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27 August

South Korean soldiers patrol along the line through the Demilitarized Zone in Hwacheon County

US State Department Clears $258M Arms Sale to South Korea

The US Department of State has approved the sale of precision-guided munitions and related equipment to South Korea in a deal worth $258 million.

27 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State Suicide Bombers Kill Scores at Kabul Airport

Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport, killing scores of people including 13 US troops.

26 August

Hercules Reyes

China May Have Tested New Electromagnetic Weapon: Report

China may have successfully brought down a drone using a potent electromagnetic pulse in what could be its first demonstration of a new advanced weapon.

26 August

Inder Singh Bisht

South Korea Approves $3.07 Billion Frigate Program

The South Korean government has approved a $3.07 billion program to build six advanced frigates.

26 August

Mig-26 Fighter Jet from Indian Air Force.

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia to Supply Weapons to Afghanistan’s Neighbors

Russia has received new orders for arms and helicopters from Central Asian republics bordering Afghanistan.

26 August

Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province

Staff Writer With AFP

Anti-Taliban Resistance Spreading in Afghanistan: Massoud Brother

Resistance to the Taliban has spread extensively across Afghanistan and the hardline Islamists will be unable to crush it, the brother of famed commander Ahmad Shah Massoud said.

25 August

Inder Singh Bisht

China to Build Mach 30 Wind Tunnel by 2022

China said it will build the world’s fastest hypervelocity wind tunnel by 2022, which will simulate flying conditions at about 30 Mach.

25 August

Iran's Mohajer 6 tactical and combat unmanned aerial vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

Images Suggest Ethiopia Using Iranian Drones in Civil War

Citing images shared on the internet, several media outlets have reported that Ethiopia is using Iranian-made Mohajer-6 combat drones as it fights a civil war.

25 August