F35C, a 5th-gen jet, does first mission at South China Sea
Tag: China
China’s new maritime law a challenge for Quad
MH-60R copters bring India-US ‘ops’ on same page
China expanding nukes; ‘Launch on warning’ capability
US DoD issues new directive on China
The scope includes: Out-pacing China; developing a National Defense Strategy; streamlining and strengthening cooperation with US allies and partners, particularly in the Indo-Pacific; bolstering deterrence; accelerate development of new operational concepts; emerging capabilities and future force posture.
India races to add Rafale to its fleet
Biden: Will hold China accountable, matches Trump’s policy
Decisive shift India allocates $ 18 Bn for military equipment
An allocation of almost $ 18 billion, under what is called the ‘Capital head’ of its budget, is the largest increase in 15 years when calculated on an year-on-year basis. It also almost doubles the allocation within past four years. In the budget presented in February 2017 the allocation was Rs 69,473 Crore ( approx $ 9.26 billion).
After policy change, US drone deals beat China
The US policy change affected in July this year and the subsequent moves, break China’s rapidly growing influence in the ‘armed drone market’. India or Taiwan would be a ‘no go zone’ for Chinese companies, which, however, in the past, had sold drones to UAE. Beijing had even sold some drones to Saudi Arabia, a long standing ally of the US
Lockheed & Boeing top arms sales; EDGE breaks in
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