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Defense giant Saab sees orders triple after Gripen fighter jet deal with Ukraine

US-China AI race turning ASEAN neutrality into a liability

For decades, Southeast Asia has turned great-power rivalry to an economic advantage. By maintaining healthy ties with Wa...

Analysis: Ukraine, Russia set stage for climax of Battle of Donbas

This autumn, as Russia escalated its total-war-style strike campaign against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and econo...

Nippon Steel to invest $3 billion in new U.S. Steel hot-strip mill

The project is expected to be the largest under Nippon Steel's commitment to invest $11 billion by 2028.

Mali: Army, Russia's 'Africa Corps' Commit New Abuses

[HRW] Nairobi -- Unlawful Drone Strike, Torture of Civilians in Mopti Region

Russian drone attack injures 9 people, including 2 children

"Russia continues its deliberate terror against the peaceful Zhytomyr Oblast," regional Governor Vitalii Bunechko wrote ...

Xi’s peace principles offer little cover for China in Africa

On October 9, fighters from two jihadist groups clashed near Gonadaouri, in Burkina Faso’s Oudalan province, not far fro...

With a civilian excuse, China is collecting militarily useful weather data abroad

A global meteorological warning system has become an excuse for China to embed AI-feeding weather stations on foreign te...

Arms Race Intensifies in Korea as the North Is Emboldened by Russia Alliance

A rare escalation this month exposed the increasingly lethal arsenals the two Koreas are building up across the world’s ...

Slouching toward Kaliningrad, NATO dismisses a nuclear threat

During the Cold War, the exclave of West Berlin, isolated in the middle of Communist East Germany, was regarded as one o...

Pulling back to the Second Island Chain would be strategic folly

In a recent report, Jennifer Kavanagh of Defense Priorities called for the U.S. to end its formal security commitments t...

N. Korea has planted nearly 1 million land mines in DMZ since 2024, says S. Korean military

Additionally, North Korean troops have been clearing vegetation, constructing barriers, and more.

US is prepared for long stand-off with Iran, says Trump envoy

Mike Waltz warns Tehran it must reach a ‘meaningful agreement’ on its nuclear programme

Ukraine seeks to move customs checks inside EU to avoid Russian drones

Lorries waiting at the border to export agricultural produce into the bloc have become a target for Moscow’s attacks

What Israel’s Election Won't Change

The constraints and costs of the new security consensus.

El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti after soldiers seized by gangs

El Salvador deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti on Thursday to help rescue four missing soldiers from the Cent...

Nuclear uncertainty

CONSIDERING the poor state of bilateral relations between Pakistan and India, there is always a possibility of miscalcul...

Three terrorists killed as forces foil attack in Gwadar

GWADAR/QUETTA: Security forces killed three terrorists and foiled an attack on an unoccupied construction company camp i...

Armenia has de facto withdrawn from CSTO — secretary general

Taalatbek Masadykov explained that the Armenian side is not participating in the discussion or decision-making process w...

Houthi attacks on Saudi sites claim four more lives

• Rebels claim targeting Saudi defence ministry, Aramco installations, Dammam airport• Coalition downs four drones above...

Denmark could seize vessels with Russian cargo in Baltic Sea — Russian embassy

The diplomatic mission noted that, given the current circumstances in the Baltic region, "any provocation could lead to ...

Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast

Our Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, heads to Roraima to hear what’s at stake for the rainforest and the commu...

US bans BYD from Okinawa air base over security concern, report says

The concern stems from the use of cameras and sensors mounted on the vehicles.

Koizumi to meet Finnish defense chief, with nuclear policy shift to top agenda

The talks come after Finland revised a law allowing nuclear weapons into the country — a decision that came as Japan wei...

Trump suggests US may launch further attacks against Iran

Trump suggests US may launch further attacks against Iran US president Donald Trump suggested that Washington may launch...

N. Korea has planted nearly 1 million land mines in DMZ since 2024: military

North Korea has planted an estimated 960,000 land mines in the Demilitarized Zone since 2024 as part of a campaign to fo...

Are yearlong deployments the Navy’s new normal?

That's what officials are telling sailors' families in Japan, where two destroyers are slated for 12- and 14-month cruis...

Alerts issued in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh and Najran, Saudi-led coalition says Houthi missiles intercepted

Alerts issued in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh and Najran, Saudi-led coalition says Houthi missiles intercepted Saudi Arabia's c...

Can Japan become a player in the Arctic?

Tokyo's stake in the region has only been amplified as receding sea ice creates new possibilities for maritime transport...

Pete Hegseth’s Campaign to Remake the U.S. Military

The secretary of defense’s shake-up of the senior ranks raises hard questions about the future of U.S. military leadersh...

China’s infrastructure advantage could shape Southeast Asia’s AI choices

China is positioning itself to become a key provider of the infrastructure underpinning Southeast Asia’s AI ambitions. C...

N. Korea likely planted 960,000 land mines along inter-Korean border since 2024: lawmakers

North Korea has planted an estimated 960,000 land mines along the inter-Korean border since 2024, according to multiple ...

Defense Business Brief: A little bit of MOSA; Netherlands-U.S. industry days, and more

Leaders of CSTO states may decide on Armenia’s membership on Nov. 11 — secretary general

According to Taalatbek Masadykov, in order for this issue to be considered, it must be brought up at the upcoming meetin...

Qatar looks to bolster its military power with new hub, partnerships

The Kingdom has spent decades cultivating its reputation as a place where enemies can sit down and talk. Apparently, eve...

Directed Energy Weapon attacks on U.S. Soil

Feds won’t pay family of spy felled by directed energy weapon: Widow Catherine Herridge of News Nation has been followin...

Russian missiles pound Kyiv a day after US talks

TSMC seeks factory-equipment alternatives

Egis and SiPearl ink deal

Australia and East Timor sign deal to boost security