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21 April

MANTAS T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vehicle

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.

21 April

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Chinese Hackers Behind VPN Attack on US Defense Firms: Security Experts

Chinese hackers allegedly penetrated a company's VPN technology to break into computer networks of the US defense industry sector, security consultant Mandiant said.

21 April

Europe

A member of the US Air Force near a Patriot missile battery at Prince Sultan air base in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Greece to Lend Patriot Battery to Saudi as Houthi Attacks Spike

Greece will lend a Patriot missile battery to Saudi Arabia to protect its critical energy infrastructure as the Gulf kingdom grapples with growing attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

20 April

Americas

A Lithuanian soldier seen carrying a M72 unguided anti-tank training weapon

Joe Saballa

US Donates $10M in Anti-Tank Weapons to Lithuania

The US has donated combat-tested anti-tank weapons worth $10 million to the Lithuanian armed forces.

20 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Northrop Grumman completes a successful first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan’s First Global Hawk Drone Completes Maiden Flight

The first of three RQ-4B Global Hawk drones ordered by Japan from Northrop Grumman flew for the first time from Palmdale, California.

20 April

Africa

Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno greets supporters as he leaves after casting his ballot at a polling station in N'djamena on April 11, 2021.

Staff Writer With AFP

Chad’s President Deby Dies After Fighting Rebels on Battlefield: Army

Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield after three decades in power, the army announced on state television on Tuesday.

20 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone at Geçitkale military air base near Gazimağusa (Famagusta) in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprup, 2019.

Inder Singh Bisht

Morocco to Receive 13 Bayraktar TB2 Combat Drones From Turkey

Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces has signed a contract to buy 13 Bayraktar TB2 combat drones from Turkey, the service confirmed on social media.

20 April

Africa

ISWAP fighters pledge allegiance to Baghdadi

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected ISWAP Jihadists Storm Army Base in Nigeria’s Borno State

Suspected Islamic fighters stormed into a base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state before an aerial bombardment killed their "key commanders," the military said.

20 April

Asia Pacific

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), the Philippine navy frigate BRP Gregaorio del Pilar (PF-15), the Philippine navy frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) and the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) steam in formation during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014.

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines’ Duterte Prepared to Deploy Navy Over South China Sea Claim

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is willing to deploy military ships to the South China Sea to assert the country's claim over oil deposits in a contested part of the waterway.

19 April

Arms