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16 July

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Conducts Maiden Hypersonic Weapon Warhead Test

The US Air Force has detonated an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon warhead in a first-time test.

16 July

Americas

Afghan former interpreters for the US and NATO forces demonstrate in Kabul in April after US President Joe Biden announced the US withdrawal from the country

Staff Writer With AFP

White House Says 20,000 Afghan Interpreters Asking for US Asylum

About 20,000 Afghans who worked as interpreters for the United States during its war in Afghanistan and now fear retribution from Taliban insurgents have applied for evacuation, the White House said.

14 July

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Poland to Buy 250 US Abrams Tanks

Poland on Wednesday announced the purchase of 250 of the latest upgraded version of the Abrams tank from the United States.

14 July

Asia Pacific

Taliban militants in a line holding guns and explosives

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Claims to Control Key Border Crossing With Pakistan

The Taliban said they had captured the strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan, continuing sweeping gains made since foreign forces stepped up their withdrawal from Afghanistan.

13 July

Space

Inder Singh Bisht

US Trials Nano Satellites for Missile Defense

The US Missile Defense Agency launched two nanosatellites last month as part of a demonstration to see their viability within the missile defense communications architecture.

13 July

Americas

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) sails through the South China Sea while conducting routine underway operations

Joe Saballa

US Navy Conducts South China Sea ‘Freedom of Navigation’ Operation

The US Navy on Monday conducted a “freedom of navigation” operation in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands, a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea.

13 July

Asia Pacific

Policemen stand guard at the site of a bomb blast in Kabul on February 2, 2021.

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Say Do Not Want to Fight Inside Afghanistan’s Cities

The Taliban do not want to battle government forces inside Afghanistan's cities, a senior insurgent leader said Tuesday, as the militants also warned Turkey against extending its troop presence.

13 July

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Army Investing Additional $25 Million in Cybersecurity

The US Army has awarded cybersecurity firm Axellio a follow-on contract worth $25.7 million to improve the service’s capabilities in detecting and responding to cybersecurity threats.

12 July

Air

Afghan Army soldiers at Bagram air base after the departure of all US and NATO troops, some 70 kilometers north of Kabul, on July 5, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan Installs Anti-Missile System at Kabul Airport

Afghan authorities have installed an anti-missile system at Kabul airport to counter incoming rockets, as the Taliban pressed on with a blistering offensive across the country.

9 July

Americas