Xiaopingdao, situated near Dalian in northeastern China, is the test site for China's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) fleet. Xiaopingdao hosts a dedicated test submarine - a Type 032 conventional missile submarine (SSB) - as well as hosting other submarines undergoing service test
Spaceshot: Xiaopingdao submarine base 38.819689 N 121.495241 E
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Shangri-La Dialogue: McCain reaffirms commitment to lifting Vietnam arms embargo
US Senator John McCain used the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore to reaffirm his intention as chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee to push for the phased "removal of the embargo on the sale of lethal weaponry to Vietnam".
Currently, only lethal maritime security and
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Rogozin admits Ukraine crisis hurting frigate programmes
Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin has acknowledged that the construction of surface ships for the Russian Navy has "idled" due to the non-delivery of gas turbine engines from Ukraine.
Kiev suspended military-technical co-operation with Moscow in April 2014 and formally voided
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Moscow tests final 'nuclear triad' element with snap mobile strategic missile drills
Russia's Strategic Missile Forces on 1 June began a series of 50 large-scale missile regiment-level and "special tactical" exercises, lasting more than one month, Colonel Igor Egorov of the country's Defence Ministry has announced.
The exercises involve the rapid deployment and break-out
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MH17 'shot down by Ukrainian SAM', claims Almaz-Antey
Russian air defence system manufacturer Almaz-Antey claims to have evidence Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, a Boeing 777 downed over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014 with the loss of all 298 on board, was destroyed by a Ukrainian 9M38M1 surface-to-air missile (SAM) fired from a Buk-M1 (SA-11) system
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Latest fighting in Ukraine 'most serious violation to date' of Minsk ceasefire accord
Heavy fighting on 3 June around Mariyinka near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine "is the most serious violation" to date of the Minsk agreement ceasefire of February 2015, according to Maja Kocijancic, chief spokesperson for Federica Mogherini: the European Union's (EU's) top official for
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KC-46A test aircraft completes first flight with boom, refuelling pods
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The first KC-46A test aircraft has completed its first airworthiness flight equipped with a boom and wing pods
Boeing is now continuing preparations for the official KC-46A first flight
The US Air Force's (USAF's) first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker engineering and manufacturing
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India, US extend defence agreement for another 10 years
India and the US extended their 10-year bilateral Defence Framework Agreement to mid-2025 on 3 June.
Signed in New Delhi by US defence secretary Ashton Carter and his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar, the agreement envisages "high-level strategic discussions, continued exchanges between
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EU defence integration gaining little traction, despite current threats
National leaders across the EU are so unfocused on even the mundane aspects of their upcoming defence summit agenda in June that any talk of a truly ambitious issue such as a European army is sheer fantasy, say EU policy and defence industry officials.
Moreover, no alarm bells seem to be ringing as
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Czechs begin ScanEagle operations in Afghanistan
The Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) from 1 June began the deployment of Boeing Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in support of combat and security operations in Afghanistan.
The ACR will use the ScanEagle UAVs to assist in monitoring airspace over and in the vicinity of Bagram
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Czech MoD in final stages of augmenting ACR's special forces
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) is in the final stages of expanding the role and operational capabilities of the Army of the Czech Republic's (ACR's) special forces in order to better meet the defence and security challenges faced by NATO in light of the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine.
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Tension between modernisation, readiness costs plagues USN-USMC aviation
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The services are suffering shortfalls in both their aviation modernisation and readiness accounts
There is no budget relief in sight as Congress and the White House continue to disagree on a plan to end sequestration
The trade-off between paying for new aircraft and keeping old ones in
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USAF names new chief scientist
The US Air Force has selected Greg Zacharias, president and senior principal scientist of technology firm Charles River Analytics, to serve a two-year term as the top science advisor for the service's senior leaders, it announced on 22 May.
Zacharias has served as an air force attaché for the
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US approves further Hellfire sale to Lebanon
The United States government has cleared the sale of 1,000 Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire II air-to-surface missiles to Lebanon, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 4 June.
The proposed Foreign Military Sale, which is valued at USD146 million, includes the missiles,
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Shangri-La Dialogue: Questions remain over Xi's motives for PLA anti-corruption drive
While the Shangri-La Dialogue was dominated by Asia-Pacific regional security concerns, one of the side issues at the conference in late May was the state of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) under President Xi Jinping.
Beijing sent a sizeable official delegation - 18-strong and more if other
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Russia grounds MiG-29 fleet after mid-air explosion
The Russian Air Force has grounded its fleet of MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighters following the loss of an aircraft on 4 June.
The order comes after a two-seat MiG-29KUB operational trainer aircraft caught fire and exploded in mid-air over the Ashuluk air training range near the Caspian Sea. Both crew
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Northrop Grumman unveils NATO's first Global Hawk UAV
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The first of five Global Hawk UAVs being bought by NATO was rolled out on 4 June
The ISR UAVs should begin operating out of Sicily on behalf of the alliance in 2017
Northrop Grumman rolled out NATO's first RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Allied Ground
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LIG Nex1 applies for IPO on Korean stock exchange
LIG Nex1, a South Korean military systems developer, has applied to the Korean stock exchange (KRX) for approval to launch an initial public offering (IPO), the KRX said in a statement on 4 June.
The KRX did not elaborate, but reports in South Korea said the IPO could take place before the end of
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Egypt looks to bolster security along Libyan border
Egypt is planning to acquire new mobile surveillance systems to monitor its border with Libya under a US Foreign Military Sales programme worth an estimated USD100 million, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) revealed on 4 June.
The DSCA said the proposed sale would include mobile
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China's Sunsong acquires Harco Manufacturing
Chinese vehicle equipment manufacturer Qingdao Sunsong announced on 5 June that it had acquired US-based vehicle component manufacturer Harco Manufacturing.
Details of the deal were not disclosed.
Harco Manufacturing produces a range of components, such as fittings and brake hose assemblies, for
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