Representatives of Nato countries and Finland and Sweden have been invited by the Russian Ministry of Defense to hold talks this September on issues relating to safety in the Baltic Sea region. The Finish Defense Ministry said it welcome the gesture but more details are required.
Day: August 4, 2016
All non-deployed USMC squadrons to take “operational pause” within 7 working days
In the wake of another F/A-18 crash this week, the U.S. Marine Corps has ordered all its non-deployed squadrons to take an “operational pause” within seven working days.
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Two RQ-4s forced to divert to Kadena, Japan due to bad weather at Guam
The RQ-4 Global Hawk has made an unscheduled debut at Kadena Air Base, Japan this week due to bad weather at its destination airport in Guam.
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India to deploy BrahMos near China
Local media in India reported that the government has approved funding for a fourth BrahMos regiment and the supersonic cruise missiles will be deployed to its border with China.
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Kazakhstan could become first export customer of Il-76MD-90
Kazakhstan is in discussions with Russia to buy the Il-76MD-90 cargo plane and the country will become the first export customer for the aircraft if talks are successful, Kommersant reported.
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