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29 April

Colombian police raid a coca field in Tumaco, Colombia following the state's Defense Minister's statement that the military will step up an offensive against drug trafficking gangs responsible for clearing thousands of hectares of protected national parks for coca plantations

Eight Venezuelan Soldiers Killed in Clashes on Colombian Border: Army

Eight Venezuelan soldiers have been killed in clashes with armed groups operating on the Colombian border, doubling the toll since an offensive against the combatants started in March, the defense ministry in Caracas said.

28 April

Asia Pacific

Tong Ong

N. Korea Completes Reconnaissance and Attack Drone Tests: Source

North Korea has successfully tested its unmanned reconnaissance and attack drones, according to a military source.

28 April

Asia Pacific

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD interceptor

Joe Saballa

South Korea Ships Equipment to US Missile Shield Base Despite Protest

The armed forces of South Korea delivered electrical equipment and construction materials to a US missile shield base located in the central town of Seongju.

28 April

Air

Sailors charge the battery of an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston

Marianne Besas

Fire Scout Crashes Into USS Charleston and Disappears Into Sea

An unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter crashed into the side of Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston after it took off from the vessel on Monday.

28 April

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Indonesia Says 10 Killed in Gun Battle With Papua Rebels

At least 10 people were killed in a gun battle between police and rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region, authorities said, in an apparent retaliation for the execution of a top intelligence chief.

28 April

Americas

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:27 a.m. Pacific Time, Thursday, October 29, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Tong Ong

New DoD Missile Defense Program to Cost $17.7 Billion

The Pentagon’s new ballistic defense missile program, Next Generation Interceptor, is estimated to cost $17.7 billion.

28 April

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

26 Militants ‘Neutralized’ in French-Malian Army Operation

A military operation this week by Malian and French forces in war-torn central Mali eliminated 26 militants, the Sahel state's army said on Tuesday.

28 April

Asia Pacific

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia to Upgrade Military Bases With Eye on Pacific Tensions

Australia announced Wednesday it would upgrade military bases in its far north and expand joint drills with US forces after warnings about the "drums of war" beating in the Pacific region.

28 April

Americas

Coastal patrol ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) cruises in the southern Arabian Gulf, January 27, 2018.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Navy Fired Warning Shots on Iran Boats in Gulf: Pentagon

A US Navy vessel fired warning shots toward three Iranian military speed boats in the Gulf this week to warn them after they sped close to the ship, the navy said.

27 April

Air