Foreign Affairs

Amid media hype, which was largely created by news outlets from Western countries about the imminent fall of Chinese President Xi Jinping owing to his poor health condition and growing rebellion against him within...

Tel Aviv: The MATADOR (Man-portable Anti-Tank, Anti-Door) weapon system has proved itself again in the urban warfare in Gaza. The version used by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza is an upgraded one that...

Tel Aviv: The US and Israel are exchanging intelligence related to the possible supply of weapon systems and related technologies from China to Iran. According to defence sources, there is growing evidence that China has...

New Delhi: Competition is heating up for Norway’s envisioned Arctic-capable, long-range maritime drones, as two American manufacturers have entered the race. As part of the 2025-2036 Norwegian Defence Pledge, Oslo has committed to acquiring...

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...