File photo: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket pad 39A with the seventh batch of SpaceX broadband network satellites took off on April 22, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. Ritter / Joe Skipper (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a 14 149 million (11 114.8 million) contract to …
Read More »Taiwan unveils F-16 maintenance hub as China builds tensions
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen promised Friday to defend the island with a “solid” air force when she launched a US-backed maintenance center for the island’s fleet of upgraded F-16s. fighters amid growing tensions between Taipei and Beijing. The aircraft of the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) flies …
Read More »Maduro says Venezuela buys Iranian missiles ‘a good idea’
PHILO PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a youth event of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party in Caracas, Venezuela June 22, 2020. Miraflores Palace / Handout via REUTERS CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday it would be a “good idea” to buy missiles from Iran, a …
Read More »Taiwan to increase defense spending as China details combat drills
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan on Thursday unveiled an increase of T $ 42.1 billion ($ 1.4 billion) in planned spending on defense next year, as China announced details of its latest battlefield near the democratic island. FILE PHOTO: A CM-11 Brave Tiger tank burns during the live fire Han Kuang …
Read More »China sends fighter jets as US health chief visits Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese air force planes briefly crossed the Taiwan Strait midline on Monday and were tracked down by Taiwanese rockets, the Taiwanese government said as US health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer support to President Donald Trump . Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, the …
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