Asia Pacific
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Nov- 2017 -7 November
NATO to deploy 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan, half from US – Stoltenberg
NATO will deploy 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan in an attempt to help "break the stalemate", Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said
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6 November
US finds no evidence of civilian casualties in Afghanistan after Kunduz reports
The U.S. military said investigators found no evidence of civilian casualties amid reports that airstrikes killed more than a dozen people in Afghanistan's Kunduz province last week.
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4 November
India successfully tests new smart anti-airfield glide bomb
India conducted three successful tests of its indigenously developed glide bomb, the Smart Anti Airfield Weapon, the Ministry of Defence said
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1 November
US Navy crews failed to follow basic procedures in fatal collisions
The U.S. Navy crews at the helm of the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain were at fault for deadly collisions earlier this year, failing to follow basic procedures
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Oct- 2017 -25 October
US willing to provide advanced military technologies to “leading power” India – Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States is willing to provide advanced technologies to India to help modernise its military.
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25 October
3 US Navy strike groups operating in Pacific as Nimitz joins Roosevelt and Reagan
The USS Nimitz strike group joined the Roosevelt and Reagan in the 7th Fleet area of operations on Wednesday, the U.S. Navy said.
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24 October
Russia and the Philippines sign military cooperation agreement
Russia and the Philippines signed a military cooperation agreement at the ASEAN defense minister's meeting, the Russian Ministry of Defence said
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23 October
U.S. Air Force to deploy F-35A stealth fighters to Japan in November
Twelve F-35A aircraft will deploy to Japan in November, the first in-theater deployment of the U.S. Air Force variant of the fifth-generation stealth fighter fighter
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23 October
Diplomats apologise after top Indonesian general denied entry to US
US diplomats apologised after Indonesian armed forces chief General Gatot Nurmantyo was denied entry to the US for a conference on terrorism
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11 October
US Navy relieves commanders of USS John S. McCain after deadly collision
The U.S. Navy announced that the USS John S. McCain's commanding officers were relieved after the collision between the destroyer and a merchant vessel.
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