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...Other researchers on board came from the 701 Research Institute, one of China’s main warship developers, and Sun Yat Sen University, which has close links to the military....
...The flights “create a sense of unacceptability or even a bit of humiliation for Chinese military elites because they regard these US military activities as a show of force,” said Li Mingjiang a professor...
...China dismisses criticism of its record in Xinjiang, saying last year that UN High Commissioner for Human Rights findings of “serious human rights abuses” in the region were “groundless”....
...Correction: Earlier this week we misspelt the surname of Christopher Waller, a governor on the board of the Federal Reserve. We apologise for the error....
...Even without the possibility that a new Trump presidency could cut US support for Nato, the task for Britain and its allies is to rebuild military capacity to the point where they can once again deter adversaries...
...The Paris-based maker of radar systems for civil and military aircraft, satellites and drones, cited printed circuit boards and hardware as two areas where its own suppliers were struggling to produce enough...
...The undersecretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force last week warned that ongoing military modernisation efforts would be harmed if Congress failed to pass a defence spending bill....
...“There appears to be no solution for now. We’re bracing for this to last several months,” Saadé said....
...Without directly referring to delayed decisions by the US and EU to approve financial and military assistance for 2024, Zelenskyy said he had discussed with his military chiefs what needed to be done next...
...Global military expenditure hit a record $2.2tn in 2022. Investors have got on board. The MSCI’s global benchmark for defence stocks is up about 15 per cent over the past 12 months....
...He favours slim-cut navy suits....
...The court documents released on Thursday name Almir Garnier, the then-head of the navy, as being ready “to put troops on the ground”....
...picture at a time of record instability....
...The Nifty 50 index — a weighted average of the largest listed Indian companies — reached a record high this week too....
...Heathrow airport has returned to profit for the first time since the pandemic and forecast that a record 81.4mn passengers will use the airport this year....
...Ken Hao, Silver Lake chair and a managing partner, will join Viavi’s board as part of the investment. Sir Bill Thomas, chair of Spirent, said its board intended to unanimously recommend the offer....
...Ahead of the event in November, Japan agreed to launch talks for a major defence pact with the Philippines and provide the country’s navy with coastal surveillance radars....
...Conquering inflation: The drop in inflation in Europe and the US deserves celebration, writes the FT’s editorial board....
...The caretaker government in Islamabad, which is heavily influenced by the military, considers the order necessary for national security....
...Miguel Ángel López Borrego, a former Siemens executive, took over as chief of the group in June, after Martina Merz was pushed out by the board....
...US and European IPO markets have been moribund for two years, but with interest rates peaking and stock markets back near record highs, the environment for dealmaking looks brighter....
...I recently did a new record cover for them; Mark Knopfler got together as many of the world’s top guitarists as he could – 40 or so including Eric Clapton and Joan Armatrading – to record “Going Home”, the...
...Today’s top stories Leaked military files revealed Russia’s criteria for a tactical nuclear strike and training scenarios for an invasion by China....
...The military took over its lucrative operations in Africa and the Middle East....
...European scientists set a new record for the amount of energy generated from nuclear fusion....
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