Asia Pacific
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Jan- 2018 -4 January
US and South Korea agree to delay Foal Eagle exercise until after Olympics
The United States and South Korea agreed to delay an annual military exercise until after the upcoming Winter Olympics to avoid possible tensions with North Korea.
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3 January
Two children die in Vietnam as cache of old bullets explodes
Two children were killed and several people injured when an illegally stored cache of bullets exploded near Vietnam's capital Hanoi
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3 January
Pakistan Navy successfully test-fires Harbah cruise missile
The Pakistan Navy said it successfully carried out the first test of its new Harbah surface-to-surface cruise missile
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3 January
Indian MiG-29 catches fire at Goa airport after leaving runway on takeoff
An Indian MiG-29K aircraft caught fire after leaving the runway while taking off at Goa's Dabolim International Airport
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2 January
India to buy $270 million-worth of Israeli missiles and Russian bombs
India is to buy Barak surface-to-air missiles from Israel and precision bombs from Russia in deals worth $270 million, the Indian ministry of defense said
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2 January
US troop killed in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, 4 others wounded
A U.S. service member was killed on January 1 during combat operations in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, U.S. Forces Afghanistan announced in a press release.
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2 January
Smart killer robots: China’s military future could rest on artificial intelligence
China's increasing interest in artificial intelligence could signal its use in unmanned and other military technology
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Dec- 2017 -28 December
India’s Advanced Air Defence missile system destroys target ballistic missile in test
India's indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence missile system successfully intercepted a target ballistic missile in the third test of the system this year
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22 December
Russia delivers 10 Su-35 fighter jets to China – report
Russia has sent a second lot of 10 Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets to China under a 2015 contact, Tass reported
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20 December
13 winners share A$19 million in Australia’s Counter Improvised Threats Grand Challenge
Australia's Counter Improvised Threats Grand Challenge aims to develop a single prototype threat detection and defeat system
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