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South Korea, UAE boost defense ties with training, fighter jet cooperation

UAE is first in the Middle East to establish regular air force talks with South Korea South Korea has been operating special forces training unit in UAE...

Oman, Pakistan sign MoU to cooperate in scientific fields between military learning institutions

The signing ceremony was attended by senior officers from Oman’s Academy for Strategic and Defence Studies Lt. Gen. Babar Iftikhar, president of the National Defence University in...

Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

TOKYO - Japan on Monday launched a new command for the Self-Defense Forces to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses, in a major revamp aimed at ensuring smoother coordination with...

EU leaders to back defense surge, support Zelensky after US aid freeze

Prime ministers and presidents gather in Brussels BRUSSELS : European leaders aim to endorse bold measures to ramp up defense spending and pledge support for...

Trump administration approves major nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel

State Department said it had signed off on the sale of more than 35,500 MK 84 and BLU-117 bombs and 4,000 Predator warheads WASHINGTON :...

US conducts test launch of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

The US Air Force Global Strike Command said earlier that "the purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to demonstrate the readiness of US nuclear forces and provide confidence in the...

Scholz opposes German weapons supplies to Ukraine for strikes inside Russia

"I think it is exactly the step that cannot be made if you have the responsibility for Germany," German chancellor noted BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said it...

Japan successfully launches flagship H3 rocket for more precise GPS

TOKYO - Japan on Sunday successfully launched a flagship H3 rocket and put into orbit a quasi-zenith satellite, aiming to improve the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

U.S., Japan, Australia, India agree to boost free, open Indo-Pacific

Washington - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed Tuesday with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India to strengthen a free and open Indo-Pacific, just hours after he was sworn in...

U.S. approves sale of additional air-to-surface missiles to Japan

Washington - The U.S. government said Wednesday it has approved the sale to Japan of additional air-to-surface missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $39 million. The...