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Sea, air and land updates
Posted By Mercedes Page, Alice Slevison and Zoe Hawkins on September 8, 2015 @ 11:00
‘China is advancing its development and employment of UAVs. Some estimates indicate China plans to produce upwards of 41,800 land- and sea-based unmanned systems, worth about $10.5 billion, between 2014 and 2023.'
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[1] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9136517637_d23144876f_h.jpg
[2] inside American territorial waters: http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/confirmed-chinese-navy-entered-us-territorial-waters-off-alaska/
[3] trip to Alaska: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-sends-warships-into-bering-sea-as-obama-concludes-alaska-visit/2015/09/03/c4dc94f0-5240-11e5-8c19-0b6825aa4a3a_story.html
[4] reported: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/03/taiwan-military-submarines-idUSL4N1191NV20150903
[5] more: http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/taiwan-eyes-budget-for-new-submarines/
[6] here: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/nuclear-armed-submarines-indo-pacific-asia-stabiliser-or-menace
[7] 25 AW101 Merlin helicopters: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/marines/2015/09/06/uk-royal-marines-poised--arrival--first-upgraded-merlin/71634872/
[8] China’s heaviest attack and reconnaissance drone to date: http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/china-unveils-its-largest-killer-drone-to-date/
[9] F-16IQ warplanes: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/international/mideast-africa/2015/09/06/iraq-puts-new-action-islamic-state/71816738/
[10] cool paint jobs: http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/iraqs-f-16s-have-a-cool-paint-job-but-antiquated-weapon-1573085398
[11] injured: http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2015/09/04/isis--egypt/71711638/
[12] medical evacuation: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/09/04/four-u-s-troops-two-international-peacekeepers-wounded-in-sinai-blasts/
[13] peacekeeping mission: http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/09/03/four-american-troops-injured-ied-attacks-sinai/71676560/
[14] consider: http://www.ibtimes.com/pentagon-says-blasts-sinai-peninsula-injure-6-peacekeepers-including-4-us-soldiers-2082845
[15] sending: http://defence-blog.com/army/qatar-sends-in-their-forces-to-yemen.html
[16] interpreted: http://dohanews.co/reports-qatar-sends-ground-troops-to-yemen-after-coalition-sees-losses/