A U.S. Marine has been found guilty of killing a transgender woman by a Philippine court. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton will have to serve between six to twelve years in jail.
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Sailors on Chinese Type 072A landing ship aimed weapons at Vietnamese supply boat
A Vietnamese supply boat Hai Dang 05 was threatened by sailors on board a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 072A landing ship, 995, in the Spratly archipelago on Nov. 13.
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By courtesy of Hai Dang 05 sailors
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Qadir anti-ship missiles handed over to Iranian Navy
A ceremony was held on Nov. 28 to officially hand over a batch of Qadir anti-ship missiles to the Iranian Navy. Defense Minister Brigadier Gen. Hossein Dehqan was there to witness the ceremony.
North Korea’s test of SLBM failed
North Korea attempted to test fire a KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Nov. 28 between 2:20 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. local time, however South Korea believes the test failed.
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Photo: KCNA
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Second Kamorta-class corvette delivered
INS Kadmatt, the second Kamorta-class anti-submarine warfare corvette, was formally handed over to the Navy on Nov. 26.
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Indian Navy [CC BY 2.5 in or CC BY 2.5 in], via Wikimedia Commons
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McCain called on Obama to sell more arms to Taiwan
U.S. Sen. John McCain and Sen. Ben Cardin have jointly sent a letter to President Obama, asking him to sell more weapons to Taiwan even if doing so brings “short-term tensions in (U.S.) relationship with China.”
By United States Congress (United States Senator John McCain Facebook page) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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China to establish first overseas military facility in Djibouti
Gen. David Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, has confirmed that China will establish its first overseas military facility after signing a 10-year agreement to build a military logistics hub in Djibouti.
By Eduard Onyshchenko (http://spotters.net.ua/file/?id=73742&size=large) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Smerch and 9A53-S to get better rockets
Russia will arm the Smerch and 9A53-S rocket launchers with better rockets, said Alexander Dragovalovsky, deputy chief of the Strategic Missile Forces and Artillery.
By Vitaliy Ragulin (Репетиция парада.) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Britain to build 8 Type 26 warships
The British government has committed itself to building eight Type 26 Global Combat Ships. These vessels will be built in Scotland at Govan and Scotstoun.
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Cochin Shipyard to build missile tracking ship
Cochin Shipyard has secured a contract to build a “technology demonstration vessel” that will allow the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to track long-range missiles during their test flights.
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