Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag to go on four-day Bhutan visit
IANS | Oct 21, 2014, 10.21 PM IST NEW DELHI: General Dalbir Singh Suhag will go to Bhutan October 31 on a four-day visit, his first international trip after becoming the army chief, sources said on Tuesday. He was supposed to visit the Himalayan nation...
L'inquiétant cri d'alarme du chef d'Etat major des armées
"Nous payons le prix du sang. Nous attendons une légitime solidarité pour les coûts financiers." C’est un véritable cri d’alarme qu’a adressé le chef d’état-major des armées (CEMA) Pierre de Villiers devant les députés de la commission de la défense de...
Irak : ces femmes qui combattent l'État Islamique
Depuis le début de l'offensive jihadiste, les peshmergas appuient les forces militaires du gouvernement irakien pour maintenir à distance l'avancée de l'EI. Dans les rangs des peshmergas, on retrouve des hommes mais aussi des femmes. Le drapeau kurde...
The South China Sea and Joint Defense Procurement
Can ASEAN members join forces on defense procurement? It’s more complex than it seems. By Koh Swee Lean Collin October 20, 2014 A recent thought-provoking article in The Diplomat by Liang Tuang Nah titled “Joining Forces in South China Sea Defense Procurement”...
Le Pentagon et Pratt&Witney trouvent un accord sur le moteur du F-35
Deux F-35 en vol Le F-35 Joint Programme Office, la structure en charge du développement du F-35, a annoncé avoir trouvé un accord avec Pratt&Witney, en charge de la fabrication du moteur du F-35, sur deux points. Le premier sur l'identification du problème...
Japan Caves to China on Senkaku Island Dispute
By Zachary Keck October 18, 2014 To secure a meeting with Xi, Japanese PM Abe caved to China’s long-standing demand on the East China Sea dispute. In order to secure a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe agreed to a...
Malaysia among 5 nonpermanent members elected to U.N. Security Council
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, Kyodo Malaysia joined Angola, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela as the newest nonpermanent members of the Security Council on Thursday after being elected by the General Assembly to begin their terms next year. Malaysia, which will represent...
Beijing, New Delhi establish hotlines to defuse border tensions
By ZHANG YUNBI (China Daily)Updated: 2014-10-21 07:08 Beijing has praised the "strong" determination that both China and India showed in handling border problems, after the neighbors agreed to establish hotlines and hold regular military meetings to deal...
Turkey to allow Kurdish peshmerga across its territory to fight in Kobani
Dramatic shift in the Turkish position due to internal protests on government inaction and support for regional fight against Isis Turkey will allow Kurdish peshmerga forces from northern Iraq across its territory to defend Kurds in the besieged Syrian...
L'Allemagne accepte de vendre à Israël des bateaux lance-missiles
Berlin a fini par accepter la vente de trois bateaux lance-missiles à Israël, moyennant une remise de 300 millions d'euros, rapporte le quotidien "Haaretz". Une décision motivée par la sécurité d'Israël et les intérêts économiques allemands. C'est un...