Taiwan will spend millions to boost its defenses against China’s air strikes. Besides commissioning a ballistic missile defense shield next year, work will start on building new runways and erecting an electronic safety net.
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Israel looks into getting “Air Force One”
Israel has decided that it is time to get a dedicated aircraft for its VVIPs. Three options are being considered. The first will be a dedicated aircraft, the second will be a converted aircraft available at short notice. The third will be a fleet of aircraft that can be converted within 72 hours.
Two Su-27SKMs to arrive in Indonesia today
An An-124 will deliver two Su-27SKM fighters to Indonesia today and the last will be delivered on Sept. 16.
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Probe wanted into diversion of flood waters from Pakistan airbase
A former Pakistani prime minister and a British peer have called for an inquiry into allegations that Islamabad diverted flood waters from an airbase at Shahbaz and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
Fake-diploma scandal at Komsomolsk-on-Amur
An op-ed by Moscow Times into the fake-diploma scandal at Sukhoi’s Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft plant.