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The United States, Japan and Australia will launch a joint air defense network, US President Joe Biden says during a state visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida focused on boosting defense ties against China. SOUNDBITE
Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered late, says Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, as the country struggles with an ammunition shortage. SOUNDBITE
Taiwan's military conduct anti-amphibious landing drills on a beach near Taipei in a simulated Chinese attack on the island. The exercise is part of Taiwan's week-long massive wargames as Beijing ramps up military and political pressures on the island. IMAGES
"We celebrated the start of our 38th annual exercise Balikatan. More than 17,000 troops are participating this year. It is the largest and most complex iteration in the exercise's history," US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin tells a press conference, alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, and Defense Chief Carlito Galvez. The two countries launched their largest-ever joint military exercises, as the longstanding allies seek to counter growing Chinese assertiveness in the region. SOUNDBITE
The Philippines and the United States hold an opening ceremony in Manila for their largest-ever joint military exercises, as the longstanding allies seek to counter growing Chinese assertiveness in the region. Nearly 18,000 troops are taking part in the annual exercises dubbed Balikatan, or "shoulder to shoulder" in Filipino, which for the first time will include a live-fire drill in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost entirely. IMAGES
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