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15 September

BRP Valentin Diaz and BRP Ladislao Diwa are seen docked in the Philippine Navy Headquarters' pier. The two Cyclone-class patrol ships were previously known as the US Navy's USS Monsoon and USS Chinook before they were decommissioned and transferred to the Philippine Navy.

Juster Domingo

US Sends Last Two Cyclone-Class Patrol Ships to Philippines

The US Navy has transferred the last two of its Cyclone-class patrol ships to the Philippine Navy.

15 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Beijing Says Sanctions Lockheed, Northrop Over Taiwan Arms Sales

Beijing said Friday it was sanctioning two US defense companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan.

14 September

Joe Saballa

Indian Army Unveils ‘MULE’ Robot Dog

The Indian Army has developed a new robot dog capable of supporting both surveillance and combat missions.

14 September

Staff Writer With AFP

US Approves $5B Sale of ‘Top-of-the-Line’ F-35 Jets to S. Korea

The US on Wednesday approved a $5-billion sale to South Korea of F-35s, top-of-the-line fighter jets with stealth capacity, as tensions soar with North Korea.

13 September

USS Nimitz during exercises with the Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Bay of Bengal, July 2017

Joe Saballa

Indian Military Studying ‘Options’ if China Invades Taiwan

The Indian military is studying potential responses in case near-peer adversary China launches a full-scale invasion of Taiwan.

13 September

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida takes part in a press conference

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Replaces Foreign, Defense Ministers in Major Reshuffle

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida replaced his defense and foreign ministers in a major reshuffle.

12 September

Staff Writer With AFP

N. Korea’s Kim in Russia for Putin Talks as US Warns on Arms Deal

North Korea's Kim arrived in Russia for a meeting with President Putin that the US has warned could see an arms deal to support Moscow's assault on Ukraine.

11 September