By Raissa Robles The Philippine army has signalled it would welcome additional US Typhon missile systems to accelerate troop training and strengthen deterrence, despite Beijing’s repeated denunciations of the system as a destabilising force that risks fuelling tensions in the South China Sea. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Philippine Army spokesman Colonel Louie […]
Read MoreAssociated Press As Israel pounds Iran with air strikes targeting military facilities and its nuclear sites, officials in Tehran have proposed a variety of steps the Islamic republic could take outside launching retaliatory missile barrages. Those proposals mirror those previously floated by Iran in confrontations with either Israel or the United States in the last […]
Read MoreIndia and Namibia have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral defence ties during the official visit of Air Vice Marshal Teofilus Shaende, Commander of the Namibian Air Force, to India from June 8 to 13, 2025. On June 9, Air Vice Marshal Shaende met with Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani, the Vice Chief of Air […]
Read MoreUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will try to convince Asian defence leaders this weekend that the United States is a more trusted partner for the region than China, US officials told Reuters, as questions linger about the Trump administration’s commitment to the region. Hegseth, who has spent a large portion of his first months on […]
Read MorePlans for future India-US cooperation in aircraft carrier technology were discussed during a recent joint working group meeting between the two sides, officials said on Tuesday. The eighth meeting of the India-US Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation (JWGACTC), constituted under the auspices of the India-US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI), was […]
Read MoreChina views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, a claim that Taiwan’s government rejects. The US is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic recognition. The United States is using Taiwan to provoke a serious crisis in Asia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told TASS news […]
Read MoreIndia is buying 31 sophisticated armed drones from the US. Drones are capable of operating in high mountain areas. Since 2018, the talks to buy these drones were going on. The agreement was signed between the two countries in Delhi on Tuesday. India’s Ministry of Defense said that under the agreement, New Delhi will buy […]
Read MoreChina has launched 6 new satellites in space in one day. The satellites were successfully launched from the Taiwan Center in the country’s northern Shaanxi Province at 12:11 p.m. (local time) on Friday. China’s state news agency Xinhua confirmed this information. The satellites launched are known as Jilin-1 Quanfu 02B 01-06. The satellites are launched […]
Read MoreBidders must submit a proposed financing package where payment can be spread out, Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told a congressional budget hearing The Philippines has started soliciting offers as it plans to procure 40 new multi-role fighter aircraft to boost its territorial defence, the defence minister said on Thursday. Bidders must submit a proposed financing […]
Read MoreJapan will invest in artificial intelligence, automated technology and military modernization to counter China’s growing military power. This was stated by the Ministry of Defense of Japan in a statement on Friday. In the annual budget proposal, the Ministry of Defense said, “We are increasing the military strength. Therefore, it is necessary to build our […]
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