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The article provides information on the various technologies used in the airborne electronic warfare systems used for defence purposes. It mentions that EW systems are required for the interception, monitoring, direction finding purposes and are employed by the Armed Forces. It provides information on various technologies of EW implemented by China, Russia and the U.S.

The article deals with Russian military aid to India. Topics discussed include an arms deal worth 1.6 billion dollars signed by the Soviet Union and India in May 1980, the great power rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union which were establishing military bases in the Indian Ocean region, and the entry of China into the region through the use of debt diplomacy to expand its influence.

El artículo se enfoca en la crisis de las tierras raras (REE), o elementos químicos y su efecto económico a la industria de defensa de varios países en el mundo en cuanto a su uso para los varios componentes de los sistemas de armas militares. El autor enfatiza que la concentración más grande del REE es en China, incluyendo los elementos óxidos, metales y los fósforos. El autor discute de la dependencia del REE por los países de Iberoamérica, incluyendo Argentina y Brasil.

In this article, the author discusses the exceleration of the dispute on the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea by deploying the PLAAF Sukhoi Su-30 and PLA Navy Su-27-derived J-ll fighter aircrafts. Topics discussed include growing military budgets and capabilities in Asia, planning of Phillipine Navy to procure three new ships for boosting the country's maritime and territorial defence, and strategic partnerships to build an economic trade zone by Chinese Navy.

The author discusses effort of many countries to control oceans for natural resources. It states that the ministry of Geological resources and Mining estimated that the South China Sea alone would contain 17.7 billion tons of crude oil. The employment of military means is seen as these nations' governments as an option to protect resources from foreign influence. It mentions that the beach sands are believed to host huge reserves of Rare Earth Elements.