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      <news:title>Why China&apos;s coast guard patrol east of Taiwan on 12 November 2026 is a contest over jurisdiction</news:title>
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      <news:title>India&apos;s first Tejas Mk1A fighters could reach its air force in January after years of delays</news:title>
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      <news:title>Pentagon policy chief Colby calls attack submarines indispensable to holding the First Island Chain</news:title>
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      <news:title>Taiwan&apos;s army chief orders a counselling overhaul as self-harm cases among soldiers mount</news:title>
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      <news:title>Japan raises pay for every rank of its Self-Defense Forces as recruiting shortfalls bite</news:title>
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      <news:title>Malaysia says a BrahMos buy for its Su-30MKM fighters is still only being explored</news:title>
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      <news:title>Indian Army lines up Pokhran trials for 540 jet-powered kamikaze drones as 11 Indian firms compete</news:title>
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      <news:title>Australia and the Philippines set to sign a defence pact replacing their 1995 framework</news:title>
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      <news:title>US Army names lieutenant colonel held in Britain over alleged Russian espionage</news:title>
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      <news:title>Quad navies wrap up Malabar 2026, closing a week of anti-submarine and boarding drills off Japan</news:title>
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      <news:title>Japan&apos;s E-767 radar planes to get new Link 16 terminals under a US contract</news:title>
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      <news:title>US moves to seize $1.2 billion that North Korean military hackers stole from Binance</news:title>
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      <news:title>Indian troops head to Sri Lanka for two weeks of joint counter-terrorism training in Mitra Shakti</news:title>
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      <news:title>South Korea confirms Google has hidden military sites before taking its detailed map data abroad</news:title>
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      <news:title>US Pacific submarine chief warns China can keep building nuclear attack submarines at pace for a decade</news:title>
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      <news:title>France offers to help Vietnam build its own frigates as a French warship visits Hai Phong</news:title>
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