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Defense

Defense

Japan expresses continued support for Ukraine as defense chiefs meet

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara on Sunday expressed Japan's continued support for Ukraine as it resists Russia's invasion in a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov on the sidelines of a...

World defense officials hold talks in Singapore with tensions between China and the US...

China's growingly assertive actions in the South China Sea has led to an increasing number of direct conflicts with other countries in the region This year’s conference...

China conducts military drills around Taiwan as “punishment”

China's military said Thursday it has started drills around Taiwan as a "strong punishment" for those seeking the island's independence and a "stern warning" against interference and provocation by external forces.

Germany’s foreign minister says in Kyiv that air defenses are an ‘absolute priority’ for...

Sending air defense systems to Ukraine to help protect it from Russian cruise missiles, rockets and drones is an “absolute priority,” Germany’s foreign minister said in Kyiv on Tuesday after visiting a local power...

North Korea tested tactical ballistic missile with new navigation technology

North Korea said Saturday it test-fired a tactical ballistic missile equipped with a new autonomous navigation system, with the drill overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, according to the country's official Korean...

Zelensky cancels his visit to Madrid scheduled for this Friday

The president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelensky, has canceled the visit he was going to make to Madrid next Friday, according to sources from the King's House, after today he had announced the meeting...

Indonesia’s president-elect seeks to boost defense ties with UAE

Prabowo Subianto is set to succeed President Joko Widodo in October His visit to Abu Dhabi seen as a strategic move ahead of presidency

Putin removes defense minister Shoigu

That included when Wagner paramilitary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a bloody insurrection last year calling for Shoigu’s removal Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday moved...

Japan defense chief urges higher security after drone video of warship posted on China...

Japan’s defense chief Friday called for the bolstering of its anti-drone capability after a drone footage posted on Chinese social media showed a Japanese aircraft carrier docked at a restricted navy port...

Russia warns French troops legitimate targets if they are sent to Ukraine

French president Emmanuel Macron caused controversy in February by saying he could not rule out the deployment of ground troops in Ukraine in the future