Minister of Defense Meets with the Pakistani Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met in his office in Riyadh on Monday with Pakistani Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad.The two...
China named as hypothetical enemy for 1st time in Japan-U.S. exercise
The Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military named China as a hypothetical enemy for the first time in their joint command post exercise, government sources said Sunday, amid rising concerns over...
An Iranian-backed militia official downplays the US strikes in Iraq, hints at deescalation
An Iraqi militia official on Saturday hinted at a desire to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East following retaliatory strikes launched by the United States against dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used...
U.S. launches strikes against Iran-linked sites in Iraq, Syria
The United States on Friday launched retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, about a week after a drone attack killed three U.S. troops at a remote base in Jordan.
North Korea tests more cruise missiles as leader Kim calls for war readiness
North Korean on Friday extended a provocative run in weapons tests by firing cruise missiles into the sea, as leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to step up war preparations...
India begins to flex its naval power as competition with China grows
For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan and China. Now, as its global ambitions expand, it is beginning to flex its naval power in...
The Pentagon has no more money for Ukraine as it hosts a meeting of...
For the first time since Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin established the international group to support Ukraine in April 2022, the United States will host the monthly gathering of about 50 countries out...
North Korea again fires near the sea border with the South, as its leader’s...
North Korea again fired artillery shells near its tense sea boundary with the South on Sunday, as the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mocked the South’s ability to...
Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning
An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating on Thursday, just hours after...
Defense chief warns N. Korea’s reckless provocations will become ‘prelude to destruction’
- North Korea should be made to realize that provocative acts threatening South Korea will only serve as a prelude to its own destruction, Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said in a New...