Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has issued a press statement at 14:15hrs today saying that China had sent multiple J-10 and J-11 fighters across the middle line of the Taiwan Strait from 09:00 local time this morning.
Day: August 10, 2020
USAF C-17 delivers humanitarian aid to Lebanon
A U.S. Air Force C-17 delivered pallets of food and water to Beirut, Lebanon on Aug. 7 after a huge explosion at a local warehouse devastates the city.
South Korea’s 2021-2025 defense blueprint reveals plan for light aircraft carrier and indigenous Iron Dome system
South Korea’s Ministry of Defense has revealed its 2021-2025 mid-term defense blueprint today. The ministry says it will start the process to acquire a light aircraft carrier from next year and to develop an indigenous Iron Dome missile interceptor system.
Israeli Air Force’s second F-35 unit is operational
The Israeli Air Force’s second F-35 unit, the 116th Squadron, is now operational. Nicknamed “Lions of the South,” the unit was reactivate in Jan. 16 this year.
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Russian arms dealers arrested by FSB for attempting to smuggle aircraft parts to North Korea
A group of Russian arms dealers had tried to smuggle military aircraft parts to North Korea in 2016 and were arrested by the Russian FSB for it, Kommersant revealed.
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