• China Is No Paper Tiger (3/1/2013) American air power planners (air force and navy) are scrambling to adapt to the fact that China is creating a Western style air force, not just with modern aircraft but with modern...>> • AP Analysis: Pivot to Asia could be hurt by US budget cuts (3/1/2013) Stiff budget cuts that take effect Friday because of a political standoff over America’s burgeoning debt could crimp U.S. military activity in the Asia-Pacific, just as Washington ...>> • IAF to Go in for 10 more AWACS (3/1/2013) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking at 10 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems Aircraft) on western platforms....>> • Boeing touts fighter jet to rival F-35 -at half the price (3/1/2013) Super Hornet less stealthy, but has lower sticker price and operational costs....>> • Tu-95 Bear Bombers over Guam (2/15/2013) Russian nuclear bombers circle Guam....>> • Romance sours: Russia loses another Indian defence deal (2/2/2013) Russia’s decades-old numero uno status in the Indian defence sector is under threat. This triggers questions about the more than half-century-old Indo-Russian ‘strategic partnershi...>> • 2013: A promising year for the Philippine Air Force (1/22/2013) This year – 2013 – must be a promising year for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) It really must be so, because good things happened to its advantage as the new year was about to brea...>> • Obama's Asia Pivot in 2013 (1/6/2013) As political tensions increase in East Asia, various pundits are questioning American strategy and ability to address security issues. Most of these questions challenged President ...>> • Analysis: U.S. arms sales to Asia set to boom on Pacific (1/2/2013) U.S. sales of warplanes, anti-missile systems and other costly weapons to China's and North Korea's neighbors appear set for significant growth amid regional security jitters....>>
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