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Taiwan Intercepts Chinese Fighters in Its Airspace

Taiwan Intercepts Chinese Fighters in Its Airspace

Taiwan reported intercepting several Chinese fighter jets on Tuesday, the same day a U.S. military transport plane overflew the island, according to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense.

Chinese fighters “briefly entered Taiwan’s southwest airspace” and were intercepted that morning, a ministr…

US Senate Committee Approves $9.1Bn for 95 Lockheed F-35s

US Senate Committee Approves $9.1Bn for 95 Lockheed F-35s

PARIS — The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday released its version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizing the purchase of 95 Lockheed F-35 fighters at a cost of $9.1 billion in FY2021.

The 95 aircraft are 14 more than requested by the Pentagon. The comm…

Pentagon Refuses ICC Jurisdiction Over US Troops

Pentagon Refuses ICC Jurisdiction Over US Troops

The United States has a good track record of investigating and prosecuting the alleged criminal actions of its own service members, and the International Criminal Court should stay out of U.S. business, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said.

In 2017, the International Criminal Court announced …

US Resumes Ukraine Military Aid with $250M Payment

US Resumes Ukraine Military Aid with $250M Payment

The Department of Defense announced today its plans for $250 million in Fiscal Year 2020 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds for additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts to strengthen Ukraine’s capacity to more effectively defend itself against Russian aggression.

Thi…

China Slams US Military Aircraft’s Flight Over Taiwan

China Slams US Military Aircraft’s Flight Over Taiwan

Chinese mainland authorities on Thursday slammed the US for sending a military transport aircraft over the island of Taiwan, saying that all necessary measures will be taken to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests.

The statements came after a US C-40 military transpo…

DRS Wins $120M for DAIRCM Countermeasures System

DRS Wins $120M for DAIRCM Countermeasures System

DRS Systems Inc., Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $120,009,046 not-to-exceed, cost-plus-incentive-fee, firm-fixed-price, cost undefinitized contract to provide non-recurring engineering to design, develop, integrate and test engineering development models and production representative models of wea…
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