Security

Hegseth to attend Asia defense summit, with no China meeting planned

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will travel to the Shangri-La Dialogue, the largest defense conference in Asia, where he will deliver a speech on the Pentagon’s approach to the region under the second Trump administration. While in Singapore, though, Hegseth is...
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Switzerland to expand EU defense ties with new cyber-defense role

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Switzerland has received the European Union’s approval to join a multinational military cybersecurity project, the EU’s Council announced this week. The decision allows Switzerland to become part of the Estonian-led Cyber Ranges Federations...
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Poland, Romania lead a drone bonanza in Eastern Europe

WARSAW, Poland — As Poland’s military is developing the Drone Force, its latest military component that was launched earlier this year, the Ministry of National Defence recently signed a deal to purchase the largest number of unmanned aerial vehicles in the country’s...
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New Zealand eyes cargo planes, helicopters, Javelins in new budget

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s 2025 Budget, released this week, is slated to bring defense spending to NZ$4.2 billion (US$2.4 bn), Defence Minister Judith Collins announced. “To achieve this, the government has allocated $2.7 billion of capital and $563...
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