Asia Pacific
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Dec- 2017 -6 December
Afghan female military officers to train in India
Afghan female military officers will train with the Indian Army for the first time at the training academy in Chennai, Indian media reported
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5 December
First 6 Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter pilots graduate training
The first six Afghan Air Force pilots qualified to pilot the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter graduated from Aircraft Qualification Training in November
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4 December
US, South Korea begin largest-ever joint air drill
The U.S. and South Korea on Monday kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has labelled an "all-out provocation," days after Pyongyang fired its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Nov- 2017 -30 November
Philippines orders 6 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft from Brazil’s Embraer
The Philippines ordered six A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training aircraft from Brazil's Embraer, the company said
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28 November
US detects single North Korea ICBM launch – Pentagon
The U.S. Department of Defense detected and tracked a single launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by North Korea.
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27 November
USS Fitzgerald returns to Japan for additional repairs
The USS Fitzgerald returned to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan for additional repairs to its hull
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27 November
US aerial war on drugs in Afghanistan fraught with risks
Using US air power to counter drug trafficking in Afghanistan may jeopardize the broader mission by misallocating resources and boosting the civilian death toll
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21 November
Indian Navy Searcher surveillance drone crashes in Kochi
An Indian Navy Searcher surveillance drone crashed shortly after take-off near Kochi, just hours before the country's vice president was due to visit
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20 November
US F-22s strike Taliban drug labs as new Afghanistan campaign begins
F-22 stealth fighters were used in Afghanistan for the first time as the new U.S.-led Operation Jagged Knife targeting Taliban funding was launched
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20 November
Spike spiked? India to scrap Israel missile deal – reports
The Indian MoD is to scrap a $500 million deal with Israel to procure Spike ATGM missile systems in favour of an indigenously developed system
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