China and India have agreed to pursue military exchanges, according to various Asian news sources. (What must Pakistan be thinking?) That’s a more certain outcome than US defense officials have been able to achieve. Adm. William Fallon, head of US Pacific Command, who met with Chinese defense officials recently, has extended an open invitation for military-to-military cooperative endeavors.
The Air Force is launching an effort to develop a new stand-off missile with a range of 1,000 nautical miles, or 1,150 miles, that would eventually be used for both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.