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17 September

VISAKHAPATNAM, Andhra Pradesh, India (April 4, 2025) U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bayonet Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, and Indian Army Soldiers, under the command of Col. Yash Agrawal and assigned to the 4/8 Gurkha Rifles Infantry Battalion, 91st Infantry Brigade, conduct field evacuation training during Exercise Tiger Triumph near Visakhapatnam, India, April 4, 2025. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness, and interoperability. The exercise enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Courtesy of Indian Army)

Indian Army Patents AI Target Identifier to Boost Battlefield Awareness

The Indian Army has locked in a patent for its homegrown “Automatic Target Classifying System based on Artificial Intelligence,” a leap forward in the country’s tactical tech development.

17 September

Joe Saballa

Chinese Laser Weapon Falters in Desert Trial: Source

Saudi Arabia’s laser-based counter-drone system from China has struggled under the kingdom’s harsh desert conditions, according to a former Saudi military officer familiar with the program.

17 September

Japan Air Self Defense Force fleet participating in Operation Atlantic Eagles.

Christine Casimiro

Japan Deploys F-15 Fighters to NATO Bases in Europe and North America

Japan has sent fighter jets to NATO bases in the US and Canada, followed by the UK and Germany, as part of Operation “Atlantic Eagles.”

17 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia, Papua New Guinea Delay Mutual Defense Treaty

Australia and Papua New Guinea failed to sign a long-awaited mutual defense treaty, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with Pacific nations.

16 September

Giulia Bernacchi

Taiwan, Shield AI Launch Defense Technology Collaboration

Shield AI has partnered with Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation to advance defense innovation.

16 September

A green launcher of the Typhon missile parked behind a plane

Staff Writer With AFP

China Urges US, Japan to Withdraw Typhon Missile System

China urged Japan and US to withdraw the Typhon missile system, after it was unveiled for the first time in Japan during joint exercises.

15 September

Inder Singh Bisht

South Korea to Upgrade Indigenous KF-21 Into Stealth Fighter

South Korea has announced a phased plan to future-proof its KF-21 Boramae fighter jet, including the integration of stealth-like features.

15 September

Ronald Watkins

House Report Finds Pentagon-Funded Research Aided Chinese Military

A congressional investigation found Pentagon research funding supported Chinese universities tied to Beijing defense industry.

15 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia, Papua New Guinea to Sign ‘Historic’ Defense Deal

A defense deal to be signed this week could see Papua New Guineans serve in the Australian military, the pact seen as an attempt to counter Beijing's Pacific influence.

15 September