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Chengdu F-7 Fighter Shot Down/Crashes In Myanmar; Guerrillas Claim Rare Success Against Chinese-Origin Jet

Correction: Analysis of social media images of the crash site by the Britain-based Centre for Information Resilience's Myanmar Witness project identified the jet as a...

‘Abnormally High’ Arsenic Levels! Thailand Worried By Dangerous Toxins Flowing Downstream From Myanmar

A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the government's already feeble writ,...

China’s Shandong & Liaoning Aircraft Carriers, For The Very 1st Time, Flex-Muscles In The Pacific, Japan Says

Two PLA-Navy Aircraft Carriers were operating in the Pacific for the first time, according to Japan, whose defence minister said that move indicated the...

India Looks For Tech Transfer In Fighter Jets, Subs, Advanced Radars As New Delhi Seeks Deeper Defense Ties With Japan

By Simran Walia India and Japan's bilateral ties have evolved into a robust pillar of their Special Strategic and Global Partnership, reflecting shared democratic values,...

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Enters Japan’s Economic Waters; Conducted Drills With Fighter Jets Later: Tokyo

A Chinese aircraft carrier group entered Japan's economic waters over the weekend, before exiting to conduct drills involving fighter jets, Tokyo's defence ministry said...