Taiwanese authorities have detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship, the Hong Tai 58, on suspicion of severing an undersea communications cable connecting Taiwan to the Penghu Islands. This incident underscores the growing apprehension over "grey zone" tactics employed by China, aimed at undermining Taiwan's security without direct military confrontation
Looking to revive military cooperation with Indonesia that has been put on hold due to American sanctions, Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday. During his meetings with Indonesian defense minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Shoigu said both countries are committed to exploring deeper collaboration in military technology cooperation
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Poland and Slovakia signed a letter of intent on February 24 in Warsaw to expand military-technical cooperation across four key areas, including the Piorun air defense system, 155 mm ammunition, wheeled armored personnel carriers, and the Polonized K2 tank. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz highlighted Slovakia's interest in acquiring the Piorun system, which has been used in Ukraine
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South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia on a mutual quality guarantee program for exported arms, aiming to increase bilateral defense trade. The MoU will pave the way for the export of Korean arms to Riyadh and vice versa
Russia launched 267 Shahed drones against Ukraine in the largest coordinated drone attack since the invasion began nearly three years ago, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Yuriy Ignat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, said the drone barrage was a "record for a single attack
Keel was laid for two of Swedens future torpedo recovery and underwater tasks warships at a shipyard in Spain on Thursday. The navy's new ships are planned to be delivered to the navy in 2027-2028 and will then belong to the naval military bases in Haninge and Karlskrona to be part of the navy's logistics concept
The Netherlands will extend its