Asia Pacific
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Jul- 2018 -9 July
New Zealand to buy 4 P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for NZ$2.3 billion
New Zealand is purchasing four Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to replace its aging fleet, Minister of Defence Ron Mark said
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5 July
Pakistan finalizes purchase of 4 Ada class corvettes from Turkey
Pakistan has finalized the tender to purchase four corvette ships from Turkey for its naval operations, Turkish National Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said.
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Jun- 2018 -30 June
Afghanistan: Ghani orders resumption of operations against the Taliban
Afghan security forces resumed operations after President Ashraf Ghani declared an end to the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban
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28 June
Australia awards BAE $26 billion contract for Future Frigates
Australia awarded BAE Systems a $26 billion (AuS$35 billion) contract to build nine Aegis-equipped anti-submarine frigates for the Royal Australian Navy
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26 June
Australia to buy six MQ-4C Triton drones, first to be in service in 2023
Australia is to invest Au$1.4 billion ($1.04 billion) to procure the first of six Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial systems for maritime surveillance, the government said
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26 June
Quad 2.0 rests on India embracing Australia and the United States
Nishtha Sharma argues India should overcome enduring mistrust of the US and Australia and revive the Quad with Japan as a credible response to China in the Indo-Pacific
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23 June
BAE to produce 36 Assault Amphibious Vehicles for Taiwan
BAE Systems was awarded an almost $84 million contract to produce 36 Assault Amphibious Vehicles for Taiwan, a U.S. Department of Defense release said
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22 June
Indonesia court sentences ISIS-linked cleric Abdurrahman to death for inciting terrorist attacks
Aman Abdurrahman was sentenced to death for inciting his sympathizers to carry out a series of deadly attacks including the Jakarta bombing in 2016
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19 June
China pledges $100 million to modernize Cambodia’s military
China has pledged around $100 million to help modernize Cambodia's military, the latest largesse showered on the country amid a crackdown on dissent before national elections.
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19 June
Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attack after ceasefire ends
Afghan police and soldiers were killed in an overnight Taliban attack in Kunduz province after an unprecedented ceasefire between the government and militants ended.
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