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An Indonesian warship has opened fire on a group of Chinese vessels, injuring one fisherman
Incident threatens to further escalate tensions between Beijing and Jakarta over the disputed waters
An Indonesian navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) Kapitan Pattimura
Indonesian corvette opens fire on Chinese fishing ships in South China Sea
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Indian Air Force inducts first three women fighter pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted its first three female fighter pilots into service on 18 June following their graduation from the Air Force Academy at Dindigul in southern India.
The IAF said that Flying Officers Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth, and Mohana Singh - selected from amongst 120
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India's HTT-40 makes maiden flight
India's state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) conducted the inaugural flight of its basic Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) aircraft in Bangalore on 17 June. Officials said the propeller-driven HTT-40, powered by a Honeywell Garrett TPE331-12B single-shaft turboprop engine, flew for about
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India further eases FDI rules
The government of India has further eased foreign direct investment (FDI) rules making it easier for overseas companies to secure up to 100% ownership of an Indian defence company.
In announcing the move, the government said that foreign investment beyond 49% "has now been permitted through
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Chinese defence minister urges Japan to 'learn lessons from history'
Chinese defence minister Chang Wanquan said it will be a "long and arduous task" to bring Sino-Japanese ties back on track. Speaking to Yoshifumi Hibako, former chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Chang said on 17 June bilateral relations are "complicated and
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China bans export of more 'dual-use' goods to North Korea
China has banned the export of 40 items to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that could be used to develop nuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction.
The list of banned products and materials, which adds to a much longer Chinese list of prohibited goods released in 2013,
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Carter supports empowering top US military officer
US secretary of defence Ashton Carter expressed support for measures, now being considered by Congress, to give the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff a bigger role in co-ordinating operations and planning.
Carter and lawmakers have said such changes are necessary to address contemporary
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Carter confirms new NATO battalions on eastern flank
US secretary of defence Ashton Carter confirmed that new pre-positioned battalions on NATO's 'eastern flank' will be deployed in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, with likely contributions from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
NATO-member defence ministers on 14 June
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Boeing, Tata invest in joint production facility
India's Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Boeing started the construction of a new aerospace production facility in Hyderabad on 18 June that will be the base for a new joint venture (JV) between the two companies.
In a statement the companies said the production plant, which is expected to
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ARS shipyard signs Daewoo to build Makassar-type vessel
Astillero Rio Santiago (ARS), a shipyard owned by Argentina's Province of Buenos Aires, signed an agreement on 16 June with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for ARS to locally build a Makassar landing platform dock vessel.
This is a preliminary agreement and neither the
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Airbus DS to build future growth on innovation
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) is to focus its future growth efforts around the innovation of new technologies that are chiefly geared at its four core platforms, but will also include its wider portfolio.
Speaking at the company's Ottobrun facility near Munich, officials outlined a series of
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Airbus DS defining FCAS aircraft requirements with Bundeswehr
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) is currently working with the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) to identify future threats and capability needs to inform its work on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a senior company official told reporters on 20 June.
Speaking at the company's Ottobrun facility
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UK transfers Watchkeeper UAVs to helicopter command
The British Army is to transfer day-to-day command of the UK's Thales WK450 Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) in a bid to smooth its entry into front-line service.
Army sources told IHS Jane's that the switch would take place at the end of August with
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Afghan Air Force gets five more MD 530F attack helicopters
Five additional MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters arrived in Kabul on 17 June to boost the Afghan Air Force's (AAF's) capability to support Afghan National Army ground operations.
The latest delivery raises the number of such airframes provided by the United States to the AAF from 13
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US Army working with SCO on new long-range precision fires
The US Army is working with the Pentagon's secretive Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) to develop new long-range precision fires solutions, the services' vice chief of staff said.
"Long-range precision fires is certainly one of the areas where we are ready to accept any help that others can
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US Army may defer some modernisation plans to buy Apaches, 11th CAB
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Army planners want to buy an 11th CAB and to add four Apache attack helicopter battalions
Service officials are worried about readiness and strategic depth in the aviation branch
The US Army in the coming years hopes to fund an 11th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) and to add four AH-64
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Territorial disputes prompt USN Growler deployment to the Philippines
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The VAQ-138 expeditionary squadron is training Philippine FA-50 aircraft pilots amid tensions in the South China Sea
The VAQ-138 is the second temporary group to assist the Philippines since PACOM approved a new US air contingent programme in April
Four US Navy (USN) Boeing E/A-18G
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Lawmakers urge USAF to rethink U-2 retirement plan
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Lawmakers are urging the USAF to defer U-2 retirement
The service plans to keep the manned aircraft for four more years while it modifies the unmanned Global Hawk for the entire high-altitude ISR mission
A group of senior US lawmakers has urged the US Air Force (USAF) to reconsider
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Japan on high alert amid reports of North Korean missile launch preparations
Tokyo has ordered the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to shoot down any missile threatening Japan amid media reports that North Korea is preparing to launch another Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from its east coast.
Japanese broadcaster NHK said the JSDF was instructed on 21
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Indonesia begins work on new 40 m class patrol craft
Indonesian shipyard PT Caputra Mitra Sejati has begun work on a lightly-armed variant of the KCR-40-class missile attack craft for the Indonesian navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL), a source close to the service confirmed with IHS Jane's on 21 June.
The variant has been
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