Saudi Arabia is confronting a worsening security crisis after Houthi forces seized key positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and resumed missile and drone attacks against Saudi infrastructure, while the network of
The UK government is set to embark on one of its most ambitious military rearmament programmes in decades, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announcing plans to construct up to 12 new
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The UK is preparing to acquire American-made fighter jets capable of launching tactical nuclear weapons — a move described as the most significant expansion of the country’s nuclear deterrent since the Cold
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It was a big surprise to defense experts when, this last week of May, 2025, Israel’s Defense Force, the IDF, revealed that it had a new, small tactical laser already deployed on
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Pakistan will never accept Indian dominance in South Asia, declared Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on Thursday, as he reaffirmed the country’s firm stance on sovereignty, Kashmir, and water
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President Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to release a new set of regulations governing the awarding of military scientific research. The regulations, which will officially
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Just look at Yemen. Despite being one of the poorest nations in the world, the Houthi rebel group—under siege for more than a decade—has leveraged low-cost, low-tech drones to punch far above
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China’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign has claimed another high-profile figure with the surrender of Zhang Jianhua, a senior former official in the agency that oversees the country’s powerful defense industry. Zhang, 64, is
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On May 21, 2025, in a major tactical blow to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Nambala Keshava Rao aka Basava Raju aka Ganganna aka Krishna aka Vijay aka Prakash (70), the ‘general secretary’ of the party (the highest executive post), a
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Europe’s largest shipbuilder, Fincantieri, has called on the European Union to urgently strengthen its underwater defence systems in the face of increasing threats to subsea infrastructure and a reduced U.S. military footprint
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Lance Corporal Alexander Kennedy, reportedly the youngest recipient of Britain’s Military Cross since World War II, is putting his gallantry medals and a shrapnel-damaged helmet up for auction due to ongoing struggles
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Chinese military researchers have unveiled a game-changing advancement in electromagnetic weaponry: the world’s fastest coilgun, capable of firing an astonishing 3,000 rounds per minute. The development, reported by the South China Morning
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor In the oft-quoted words of Lenin, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” The sixteen hours between May 6 and May
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The United States has revealed the first public images of its new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the YFQ-42A, marking a key milestone in the U.S. Air Force’s push for next-generation warfare
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Russian intelligence has spent years quietly turning Brazil into a breeding ground for elite deep-cover operatives, according to a bombshell investigation by The New York Times and reported in The Times UK.
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The U.S. Navy carried out the largest-ever airstrike from an aircraft carrier during operations in Somalia earlier this year, according to Admiral James Kilby, the acting chief of naval operations. Speaking at
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