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.
President Donald Trump is interested in developing a twin-engined, upgraded version of the F-35 fighter, he said during a press event May 15 in Qatar marking the sale of Boeing airliners and GE Aerospace engines to Qatar Airways. He said he would name the improved aircraft the “F-55” and also…