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Team Eglin units dedicate final JDAM flight test to Richard Walley

Richard Walley, a division chief and senior materiel leader for Direct Attack Weapons, passed away last month. The Armament Directorate, the 780th and 40th Test Squadrons dedicated the final flight test of the JDAM at Eglin Test and Training Range to him to honor his contributions. Courtesy photo/Armament Directorate For the mission, two F-16 test […]
China to Allow Coast Guard to Use Weapons in Waters It Claims

China to Allow Coast Guard to Use Weapons in Waters It Claims

BEIJING –– China will allow its coast guard to use weapons when foreign ships involved in illegal activities in waters it controls fail to obey orders, such as to stop, a bill unveiled by a body of the country’s parliament showed Wednesday.

As Beijing claims that the Senkaku Islands, which are a…

Bangladesh Commissions Five New Warships

Bangladesh Commissions Five New Warships

DHAKA — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today commissioned five modern warships for Bangladesh Navy — BNS Umar Farooq, BNS Abu Ubaidah, BNS Prottasha, BNS Darshak and BNS Tallashi — at Naval Berth-1 in Chattogram.

The prime minister commissioned the ships through a videoconference from her offic…

China Firmly Opposes US Arms Sales to Taiwan: Spokesperson

China Firmly Opposes US Arms Sales to Taiwan: Spokesperson

BEIJING — The Chinese military has voiced strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to US approval of selling MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Taiwan.

Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND), made a written statement when asked to comment on med…

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