Tag: Defense

ASEAN Defense Chiefs sign joint declaration for regional security

https://youtu.be/tVz0J34EsSM   Defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) on Monday, October 23, signed a joint declaration during the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Clark, Pampanga reaffirming their common commitments and goals to promote defense cooperation “The joint declaration being signed embodies the collective sense of the ASEAN Defense Ministers on the Regional Security Environment. More importantly, it contains the ministers’ shared thrust and specific undertakings to address the security […]

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Mattis praises Philippines for IS battle

  Clark, Philippines (AFP) — US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Monday praised the Philippines for its successes in battling Islamic State supporters, as he began an Asian trip aimed at reaffirming American support for regional allies. Mattis echoed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement last week that Filipino forces had “liberated” the southern city of Marawi, after five months of bitter urban fighting that had claimed more than 1,000 lives, even though battles have continued. […]

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Trump hails ‘very strong’ ties with Thailand

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump welcomed Thai junta leader chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha to the White House on Monday, trying to turn the page after coups rocked one of America’s oldest alliances. Describing Prayut’s visit as a “great honor,” Trump offered a symbolic show of unity with the man behind a 2014 takeover that resulted in Washington cutting aid and cooling relations. “We’ve had a long and very storied history with Thailand,” Trump […]

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South Korea, US to deploy more anti-missile defenses: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – South Korea and the United States will deploy more anti-missile defenses in response to Sunday’s nuclear test by North Korea, Seoul’s defense ministry said Monday. The Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system already installed in the South has infuriated China, but the ministry said in a statement that the “Four remaining launchers will soon be temporarily deployed through consultations between South Korea and the US to counter growing nuclear and […]

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Japan, US conduct live-fire drill amid regional tension

ENIWA, Japan (AFP) — Some 300 Japanese and United States military personnel on Wednesday carried out live-fire artillery training in northern Japan, officials said, amid high regional tensions over North Korean missile threats. The drill, part of a 19-day exercise, came after a tense war of words between the US and North Korea over Pyongyang’s threats to fire missiles towards the Pacific island of Guam. Troops from Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) and US Marines fired live ammunition […]

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South Koreans protest unauthorized transport of THAAD launchers

(Reuters) – South Korea’s civil society groups gathered outside the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Seoul on Wednesday to protest the unauthorized transportation of components of the United States Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system into the country. Four mobile launchers were brought into the ROK in addition to two units that had been deployed as part of the THAAD system recently, which failed to be reported to […]

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US successfully tests ICBM defense system

by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States military said Tuesday it had intercepted a mock-up of an intercontinental ballistic missile in a first-of-its-kind test that comes amid concerns over North Korea’s weapons program. A ground-based interceptor launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California “successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile target” fired from the Reagan Test Site in the Marshall Islands, the military said in a statement. The […]

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Trump berates NATO for dodging defense dues

by Bryan McManus / Danny Kemp Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump on Thursday launched an extraordinary broadside at North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies for failing to pay their fair share of the defense bill. The billionaire leader used the highest possible profile platform of his first NATO summit in Brussels to accuse members of the alliance of owing “massive amounts of money.” Unveiling a memorial to the 9/11 […]

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DND reminds gov’t forces to continue to uphold the rule of law, human rights in Mindanao

(Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense on Thursday reminded government forces that the rule of law and human rights should still prevail in Mindanao. In a memorandum to the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and to other DND offices and bureaus, Eduardo del Rosario, DND officer in charge, noted that the declaration of martial law in Mindanao does not mean a suspension of the “operation of the Constitution” nor    “(a supplanting of) the […]

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THAAD missile defense system now operational in S. Korea

by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A controversial missile defense system whose deployment has angered China is now operational in South Korea, a United States defense official said Monday. Washington and Seoul agreed to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery deployment in July in the wake of a string of North Korean missile tests. “It has reached initial intercept capability,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. This initial […]

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President Duterte reiterates pitch for family planning, mandatory ROTC

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday reiterated his call for family planning and a mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps program. For the first, Duterte said there was a need for this as the country’s resources were “not in parity” with its population. “Di mag-abot. Even tabla (hindi),” he said during the opening of the Palarong Pambansa in Antique on Sunday. But the President reserved the specifics at another time, saying that he would discuss […]

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Russian warship, sea tanker arrive in Manila for goodwill visit

  By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service A Russian warship and a sea tanker arrived in the country on Thursday, amid the growing relationship between the two countries. The Slava-class guided missile cruiser Varyag  docked at Pier 15 in Manila South Harbor past 9 a.m. Sea tanker Pechenga remained afloat in the middle of Manila Bay. Philippine Navy officials conducted a welcome ceremony for the Russian Navy contingent, headed by Capt. Alexsei Ulyanenko, the concurrent task group commander and commanding […]

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