The Japanese MSDF once more catches a Chinese UAV in flight, but with shots of the deck, might we also learn more of the capacity of the ships carrying them?
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Meet Japan’s New NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle
The GSDF's new NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle goes on display at the GSDF Chemical School in Saitama.
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China’s Military Jet Engine Program: Progress Report
China’s inability to domestically mass-produce modern high-performance jet engines has been a persistent Achilles heel of the Chinese military aerospace sector. Can China end its reliance on Russian-made engines?
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Recent SDF Deployments News
There have been three notable pieces of news regarding SDF deployments in the past week: Tornado Relief A tornado struck the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, as well as other locations in Ibaraki and Tochigi on Sunday May 6th, damaging around 2000 buildings with surprisingly only one death (a 14 year old boy) and over...
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Update #6: Chinese/Philippine Standoff Passes Three Weeks, Rumors of War Hit Chinese Media
Yesterday the internet flared up with rumors of China moving towards a state of war with the Philippines over the now three week Scarborough Shoal issue.
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Price of F-35 Theoretically Eliminates it from South Korea’s F-X III Fighter Competition
At recently estimated prices, Sixty F-35s would double DAPA's planned expenditure of US$7.3 billion, increasing costs to US$14.3 billion
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Did North Korean GPS Jamming Down a South Korean UAV Helicopter Drone?
Japanese news release reports South Korean unmanned helicopter was downed, possibly due to North Korea GPS jamming.
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Bin Laden Pondered Attacking South Korea
On Monday, the Chosun Ilbo reported on deceased al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden's recently revealed documents that hinted at attacks on American interests in South Korea
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Japan’s F-35 Sticker Shock
It’s sticker shock in Shinjuku time. 238 million US dollars. That’s how much each Japanese F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is going to cost, including maintenance and training expenses. From the U.S. Department of Defense announcement (h/t Mike Yeo): All aircraft will be configured with the Pratt and Whitney F-135 engines, and 5 spare Pratt and...
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Republic of China (Taiwan) Developing 500-ton “Carrier Killer” Fast Attack Missile Boat
Taiwan is in dire need of improving its naval capabilities, but their naval shipbuilding industry has always encountered difficulties in projects actually being realized
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