Japan and China launched a communication hotline on Friday to avert accidental clashes at sea and in the air, local media reports. The agreement to implement the Maritime and Aerial Communication Mechanism was reached in May, which also includes annual gatherings between senior Japanese and Chinese defense officials to discuss the mechanism, The Japan Times reports
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The Government of Poland has requested the US to enter into a joint-basing agreement to host one US armored division to enhance Europes security and protect the Eastern Flank from Russian aggression. “This proposal outlines the clear and present need for a permanent US armored division deployed in Poland, Polands commitment to provide significant support that may reach – $1
Microsoft has reached an agreement to provide 17 US intelligence agencies with its cloud-computing platform, The Washington Post reported. According to the media outlet, citing the company's executives, the new deal will allow it to move intelligence agencies computer systems onto Microsoft Office 365 apps and add some cloud-based apps that had previously been unavailable to them
Chinas state run Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) has resolved with the defense sector to improve the market entry mechanism for military products. SASTIND will actively build an exchange platform as well as pilot projects to improve the efficiency of private companies undertaking military product manufacturing, said Long Hongshan, chief engineer with SASTIND, People's Daily reported on Monday
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLA Navy) recently tested ship-borne helicopters in live-fire drills in the South China Sea, to verify attacking targets at sea. During the exercise, two helicopters reached target area flying at a low altitude, avoiding radar detection and locked in on the target using radar while waiting for attack orders, a China Central Television (CCTV) broadcast showed on Tuesday
China has received the last batch of military equipment of the first regimental set of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia. "The last batch of military equipment for the first regimental set of S-400 systems has been delivered by sea from Ust-Luga, the Leningrad Region, to China," a military-diplomatic source was quoted as saying by
Lockheed Martin received an $828 million not-to-exceed contract from the U.S
India is aiming to achieve 75 per cent localisation for the worlds fastest supersonic cruise missile ‘BrahMos in the next six months and has successfully designed and built a prototype of the Quad Launcher for the homegrown missiles. The Quad launcher is designed for supersonic cruise missiles in an inclined configuration on-board the Indian navy ships
A Greek warship and a Turkish cargo ship have collided in the eastern Aegean Sea. The Turkish-flagged Karmate put on speed and made off into Turkish waters after the pre-dawn incident on Friday, ignoring radio messages from the Greek Armatolos gunboat to stop,