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F-35 to replace most US combat aircraft by 2020
The Pentagon plans to have the F-35 fighter jet replace most of the combat aircraft fleet of the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps by the end of the decade. The single-engine fighter is considered a fifth-generation aircraft because of its advanced software and stealthy attributes aimed at evading radar in hostile territory. US [...]
Taiwan deploying more ‘carrier killers’: report
Taiwan is arming more of its fleet with its new “carrier killer” anti-ship missiles as China conducts further sea trials of its first aircraft carrier, local media said Monday. Five of the Taiwanese navy’s eight Perry-class frigates have been armed with the supersonic Hsiung Ffeng (Brave Wind) III weapons, the Taipei-based China Times said. Some [...]
11 Pakistani peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo: UN
Angry villagers opened fire at a UN peacekeeping base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, injuring at least 11 Pakistani peacekeepers, officials said. The villagers were apparently angry at the lack of protection against attacks by militias. The UN Security Council strongly condemned the attack while expressing concern at the deteriorating security situation [...]
Pakistan signals end to blockade of NATO supplies
Top Pakistani leaders will on Tuesday discuss ending a blockade of foreign military supply routes into Afghanistan and repairing US relations, signalling a rapprochement ahead of a NATO summit. Islamabad shut its Afghan border to NATO supplies after US air strikes killed 24 soldiers in November, provoking a new crisis in relations on top of [...]
Dozens killed in Syria, Saudi doubts Annan peace plan
Syrian troops on Monday pushed an assault on a central rebel bastion, with dozens reportedly killed across the country, as Saudi Arabia warned that Kofi Annan’s peace efforts appeared to be failing. The EU, meanwhile, slapped fresh sanctions on Damascus, while Russia said it was “absolutely clear” Al-Qaeda was behind last week’s twin bomb attacks [...]
Russian Charged with Passing Bulava Missile Secrets
An employee at a Russian defense firm in the Urals region has been accused of passing secrets on the Bulava intercontinental missile to a foreign intelligence service, the Kommersant daily reported on Monday. The secrets concern the missile’s guidance and control system, the paper said citing a law enforcement source. “There is conclusive evidence of [...]
F-35 costs have US partners worried
Countries backing the Pentagon’s new F-35 fighter jet are anxious about the program’s spiraling costs and incessant delays, with some postponing or cutting investments as they wait to see if the aircraft lives up to its promise. The United States touts the Joint Strike Fighter as a technological wonder that will slip past enemy radar [...]
South America doubled military spending in five years
Military spending across South America has doubled in the past five years, although there is no noticeable arms race, a report published by a regional grouping said Friday. From 2006 to 2010, annual spending went from $17.6 billion to $33.2 billion among the 12 members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), the group [...]
NATO a step closer to getting out of Afghan war
NATO took a step closer to getting out of the Afghan war on Sunday as the Kabul government announced local forces would take over control of security in a large new slice of the country. In the third phase of a five-tranche military transition process, 122 more districts throughout Afghanistan will come under local command, [...]
