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  Washington (AFP) April 29, 2023 The United States called on China Saturday to stop "provocative and unsafe conduct" in the disputed South China Sea after a recent near-collision with a Philippines coast guard boat there, ramping up rhetoric ahead of a visit by the Filipino president to the White House. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, in a statement two days before President Joe Biden is to host his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said the incident was a reminder of China's "harassment and intimidation" of P ... read more |
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Poland announces $2.4 bn air defence deal with Europe's MBDAWarsaw (AFP) April 28, 2023 Poland on Friday announced it had signed a Pounds 1.9-billion ($2.4-billion) air defence deal with the UK arm of Europe's MBDA, which will provide missiles and missile launchers. ... more  
Albedo wins US Air Force contract for nighttime thermal infrared imagingDenver CO (SPX) May 01, 2023 Albedo, a company building an ultra-high resolution, low-flying satellite constellation, is excited to announce winning a $1.25 million government contract to support the National Air and Space Inte ... more  
Kim Jong Un's sister says US-S. Korea plan risks 'serious danger'Seoul (AFP) April 29, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister warned Saturday that a US-South Korean agreement aimed at strengthening deterrence against Pyongyang will lead to "more serious danger", state media reported. ... more 
Iran leaders slam US presence in Middle EastTehran (AFP) April 29, 2023 Iran's supreme leader and president both slammed the United States' presence in the Middle East, as Tehran hosted the president of neighbouring Iraq for wide-ranging talks on Saturday. ... more |
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Philippine leader travels to US to bolster ties amid China tensionsManila (AFP) April 30, 2023 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos left Manila on Sunday for a visit to the United States as he seeks to bolster ties with Washington amid growing tensions with China in the disputed South China Sea. ... more  
China says Philippine boat's 'provocative action' caused near-crashBeijing (AFP) April 28, 2023 China said Friday that a near-collision in the South China Sea between a Chinese coast guard ship and Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists was caused by the latter's "premeditated and provocative action". ... more  
US Army temporarily grounds pilots after deadly crashesWashington (AFP) April 28, 2023 The US Army's chief of staff on Friday grounded all pilots who are not involved in critical missions until they complete required training, after four helicopters crashed in a matter of weeks. ... more  
Russian strikes kill 26 including five childrenUman, Ukraine (AFP) April 29, 2023 Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine on Friday, killing 26 people including five children, as Kyiv said preparations for a counter-offensive against Moscow's forces were nearly complete. ... more |
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Israel strikes wound three civilians in Syria: state mediaDamascus (AFP) April 29, 2023 Three civilians were wounded Saturday in Israeli air strikes near the Syrian city of Homs, state media reported, with a war monitor saying a Hezbollah munitions depot was hit. ... more 
'Shots fired' at vessel off Yemen, says British navy bodyDubai (AFP) April 28, 2023 Shots were fired at a vessel passing off the coast of war-torn Yemen on Friday, a British maritime agency said, the latest security incident at sea in the volatile area. ... more 
India presses China on Himalayan border disputesNew 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". ... more 
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 |
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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  
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 |
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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 
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 |
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