DefenceTalkUS authorities on Thursday charged a professor at a university in Tennessee with fraud and false statements, saying he hid his link to a Chinese institution while taking funding from NASA. In the latest case related to US efforts to halt alleged unauthorized technology transfers to China, the Justice Department said Anming Hu hid his […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-professor-charged-with-hiding-link-to-china-on-nasa-funded-project-74360/

DefenceTalkThe US and South Korean militaries on Thursday postponed forthcoming joint exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak, they said, as the Asian country reported 334 new cases, taking its total to 1,595. The decision to delay the training was made after Seoul declared its highest “severe” alert level over the virus, Combined Forces Command said, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-postpone-joint-exercises-over-virus-74334/

DefenceTalkPakistan Wednesday marked the first anniversary of its standoff with New Delhi in which it shot down and captured an Indian pilot in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. The February 2019 scuffle was the first dogfight between the nuclear-armed nations in decades. Pakistan’s army on Wednesday flew teams of reporters to the site where […]https://www.defencetalk.com/one-year-after-standoff-with-india-pakistan-boasts-military-pride-74326/

DefenceTalkPresident Donald Trump has played down fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as infections ricochet around the world, prompting a ban on pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. China is no longer the only breeding ground for the deadly virus as countries fret over possible contagion coming from other hotbeds of infection, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-says-us-can-avoid-major-epidemic-as-virus-spreads-74323/

DefenceTalkGeneva: The US is following an egocentric foreign policy that is leading to global arms control agreements being devalued, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday. It is vital “to stop the degradation of international arms control”, Lavrov told the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, urging Washington to resume talks on halting nuclear proliferation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egocentric-us-is-wrecking-global-arms-control-says-russia-74271/

DefenceTalkThough the U.S.-South Korea alliance remains strong, South Korea must bear a more proportional share of the cost of maintaining its security, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said. Esper hosted South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo at the Pentagon today. DOD officials said the two leaders discussed a range of issues including the regional […]https://www.defencetalk.com/esper-urges-south-korea-to-contribute-more-to-its-defense-74233/

DefenceTalkGreece will sign a wide-ranging defense deal with France in coming months, the two countries’ defence ministers said Monday, months after a similar agreement between Athens and Washington. “We have decided to reinforce bilateral defence and security cooperation in a very significant manner,” French Defence Minister Florence Parly told reporters after talks with her Greek […]https://www.defencetalk.com/after-us-greece-to-sign-defence-deal-with-france-74219/

A top Pentagon official resigned Wednesday at the request of Donald Trump after becoming indirectly tied to the Ukraine scandal that led to the US president’s impeachment. John Rood, the Pentagon’s top policy official, certified that Ukraine had made sufficient reforms to be eligible to receive $250 million in military aide. That undercut Trump’s argument […]

European plane-maker Airbus said Wednesday it planned to cut 2,362 jobs in its Defence and Space division over the next two years. Airbus cited a “flat space market and postponed contracts on the defense side” for the decision to cut 829 jobs in Germany, 630 in Spain, 404 in France, and 357 in Britain. A […]

Chinese arms producers have been racing to keep up with their production schedule after resuming work following an extended Spring Festival holiday due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak with a key amphibious assault ship maker scrambling to outfit an “important” ship and aviation companies running test flights for newly built warplanes. Shaanxi Aircraft Industry […]