Asia Pacific • Page 99 of 361 • The Defense Post

Oct- 2023 -

2 October

Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, Commander of the US 7th Fleet and Vice Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr, Flag Officer in Command of Philippine Navy Exercise Scheduling SAMASAMA 2023, shake hands during the opening ceremony of Exercise SAMASAMA 2023, the annual bilateral navy-to-navy exercise between the Philippines and US at Philippine Navy Headquarters in Manila

US, Philippines Begin Annual Drills

The United States and the Philippines launched annual joint naval war games, days after the latest diplomatic row between Manila and Beijing.

Sep- 2023 -

29 September

A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle taxis as another F-15E during a no-notice agile combat employment exercise

Juster Domingo

USAF Conducts No-Notice Combat Employment Exercise in Japan

The US Air Force has conducted a no-notice agile combat employment exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan to test the base's ability to quickly mobilize units.

29 September

Security personnel cordon off the site of a mosque blast inside the provincial police headquarters in Peshawar

Staff Writer With AFP

More Than 50 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Pakistan Blasts

More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province by a suicide bombing.

29 September

Joe Saballa

Thailand Trials New, Domestically-Made CS/AH2 Light Howitzer

Thailand’s Defense Technology Institute has announced the successful trial of its new, 105-millimeter CS/AH2 light howitzer prototype.

29 September

Joe Saballa

New Zealand Wants New Bushmaster Digital, Communications Systems

New Zealand’s ministry of defense is looking for new digital and communications systems that can connect its fleet of 43 Bushmaster infantry vehicles.

29 September

Joe Saballa

Indian Hackers Take Down Canadian Military Websites

A group of Indian hackers claimed responsibility for a recent cyberattack that temporarily took down Canadian military websites.

29 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia Retires Taipan Helicopters After Crash

Australia's military said it was abandoning its MRH-30 Taipan helicopter fleet ahead of schedule, after one plunged into the sea in July, killing four crew members.

28 September