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 World News: Asia & Pacific Rim

  1. Analysts: Pakistan Budget Hike Provides Little

    The increase in defense spending under Pakistan's new defense budget is largely consumed by wages and the cost of anti-insurgency operations, analysts say, providing little real increase for the military.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  2. India To Extend Range of Missile Interceptor to 5,000 Km

    Indian scientists are upgrading the nation's indigenous ballistic missile defense (BMD) system to extend the range at which it can kill an incoming missile from 2,000 kilometers to 5,000 kilometers.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  3. The Paris Air Show opened June 17 in Le Bourget, France. Colin Kelly / Staff

    Paris Air Show Takes Off

    It's off to a rainy start, but the Paris Air Show is officially underway.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  4. Pentagon Details 2013 Sequestration Impact on Budget Accounts

    Sequestration spending reductions will cut $15.8 billion from the US Defense Department's 2013 budget, according to a Pentagon report.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
  5. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, left, with US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Ya'alon is scheduled to meet Friday with Hagel to discuss loans ahead of a major US weapons package. Ariel Hermoni/Israel Defense Ministry

    Israel To Seek US-Backed Loan for Mega Arms Deal

    Israel's Defense Ministry is asking the US government to guarantee billions of dollars in low-interest bridge loans for a Pentagon-proposed package of V-22 Ospreys, F-15 radars and precision-strike weaponry that it ultimately intends to fund with future m

    • Jun. 13, 2013
  6. Pakistan Raises Annual Defense Budget By 10 Percent

    Pakistan's new government announced Wednesday a 10 percent increase in defense spending a week after taking office, despite a crippling budget deficit of 8.8 percent.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
  7. They're Back: The Su-35C is among the Russian aircraft that will fly at the Paris Air Show this year. United Aircraft Corporation

    Russia Returns to Paris With Eye on Expansion

    While the early buzz on the Paris Air Show swirls around scaled-back delegations from the US and others, Russia's military firms have seized the opportunity to make a splash on the global scene.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  8. Indian soldiers keep watch at Bumla pass at the India-China border. India plans to develop a mountain corps to boost its presence in the area. Agence France-Presse

    India Adding 40,000 Mountain Troops at China Border

    Shortly after new Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang visited here, India has decided to proceed with a plan to add more than 40,000 troops in the form of a mountain corps to bolster its strength on the Chinese border.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  9. India Takes Possession of First C-17

    India officially became the latest nation to operate Boeing's C-17 Globemaster III transport plane, following a transfer ceremony held in Long Beach, Calif.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  10. Indian Sub Buy Again Delayed

    Questions raised by the Indian Finance Ministry have delayed the Navy's quest to procure six additional submarines equipped with air independent propulsion for more than $12 billion.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  11. Is US Winding Down Spec Ops Mission in the Philippines?

    As US Adm. William McRaven works to expand the reach of his Special Operations Command to include broad intelligence sharing globally among deployed SOF and foreign partners, one key SOF mission of the past decade could soon start winding down.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
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