Asia Pacific • Page 348 of 562 • The Defense Post

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13 March

N. Korea Fires ‘Unidentified Ballistic Missile’, Seoul Says

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, Seoul said, Pyongyang's second launch in three days and the first since South Korea and the US began joint military drills.

13 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia to Buy US Nuclear Subs in Ambitious New Pact

Australia will buy as many as five US nuclear-powered submarines to bulk up Western muscle across the Asia-Pacific in the face of a rising China.

13 March

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Claims Bomb Attack That Targeted Afghan Journalists

Islamic State claimed a bomb attack that killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists and children in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

12 March

US Marines load the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST 1) at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2023 ahead of exercise Freedom Shield 23 in South Korea

Staff Writer With AFP

US, South Korea Kick off Largest Drills in Five Years

South Korea and the US kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years after nuclear-armed Pyongyang warned such drills could be seen as a "declaration of war."

10 March

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Toowoomba fires an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile during a workup period off the coast of Western Australia. *** Local Caption *** Anzac Class frigate HMAS Toowoomba recently conducted a successful firing of an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 1 during a shakedown period off the coast of Western Australia. The firing marked the first by HMAS Toowoomba since completing the ANZAC Class Mid-life Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrade.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia’s Frigate Toowoomba Fires First Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile

The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Toowoomba Anzac-class frigate has conducted a live-fire test using an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile.

10 March

Inder Singh Bisht

BAE Systems Australia Partners With Advanced Fiber Consortium

BAE Systems Australia has partnered with an Australian consortium of advanced fiber and composite technology manufacturers.

10 March

Joe Saballa

China Developed J-20 Stealth Fighter Using US F-22 Raptor Tech: Report

China developed its J-20 stealth fighter by copying some technologies from the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor, according to a former US military official.

10 March