Asia Pacific
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Jun- 2018 -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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17 June
Taliban orders fighters to avoid ceasefire celebrations after deadly attack
The Taliban ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire
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15 June
Netherlands to end Mali peacekeeping contribution in May
The Netherlands will end its troop contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next year and will send troops to Afghanistan instead, the Dutch defense ministry said.
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15 June
US airstrike targets Pakistani Taliban leader in Afghanistan
The US military said it carried out a strike targeting a senior militant leader in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, where Pakistani Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah is believed to be hiding
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12 June
US approves $930 million sale to India in support of Apache helicopter purchase
The U.S. State Department approved the sale of equipment including Hellfire and Stinger missiles, supporting a proposed direct commercial sale of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters
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