese coast guard ship cut off a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists in the disputed South China Sea, causing a near-collision, an AFP team on board another boat saw. ... more 
Three US soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crashLos Angeles (AFP) April 28, 2023 Three US soldiers were killed and another injured when two helicopters returning from a training mission in a remote area of Alaska collided mid-flight on Thursday, the US Army said. ... more 
EU will support peace negotiations in Colombia: EnvoyBogota (AFP) April 27, 2023 The European Union will support upcoming peace talks between the Colombian government and dissident factions of the disarmed FARC guerrillas, the bloc's diplomacy chief said Wednesday. ... more  
Renewed air strikes rock Sudan truceKhartoum (AFP) April 27, 2023 The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the conflict entered a 13th day despite a US-brokered ceasefire. ... more |
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