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BEIJING, China (Reuters) — The Chinese and U.S. militaries are having “unimpeded” talks about the return of U.S. underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea last week, China’s foreign ministry said on Monday (December 19). The drone, known as an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), was taken on Thursday (December 15) in waters off the coast of the Philippines, the first seizure of its kind in recent memory. U.S. President-elect […]
It is time for Iraqi security forces to make a “final push” to Ramadi, the U.S. military said on Tuesday (October 13) adding that Iraqi forces “has tightened their ring around Ramadi.” U.S. Army Colonel Steve Warren, a Baghdad-based spokesman for the U.S.-led military campaign, told a Pentagon briefing that U.S. military would like Iraqi forces “moving as rapidly as possible”. “We believe that now a combination of the recent successes that they have had […]
The U.S. military needs to improve its ability to deter attacks on its computer networks, and is working to make them more costly for U.S. adversaries, top U.S. military and intelligence officials told a Senate hearing on Tuesday (September 29). In the hearing, officials also expressed skepticism about a recent agreement with China to stop cyber attacks, and said more is needed to combat the Islamic State’s online recruitment. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert […]
The Chinese navy warned a U.S. surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on Wednesday. At one stage, after the American pilots responded by saying the plane was flying through international airspace, a Chinese radio operator said with exasperation: “This is the Chinese navy … You go!” The P8-A Poseidon, the […]
