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28 September

US, Japan Issue Cybersecurity Advisory on China-Linked Group

The US and Japan have published a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on BlackTech, a cybercriminal group linked to the People’s Republic of China.

28 September

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines to Field Test Korean Armed Robotic Mule in December

The US Marine Corps will field test Hanwha Defense’s Arion-SMET unmanned ground vehicle in early December.

28 September

Soldiers of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force launch a Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile at Beecroft Weapons Range, New South Wales during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 is being conducted across northern Australia from 22 July to 4 August. More than 30,000 military personnel from 13 nations will directly participate in Talisman Sabre 2023, primarily in Queensland but also in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales. Talisman Sabre is the largest Australia-US bilaterally planned, multilaterally conducted exercise and a key opportunity to work with likeminded partners from across the region and around the world. Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany are all participating in Talisman Sabre 2023 with the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand attending as observers. Occurring every two years, Talisman Sabre reflects the closeness of our alliance and strength of our enduring military relationship with the United States and also our commitment to working with likeminded partners in the region. Now in its tenth iteration, Talisman Sabre provides an opportunity to exercise our combined capabilities to conduct high-end, multi-domain warfare, to build and affirm our military-to-military ties and interoperability, and strengthen our strategic partnerships.

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan Plans Additional Ammunition Depots Amid Missile Expansion

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has requested $148 million in the fiscal 2024 budget for 130 ammunition depots.

28 September

Australian Army soldiers arrive at Melville Island, Northern Territory, by Zodiac after a patrolling around the waters of Darwin as part of Exercise Predators Run 23

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia Shakes Up Army in Shift to Long-Range Deterrence

Australia announced a "major restructuring" of the army featuring a new long-range strike capacity, as it adapts to China's growing military clout in the Asia-Pacific region.

28 September

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a ground-breaking ceremony in Pyongyang, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Enshrines Nuclear Power Status in Constitution

North Korea has enshrined its status as a nuclear power in its constitution, with leader Kim Jong Un calling for more modern atomic weapons to counter the threat from the US, state media reported.

28 September