Asia Pacific
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Aug- 2019 -30 August
US service member killed in combat in Afghanistan
US Special Forces soldier Sgt. 1st Class Dustin B. Ard was killed in combat in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, the NATO Resolute Support mission said
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30 August
Japan requests record $50 billion defense budget in eighth straight increase
Japan's defense ministry requested a record $50.3 billion budget for fighter jets and missile defense as the country eyes North Korea and China
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28 August
$3.3 billion sale to Japan of 73 SM-3 ballistic missile interceptors approved
The US approved the sale to Japan of up to 73 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor missiles plus support for $3.295 billion
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28 August
US approves $72 million sale of Mk 54 torpedoes to South Korea
The US approved a possible $72 million sale of MK-54 lightweight torpedoes to South Korea for its P-8 Poseidon aircraft
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28 August
Myanmar navy included in US-ASEAN maritime exercises despite sanctions
Myanmar's navy will join ASEAN maritime drills with the US in Southeast Asia despite US sanctions on top army brass
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27 August
Taiwan needs more than what the US is selling
Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets and other defense acquisitions aren't enough to combat the next-generation technology China has at its disposal, Drake Long argues
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27 August
China to hold new military exercises in East China Sea near Taiwan
China has said it will stage military exercises in the East China Sea near Taiwan this week, with relations tense between Beijing and the self-ruled island
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26 August
Clashes between Myanmar army and insurgents force thousands to flee in Shan state
Fighting in northeast Myanmar's Shan state escalated after rebel attacks on an army academy and police outposts
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24 August
US and ASEAN navies to hold first maritime exercises in September
The US and 10 Southeast Asian states will hold their first-ever joint maritime exercises in September, aimed at preventing "wrongdoing"
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23 August
South Korea agrees to share military intelligence with Japan through US
South Korea said it will share military intelligence with Japan through the US after terminating a pact to exchange information directly
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