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5 March

Rendering of future Japan Self Defense Forces High Speed Landing Craft. Photo: BMT/JMU

Japan Selects Firms for High Speed Landing Craft Development

British engineering company BMT and Yokohama-based Japan Marine United (JMU) have secured a contract to develop a next-generation High Speed Landing Craft for the Japan Self Defense Force.

5 March

Pakistani soldiers patrol at an empty bazaar during a military operation against Taliban militants in North Waziristan

Staff Writer With AFP

Car Bomb Attack in Northwest Pakistan Kills 12, Wounds Dozens

At least 12 civilians were killed after two explosive-laden vehicles were detonated at an army compound in northwest Pakistan.

4 March

Impeccable sailing into RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base.

Christine Casimiro

Singapore Eyes More Sea, Air, Land Military Assets Amid ‘Turbulent Times’

The Singapore Armed Forces plans to procure two new submarines and introduce a counter-drone military vehicle, maritime patrol aircraft, and other defense assets.

4 March

Staff Writer With AFP

N. Korea Slams US ‘Provocations’ Over Aircraft Carrier Visit to Busan

N. Korea slammed the US for "political and military provocations" over the visit of a US Navy aircraft carrier to the S. Korean port of Busan.

4 March

Joe Saballa

Taiwan Says China Secretly Built Live-Fire Exercise Zone Near Island

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has claimed that China secretly established a live-fire exercise zone in international waters near Taiwan.

3 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Junta Chief Heads for Meeting With Key Ally Putin

Myanmar's junta chief travels to Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin, seeking support from a key ally and arms supplier.

3 March

Joe Saballa

Japan Could Soon Fly US-Made C-17 Military Transport Aircraft

Japan has expressed interest in acquiring US-made C-17 military transport aircraft to enhance its rapid deployment and tactical logistics capabilities.

1 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Suicide Blast at Taliban Religious School in Pakistan Kills Six

A suicide attack at an Islamic religious school in Pakistan known as the "University of Jihad" — where key Taliban leaders have studied — killed six people on Friday, police said.

1 March