The U.S. Army deployed its Dark Eagle hypersonic missile system to Australia’s Northern Territory during an exercise, marking the weapon’s first overseas appearance, the service announced.

Japan’s Tohoku Defense Bureau said it was not informed of an in-flight incident involving a HC-130J Combat King II that landed at Misawa Air Force Base last month.

The Army is sending an improved Patriot battalion to Guam as the Defense Department undertakes an $8 billion plan to defend the U.S. territory and mid-ocean military platform from missile attacks.

American forces have flown food and other emergency relief supplies to communities in the northern Philippines affected by recent typhoons, tropical storms and monsoon rains.

American and Australian troops are spearheading a large-scale logistics operation to feed, fuel and arm more than 35,000 service members across Australia as the allies seek to counter growing Chinese military power.

Australian troops and their U.S. Marine Corps guests will host an open house to give residents of this Outback mining and ranching town a closer look at the service members and their equipment.

U.S. Marines and Australian soldiers pushed deep into the Outback in recent days to practice seizing remote airstrips, part of preparations for potential operations across the vast Indo-Pacific.

A U.S. Army vessel that normally operates out of Japan executed a first-of-its-kind mission Saturday in Australia as part of the ongoing Talisman Sabre exercise, offering a look at the future of littoral operations.

The U.S. Army fired its mid-range missile system, Typhon, from Australia for the first time this week, striking a maritime target during the ongoing Talisman Sabre exercise.

Japan’s Defense Ministry acknowledged it failed to meet recruitment goals for the Self-Defense Forces in recent years, as the country seeks to bolster its military amid growing threats from China, North Korea and Russia.