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US F-35 Fighter Jet Goes Missing After Mid-Flight Emergency
The planes, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, cost around $80 million each.
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China Will Soon Surpass Russia As A Nuclear Threat: US Military Official
China, in the midst of a rapid nuclear weapons buildup, will soon surpass Russia as the United States' top nuclear threat, a senior U.S. military official said on Friday, warning that the two countries have no mechanisms to avert miscommunication.
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Officer, 2 Soldiers Who Were Killed In Ladakh Were Not Shot: Army Sources
Military officials from India and China are meeting now to "defuse the situation" after a Colonel and two soldiers were killed in a "violent face off" at night in Ladakh on Indian territory. Army sources say the Indian army personnel were not shot; stones and batons were used, they told NDTV, adding that there were "significant Chinese casualties."
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Taiwan Top Military Official Missing After Chopper Made Emergency Landing
Taiwanese rescuers were searching for the chief of military staff and two others who went missing after a helicopter crashed landed in a mountain Thursday, the defence ministry said.
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Gunmen Kill 2 Military Officials In Pakistan's Karachi
Gunmen on Tuesday killed two Pakistan army officials in Karachi, where paramilitary forces have been cracking down on militants and criminal gangs for almost three years, police and media said.
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Iranian Navy Test Fires Rockets Near US Carrier
The Iranian navy test fired several rockets near three Western warships including the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier last week, a US military official said Tuesday.
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10 ISIS Leaders Killed In Airstrikes, Says US Military Official
A US military official in Iraq says that coalition airstrikes killed 10 ISIS leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West.
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John Kerry Promises More Support for 'Shining Example' Tunisia
US Secretary of State John Kerry promised more support for security, economic reforms, and democratization in Tunisia on Friday and said he had signed an agreement to start negotiations on a third US loan guarantee for the country.
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Around 25 Dead in Boko Haram Raid in Niger and Clashes with Army
Around 25 people were killed on Wednesday in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent clashes between the Islamist militants and the army, Niger military officials said.
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Russia Works With US, Rebels in Syria Air Campaign
Moscow said Tuesday it worked with opposition groups in its latest Syrian airstrikes while the US said its pilots communicated with Russian aircraft, in tentative signs the powers are working together to end the civil war ahead of UN talks.
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Russia Pursuing 'Losing Strategy' in Syria, Says US Defence Secretary
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Moscow is pursuing a "losing strategy" in Syria amid rising tensions after a Russian fighter jet violated Turkey's air space.
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Russian Jets in Syria Appear to be to Protect Own Base: John Kerry
Russia has increased its deployment of warplanes to Syria but so far they appear to be positioned to defend their own base rather than to mount an offensive campaign, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.
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Insurgent Attack on Syrian Base Kills 56 Soldiers: Monitor
The rebel capture of a Syrian air base cost the lives of 56 government soldiers, a group monitoring the war said on Thursday, and has triggered shock and some criticism of army strategy among supporters of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Islamic State Intelligence Was Recast as Rosy: Report
US military officials have rewritten intelligence reports to give a more optimistic assessment of the US-led campaign against the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, the Daily Beast reported on Wednesday.
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China Asks Military Officials Not to Give Information on Social Media
China's military has warned its officers to be cautious when using social networking apps to avoid leaking defence secrets.
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US F-35 Fighter Jet Goes Missing After Mid-Flight Emergency
The planes, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, cost around $80 million each.
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China Will Soon Surpass Russia As A Nuclear Threat: US Military Official
China, in the midst of a rapid nuclear weapons buildup, will soon surpass Russia as the United States' top nuclear threat, a senior U.S. military official said on Friday, warning that the two countries have no mechanisms to avert miscommunication.
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Officer, 2 Soldiers Who Were Killed In Ladakh Were Not Shot: Army Sources
Military officials from India and China are meeting now to "defuse the situation" after a Colonel and two soldiers were killed in a "violent face off" at night in Ladakh on Indian territory. Army sources say the Indian army personnel were not shot; stones and batons were used, they told NDTV, adding that there were "significant Chinese casualties."
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Taiwan Top Military Official Missing After Chopper Made Emergency Landing
Taiwanese rescuers were searching for the chief of military staff and two others who went missing after a helicopter crashed landed in a mountain Thursday, the defence ministry said.
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Gunmen Kill 2 Military Officials In Pakistan's Karachi
Gunmen on Tuesday killed two Pakistan army officials in Karachi, where paramilitary forces have been cracking down on militants and criminal gangs for almost three years, police and media said.
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Iranian Navy Test Fires Rockets Near US Carrier
The Iranian navy test fired several rockets near three Western warships including the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier last week, a US military official said Tuesday.
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10 ISIS Leaders Killed In Airstrikes, Says US Military Official
A US military official in Iraq says that coalition airstrikes killed 10 ISIS leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West.
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John Kerry Promises More Support for 'Shining Example' Tunisia
US Secretary of State John Kerry promised more support for security, economic reforms, and democratization in Tunisia on Friday and said he had signed an agreement to start negotiations on a third US loan guarantee for the country.
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Around 25 Dead in Boko Haram Raid in Niger and Clashes with Army
Around 25 people were killed on Wednesday in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent clashes between the Islamist militants and the army, Niger military officials said.
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Russia Works With US, Rebels in Syria Air Campaign
Moscow said Tuesday it worked with opposition groups in its latest Syrian airstrikes while the US said its pilots communicated with Russian aircraft, in tentative signs the powers are working together to end the civil war ahead of UN talks.
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Russia Pursuing 'Losing Strategy' in Syria, Says US Defence Secretary
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Moscow is pursuing a "losing strategy" in Syria amid rising tensions after a Russian fighter jet violated Turkey's air space.
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Russian Jets in Syria Appear to be to Protect Own Base: John Kerry
Russia has increased its deployment of warplanes to Syria but so far they appear to be positioned to defend their own base rather than to mount an offensive campaign, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.
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Insurgent Attack on Syrian Base Kills 56 Soldiers: Monitor
The rebel capture of a Syrian air base cost the lives of 56 government soldiers, a group monitoring the war said on Thursday, and has triggered shock and some criticism of army strategy among supporters of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Islamic State Intelligence Was Recast as Rosy: Report
US military officials have rewritten intelligence reports to give a more optimistic assessment of the US-led campaign against the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, the Daily Beast reported on Wednesday.
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China Asks Military Officials Not to Give Information on Social Media
China's military has warned its officers to be cautious when using social networking apps to avoid leaking defence secrets.
