China sanctions 2 U.S. defense companies and says they support arms sales to Taiwan
China on Thursday announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it called their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to...
Beijing says US, Japan ‘smeared and attacked’ China at summit
The US president insisted that the military upgrade in China’s backyard was “purely defensive”
Mao said that China was “strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to this...
South Korea launches its 2nd military spy satellite amid animosities with North Korea
South Korea has successfully launched its second military spy satellite into orbit, days after North Korea reaffirmed its plan to launch multiple reconnaissance satellites this year.
The Koreas each...
Japan, U.S., Australia, Philippines to hold joint naval drills on April 7
Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines said Saturday they will conduct their first full-scale joint naval exercises in the South China Sea, in an apparent show of unity against China's...
U.S. says Biden, Kishida to agree on defense equipment development
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will agree next week to pave the way for jointly developing key defense equipment as the decades-old alliance between the United States and...
France will deliver hundreds of armored vehicles to Ukraine, defense minister says
French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said France is to deliver “hundreds” of armored vehicles by the beginning of next year to Ukraine as part of a new package of military aid for...
Russia downs two more Ukrainian drones over borderline Belgorod region
According to the ministry, attempts by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks against facilities on Russian soil using aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were thwarted at about 7:30 a.m. and...
Ceremony marks launch of land-to-ship missile unit on Okinawa island
A ceremony marking the launch of the Japanese ground force's first surface-to-ship missile unit on the main island of Okinawa took place Saturday, as Japan beefs up its defenses amid China's maritime...
France will soon deliver 78 howitzers to Ukraine to meet Kyiv’s urgent needs, defense...
PARIS - France will soon be able to deliver 78 Caesar howitzers to Ukraine and will boost its supply of shells to meet Kyiv’s urgent needs for ammunition to fight Russia’s full-scale...
Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia
Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry, which the government is flooding with money in...