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Rear Admiral Yin Zhuo, director of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s expert consultation committee, told CCTV recently that the country’s J-15s have made “thousands of takeoffs” using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS).

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Jeffrey W. Hornung, a political scientist at RAND, argued in a commentary on defenseone.com that Japan needs to boost its deterrence capabilities by acquiring a long-range strike capability.

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Various media outlets In Bulgaria reported on Oct. 24 that the country’s MiG-29 pilots are refusing to fly the aircraft.

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The Bulgarian government has requested that Italy extend the deployment of its Eurofighters in the country by another two weeks.

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Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Fang Fenghui of the PLA, chief of China’s joint staff, signed the joint strategic dialogue mechanism in Beijing on Aug. 15.

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