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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.

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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.

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Taiwan Seeking Long-Range Cruise Missiles From US

Taiwan's defense minister announced that his country is hoping to purchase cruise missiles from the US amid increasing pressure from Beijing.

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Taiwan Launches First Locally-Built Amphibious Assault Vessel

Taiwan launched the first of a planned four domestically-produced landing platform docks this week.

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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.

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Chinese ‘Airborne Aircraft Carrier’ Launches Drone Swarm

A Chinese company test-flew an “airborne swarm carrier,” state media said, without disclosing make or features of the “mother drone” or smaller drones.

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Philippines Keeping ‘Options Open’ on South China Sea: Govt

The Philippine defense department said it was keeping "all our options open" as a diplomatic row with Beijing grows over hundreds of Chinese vessels in the contested South China Sea.

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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.

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Philippines Says Chinese Ships ‘Swarming’ Area Around Disputed Spratly Islands

A fleet of Chinese ships that sparked a diplomatic row after parking at a reef off the Philippines for weeks are now scattered across the contested Spratly Islands, a government agency said.

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Philippines Deploys Air Force Jet Over Chinese Ships

A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defense chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area.

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