Foreign Affairs

Riga (Latvia): Exercising in Latvia’s dense pine and birch forests this week, local troops found themselves in an unfair fight against a new enemy: unmanned ground vehicles. As NATO tries to keep pace with fast-changing...

Laoag (Philippines):  A Japanese anti-ship missile smashed into and sunk a decommissioned Philippine naval vessel afloat in the South China Sea, headlining a culminating event of Exercise Balikatan 2026. This missile firing of the Japan...

Tel Aviv: Armenia is the launch customer for Iran's Majid AD-08 air defence system. Armenia publicly displayed the system at its Republic Day parade in Yerevan on May 28, 2026. The secret $500 million arms...

Singapore: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies to ramp up military spending to counter China’s growing power and prevent its dominance in the region, warning of “rightful alarm” over its rapid military...

Rostock (Germany):  The US and NATO allies will launch scaled-back drills in the Baltic Sea this week, as conflicts in other regions draw ships away, though the exercise will still send a message of...

Washington: The US Navy announced that it selected seven companies to compete for the service’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel contract. At-sea testing of the vessels is slated to begin next month, with companies whose...

Participating at the 23rd Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore on May 30, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth warned that the US would resume attacks on Iran if a satisfactory deal is not reached. Just...

Tel Aviv: Israeli company Uvision, announced the launch of CORTEX, a new active Battle Intelligence and Mission Management system designed to support next-generation multi-domain operations.  Building on the company’s previously unveiled Common Operating System concept,...

New Delhi: The Quad foreign ministers’ meeting here marked a decisive evolution in the grouping’s role, shifting from dialogue to operational cooperation. The ministers unveiled five major initiatives designed to strengthen collective action across maritime...

Washington:  The US Air Force now expects prototyping for highly advanced fighter jet engines will not be complete until 2031, delaying the marquee propulsion effort again by more than a year. In a statement, an...

Washington: The US intends to significantly reduce military contributions available to assist European allies in a crisis, including fighter jets, warships and mid-air refuelling aircraft, German news outlet Spiegel reported. The NATO alliance is under...

Tel Aviv: Morocco is rapidly increasing the number of armed/unarmed drones to be used by its armed forces. After some deals with Israeli drone manufacturers, Morocco is making an effort to localise production. Recent...

Tel Aviv: The US has been using different special weapon systems in the ongoing campaign against Iran. According to yet unconfirmed data, one of these systems is the unarmed missile dubbed Ninja. A US...