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  China Cyber-skills Are Improving But Still Don't Top Russia and Israel

  Posted by David A. Fulghum 7:41 PM on Mar 28, 2012

  Notions that most Chinese hackers are simplistic and amateurish may be correct for the moment, but it is irrelevant, says a senior U.S. official who has been involved in classified... Read More >>

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  China Carrier Set For Operational Duty Soon

  Posted by Robert Wall 10:56 AM on Mar 12, 2012

  China plans to formally introduce its aircraft carrier into service this year, the government says.Since last year, China has been putting the refurbished aircraft carrier, formerl... Read More >>

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  China's Morphing MA-60 MPA

  Posted by Robert Wall 4:53 AM on Nov 13, 2011

  China's AVIC is showing a maritime patrol version of its MA-60 turboprop at the Dubai air show.It is not the first time AVIC has shown the aircraft configured for that role, b... Read More >>

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  Chinese Exhibitors Make Strong Milipol Showing

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 5:38 PM on Oct 21, 2011

  No visitor to Milipol this year could fail to notice the strong presence of exhibitors from China: not only giants such as state-owned Norinco, but also some small and medium enter... Read More >>

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  Where Goes the Sino-Russian Arms Relationship?

  Posted by Robert Wall 8:30 AM on Oct 03, 2011

  China has been one of Russia's best export customers for weapons, but it is a relationship neither side feels entirely comfortable with. One example is that China bought Russian fi... Read More >>

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  Ares Visits China, Part Three

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 7:54 PM on Sep 30, 2011

  OK, so we'll skip a day or so (otherwise there won't be anything left for you to read about in the next issue of DTI) and move onto the day we visited the Shanghai naval base, a fi... Read More >>

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  Ares Visits China, Part Two

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 6:44 PM on Sep 29, 2011

  So, after yesterday's teaser, here's what we did on day 1. We visited the 24th Airborne Division where we were welcomed by a reception committee... and given a formal briefing illu... Read More >>

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  Ares Visits China

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 8:05 PM on Sep 28, 2011

  A group of 10 French defense journalists, of which I was a fortunate member, has just returned from a week-long tour of some of China's military establishments. I was advised by ... Read More >>

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  Chinese Television Clip Reveals Cyberattack On U.S.

  Posted by David A. Fulghum 12:19 PM on Aug 24, 2011

  A television film clip purporting to show a Chinese military-launched cyberattack on a U.S-based religious sect was posted on YouTube recently.A veteran National Security Agency cy... Read More >>

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  Iran Touts 'New' Missile

  Posted by Robert Wall 8:18 AM on Aug 24, 2011

  Iran has announced it has developed several new weapon systems in what is merely the latest in a series of such statements made in recent months.Official state media tout the lates... Read More >>

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