ET Defence Bulletin: Stories you should not miss (December 17, 2016)

NEW DELHI: Below is a list of the top defence stories of today.

India
1) With an eye on China, India and US to upgrade Malabar Navy drill.



2) AgustaWestland case: Former IAF Chief Tyagi and two others sent to judicial custody till December 30.

3) Breaking: Rajiv Jain to be the next Intelligence Bureau Chief. Anil Dhasmana to be the new RAW chief.

4) ET year-end special: Major India-China face-offs in 2016

5) Three soldiers were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack on an army convoy at Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway today.



Regional
6) The US today asked China to "immediately" return its unmanned naval probe in international waters in the South China Sea.

7) China said that its military was in contact with its US counterparts on "appropriately handling" the Chinese navy's seizure of a US Navy unmanned underwater glider.



International
8) Italy's top court orders retrial of ex-Finmeccanica executives in AgustaWestland chopper case.