by | Jun 4, 2023 | Security
SINGAPORE — China’s newly appointed defense minister said Sunday Chinese fighter jets and naval vessels were responding to provocations close to China’s airspace and waters when carrying out maneuvers that have been branded dangerous or unprofessional. Li Shangfu, who...
by | Jun 3, 2023 | Security
SINGAPORE — Canada is pledging to step up its military posture in the Indo-Pacific, with its defense minister announcing the nation will annually commit to the region an additional warship. This will boost the size of the Royal Canadian Navy’s annual deployment to the...
by | Jun 3, 2023 | Security
SINGAPORE — The U.S. defense secretary on Saturday called on China to resume bilateral dialogue and engagements, saying diplomacy is vital to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Lloyd Austin was speaking at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue...
by | Jun 2, 2023 | Security
PARIS — America’s top military officer says training for Ukrainian forces on advanced U.S. Abrams tanks has started, but those those weapons crucial over the long term in trying to expel Russia from occupied territory will not be ready in time for Kyiv’s imminent...
by | Jun 2, 2023 | Security
SINGAPORE — Australia has thrown its support behind the Biden administration’s efforts to pursue dialogue with China’s leaders, calling it an important guardrail to maintain regional peace and avoid misunderstanding against a backdrop of strategic competition....
by | Jun 2, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is ready to talk to Russia without conditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even while taking countermeasures in response to the Kremlin’s decision to suspend the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two...
by | Jun 2, 2023 | Security
BEIJING — China’s Ukraine envoy called on other governments Friday to “stop sending weapons to the battlefield” and appealed for peace talks at a time when Washington and its European allies are ramping up supplies of missiles and tanks to Ukrainian forces trying to...
by | Jun 1, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Israeli military and the U.S. Army are taking steps to tie the Army’s two Iron Dome batteries into the service’s missile defense program of record, potentially moving the Israeli equipment away from its current status as a one-off gap filler in the...
by | Jun 1, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment that arrived in the Philippines this spring for the annual Balikatan exercise was nearly unrecognizable from last year, leaders say. The 3rd MLR, a unit crafted as part of the ongoing Force Design 2030 modernization...
by | May 31, 2023 | Security
MILAN — Spanish officials have confirmed that missile maker Kongsberg will begin deliveries of its fifth-generation Naval Strike Missiles, set to equip the Spanish Navy’s F-100 and F-110 frigates, in 2027, three years prior to the planned retirement of the fleet’s...
