Germanys Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has urged continued military involvement in the European Union's maritime mission in the Red Sea to safeguard international trade routes from constant Houthi attack. Addressing the Bundestag on September 10, Pistorius underscored that Germany needs to be a consistent partner in global security
The Philippines-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) came into force today, paving the way for a legal framework of enhanced defense cooperation between the two allies. In an official
The United Arab Emirates has banned Israeli defense companies from participating in the Dubai Airshow scheduled for November, Israels Defense Ministry has confirmed. Organizers of the event, one of the worlds largest aerospace and defense exhibitions, notified Israeli officials and company executives that they would not be invited
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has launched the system development phase of the UH/HH-60 helicopter performance improvement project. The agency held a kickoff meeting on September 9 at the Korean Air Tech Center in Busan
Dutch F-35 fighter jets, operating alongside Polish aircraft, shot down several Russian drones that entered Polish airspace overnight. This marks the first time the Netherlands has
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) announced on Tuesday that one of its primary vessels, the Family Boat, was allegedly hit by what it believes to be a drone off the coast of Tunisia, though Tunisian authorities rejected the claim. The vessel, which flies the Portuguese flag, was transporting pro-Palestinian activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Turkish activist Suayb Ordu, Brazilian activist Thiago Avila, and steering committee member Yasemin Acar, as per reports
Poland announced today that drones linked to Russian strikes on Ukraine violated its airspace overnight, triggering the activation of national and allied defense systems. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Polands Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, who cut short a visit to London, confirmed at a press conference that “Polish airspace was violated multiple times
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The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has
South Korean arms procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has chosen the Counter-Drone Hard Kill Proximity Protection System as the focus of its rapid demonstration project. The move aims to accelerate the use of civilian technologies in the military to counter growing hostile drones