Asia Pacific • Page 79 of 361 • The Defense Post

Dec- 2023 -

6 December

Philippine armed personnel after a bomb attack

Philippines Names Pro-Islamic State Militants in Catholic Mass Bombing

Philippine police named two Filipino members of a pro-Islamic State militant group as suspects in the deadly bombing of a Catholic mass.

6 December

Joe Saballa

US Clears $271M F-35 Munition Sale to South Korea

South Korea has been cleared to procure US-made precision weapons to integrate into its fleet of F-35A Lightning II aircraft.

5 December

Manipur has been engulfed in ethnic violence since May

Staff Writer With AFP

Thirteen Killed in Surge in Fighting in India’s Manipur

At least 13 people have been killed in gun battles in India's Manipur, the latest clashes since ethnic violence erupted seven months ago.

5 December

Joe Saballa

South Korea Selects Embraer C-390 Millennium as New Military Transport Plane

Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer announced that it has been selected to supply South Korea’s new military transport aircraft.

5 December

KF-21 Boramae fighter aircraft. Photo: Korea Aerospace Industries

Inder Singh Bisht

MBDA and KAI to Explore Greater Missile Integration on FA-50, KF-21

MBDA and Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed an agreement to explore the integration of MBDA missiles onto KAI combat aircraft.

4 December

Inder Singh Bisht

US to Deploy Land-Based Missiles in Indo-Pacific by 2024

The US military plans to deploy ground-based intermediate range missiles in the Indo-Pacific next year to enhance deterrence against China.

4 December

Inder Singh Bisht

South Korea Conducts First Domestic SM-2 Ship-to-Air Missile Test

The South Korean Navy has conducted its first domestic maritime missile live-fire test in the East Sea, also called the Sea of Japan.

4 December

Pakistani soldiers take position outside the Pakistan Air Force base after an attack by militants in Peshawar

Staff Writer With AFP

Nine Killed in Bus Attack in Northern Pakistan

Nine people, including two off-duty army personnel, were killed when gunmen opened fire on a bus travelling through northern Pakistan, officials said.

4 December

President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives

Staff Writer With AFP

Maldives Says India Has Agreed to Withdraw Troops

India has agreed to withdraw its troops from the Maldives, the president of the strategically located archipelago has said, meeting an election promise.

4 December