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 US reinforces Asia-Pacific military deployment

US President Barack Obama on January 5 vowed to strengthen US military presence in the Asia-Pacific region despite fiscal constraints.  More

US eyes stronger military presence in Asia-Pacific, boosting naval fleet 
US military to expand Asia-Pacific presence through rotational deployment 

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 India enters the global intercontinental missile club

India announced a test of its long-range nuclear-capable Agni V missile. The missile has a range of over 5,000 kilometers, meaning it could reach China. India apparently is hoping to enter the global intercontinental missile club, despite intercontinental missiles normally having a range of over 8,000 km.  More

India testfires intercontinental Agni-V ballistic missile off eastern coast

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 Largest international Naval drill kicks off

Naval ships from 22 nations on Friday kicked off the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, billed the largest international maritime drill, in and around the Hawaiian Islands.  More

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 China unveils aircraft carrier "Liaoning"

Witnessed by top Chinese leaders, the country's first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on September 25 after years of refitting and sea trials.  More

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 Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

With speculations about an Israeli ground invasion into the Gaza Strip still running high, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed November 17 that they have assassinated Osama Kadi, a Hamas commander in charge of the weapon- smuggling tunnels in Gaza.  More

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 US acclerates development of air and space weaponry

US Air Force on December 11 launched a space plane at Cape Canaveral in Florida, which carries a mystery payload for an undisclosed mission.  More

Reaper of future warfare - unmanned planes
US ready for another launch of secretive X-37B military space plane

 Europe rolls out first unmanned combat air craft

The Neuron, Europe's first unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), completed its first flight on December 1 in France, according to French media Le Monde on December 2. 

Joint development of the craft began in 2006 involving teams from France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Greece and Switzerland.   More

 Syria crisis upgrades

The protracted Syrian crisis has undermined economy and increased the prices of all items. However, the government is feverishly working to allay its people's concerns and alluding that everything is under control.  More

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China urges investigation on Syrian massacre

 Philippines armed force modernization program

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III signed earlier this month a new law which will extend the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for another 15 years.

Under the new law, 75 billion pesos ($1.82 billion) will be allocated to the country's armed forces in the next five years to upgrade its military strength. 

Philippines procures 3 multi-purpose helicopters from Italy
Philippine military to acquire two anti-submarine helicopters
Philippines refuses to budge on sea row

Top 10 military figures

 Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un was named the top leader of North Korea's Workers' Party April 11, as the country approaches the date for its satellite launch. 

In the last representatives' meeting convened on September 28, 2010, Kim Jong-il officially announced the transfer of power to Kim Jong-un, his third son.

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 Bashar al-Assad

As the Syrian crisis has grown more militarized with armed opposition fighters attacking, kidnapping and ambushing government troops, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seems to have become more decisive regarding what his administration regards as "terrorism" and endorsed Monday an anti-terrorism legislation in a bid to legally back the ongoing pursuit of armed opposition.  More

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Double veto on regime change in Syria
China urges investigation on Syrian massacre


 Shintaro Ishihara

Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara said April 16 that the metropolitan government plans to buy the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, over which both China and Japan claim sovereignty, a move that risks elevating tensions between the two countries.  More

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Lawyer sues Japan over Diaoyu bid for violating Chinese sovereignty
Diaoyu Islands can't be 'bought'

 David Petraeus

The top US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for alleged inappropriate communication with a woman at the center of the sex scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus.  More
 Anatoly Serdyukov

Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday fired his defense minister over a corruption scandal, the most dramatic change to the government since he returned for a third Kremlin term amid rising discontent.  More
 Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe formally became Japan's prime minister once again. But analysts said it was still uncertain whether his carefully chosen cabinet lineup would enable Abe to avoid the merry-go-round change of leaders in Japan that has produced seven prime ministers in less than seven years.  More

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 Neil Armstrong

The first man to set foot on the moon, renowned US astronaut Neil Armstrong, has died.

Armstrong, who inspired a generation to reach for the stars, underwent cardiac bypass surgery earlier after doctors found blockages in his coronary arteries, but he died following subsequent complications. He was 82.  More

 Prince Harry
Pictures of naked Prince Harry were published on a US website on August 22, showing the grand­son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth cavorting with a nude woman in a hotel room in Las Vegas.
 
A royal source confirmed to Reuters that the two photos on the celebrity gossip website TMZ were of Harry, who has a reputation as a partying playboy and is often linked to an array of women in Britain's tabloids.   More

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