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US And Taiwan Navies Quietly Held Pacific Drills In April: Report
The U.S. and Taiwan navies conducted joint drills in the Pacific in April that, officially, did not take place, four people briefed on the matter said, as the two militaries boost cooperation amid rising Chinese military threats.
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4 Missing As Chopper Crash Pauses Australia-US Military Exercise
Australia paused a major military exercise with the United States on Saturday, after a defence helicopter taking part in the drills crashed into the Pacific leaving four aircrew missing.
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"Using Pacific As Firing Range Depends On...": Kim Jong Un's Warning To US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister on Monday warned of "corresponding counteraction" to US-South Korean joint military drills, state media said.
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Beijing Plots Fresh Naval Drills In South China Sea Amid Warnings By West
China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region.
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Russia To Hold Naval Drills In Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic And Mediterranean
Russia announced Thursday it will hold huge naval drills in the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific and Mediterranean this month and February, at a time of heightened tensions with Western nations.
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Australia May Soon Join India, US, Japan For Mega Navy Drill In Indo-Pacific: Report
India is favourably considering Australia's keen interest to be part of the next edition of the Malabar naval exercise which is scheduled to be held later this year, people familiar with the development have said.
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US, Japan, South Korea Start 'First-Of-Its-Kind' Naval Drill
The "Pacific Vanguard" drill brings together more than 3,000 sailors from the four countries to "sharpen skills and strengthen practical cooperation at sea," the US Seventh Fleet said in a statement.
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Nuclear-Powered US Carrier Leads Biggest Combat Exercise In Japan
U.S. fighter jets darted over the Western Pacific on Saturday as the nuclear powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier joined Japanese destroyers and a Canadian warship for the biggest combat readiness war game ever staged in and around Japan.
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Pentagon Disinvites China From Major Naval Exercise Over South China Sea Buildup
The Pentagon disinvited China from participating in a major naval exercise on Wednesday, signaling mounting U.S. anger over Beijing's expanded military footprint in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
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China Navy Drills In Pacific As Tension With Taiwan Rises
Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific, the latest in a series of military drills that self-ruled Taiwan has criticised as amounting to "intimidation".
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China Flexes Muscle In South China Sea, Western Pacific
China's air force has held another round of drills in the disputed South China Sea and the Western Pacific after passing though Japan's southern islands, the air force said on Sunday, calling such exercises the best preparation for war.
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US Warship Carl Vinson In West Pacific For Navy Drills With Japan
The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will start joint exercises with Japan's navy on Sunday, Tokyo's defence ministry said, as the warship passes through the western Pacific after days of contention over its whereabouts.
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Chinese Spy Ship Shadows US, Japanese, Indian Naval Drill In The Western Pacific
A Chinese observation ship shadowed the powerful US aircraft carrier, John C Stennis, in the Western Pacific on Wednesday, a Japanese official said, joining warships from Japan and India in drills close to waters Beijing considers its backyard.
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US, Japan, India To Hold Major Naval Drill In Western Pacific
A fleet of US, Japanese and Indian warships will hold a large-scale joint naval exercise over eight days from Friday in the Western Pacific, close to a Japanese island chain, part of which China claims.
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China To Conduct Military Drills In South China Sea, Indian Ocean
China has kicked off military exercises in the disputed South China Sea, east Indian Ocean and West Pacific involving advanced warships, helicopters and "special warfare" soldiers.
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US And Taiwan Navies Quietly Held Pacific Drills In April: Report
The U.S. and Taiwan navies conducted joint drills in the Pacific in April that, officially, did not take place, four people briefed on the matter said, as the two militaries boost cooperation amid rising Chinese military threats.
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4 Missing As Chopper Crash Pauses Australia-US Military Exercise
Australia paused a major military exercise with the United States on Saturday, after a defence helicopter taking part in the drills crashed into the Pacific leaving four aircrew missing.
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"Using Pacific As Firing Range Depends On...": Kim Jong Un's Warning To US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister on Monday warned of "corresponding counteraction" to US-South Korean joint military drills, state media said.
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Beijing Plots Fresh Naval Drills In South China Sea Amid Warnings By West
China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region.
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Russia To Hold Naval Drills In Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic And Mediterranean
Russia announced Thursday it will hold huge naval drills in the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific and Mediterranean this month and February, at a time of heightened tensions with Western nations.
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Australia May Soon Join India, US, Japan For Mega Navy Drill In Indo-Pacific: Report
India is favourably considering Australia's keen interest to be part of the next edition of the Malabar naval exercise which is scheduled to be held later this year, people familiar with the development have said.
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US, Japan, South Korea Start 'First-Of-Its-Kind' Naval Drill
The "Pacific Vanguard" drill brings together more than 3,000 sailors from the four countries to "sharpen skills and strengthen practical cooperation at sea," the US Seventh Fleet said in a statement.
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Nuclear-Powered US Carrier Leads Biggest Combat Exercise In Japan
U.S. fighter jets darted over the Western Pacific on Saturday as the nuclear powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier joined Japanese destroyers and a Canadian warship for the biggest combat readiness war game ever staged in and around Japan.
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Pentagon Disinvites China From Major Naval Exercise Over South China Sea Buildup
The Pentagon disinvited China from participating in a major naval exercise on Wednesday, signaling mounting U.S. anger over Beijing's expanded military footprint in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
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China Navy Drills In Pacific As Tension With Taiwan Rises
Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific, the latest in a series of military drills that self-ruled Taiwan has criticised as amounting to "intimidation".
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China Flexes Muscle In South China Sea, Western Pacific
China's air force has held another round of drills in the disputed South China Sea and the Western Pacific after passing though Japan's southern islands, the air force said on Sunday, calling such exercises the best preparation for war.
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US Warship Carl Vinson In West Pacific For Navy Drills With Japan
The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will start joint exercises with Japan's navy on Sunday, Tokyo's defence ministry said, as the warship passes through the western Pacific after days of contention over its whereabouts.
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Chinese Spy Ship Shadows US, Japanese, Indian Naval Drill In The Western Pacific
A Chinese observation ship shadowed the powerful US aircraft carrier, John C Stennis, in the Western Pacific on Wednesday, a Japanese official said, joining warships from Japan and India in drills close to waters Beijing considers its backyard.
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US, Japan, India To Hold Major Naval Drill In Western Pacific
A fleet of US, Japanese and Indian warships will hold a large-scale joint naval exercise over eight days from Friday in the Western Pacific, close to a Japanese island chain, part of which China claims.
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China To Conduct Military Drills In South China Sea, Indian Ocean
China has kicked off military exercises in the disputed South China Sea, east Indian Ocean and West Pacific involving advanced warships, helicopters and "special warfare" soldiers.
