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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…

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…

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…

Rolls-Royce has reached agreement with Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, to provide the propulsion system for the V-280 Valor aircraft as it moves forward in the competition for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Program.

Rolls-Royce will provide the propulsion so…

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 …

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…