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Japan and Philippines strengthening defense ties
FORUM Staff In April 2016, a Japanese submarine will visit the Philippines for the first time in 15 years. That visit follows a March 2016 announcement that the Philippine Navy…
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Suspected terrorists arrested ahead of anticipated Bengali New Year attack
FORUM Staff Anti-terrorism officials in Bangladesh say a tip led to the arrest of five suspects accused of plotting a terrorist attack during upcoming Bengali New Year celebrations. Authorities raided…
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Greater protection of Pacific fisheries needed
Illegal tuna fishing costs Pacific island nations hundreds of millions of dollars each year, according to a March 2016 report. The two-year study by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) found…
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Australia may become base for U.S. long-range bombers
Reuters The United States is in talks to base long-range bombers in Australia, U.S. defense officials said in March 2016, within striking distance of the disputed South China Sea, a…
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Honolulu S&T conference advances future security
FORUM Staff Hypersonic weapons, biosurveillance plans, autonomous drones and robots, and 3-D printing were among the technologies discussed at the 16th annual Pacific Operational Science & Technology Conference in Honolulu…
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Security grouping proposed for India, Japan, Australia and U.S.
FORUM Staff A quadrilateral security dialogue among the navies of Australia, India, Japan and the United States was first proposed a decade ago. It led to a single four-way meeting…
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Spending among Indo-Asia-Pacific militaries on the rise
FORUM Staff Militaries across the Indo-Asia-Pacific will spend nearly a combined U.S. $100 billion more annually by 2020 than they did in 2015 — a shift that experts suggest represents…
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U.S. Air Force resolves to maintain flights over South China Sea
The Associated Press The U.S. Air Force will continue to fly daily missions over the South China Sea, despite a buildup of Chinese surface-to-air missiles and fighter jets in the…
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Japan to supply defense equipment to Philippines
The Associated Press Japan signed an agreement in February 2016 to supply defense equipment to the Philippines, the first such Japanese defense pact in a region where the U.S. allies…
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Indonesia plans tougher anti-terrorism laws after Jakarta attack
Reuters Indonesia has drawn up plans for tougher anti-terrorism laws following the January 2016 militant attack on the capital, including detention without trial for up to three months compared with…
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