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8 May

Japan Receives New F-35 Lightning Fighters From US

Japan has received three F-35 Lightning II aircraft from the US at the Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa as part of a $23.11-billion deal.

8 May

KNDF soldiers in the jungle during the Graduation Ceremony of Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) battalions, Karenni (Kayah) State, Burma, 7th February 2024. Soldats des KNDF dans la jungle, durant une ceremonie de remise de diplomes de bataillons des Forces de Defense des Nationalites Karenni, Etat de Karenni (Kayah), Birmanie, le 7 fevrier 2024. (Photo by Oliver Petrie / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Hundreds Flee Across Thai Border After Attack on Myanmar Military

More than 300 Myanmar people fled into Thailand to seek refuge following an assault on the military by ethnic armed groups, Thailand said Thursday, days after the junta extended a post-earthquake ceasefire.

8 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines Slams ‘High-Risk’ Chinese Naval Actions Near Contested Reef

The Philippines criticized on Thursday a "high-risk" maneuver by a Chinese vessel near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in a rare incident involving warships from the two navies.

8 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Shoots Down 25 Indian Drones Near Military Installations

Pakistan's army said Thursday it shot down 25 Indian drones, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades.

8 May

North Korea test fires a ballistic missile

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Fires Flurry of Short-Range Ballistic Missiles

North Korea fired multiple types of short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, South Korea's military said, around a week after leader Kim Jong Un tested a new weapons system for his latest warship.

7 May

Giulia Bernacchi

China Turns to DeepSeek AI for Fighter Jet Design: Report

China has begun using the artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek to support the design of new military aircraft.

7 May

U.S. service members Petty Officer 2nd Class Megan Pringle, left, 3rd Class Jonah Foote, right, and Sgt. Emmet Marbury relay the new road measurements on Royal Thai Marine Base Sattahip, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 11, 2020. U.S service members and Royal Thai Marines worked together during a U.S. and Thai subject matter expert exchange to share best practices, increase their ability to work together and build friendships. Pringle, a native of Lacey, Washington, is the lead builder with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5. Foote, a native of Gaylord, Michigan, is a steelworker with NMCB 5. Marbury, a native of Dallas, Texas, is the 3rd squad leader with Bravo Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey)

Rojoef Manuel

Conti Federal to Support US Navy Infrastructure Works in Pacific

Conti Federal has accepted a $990-million deal to modernize US Navy infrastructure installed in the Pacific area of operations.

7 May

Inder Singh Bisht

India Tests Advanced Naval Mine as Region Hurtles Toward War

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation, along with the Indian Navy, has test-fired a domestically developed underwater sea mine.

7 May

Staff Writer With AFP

India Launches Strikes on Pakistan, Islamabad Vows to ‘Settle the Score’

India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier on Wednesday, after New Delhi launched missile strikes on its arch-rival in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

6 May