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Japan defence ministry plans to cancel LRASM deal
The Defence Ministry of Japan is likely to cancel plans of procuring US made long range missiles. These long-range anti-ship missiles (LRASM) were supposed to be loaded on the F-15 fighter jets. This would improve the capabilities of the jets.
Instead of using these LRASM Japan plans to...
CHINA’S MILITARY ACTIVITIES INCREASE TOWARDS TAIWAN
Highlights –
- China’s military activities increase towards Taiwan.
- China is said to be working up to attack and blockade Taiwan.
- China is said to be deploying “grey zone” warfare tactics to subdue Taiwan.
- C...
US NAVY AND TURKISH NAVY CONDUCT MARITIME EXERCISE IN BLACK SEA
Highlights
• Turkey’s Defence Ministry said that “Two Turkish Air Force F-16s and one US maritime patrol aircraft also participated in the maritime exercise.”
• The Ministry said the training conducted for the basic types of naval warfare has furthe...
WOMEN OFFICERS IN ARMY ARE NOW ENTITLED TO PERMANENT COMMISSION: DEFENCE MINISTRY
Highlights
• The Union Defence Ministry has issued the formal order to grant permanent commission (PC) to all the women officers serving in eight more branches of the Army
• According to the government sanction letter, the women SSC officers will be granted PC only i...
JAPAN SCRAPPING COSTLY LAND-BASED US MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
HIGHLIGHTS
- Japan has decided to cancel the deployment of two land-based US missile defense systems.
- This system can be safe for use only after a hardware redesign that is costly as well as time-consuming.
Japan's Defence Ministry...