Asia Pacific
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May- 2018 -31 May
US, Japan and India to carry out naval exercise under new Indo-Pacific Command
The US, Japanese and Indian navies will carry out latest the latest 'Malabar' maritime security exercise off the coast of Guam this summer
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31 May
Orbital to produce 271 anti-radar missiles for US Navy and Australia
Orbital ATK was awarded a $171 million contract modification to convert and produce AGM-88 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles for the US Navy and Australia
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30 May
ISIS claims deadly attack on Afghanistan interior ministry headquarters in Kabul
Militants launched a gun and bomb attack on the interior ministry in Kabul on Wednesday, killing a policeman in the latest chilling demonstration of their ability to strike at the heart of the Afghan capital. Five people were injured in the attack, which took place during the holy month of Ramadan and was claimed by Islamic State. The Taliban are also stepping up their assaults on the capital, making the heavily fortified city the deadliest place in the country for civilians. Special forces rushed to the scene after the attackers detonated what police said was a car bomb at the first checkpoint leading to the ministry, then tried to battle their way inside. “The fighting is over, the attackers have all been killed by security forces between the first and second security perimeter,” said Kabul police chief Daud Amin. A security source told AFP a clearing operation was continuing. “The attackers used two vehicles to reach near interior ministry compound. There were eight attackers involved, one detonated his explosives, seven others were killed,” interior ministry spokesperson Najib Danish told reporters. He said the attackers used vehicles disguised as those used by foreign military forces, the New York Times reported. Danish …
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29 May
India to spend $1 billion on military infrared imaging equipment
India’s Defence Acquisition Council approved over $1 billion for thermal imaging sights for rocket launchers and search-and-track systems for aircraft
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29 May
Afghan special forces kill at least 9 civilians in Nangarhar night raid
Afghan special forces have killed at least nine civilians in an operation in the eastern province of Nangarhar late on Monday, May 28
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28 May
Militant attack on Indian army camp in Kashmir leaves two dead
Two people were killed in a shootout in the disputed territory of Indian Kashmir, officials said Monday, the first attack since the army suspended operations against militants for Ramadan.
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25 May
A war over water: Fall of Farah exposes a new proxy front in Afghanistan’s conflict
Iran is seen to recognize western Afghanistan as its ‘area of influence’ where it identifies development activities such as the building of dams as competition rather than cooperation
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25 May
Kazakhstan orders 8 additional Su-30 fighters from Russia
Kazakhstan has ordered a new batch of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets from Russia's United Aircraft Corporation, the company's president said
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24 May
North Korea demolishes Punggye-ri nuclear test site tunnels
North Korea demolished its only known nuclear weapons test-site at Punggye-ri, according to the government and journalists who reported explosions used to collapse and seal the site’s underground tunnels.
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24 May
Taiwan to upgrade pair of 30-year old submarines
Taiwan has received permission from a Dutch ship-building firm on May 23 to upgrade and modernize two of its aging submarines, the Ministry of National Defense said.
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