Foreign Affairs

Rome: Turkish drone firm Baykar has said it will produce its Akinci and TB2 platforms in Italy at Piaggio Aerospace, for which acquisition proceedings began in December. The drone maker revealed the plan in a...

Washington: The Defence Logistics Agency Maritime Mechanicsburg awarded a $5 billion contract this month to six businesses with the goal of boosting ship manufacturing at speed. The Maritime Acquisition Advancement Contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity...

Washington: The Missile Defence Agency’s budget request for fiscal 2026 is flat at $10.2 billion and depends on another $3 billion in supplemental funding not yet passed by Congress, bringing the total ask to...

Singapore: Australia and the United Kingdom have conducted a Freedom of Navigation activity with their warships around disputed islands in the South China Sea with the Australia destroyer involved subsequently linking up with the...

Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during his recent visit to the United States, described the trajectory of India-US bilateral relations over the past 25 years as “very positive” and “very strong,” emphasising that...

New Delhi: On June 30, China signalled its willingness to engage in discussions with India to manage and delimit their disputed border, following a significant meeting between Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his...

Tel Aviv: The Romanian Ministry of Defence has selected the Rafael Spyder air defence system. The contract is valued at about €1.9 billion. Rafael and the Romanian Ministry of Defence have not yet signed...

New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on his longest ever diplomatic tour in ten years covering five nations in eight days, this would be his second one taking in five countries with...

Washington: US Navy warships conducting operations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea disrupted several Iranian air strikes, according to a release issued by the service. The US 6th Fleet positioned five Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers in...

Tel Aviv: China, a strong supporter of Iran, is anticipated to make a decision shortly over its response to the US strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. One possibility is strict restrictions on the export...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has publicly hinted at the imminent possibility of a "very big" trade deal between their United States and India, following the recent finalisation of a major agreement with China. Speaking...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting held in Qingdao, China. During their interaction, Singh highlighted...

New Delhi: Pakistan may acquire North Korea's Hwasong-18 ICBM instead of developing a new missile, as it doesn't have the technical know-how or industrial base to produce such highly sophisticated systems. Recent intelligence assessments and...