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23 April

File photo of 2020 Taiwan Han Kuang exercise, HF-2 ASM launch

Tong Ong

Taiwan Conducts Missile Tests Amid Beijing Pressure

Taiwan conducted missile tests on Thursday in the southern and eastern parts of the country.

23 April

US Marines board an aircraft on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan to Host First Joint Military Drill With US, France

Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country's southwest next month, the defense minister said Friday, as China's actions in regional waters raise concern.

22 April

Artist impression of the B-21 Raider, an American heavy bomber under development for the United States Air Force by Northrop Grumman

Bidisha Das

Chinese Developer Claims Its Stealth Drone Rivals US B-21 Raider

Chinese drone developer Zhongtian Feilong claims it has built a prototype for a stealth drone that could take on the US Air Force’s B-21 Raider.

22 April

Philippine soldiers seen bannering the country's flag after killing almost 40 militants loyal to Islamic State groups

Joe Saballa

Pakistan Offers Help to Modernize Philippine Military

Pakistan's ambassador to the Philippines said his country is willing to help the Philippines modernize its armed forces.

22 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Taliban Claim Deadly Blast at Luxury Hotel

The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb blast at a luxury hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in the southwest of the country, as officials raised the death toll to five.

22 April

This photo taken on October 5, 2017, shows the Indonesian Cakra submarine KRI Nanggala sailing out from the port in Cilegon, Banten.

Staff Writer With AFP

Indonesia Races to Find Missing Submarine With 53 Aboard

Indonesian warships led the hunt Thursday for a navy submarine that went missing with 53 crew aboard during regular exercises, as other nations sent vessels to help.

21 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Chinese Hackers Behind VPN Attack on US Defense Firms: Security Experts

Chinese hackers allegedly penetrated a company's VPN technology to break into computer networks of the US defense industry sector, security consultant Mandiant said.

20 April

Northrop Grumman completes a successful first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan’s First Global Hawk Drone Completes Maiden Flight

The first of three RQ-4B Global Hawk drones ordered by Japan from Northrop Grumman flew for the first time from Palmdale, California.

20 April

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), the Philippine navy frigate BRP Gregaorio del Pilar (PF-15), the Philippine navy frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) and the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) steam in formation during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014.

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines’ Duterte Prepared to Deploy Navy Over South China Sea Claim

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is willing to deploy military ships to the South China Sea to assert the country's claim over oil deposits in a contested part of the waterway.

19 April