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21 April

The second Bung Karno-class corvette, KRI Bung Hatta (370)

Rojoef Manuel

Indonesian Navy Inducts Second Bung Karno Corvette

Indonesia has commissioned its navy’s second Bung Karno-class corvette, the KRI Bung Hatta, in Batam, Riau Islands.

21 April

Rojoef Manuel

Taiwan Launches New Tactical Ambulance for Armed Forces

The Republic of China Armed Forces has unveiled a new emergency vehicle for warfighters at Feng Chia University in Taichung.

21 April

Joe Saballa

China Claims Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb Test Triggered Chemical Reaction

Chinese researchers claim to have successfully detonated a two-kilogram non-nuclear hydrogen bomb, unleashing a powerful chemical chain reaction.

21 April

Philippine and US Marines simulate a beach landing from combat rubber raiding crafts onto a small island off the coast of Palawan, Philippines

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Shared Adversity’ as Philippines, US Launch Joint Military Drills

The Philippine and US militaries kicked off three weeks of joint exercises that will simulate a "full-scale battle scenario," as the two allies seek to deter Beijing's ambitions in the disputed South China Sea.

20 April

KNDF soldiers in the jungle during the Graduation Ceremony of Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) battalions, Karenni (Kayah) State, Burma, 7th February 2024. Soldats des KNDF dans la jungle, durant une ceremonie de remise de diplomes de bataillons des Forces de Defense des Nationalites Karenni, Etat de Karenni (Kayah), Birmanie, le 7 fevrier 2024. (Photo by Oliver Petrie / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

About 200 People Flee Myanmar to Thailand, Thai Officials Say

Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday.

20 April

Bombing at bombing at St. Sebastian's Church in Sri Lanka on Easter

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunman Fires at Sri Lanka Church Ahead of Easter Bombings Anniversary

A gunman fired at a church in Sri Lanka, police said Saturday, with the country on high alert six years since Easter Sunday bombings killed hundreds.

18 April

MILTON, Fla. (Aug. 6, 2021) The Navy's first TH-73A Thrasher arrives at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton Aug. 6, 2021. The TH-73A will be assigned to Training Air Wing 5 on base and will replace the TH-57B/C Sea Ranger as the undergraduate rotary and tilt-rotor helicopter trainer for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Michelle Tucker)

Rojoef Manuel

US Greenlights Sale of Thrasher Helicopters to Philippines

The US State Department has approved a $120-million sale of AgustaWestland TH-73A Thrasher military training helicopters to the Philippines.

18 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Fincantieri, TKMS Join Forces to Offer Submarine to Philippine Navy

Fincantieri and thyssenkrupp have signed an industrial cooperation agreement to offer submarine capabilities to the Philippine Navy.

18 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Residents Say Myanmar Towns Hit by Fighting Despite Quake Truce

Two Myanmar towns on a lucrative trade route to Thailand have been besieged by fighting despite a truce declared after last month's massive earthquake.

17 April