A newsletter published by the European Union Training Mission Mali disclosed that the African nation has taken delivery of two Mi-35M attack helicopters on Sept. 21.
RAND on Chinese bomber flights around Taiwan
Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Derek Grossman, and Logan Ma at RAND analyze Chinese H-6K bomber flights around Taiwan and concluded that the “core objective appears to be strengthening the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) conventional strategic deterrence.” Hit the link below for the commentary.
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Reagan CSG to make port call in Hong Kong
Beijing has given the green light for the Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to make a port call in Hong Kong this week, the first U.S. carrier to visit the territory in two years.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Ukrainian L-39 crashes, two killed
A Ukrainian Air Force L-39 jet trainer crashed on Sept. 29, killing two of the occupants aboard.
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DARPA’s ViSAR has completed flight tests
DARPA’s Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) program has completed flight tests, the research agency announced on Sept. 28.
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