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Japan Planning Deployment of Native Combat Drone By 2035

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The Japanese government has given the go-ahead to build a homegrown combat drone to be deployed by 2035, coinciding with the deployment of the country's next-generation manned aircraft.
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Asia Pacific

Thousands of Afghan Families Flee Fighting in Insurgent Bastion Kandahar

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About 17,000 Afghan families from the Taliban bastion of Kandahar have fled following months of heavy fighting between the insurgents and government forces.
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Air

US Air Force Deploys MQ-9 Reapers, 90 Airmen in Romania

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The US Air Force has announced the deployment of MQ-9 Reaper drones and approximately 90 airmen in Romania amid NATO concerns that Russia is flexing its military muscle in the region.
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Middle East

Israel Strikes on Syria Killed 3 Iran-Backed Fighters: Monitor

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Strikes conducted overnight by Israel in Syria left three fighters from Iran-backed groups dead, a war monitor reported Thursday.
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Africa

Bomb Kills Four Soldiers, One Civilian in Cameroon

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Four soldiers and a civilian were killed Wednesday when an official convoy was hit by makeshift explosives in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon, the government said.
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Asia Pacific

North Korea’s Kim Pledges to Strengthen Defense Capabilities

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen his nuclear-armed nation's military capabilities at a key ruling party meeting, state media reported Thursday, just weeks before Joe Biden's inauguration as US president.
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Africa

After Eight Years of Mali Campaign, France Seeks Exit Strategy

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Eight years after France sent troops to Mali to prevent jihadists from overrunning the country, it faces tough choices over how to keep pursuing Islamist extremists without becoming bogged down in a potentially unwinnable war.
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Americas

Mass of Drones Storms Manhattan in Trial to Counter Future Threats

Inder Singh Bisht -
Forty-nine drones zoomed past Manhattan skyscrapers performing complex maneuvers on an October weekend last year as part of a joint NYPD and US Army trial to counter future drone threats.
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Europe

Pixelated Camouflage to Make British Tanks 80 Percent Harder to Detect 

Inder Singh Bisht -
A recent trial has shown that a new multi-colored, pixelated coating on British tanks has reduced their detection rate by 80 percent.
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Africa

At Least 6 Killed in Northern Burkina Faso Attack

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At least six people including two militiamen who back up anti-jihadist security forces in Burkina Faso were killed in an attack in the north of the country, a local elected official said Tuesday.
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Africa

France Says Kills Dozens of Mali Jihadists, Villagers Say Wedding Party Hit

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France said it had killed dozens of jihadists in an air strike in central Mali, while several villagers said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by fire from a helicopter.
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Asia Pacific

Indian Navy to Buy 10 Shipborne Drones to Boost Surveillance 

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The Indian government has cleared a proposal to buy 10 shipborne unarmed drones for the country's navy.
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Africa

ADF Militia Kills 21 Civilians in Eastern DR Congo

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At least 21 civilians in eastern DR Congo have been massacred by the Allied Democratic Forces, a militia blamed for hundreds of killings in the past year.
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Asia Pacific

Indonesian Fisherman Reels in Alleged Chinese Underwater Drone

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An Indonesian fisherman working near the Selayar Islands found what appeared to be a Chinese underwater drone.
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Air

Taiwan Says Chinese Jets Made Record 380 Incursions in 2020

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Chinese jets made a record 380 incursions into Taiwan's defense zone last year, a defense official said Tuesday, as a military-linked think-tank warned tensions were now at their highest since the mid-1990s.
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Africa

GSIM Jihadists Claim Killings of French Soldiers in Mali

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The Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed two French soldiers in Mali.
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