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Japan and the Philippines Sign a Defense Pact in the Face of Shared Alarm over China Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint military exercises.
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South Korea Restarts Anti-North Korea Loudspeaker Broadcasts in Retaliation for Trash Balloons The move is certain to anger Pyongyang.
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Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
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![Launch of the Malligyong-1 into orbit on Nov. 21, 2023.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/ApNewsroom_Koreas_Tensions_38525.jpg?itok=jI-lWxrI "FILE - This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what the country said is the launch of the Malligyong-1, a military spy satellite, into orbit on Nov. 21, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)")
