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October 31, 2021Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos, Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) – New People’s Army (NPA)’s spokesperson/commander killed
October 26, 2021[ The Korea Times ] Hyundai, Daewoo in race to win Korea’s 1st aircraft carrier order
October 12, 2021[ Washington Post ] Navy nuclear engineer and his wife charged with trying to share submarine secrets with a foreign country
October 9, 2021Dutch frigate, HNLMS Evertsen’s voyage so far as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21); will arrive in Singapore on 10 October 2021
October 9, 2021[ Intelligencer ] U.S. Troops Have Reportedly Been in Taiwan for Over a Year
October 9, 2021[ Forbes ] It’s Official: After A 75-Year Gap, The Japanese Navy Has An Aircraft Carrier
September 27, 2021PLA Navy to build anime-inspired aircraft?
September 20, 2021[ The Defenstar ] Argentina to buy inferior and more expensive JF-17 over FA-50 due to UK
September 18, 2021UK’s Babcock sell Arrowhead 140 (AH140) frigate design to PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) – 2 vessels licensed in the deal
September 16, 2021[ PNA ] PH can’t get F-16 jets for now due to budget woes
September 16, 2021[ The Sydney Morning Herald ] Australia, the US and UK to announce landmark new defence pact
September 15, 2021[ Business Insider ] First US Navy carrier strike group to deploy with F-35C stealth fighters sails into the South China Sea
September 13, 2021[ TODAY / AFP ] North Korea test-fires new ‘long-range cruise missile’: KCNA
September 12, 2021Philippines Air Force to decide between the Fighting Eagle (FA-50PH) and the Fighting Falcon (F-16C/D)?
September 9, 2021Kazakhstan joins the Airbus A400M club, becomes the 9th country to operate the aircraft
September 9, 2021Ukraine discovered to be exporting aircraft parts to the Tatmadaw
September 7, 2021Taliban has captured Panjshir, the final resistance in Afghanistan
September 6, 2021[ The Straits Times ]Taiwan scrambles jets after 19 Chinese planes enter air defence zone
September 5, 2021[ New York Post ] I ran Team Trump’s Afghan withdrawal — Biden’s attempt to blame us is just sad
September 5, 2021B-21 Raider spotted over Philippines?
September 2, 2021[ Daily Mail ] Pentagon orders ALL active military to get the vaccine as soon as possible: 800,000 service members still haven’t gotten a shot and could face court martial if they don’t
August 30, 2021[ Business Insider ] The UK is considering incorporating Afghan special forces evacuated from Kabul into the British army
August 26, 2021[ The Drive ] Navy Halts Plans To Give Its Super Hornets Conformal Fuel Tanks
August 25, 2021[ RICE ] Meet Paul, The Singaporean Who Cleared Taliban Landmines In Afghanistan
August 23, 2021[ The Atlantic ] What I Learned While Eavesdropping on the Taliban
August 20, 2021[ The Epoch Times ] US Black Hawk Helicopters Captured by Taliban as ‘Horrified’ Senators Demand DOD Audit
August 19, 2021[ The Drive ] The State Department Has Abandoned Its CH-46 Helicopters In Afghanistan
August 17, 2021[ Mothership ] A glimpse inside an overloaded US military plane with over 600 Afghans fleeing country
August 16, 2021Taliban: The war is over in Afghanistan
August 11, 2021[ Reuters ] Indonesian army says has stopped ‘virginity tests’ on female cadets
August 11, 2021Exercise Falcon Strike 2015: China J11 34 – 42 Thai Gripen | Full Translated Report
August 5, 2021[ SCMP ] Biden administration approves its first arms sale to Taiwan
August 5, 2021[ The Drive ] Russian Nuclear Submarine Broke Down In Danish Waters
July 29, 2021[ The Drive ] China Increasing Its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silos By A Factor Of Ten: ReportJuly 19, 2021[ ArmyTimes ] How Army scientists are developing the next tank that’s not a tankJuly 14, 2021[ DailyMail ] ‘Every officer is up to speed on diversity training. Not so much ship handling’: Scathing official report finds woke US Navy is not fit for war because of risk averse, politically correct, control-freak top brassJuly 9, 2021[ MEMO ] Turkey is major competitor in armoured vehicle production, Russia maker saysJuly 8, 2021[ UKDJ ] UK to help Japan develop engine for F-X fighterJuly 6, 2021[ National Interest ] South Korea Now Has a Second Mini-Aircraft CarrierJuly 5, 2021[ Mizzima ] Arms for Chin State intercepted in India’s Mizoram