Foreign Affairs

Washington: The US Marine Corps is conducting market research into small drone boats as part of a push to boost the service’s reconnaissance capabilities and prepare for conflict near shore. Marine Corps Systems Command posted...

Washington: The US Navy’s recent force structure study puts even greater importance on small combatants, the director of surface warfare said, a shift in priorities that could require the surface navy to rebalance its...

Moscow: Russia has commissioned the frigate Admiral Golovko, the country’s first ship built to launch Zircon hypersonic missiles, the government announced. At the December 25 flag-raising ceremony, President Vladimir Putin said that by 2035 the...

Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has claimed that the "reunification" of Taiwan with China is "inevitable," emphasising Beijing's longstanding stance ahead of a crucial election in Taiwan next month, CNN reported. Xi made these remarks...

Washington: One of the US Navy’s program executive offices is a few months into a pilot program aimed at enabling rapid acquisition, which could pave the way for a larger change in how the...

Washington: Within the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin US Air Force Base in Florida, the Air Force subjects aircraft and other systems to the most extreme weather conditions the planet can dish out. Antarctic temperatures....

New Delhi: India said it has signed agreements with Russia for future units of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu. Foreign minister Dr S. Jaishankar, who is on a visit to Russia, is...

  It is strange with Maldivian new President Mohamed Muizzu. Blinded by his hatred towards India, he is ready to do what archipelagic country’s former President Abdulla Yameen did during his six-year term from 2013...

Tel Aviv: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to provide its ADA system for Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) 2nd Phase Production. Under the contract, IAI will provide its...

Washington: US Space Command could face another six-month delay to establishing a permanent headquarters, according to the latest version of the fiscal 2024 defence policy bill. A provision in the bill would prevent the command,...

Tel Aviv: Will Israel have a UAV carrier? According to Israeli experts, the dramatic increase in the use of armed UAVs in military conflicts will expedite the evaluation of the idea to develop a...

Colombo: Sri Lanka has decided to impose a one-year moratorium in allowing foreign vessels to conduct research in the island nation's territorial waters, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said, amidst frequent docking requests from...

Oman is a crucial pillar of India’s West Asia policy. India and Oman share a longstanding history of friendship and cooperation, and the bilateral trade and investment relationship between them has flourished since diplomatic...