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10 August

Northrop Grumman completes a successful first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk

Japan Developing Drone-Based Hypersonic Missile Detection: Report

Japan is developing a drone-based hypersonic missile detection system, local media reported citing the country’s ministry of defense.

10 August

Afghan women and children in Herat, Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

Thousands Flee as Taliban Eye Full Control of Northern Afghanistan

The Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals on Tuesday after a blitz across the north forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes for the relative safety of Kabul and other centers.

9 August

Joe Saballa

India Shows Footage of T-90 Tank Attack Maneuvers

Recent Indian armed forces footage shows T-90 Bhishma tanks on attack maneuvers roughly 24 miles from the country’s border with China.

9 August

Afghan militia gather with their weapons to support Afghanistan security forces against the Taliban

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Seize Three More Afghan Provincial Capitals in Northern Blitz

The Taliban tightened the noose around northern Afghanistan, capturing three more provincial capitals.

6 August

Joe Saballa

US OKs $750 Million Arms Sale to Taiwan

The US has approved the potential sale of $750 million in weapons and equipment to Taiwan in an effort to deter a possible Chinese invasion.

5 August

US troops participate in the Foal Eagle exercise in South Korea

Hercules Reyes

Kim Jong-un’s Sister Calls S. Korea-US Drills ‘Hostile War Exercise’

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister has warned that planned military drills between South Korea and the US may adversely affect ties between the two Koreas.

5 August

Inder Singh Bisht

India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Sets Off on Maiden Trials

India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, the Vikrant, set out on maiden sea trials off the coast of Kochi on Wednesday.

5 August

An Israeli F-15 I fighter jet launches anti-missile flares during an air show near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Conducts First Lebanon Strikes in Seven Years: Military

The Israeli air force carried out its first air strikes on neighboring Lebanon in seven years following a second day of rocket fire across the border.

4 August