S. Sudan orders missiles, RPGs, assault rifles from China
CAIRO — South Sudan has acknowledged the procurement of weapons from China. Officials said the new regime in Juba acquired a range of ground-based weapons from Beijing in 2014. (more…)
Japan sends strong signal with plan to deploy F-35s on main island
Starting from fiscal year 2017, Japan will gradually deploy about 2 dozen F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, according to a June 25 announcement by the Japanese Defense Ministry. The F-35s (more…)
Qatar to get one of first new Japanese defense exports
LONDON — Qatar has been preparing for the first Japanese military export in nearly 70 years. The Japanese daiy Nikkei reported that Qatar would receive electronic components for a (more…)
Another Russian-made military helicopter crashes in Vietnam
A Russian-made MI-171 military helicopter crashed into a farm field, killing 16 and injuring 5, in the outskirts of Hanoi on July 7. This is the fourth deadly crash (more…)
China expands cooperation with Israel with eye on technology
TEL AVIV — China has sent its first delegation to inspect Israel’s technology sector. Beijing has sent a delegation to explore partnerships with Israeli companies. The delegation, sponsored by (more…)
South Korea’s Park reinstates PM who resigned over ferry tragedy
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye rejected the resignation of the prime minister she essentially fired weeks ago as the nation’s prime minister due to her inability to find a (more…)
India denounces new Chinese map’s inclusion of Arunachal Pradesh
A new “vertical” China map designed to include all China-claimed territory including the vast South China Sea in a single glance has set up a storm of protests from (more…)
Japan, North Korea to hold direct talks on abductions in breakthrough
After two rounds of historic warm-up talks in March and June — in China and Sweden, respectively — Japan and North Korea have agreed conduct official direct talks on (more…)
U.S., Philippines hold readiness training near Chinese-claimed isle
About 1,000 U.S. and Philippine troops are holding a joint naval exercise off the coast of the Philippine main island of Luzon but only 80 nautical miles away from (more…)