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Dave Majumdar, National Interest: China's Air Force Is Getting Ready to Fight Wars Abroad
China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is starting to make headway in developing an expeditionary capability as Beijing continues its rise as a great power according to a new RAND Corporation study.
While initially focusing on “non-war” operations involving airlifters, it is likely that the PLAAF will eventually develop robust expeditionary capabilities for its combat aircraft too. PLAAF fighter aircraft already deploy long-distances domestically and internationally and have trained abroad in Russia, Turkey and Pakistan, but China’s oversea combat aircraft deployments remain small compared to Western air forces.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 14, 2017
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North Korean Soldier Who Defected Used A Vehicle To Escape Under Hail Of Gunfire -- Task & Purpose/Stars and Stripes
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Japan to hasten construction of U.S. base in Okinawa with large rock delivery -- Japan News
Turkey taps both Russian, European air defense options -- Defense News
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‘Naval Airbus’ progress: Italian-French frigate pitch for Canada moves forward -- Defense News
A change in command: Canadian military taking strides with gender equality -- CTV
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Boeing bullish on KC-46 sales to the Middle East -- Defense News
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Saudis Join UAE in Push to Buy F-35s as Concerns About the Jet's Computer Network Grow -- Th War Zone/The Drive
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War Analysis: Upgraded Abrams Tank vs Russia's T-14 Armata -- Scout Warrior
The U.S. Army Is Searching for a New Light Tank -- National Interest
Navy: Attack Submarine Force Emphasizes High-End Combat in Deep Water -- Sea Power
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This High-Tech Ammo is Turning Naval Guns Into Missile Launchers -- Scout Warrior
Army to "Shoot Off" New Prototype Long-Range Rockets - 2020 -- Scout Warrior
Missile Defense for the Multipolar World -- Baker Spring, RCD
Senate to Explore President’s Unchecked Nuclear Authority -- AP
China and the CIA Are Competing to Fund Silicon Valley’s AI Startups -- Patrick Tucker, Defense One
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How Technology Is Revolutionizing War -- NRO
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North Korea: The Ethics of a U.S. Military Strike -- Crispin Rovere, RCD
From Proxy Wars to Direct War Between Iran and Saudi Arabia: America’s Options -- Masoud Kazemzadeh and Penny Watson, Small Wars Journal
The truth behind the U.S. show of force in Asia -- Peter Apps, Reuters
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