Bloomberg: Chasing Chinese Planes 400 Times a Year Is Wearing Out Japan's Top Guns
Fighter pilot Jun Fukuda sits edgily on the couch in his flight suit, waiting for the call that sends him sprinting to his jet. On any given day, he will chase and warn off Chinese military planes nearing Japanese airspace.
The 35-year-old motorbike enthusiast and soon-to-be father is a captain in the fighter squadron based at Naha, the nearest Japanese base to islets in dispute with China. The single squadron at the Okinawan capital operates in a high-octane environment, scrambled on average more than once a day -- a record of more than 400 times in the year through March 2014.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 6, 2015
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Turkey Mulls Military Support To Fight ISIL -- Defense News
Beware: Weapon Shortfalls Threaten Fight Against ISIS -- Emil Maine, Real Clear Defense
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Fifth Russian Yasen-Class Attack Nuclear Sub Begins Construction in March -- Sputnik
Over 40 Russian Fighter Jet Crews Hold Airstrike Drills in Barents Sea -- Sputnik
Russia's Defense Industry: Breakthrough or Breakdown? -- ISN
Russian-Chinese military cooperation on the rise — Russian deputy defense minister -- ITAR-TASS
China to narrow gap with U.S. by increasing military spending -- CNN
China's defence budget more than doubles since 2008 -- IHS Jane's 360
Senior PLA military strategist ‘leaked state secrets, helped rebels in Myanmar’ -- South China Morning Post
Xi Jinping orders generals to get with the program when conducting ‘military diplomacy’ -- World Tribune
Increase In Military Spending Makes China's Neighbor's Uneasy -- Here and Now
China defends military items found on cargo ship headed to Cuba -- FOX News
Reality Check: China's Military Power Threatens America -- Ryan Martinson, National Interest
US Army to Continue Military Dialogue with the PLA -- The Diplomat
Russia to supply Antey-2500 missile system to Egypt by end of 2016 — source -- ITAR-TASS
The child soldiers of Yemen -- AL Jazeera
Afghan Military to Receive A-29 Close Air Support Planes in December -- Military.com
Inside the Ring: North Korean Defector Trained Military Hackers -- Washington Free Beacon
U.S. considering possible Middle East missile defense: general -- Reuters
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Northrop Grumman Wins US Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Contract -- Navy Recognition
USAF Eyes Cost-Plus Bomber Contract -- Defense News
4,100 jobs opening to women in special operations units -- Army Times
Female Troops and Their Shocking Divorce Rate -- Military.com
Chelsea Manning: court order bans US military from referring to soldier as 'he' -- The Guardian
The U.S. Air Force's drone problems have been a long time coming -- Joseph Trevithick, The Week/War Is Boring
The spy who came in from al-Qaeda -- BBC
Can Hezbollah fight two wars at the same time? -- Imran Khan, Al Jazeera
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WNU: I'm not sure on this, I checked the last few Mil.-Int. post, so if it was missed here it is, so I not found news about the 20 new Armata tank were manufactured and handed to Russian Armed Forces. Here is a link for the news (originaly reported by TASS): http://www.armyrecognition.com/march_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/new_star_for_russian_army_t-14_armata_main_battle_tank.html
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