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  • Indo-Pacific Partners

    National security advisors for Japan, the Philippines and the United States held their first joint talks in June 2023 and agreed to strengthen defense cooperation, as Indo-Pacific partners reinforce their…

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  • Protecting Sea Lines of Communication

    The oceans and seas that dominate the Indo-Pacific present a challenge of immense proportions to safeguarding sovereignty and upholding freedom of navigation and commerce — an obstacle that military planners…

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  • ‘Aim for Seamless’

    FORUM STAFF PHOTOS BY AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE DEPARTMENT Australia’s Department of Defence prioritizes technology and innovation in its efforts to preserve a global rules-based order and a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.…

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  • Scientists Identify 380 More Species in Mekong Region

    Radio Free Asia An aggressive color-changing lizard, a venomous snake named after a goddess in Chinese mythology and a camouflaging green frog found only in the forested limestone mountains of…

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  • Simulated Assault

    Australian Soldiers conduct urban warfare training during Southern Jackaroo 2023, held with Japanese and United States personnel at the Townsville Field Training Area in Queensland, Australia. Fiji, France and Tonga…

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  • New Japanese Policy to Allow Overseas Defense Funding

    Japan plans to offer countries financial assistance to help them bolster defenses, marking Tokyo’s first unambiguous departure from rules that forbid the use of international aid for military purposes. Japan’s…

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  • India approves purchase of military equipment worth U.S. $8.5 billion

    India in March 2023 approved purchases of missiles, helicopters, artillery guns and electronic warfare systems worth U.S. $8.5 billion as it seeks to bolster its military. The Defence Acquisition Council…

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  • Partner nations target spread of malicious spyware

    Nearly a dozen countries in March 2023 called for strict domestic and international controls to counter the proliferation of commercial spyware. The governments of Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, France,…

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  • Philippines Names 4 New Camps for U.S. Forces

    The Philippine government in April 2023 identified four new military camps, including some across the sea from Taiwan, where rotating batches of United States forces may be stationed indefinitely. Philippine…

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  • Beach Surroundings

    Republic of Korea and United States Marines participate in exercise Ssang Yong, meaning “twin dragons,” in Pohang, South Korea, in late March 2023. Troops conducted a large-scale amphibious assault drill…

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