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Apr- 2021 -19 AprilArms
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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16 AprilAsia Pacific
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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12 AprilAsia Pacific
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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9 AprilDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
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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8 AprilSea
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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7 AprilSea
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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Mar- 2021 -31 MarchAsia Pacific
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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29 MarchAsia Pacific
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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26 MarchEurope
China Affirms Strong Serbia Ties on Defense Tour of East Europe
China's defense minister visited Serbia on Friday to boost military cooperation as part of his tour of Beijing's eastern European allies amid a widening rift with Western powers.
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25 MarchExercises
USAF Deters War Game Taiwan Invasion With Updated Tactics
The US Air Force has deterred a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in a simulated conflict set more than a decade from now using updated military tactics.
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