Asia Pacific • Page 269 of 371 • The Defense Post

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7 September

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

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Claim Total Control Over Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed total control over Afghanistan, saying they had won the key battle for the Panjshir Valley.

6 September

Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force H6-K bomber

Hercules Reyes

Taiwan Reports 19 Chinese Aircraft Entering Its Airspace

At least 19 Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, including ten J-16 fighters, four Su-30 fighters, and four H-6 bombers.

6 September

Hercules Reyes

India to Procure Drone ‘Swarms,’ Anti-Drone Systems

The Indian military is set to buy100 new drones and, in a separate deal, anti-drone systems.

6 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Say Resistance Holdout Panjshir Valley ‘Completely Captured’

The Taliban said they had captured the last pocket of resistance in Afghanistan, the Panjshir Valley.

3 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Four Indonesian Soldiers Killed in Papua Guerilla Attack

At least four Indonesian soldiers were killed and two others wounded in an ambush by guerillas in the breakaway region of Papua.

2 September

Hercules Reyes

South Korea’s Hanwha to Develop Smartphone-Based Combat System

South Korea has penned a $12.9 million contract with Hanwha Systems to develop a smartphone-based individual combat order and visualization system.

2 September

Joe Saballa

Indian Army to Receive Indigenous Weapons, Akash-S Missiles

The Indian Army is planning to acquire several domestically-built weapon systems worth around $2 million to boost its aerial defense capabilities.

2 September

The Typhoon is a stabilized, remotely-controlled weapon system for naval ships developed by Rafael.

Inder Singh Bisht

Israeli Rafael Wins $80 Million Naval Warfare Suite Contract in Asia

Rafael has been awarded an $80 million contract to an undisclosed Asian country to supply a naval warfare systems suite for Shaldag Mk V Fast Attack Craft.

2 September