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Taiwan launches its first homemade submarine
The island nation's government reportedly had plenty of help from international partners, who offered expertise and technology.
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Satellite images show China may be using closed civilian airport to launch Taiwan overflights
Shantou-Waisha airport has played host to rotating detachments of Chinese military aircraft since at least October 2020, according to satellite imagery provided to Defense News.
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Chinese-Russian task force sails around Japan
A joint Chinese-Russian naval armada has sailed around Japan following a joint exercise in the Sea of Japan, sailing through a narrow international waterway between two of Japan’s main islands.
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China shows off drones recycled from Soviet-era fighter jets
China has for the first time showed off retired 1950s era fighter jets that have been converted to unmanned drones, with satellite photos of two of its east coast bases near Taiwan showing a large number of the jets on site.
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Japan launches second Taigei-class submarine, ‘Hakugei’
The new submarine, which has been named the Hakugei, or White Whale, was launched at Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard in the city of Kobe on Thursday afternoon Japan time.
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A British aircraft carrier departs Singapore amid tensions in the Pacific
Britain’s new aircraft carrier departed Singapore early Tuesday following a quick overnight stopover, ending a two-and-a-half month deployment to the western Pacific.
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After years of delays, Malaysia’s MD 530G helos on order will undergo predelivery inspection
A first round of inspections in June and July found “critical equipment and essential software” needed to be rectified prior to acceptance.
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Taiwan is spending an extra $9B on its defense. Here’s what the money will buy.
This sum will be on top of the regular annual defense budget, which was already set at $16.89 billion for FY22.
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Japan’s converted helicopter ship to host F-35B flight trials
Japan’s Ministry of Defense said the F-35Bs will conduct landing and take-off tests on the JS Izumo between the 3rd and 7th of October.
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Chinese airshow offers glimpse at military’s new drones
China has put a number of operational and prototype unmanned aircraft designs on display at the ongoing Zhuhai Airshow, giving an insight to its increasingly wide range of unmanned systems in service.
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