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Apr- 2021 -

23 April

File photo of 2020 Taiwan Han Kuang exercise, HF-2 ASM launch

Tong Ong

Taiwan Conducts Missile Tests Amid Beijing Pressure

Taiwan conducted missile tests on Thursday in the southern and eastern parts of the country.

23 April

US Marines board an aircraft on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan to Host First Joint Military Drill With US, France

Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country's southwest next month, the defense minister said Friday, as China's actions in regional waters raise concern.

21 April

MANTAS T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Kicks Off Exercise Involving Manned, Unmanned Vessels

The US Navy kicked off its maiden exercise this week involving manned and unmanned systems operating together off the California coast.

19 April

Israel Ministry of Defense official striking a pose concluding deal with Greek official

Tong Ong

Israel, Greece Sign Record Defense Deal Worth $1.65 Billion

In “the biggest defense agreement to date” between Israel and Greece, the two Mediterranean countries signed a $1.65 billion defense procurement deal on Sunday.

12 April

The Philippine and US Marines taking positions during a beach assault exercise facing the South China Sea in San Antonio, Zambales province on May 9, 2014

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines, US to Hold Joint War Games as Tensions Grow in South China Sea

The Philippine armed forces will hold joint exercises with hundreds of US soldiers over the next two weeks, its military chief said Sunday, amid growing tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.

9 April

The Boston Dynamics robot, nicknamed Spot, seen alongside a French soldier

Inder Singh Bisht

French Soldiers Train With Robot Dog in Combat Exercise

A four-legged robot recently took part in a two-day military exercise alongside French soldiers.

8 April

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Valkyrie Drone Launches Another Drone in Flight

A US Air Force Valkyrie drone launched another drone from its internal bay for the first time during a test flight last month.

7 April

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) April 5, 2021

Joe Saballa

US Navy Strike Group Enters South China Sea Amid Growing Tension

The US Navy has sent the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the South China Sea to conduct routine operations amid growing tensions over China’s expanded claims in the region.

Mar- 2021 -

31 March

USS Michael Monsoor, US Navy's Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer.

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy to Establish Unmanned Vessel Division

The US Navy’s “first-of-its-kind” operational command to test and develop a new generation of unmanned surface vessels is set to begin deployment next year.

25 March