The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has approved a
Chinese fighter jets approached dangerously close to a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) P-3C surveillance plane over international waters in the Pacific twice, according to Japan's Defense Ministry, which described the incidents as "abnormal approaches" by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA-N). The two incidents occurred last weekend as the P-3C monitored the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong
China has signaled a major shift in tone over the South China Sea dispute, calling for regional cooperation to build a “maritime community with a shared future,” according to a
The UK has signed an agreement with Mauritius to secure the future of the strategically critical UK-US military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. This new deal ensures its continued operation for at least the next century
The US-made Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) anti-ship missile system will be deployed in this year's "Kamandag" exercise between Filipino and US Marine Corps units, the Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday. PN spokesperson Capt
In a massive show of force, the Chinese aircraft carrier, ‘Liaoning was seen conducting aircraft & helicopter take-off and landing operations close to the Japanese coast in the East China Sea. The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Air Self-Defense fighters had been scrambled in response, though there were no reported violations of Japanese airspace
An underwater glue that mimics the natural stickiness of mussels has been tested in the U.K
Russia detained the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Green Admire on May 18 in the Gulf of Finland after it departed from the Estonian port of Sillamäe and entered Russian territorial waters. This is according to Estonias Transport Department, as reported by
South Korea has launched a field support mission to assess the performance and operability of key weapon systems—including the K9 howitzer, Cheonmu rocket launcher, and Cheonma missile system—with the goal of identifying areas for operational improvement. The Defense Agency for Technology and Quality (DTaQ) began a field-based weapon system support operation on May 13 on Baengnyeong Island, South Koreas northernmost territory in the West Sea
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)