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Mar- 2025 -

7 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan Says Detects 11 Chinese Balloons Near Island

Taiwan detected 11 Chinese balloons near the island in a 24-hour period, the defense ministry said in its daily report.

6 March

Africa

Joe Saballa

Morocco Buys Chinese-Made TB-001K ‘Scorpion’ Combat Drones

Morocco has acquired Chinese-made TB-001K “Scorpion” reconnaissance and attack drones as part of ongoing efforts to modernize its defense capabilities and strengthen ties with Beijing.

4 March

Asia Pacific

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.

1 March

Asia Pacific

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 28, 2025.

Staff Writer With AFP

China’s Xi Meets Russian Security Chief in Beijing: State Media

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu in Beijing, Chinese state media said.

Feb- 2025 -

27 February

Americas

Space Force Staff Sgt. David Diehl II, 436th Communications Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of wing cybersecurity, displays his new uniform Space Force tapes and service branch patch at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Feb. 12, 2021.

George Landrith

The New Space Race Is Here — And America Needs a Strategy

The US must develop a unified space strategy that blends NASA’s leadership with commercial innovation to maintain its global dominance and national security.

27 February

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

China Mulls Arming Robot Dogs With Controversial Weapon: Report

A team of Chinese military scientists is proposing to equip the country’s robot dogs with controversial thermobaric weapons to enhance urban warfare capabilities.

26 February

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

PH Navy Reports Drop in China’s Coercive Military Actions During Joint Drills

China’s coercive military actions in the West Philippine Sea have consistently decreased as Manila conducts joint maritime drills with allied nations.

26 February

Asia Pacific

A Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China’s closest points to Taiwan

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan Dispatches Forces in Response to China ‘Live-Fire’ Drills off Island

Taiwan dispatched forces on Wednesday in response to China's "live-fire" drills off the self-ruled island, Taipei's defense ministry said, condemning the exercises as dangerous.

25 February

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Putin Backs Trump’s Proposal to Halve Defense Spending

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday backed a suggestion by US counterpart Donald Trump for Russia, the United States, and China to all cut their defense budgets in half.

25 February

Asia Pacific