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Air Force Ospreys in Japan resume flight ops
Air Force Ospreys assigned to the Japan-based 353rd Special Operations Wing began flying again Tuesday, seven months a deadly crash killed eight airmen.
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Unmanned
Italy seizes Chinese military drones heading to Libya, authorities say
The drones were reportedly heading for Benghazi under orders from Gen. Khalifa Hifter, the military strongman controlling eastern Libya.
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First batch of Marine amphibious combat vehicles arrive in Okinawa
The vehicle had its overseas operational debut in May.
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Australia aims to boost local arms production. So far it’s leaning foreign.
Are the government’s efforts to sovereignly produce guided weapons misguided?
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BAE cuts steel on first anti-submarine frigate for Australia
Six Hunter-class frigates are expected to keep shipbuilder BAE Systems Australia busy for decades.
South Korea orders first batch of KF-21 fighters
The order comes as the manufacturer reports the jet's development is currently 80% complete.
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Philippines seeking call with China over emerging Sierra Madre crisis
Manila has sought to calm ties with Beijing after Chinese sailors escalated a standoff near a Filipino outpost this June.
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Marines make first landing on renovated WWII airfield in the Pacific
That airfield puts Marine aircraft within 1,000 miles of Manila, Philippines ― a major Pacific partner nation of the United States.
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Three workshops receive upgrades at Russian bomber manufacturer
The Kazan Aircraft Plant is the sole organization in Russia that produces Tu-160M bombers.
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US Army’s new precision missile hit moving target in Pacific exercise
The service used its Precision Strike Missile for the first time in an exercise outside of U.S. territory.
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When will China have a sixth-gen fighter jet?
Experts talked to Defense News about the secretive state's work on sixth-generation fighter technology and the prospect of drones working in sync.
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Lockheed ties digital C2 into Joint Fires Network at Valiant Shield
Lockheed Martin demonstrated it could integrate its digital command and control capability into U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's Joint Fires Network.
India advances light attack helicopter program with large tender
Armaments on the LCH include Mistral air-to-air missiles, up to four FZ231 2.75-inch (70mm) rocket pods and a nose-mounted M621 20mm cannon.
Romania to buy 54 howitzers from South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace
Other bidders reportedly included Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann with the Panzerhaubitze 2000 and Turkey's BMC with its T-155 Fırtına.
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US approves loitering munitions sale for Taiwan’s ‘porcupine strategy’
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency approvals include 291 Altius 600M-V loitering munitions from Anduril, plus 720 Switchblade 300s from AeroVironment.
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Chinese military’s rifle-toting robot dogs raise concerns in Congress
Lawmakers want U.S. military officials to examine the threat posed by new Chinese robot dogs armed with rifles.
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Opinion
Are we sure China views sea power the same way the West does?
The problem with mirroring is that it catalyzes policies aimed at eliciting certain behaviors on the assumption that two actors think alike.
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