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19 April

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.

19 April

A Russian officer and soldiers stand next to a special military truck at the Russian northern military base on Kotelny island, beyond the Arctic Circle on April 3, 2019

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Russian Navy Tests Latest ‘All-Seeing’ SWIR Camera in Arctic

The Russian Navy has tested its latest short-wave infrared camera in Arctic drills, capable of "seeing" through snow and camouflage.

19 April

An F-16 fighter jet from the US on the tarmac at Iraq's Balad air base

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Five Wounded in Rocket Attack on Iraq Base Hosting Americans

Five rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase hosting US soldiers Sunday, wounding two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington.

16 April

A 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W Pave Hawk hangs in the anechoic chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems hangar, Jan. 6, 2020, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla

Tong Ong

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US Air Force HH60-W Jolly Green II Completes Developmental Testing

The US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60W “Jolly Green II” Combat Rescue Helicopter finished developmental tests this week.

16 April

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UN to Maintain Afghanistan Mission After US, NATO Withdrawal

The UN said it will maintain its political and humanitarian mission to Afghanistan despite the departure of US and NATO troops later this year.

15 April

A soldier holds a machine gun as he patrols the Russian northern military base on Kotelny island, beyond the Artic Circle, on April 3, 2019.

Tong Ong

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Russia’s Anti-Hypersonic Missile Radar to Deploy in Arctic by June

Russia has announced that a third station equipped with its Rezonans-N radar, a technology capable of detecting stealth aircraft and hypersonic targets, will be combat-ready in the Arctic region by June.

15 April

Security forces gather following a rocket attack in Arbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region, on February 15, 2021

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Drone Attack Targets Kurdish Iraq’s Arbil Airport

An attack Wednesday on an airport in Arbil was carried out by drone, the Kurdish interior ministry said, in an unprecedented escalation of the arms used to target US soldiers based there.

14 April

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Biden Admin to Push Through with $23 Billion Weapons Sale to UAE

The administration of US President Joe Biden is moving forward with the sale of high-powered weapons and military equipment worth $23 billion to the UAE.

14 April

Korean People's Army (KPA) soldiers watch a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung, in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017.

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US Intel Report Says North Korea Could Resume Nuclear Tests This Year

North Korea could resume nuclear tests this year as a way to force President Joe Biden's administration to enter into dialogue, US intelligence experts said in a report.

14 April

Czech and US soldiers in Afghanistan's Parwan province

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NATO Withdrawal From Afghanistan Likely in September: German Minister

NATO will likely join the United States in withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan in September, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said Wednesday.