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8 July

SPY-7 radar antenna seamlessly integrated into PTC-2.

Japan Accepts First SPY-7 Radar Antennas From Lockheed

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has accepted its first shipset of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas from Lockheed Martin, which will be fitted on Tokyo’s first Aegis System Equipped Vessel.

7 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Chinese Ran Campaign to Undermine Rafale Sales: French Intelligence

China attempted to inflict reputational damage on the French Rafale fighter jet through its embassies in the aftermath of the May India-Pakistan clashes.

7 July

An F-16 fires an AIM-120D-3 in the final required flight test for the missile variant, developed under the Form, Fit, Function Refresh, known as F3R. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John McRell)

Inder Singh Bisht

Australia to Buy $1.4B in AMRAAM Missiles for Air Defense, Aerial Strike

The Australian Defense Department will invest 2.12 billion Australian dollars ($1.39 billion) to purchase the latest AMRAAM missile variants.

7 July

Members of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army patrol in Shan state, Myanmar

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Clashes Force Thousands to Flee to India

Heavy fighting in war-torn Myanmar has forced nearly 4,000 people to flee into India in the last four days, Indian officials in the northeastern state of Mizoram said Monday.

4 July

South Korea special forces during a drill.

Jihoon Yu

Caught in the Middle: South Korea’s Strategic Dilemma in a Taiwan Contingency

While South Korea cannot fully detach from a Taiwan crisis due to its alliance with the US and regional dynamics, it also cannot afford full military engagement due to geographic, economic, and domestic constraints.

4 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan Orders Over a Dozen HII REMUS 300 Underwater Vehicles

Hitachi has requested Huntington Ingalls Industries to deliver over a dozen REMUS 300 small uncrewed undersea vehicles.

4 July

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Rojoef Manuel

Ukrainian Intel Chief Says Russian Pantsir Missile Defense System Fielded in N. Korea

Ukraine has claimed that North Korea is currently operating Russian-provided Pantsir-S1 defense systems to secure its airspace.

4 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Army Kills 30 Militants Trying to Cross From Afghanistan

Pakistan's army said Friday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after 16 soldiers died in a suicide attack in the same frontier region last week.

3 July

A Pakistani soldier stands guard in Pakistan's northwestern city of Mardan

Staff Writer With AFP

Blast Claimed by IS Kills Four in Northwest Pakistan

An explosion in northwest Pakistan killed at least four local government officials and police Wednesday, an officer told AFP, in an attack claimed by a branch of the Islamic State group.

2 July