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India to Receive First Five Rafale Fighters on July 29

India to Receive First Five Rafale Fighters on July 29

The first batch of five Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale is likely to arrive in India by end July 2020. The aircraft will be inducted at Air Force Station Ambala on 29 July subject to weather.

No media coverage is planned on arrival. The final induction ceremony will take place in second half of Au…

Lockheed in Talks to Compensate Pentagon for Flawed F-35 Parts

Lockheed in Talks to Compensate Pentagon for Flawed F-35 Parts

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin Corp. has agreed to compensate the Pentagon over parts it provided for the F-35 jet that weren’t ready to install and is in negotiations with the Defense Department over how that reimbursement will be paid.

The nation’s No. 1 defense contractor and Pentagon contract…

China Expands Amphibious Forces in Challenge to US Supremacy

China Expands Amphibious Forces in Challenge to US Supremacy

HONG KONG — China launched its military build-up in the mid-1990s with a top priority: keep the United States at bay in any conflict by making the waters off the Chinese coast a death trap. Now, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is preparing to challenge American power further afield.

Chin…

Nimitz Carrier Group Exercises with Indian Navy

Nimitz Carrier Group Exercises with Indian Navy

INDIAN OCEAN — The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of flagship USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), participated in cooperative exercises …
US, Japanese Navies in Minehunting Exercise Off Northern Japan

US, Japanese Navies in Minehunting Exercise Off Northern Japan

OKINAWA, Japan — Mine warfare forces from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) started Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 2JA 2020 off the coast of northern Japan, July 20.

“Working with our JMSDF allies to keep our mine countermeasure skills sharp is absolutely essential,” sa…

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