Asia Pacific
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Nov- 2017 -27 November
USS Fitzgerald returns to Japan for additional repairs
The USS Fitzgerald returned to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan for additional repairs to its hull
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27 November
US aerial war on drugs in Afghanistan fraught with risks
Using US air power to counter drug trafficking in Afghanistan may jeopardize the broader mission by misallocating resources and boosting the civilian death toll
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21 November
Indian Navy Searcher surveillance drone crashes in Kochi
An Indian Navy Searcher surveillance drone crashed shortly after take-off near Kochi, just hours before the country's vice president was due to visit
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20 November
US F-22s strike Taliban drug labs as new Afghanistan campaign begins
F-22 stealth fighters were used in Afghanistan for the first time as the new U.S.-led Operation Jagged Knife targeting Taliban funding was launched
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20 November
Spike spiked? India to scrap Israel missile deal – reports
The Indian MoD is to scrap a $500 million deal with Israel to procure Spike ATGM missile systems in favour of an indigenously developed system
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20 November
India wants 60 short-range surveillance drones
The Indian Army issued a Request for Information on the purchase of 60 short-range remotely piloted surveillance aircraft
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16 November
US and Japanese navies launch 10-day maritime war games
The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force started bilateral maritime field training exercises on Thursday off the coast of Okinawa
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10 November
India to buy more than 1,700 tanks to replace T-72 fleet
India’s Ministry of Defence is to procure 1,770 multipurpose Future Ready Combat Vehicles for the Indian Army to replace its fleet of T-72 main battle tanks
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7 November
Taiwan fighter jet goes missing during drill
Taiwan’s defense ministry said Tuesday that a Mirage-2000 fighter jet lost contact during a drill off the island’s northeast coast, with a search underway for the missing pilot.
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7 November
India conducts successful test of Nirbhay cruise missile
India conducted a successful test flight of the indigenously developed Nirbhay long-range sub-sonic cruise missile, the Ministry of Defense said
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