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The United States Air Force has started joint exercises with the Royal Saudi Arabian Air Forces (RSAF) and Pakistan at Mushaf Air Base, Punjab Province, this week.  The Saudi Ministry of Defense said the exercise, known as The Aces Meet 2021, was launched on Monday (29/3) by the Saudi Military Attache in Pakistan, Major General Awad Al-Zahrani, and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, Marshal Waqas Sulehri.  See also:  Philippines Joins the US to Handle Hundreds of Chinese Ships  The Saudi Ministry of Defense said that a number of Tornado RSAF fighters participated in the exercise.  RSAF Command Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Hamad Al-Hajjri, said the exercise involved simulating defense and attack schemes in several war scenarios.  He added that the exercise also included testing the capabilities of the Saudi air force in a different environment from the kingdom.  See also:  Russia War games in the Arctic to compete with the ...

- Deputy head of Russia's Federal Service for Animal Control and Phytosanitation (Rosselkhoznadzor) Konstantin Savenkov said it had registered the world's first coronavirus vaccine for animals.  The vaccine, called Carnivac-Cov, was developed by Rosselkhoznadzor.  "This is the first and only corona virus vaccine in the world for animals," said Savenkov quoted from Interfax, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.  Savenkov explained that clinical trials of this vaccine starting in October 2020 involve dogs, cats, arctic foxes, stoats, foxes and other animals.  "The trial results show that the vaccine is safe and has a high immunogenic effect, because 100 percent of the animals vaccinated during the trial developed corona virus antibodies," he said.  Rosselkhoznadzor scientists are continuing their research to determine how long immunity will last.  "At the moment, the indicator lasts at least six months," said Savenkov.  According to him, the mass p...

Indonesia and Japan agreed to increase cooperation in the defense sector by signing an agreement on the transfer of defense equipment and technology.  This is done by the two countries amidst China's increasing influence in the waters of the South and East China Seas and expanding its economic power.  "I think this is the first history in bilateral relations between Japan and Indonesia," said Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto referring to the technology transfer agreement as quoted by Reuters, Tuesday, March 30, 2021.  Prabowo said Indonesia invited the Japanese to participate in modernizing defense capacity.  "We also encourage joint training between our services, navy and land," he said.  Prabowo made the comments at a joint press conference in Tokyo following a meeting of the Japanese and Indonesian foreign and defense ministers.  "We exchange views on the situation in the East and South China Seas and share serious concerns about the continu...

Makassar - A husband and wife with the initials L (husband) and YSF (wife), carried out a suicide bomb attack.  Here are the facts of this heinous couple.  This information was compiled from detikcom news until Tuesday (30/3/2021).  Also read:  Complete Confession of the Mother of the Makassar Suicide Bombing Woman  L and YSF live in Makassar, L rode YSF and carried out the suicide bomb attack on the Makassar Cathedral Church on Sunday (28/3) morning.  By then, the mass at the Church was over.  Because of this couple, 20 residents were injured.  Here are 10 facts about these newlyweds:  1. Births 1995  The two actors belong to the millennial generation.  L and YSF were both born in the mid '90s.  Head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) Boy Rafli Amar said that this pair of young people was exposed to radicalism.  "Because the perpetrator who was born in '95 was identified, the initials L and his wi...

Myanmar's "bloodiest" day since the military seized power has grieved many in the country.  More than 100 people were killed by security forces on Saturday, including children.  Some were killed in rallies, and others in their own homes.  Opponents of the February 1 coup called those killed "shooting stars".  Among the "shooting stars" was a 40 year old man named Aye Ko.    The father of four lives in the city of Mandalay and is a member of the siskamling.  According to local residents, he sells coconut snacks and rice jelly drinks on a daily basis.  Reports say he was shot and wounded when soldiers raided the area.  They then dragged him to a pile of burning car tires, which the protesters set up as a barricade.  Myanmar coup: 107 civilians were killed 'butchered' in one day, generals feasting  'I can't stand it, Dad, it's very sick', a seven-year-old girl was 'shot dead by the security forces' in Myanmar  S...

Bandung -  The burning of oil tanks at Pertamina Balongan Refinery made the sky of Indramayu Regency red on Monday (29/3/2021) in the morning.  The incident left at least 21 people injured, one of whom was an elderly person who had even turned a century old.  Here are the facts of the disaster:  1. Fire in the T-301G Tank Pertamina Balongan refinery in Indramayu was badly burned.  The point of fire occurred at tank T-301G.  "An incident occurred at the Pertamina Balongan refinery which caused a fire in the T-301G tank," said PT Pertamina International Refining & Petrochemical Subholding Corporate Secretary Ifki Sukarya.  2. Happens When Heavy Rain Accompanied by Lightning  PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional Subholding Refining & Petrochemical Corporate Secretary Ifki Sukarya said he was not sure what caused the fire.  However, he made sure the flames appeared when there was heavy rain accompanied by lightning.  "The ca...