Asia Pacific • Page 244 of 361 • The Defense Post

Dec- 2021 -

1 December

Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornet aircraft departs RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory

Australia Bids Farewell to Classic Hornets, Inducts F-35As

Australia has formally retired its fleet of single-seat F/A-18A and two-seat F/A-18B Classic Hornets, replaced by fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters.

1 December

Staff Writer With AFP

China’s Taiwan Jet Incursions at Second-Highest Level in November

Chinese warplanes made 159 incursions into Taiwan's air defense zone in November according to AFP's database.

Nov- 2021 -

30 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Pentagon Plans Stronger US Posture Toward China, Russia

The US military will reinforce deployments and bases directed at China and Russia, while maintaining forces in the Middle East.

29 November

Chinese paramilitary police border guards train in the snow at Mohe County in China's northeast Heilongjiang province, on the border with Russia, December 2016

Joe Saballa

China Upgrades Cold-Resistant Clothing for Border Defense

China is upgrading its cold-resistant clothing and equipment to support border defense troops deployed in high-altitude regions.

29 November

S-400 anti-aircraft missile launching system

Hanan Zaffar

Sanctioning India Over S-400 Purchase Will Spark Blowback: US Think Tank

As Russia begins delivering the S-400 missile defense system to India, an American think tank has warned that US sanctions against New Delhi could lead to blowback between the two allies.

26 November