by | Mar 10, 2025 | Security
MILAN — Canada has awarded multibillion-dollar contracts to domestic shipbuilding manufacturers in an effort to boost the country’s naval capabilities with new polar icebreakers and warships. The federal government announced plans last week to construct two new Arctic...
by | Mar 10, 2025 | Security
PARIS — United States arms exports to Europe have more than tripled on aid for Ukraine and as European countries boosted weapons buying in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to an analysis by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute....
by | Mar 8, 2025 | Security
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea suspended the training flights of air force aircraft and all live-fire drills following its fighter jets’ accidental bombing of a civilian area, officials said Friday, posing a potential setback to its upcoming annual military training...
by | Mar 7, 2025 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — China banned 25 more U.S. firms, the latest addition to a bourgeoning list of American defense firms barred from conducting economic activity there. The Ministry of Commerce stated in a press release this week that the ban aims to protect the...
by | Mar 7, 2025 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The government of Singapore announced a 12.4% defense budget hike on March 3, with major new equipment on order. The island state’s FY2025 defense budget is slated to reach S$23.4 billion, the equivalent of US$17.4 billion. The increase...
