Australia has received direct assurances from Indonesia that it will not allow Russian military aircraft to operate from a base in Papua province, following reports that Moscow had requested access to the facility. Defence Minister Richard Marles was quoted as saying by reports on Tuesday that he had spoken to his Indonesian counterpart, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, who assured him that “reports of the prospect of Russian aircraft operating from Indonesia are simply not true
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered to buy 10 U.S
Germany may soon approve the delivery of long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, as incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Kyiv must be given the tools to shift the momentum of the war and pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into concessions. In an interview with broadcaster ARD on April 13, Merz condemned a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy that killed at least 34 civilians and injured 117, calling it “a serious war crime
The Swedish Government has placed an order for
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Wednesday to revive the United States shipbuilding industry, pledging to restore American maritime strength amid rising concerns over Chinas dominance in global shipping. The order, signed at the White House, lays out a broad Maritime Action Plan (MAP) that aims to boost domestic ship production, expand mariner training, enforce fee collections at ports, and counter what the administration calls China's “non-market practices” in the shipbuilding sector
Israels Ministry of Defense has signed a new NIS 100 million (approximately $26.6 million) contract with Esut Ashkelon to manufacture and supply critical spare parts for the Israel Defense Forces Merkava tanks and Tiger armored personnel carriers (APCs)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has directed the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) to be prepared for a potential invasion of Taiwan by 2027, a move U.S
The United States and Panama have announced a broadened security partnership aimed at protecting the Panama Canal from what Washington describes as growing Chinese influence in the region. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the
Indias Cabinet Committee on Security has approved a nearly INR 64,000 crore ($7.4 billion) government-to-government deal with France for 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets to be deployed on aircraft carrier INS Vikrant