China Admits Aircraft Carriers Plan -- Scotsman
China is building two aircraft carriers as part of a naval modernisation programme, government sources have confirmed.
The admission came as Beijing began to refit a former Soviet aircraft carrier for training purposes.
China is increasing its military spending just as the United States considers cutting its defence budget, though Washington still spends far more than China on security and is much more technologically advanced.
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The Free Libyan Air Force -- Defense Tech
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NKorea Predicts New Nuclear Arms Race -- Time
Investigation continues into Canadian sub crash -- BCLocal
Record Number of U.S. Troops Killed by Iranian Weapons -- National Journal
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F-35C makes first steam catapult launch -- DoD Buzz
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War savings loom large in debt debate -- Washington Times
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U.S. Air Force Files Declassified -- Air Force Declassifica
China building aircraft carriers; neighbors worried -- MSNBC/Reuters
China’s Plan to Beat U.S.: Missiles, Missiles and More Missiles -- Danger Room
Pentagon rejects call to halt spy flights near China -- Washington Times
The Free Libyan Air Force -- Defense Tech
Australia may reconsider F-35 order after cost blowout, delays -- Reuters
NKorea Predicts New Nuclear Arms Race -- Time
Investigation continues into Canadian sub crash -- BCLocal
Record Number of U.S. Troops Killed by Iranian Weapons -- National Journal
Rebuffed by U.S. Navy, Lawmakers Order New LCS Study -- Defense News
USMC UAV Aviation Expands -- Strategy Page
Lawmaker Opposes Further U.S. Nuke Reductions -- Global Security Newswire
Minuteman III destroyed during test launch -- US Air Force
F-35C makes first steam catapult launch -- DoD Buzz
Defense Contractors Feel Pressure of Military Cuts -- Wall Street Journal
Pentagon Seeks To Reduce Subcontractor Costs for F-35 -- Defense News
War savings loom large in debt debate -- Washington Times
Ceremony closes Walter Reed military hospital -- Kansas City/McClatchy News
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders planning 70th anniversary reunion and historical aviation event -- US Air Force
U.S. Air Force Files Declassified -- Air Force Declassifica
Record Number of U.S. Troops Killed by Iranian Weapons -- National Journal
Rebuffed by U.S. Navy, Lawmakers Order New LCS Study -- Defense News
USMC UAV Aviation Expands -- Strategy Page
Lawmaker Opposes Further U.S. Nuke Reductions -- Global Security Newswire
Minuteman III destroyed during test launch -- US Air Force
F-35C makes first steam catapult launch -- DoD Buzz
Defense Contractors Feel Pressure of Military Cuts -- Wall Street Journal
Pentagon Seeks To Reduce Subcontractor Costs for F-35 -- Defense News
War savings loom large in debt debate -- Washington Times
Ceremony closes Walter Reed military hospital -- Kansas City/McClatchy News
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U.S. Air Force Files Declassified -- Air Force Declassification
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A Military Teetering on the "Ragged Edge" -- Mackenzie Eaglen, Time
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USMC UAV Aviation Expands -- Strategy Page
Lawmaker Opposes Further U.S. Nuke Reductions -- Global Security Newswire
Minuteman III destroyed during test launch -- US Air Force
F-35C makes first steam catapult launch -- DoD Buzz
Defense Contractors Feel Pressure of Military Cuts -- Wall Street Journal
Pentagon Seeks To Reduce Subcontractor Costs for F-35 -- Defense News
War savings loom large in debt debate -- Washington Times
Ceremony closes Walter Reed military hospital -- Kansas City/McClatchy News
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders planning 70th anniversary reunion and historical aviation event -- US Air Force
U.S. Air Force Files Declassified -- Air Force Declassification
The Debt Ceiling Crisis and National Security -- Donald M. Snow, Atlantic Council
Al Qaeda on the Ropes -- Christopher Preble, Cato & Liberty
A Military Teetering on the "Ragged Edge" -- Mackenzie Eaglen, Time
How Afghanistan civilian deaths have changed the way the US military fights -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor