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Venezuela to take delivery on Chinese planes next year
Caracas: Venezuela will take delivery in 2010 of the first six of 18 K-8 Karakorum trainer or light attack planes it bought from China, the Air Force’s top commander said Friday. “A total of 18, K-8 18 aircraft will be delivered, in addition to radar equipment that will help ensure national security,” General Jorge Arevalo [...]
Taiwan leader presses US on fighter jets
Taipei: Taiwan Tuesday urged the United States to sell the island F16 fighter jets to ensure its security, as a senior American envoy said a deal could not be ruled out during the Barack Obama administration. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou made the case for the aircraft in a meeting with Raymond Burghardt, a top US [...]
First Pakistan-made JF-17 fighter rolls out
KAMRA, PAKISTAN: A new JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter plane, first of its kind made in Pakistan, was unveiled at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) here Monday. Representatives from the Chinese embassy, the Chinese companies involved in the project, the Pakistani three services and federal ministries were present at a ceremony held at the PAC in [...]
China ramps up espionage against US: study
Washington: China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress warned Thursday. “China is changing the way that espionage is being done,” said Carolyn Bartholomew, the chair of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. In [...]
First made in Pakistan JF-17 fighter to roll out on Monday
ISLAMABAD: The first state of the art JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter plane produced in Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra will roll out on Monday. This will kick start a new era in Pak-China relationship, and aviation industry, an official source told APP here Tuesday. Both China as well as PAF attach a lot of importance [...]
Obama Lays Out America’s Asia-Pacific Agenda
WASHINGTON: The United States is a Pacific nation, and America wants to strengthen alliances and understandings in the region, President Barack Obama said in Tokyo today. Obama gave a major policy speech at Suntory Hall to 1,500 Japanese leaders. He met with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and with the emperor and empress of Japan. The [...]
General Calls for Focus on Protecting Satellites
WASHINGTON: The chief of U.S. Strategic Command wants better tools for protecting against threats from space debris — an estimated 20,000 pieces of manmade material orbiting around the planet. Gen. Kevin P. Chilton laid out what he described as his “wish list” Nov. 4, emphasizing the importance of being able to predict collisions between debris [...]
Taiwan says China starts building first aircraft carrier
Taipei: Taiwan said Wednesday that its giant neighbour China has started building its first aircraft carrier, a move analysts have said could raise military tensions in the region. The head of Taiwan’s National Security Bureau told parliament construction of the carrier had begun, Lin Yu-fang, a legislator of the ruling Kuomintang party, told AFP. However, [...]
SKorea to seek Chinese help to track cyber attacks
Seoul: South Korean police said Monday they would request help from China to track the origins of cyber attacks that briefly crippled US and South Korean government and commercial websites in July. “We are now seeking help from Chinese authorities to launch a joint investigation,” a national police agency official told AFP, speaking on condition [...]
