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News – B-2s on Guam – China’s defence spending

Mar 5

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A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., gets airborne while another B-2 waits for clearance March 4, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) – More than 240 Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., arrived here in late February to support the deployment of B-2 Spirits as part of the continuous bomber presence here. The B-2s join forces with F-22 Raptors deployed from the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, as part of the theater security package. The tandem of premier airframes creates a formidable alliance supporting Andersen AFB’s mission within the Pacific region. This is the second pairing of these airframes for this mission. READ FULL ARTICLE >>>>>

US Air Force Link courtesy www.af.mil

China targets 7.5% increase in 2010 defense spending

05:36 05/03/2010 China plans to increase its national defense spending by 7.5% to about $76.3 billion in 2010, according to a draft budget report.>>

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Russia – Strategic bombers top billing

Dec 26

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Strategic bombers are crucial for national security

14:54 24/12/2009 On December 23, Russia marked the Strategic Aviation Day, which was established to commemorate the creation of the world’s first squadron of heavy bombers in 1914. Since then strategic aviation has become an element of the strategic nuclear triad ensuring Russia’s security.>>

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PLAAF celebrated 60th anniversary this week

Nov 14

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Su-35 fighter reportedly able to shoot 8 a/c!

Sep 13

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RIA Novosti courtesy: RIAn.ru

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Hongdu L-15 Falcon – Chinese trainer a/c

Jun 15

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Tags: Advanced, AIRCRAFT, ASIA, China, Chinese, Drills, Falcon, Fighter, Hongdu, Improvement, Jet, L-15, Light, LISTEN, PLAAF, PLS 2222, Supersonic, Trainer, Training, Video

Russian-Chinese Su-33 fighter deal collapses

Mar 11

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050 chine MOSCOW, March 10 (Text and photo: RIA Novosti)

Russia has refused to sell its Su-33 carrier-based fighters to China over fears that Beijing could produce cheaper export versions of the aircraft, a Russian daily said on Tuesday.

The Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper said that China and Russia had been in negotiations on the sale of 50 of the Su-33 Flanker-D fighters, to be used on future Chinese aircraft carriers, since 2006, but that the talks collapsed recently over China’s request for an initial delivery of two aircraft for a “trial.”

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Sending Japanese military aircraft to China might have been sensitive matter

May 30

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7426899.stm

The Japanese military could have delivered assistance in what would have been its first deployment to China since the end of World War II and a step in strengthening Sino-Japanese ties, long troubled by their wartime past.

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PLAAF: Chinese Air Force

May 25

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