China sends fighter jets to shadow US Navy plane over Taiwan Strait
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s military said on Wednesday it sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew over the sensitive Taiwan Strait,…
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s military said on Wednesday it sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew over the sensitive Taiwan Strait,…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will boost defence spending by A$50.3 billion ($32 billion) over the next decade and reshuffle its weapons programs to emphasise missiles, drones and…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States should explore ways for a pragmatic and cooperative relationship between their militaries, and “gradually accumulate mutual trust”, the Chinese defence minister was…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has banned the senior executives of two U.S. defence companies from entering the country and frozen their property in response to their arms sales to Taiwan,…
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s partners are not providing enough air defence to protect against Russian missile attacks even though they have more than 100 Patriot systems in…
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Sometimes Ukrainian lawyer Khrystyna Vrashchuk shudders when she thinks about the work she does. She is one of more than 200 attorneys who are…
MANILA (Reuters) – Countermeasures by the Philippines to China’s conduct in the South China Sea will entail strengthening its defence capabilities with allies and exhausting all diplomatic measures to resolve…
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Kyiv’s allies on Tuesday to supply more air defences, saying Russia had launched 130 missiles, more than 320 attack drones and almost…
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s state arms producer has entered into cooperation with Germany’s MBDA Deutschland, part of a missiles joint venture owned by Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo. Ukroboronprom, the producer,…
By Julia Payne MUNICH (Reuters) -The European Commission will present a defence industrial strategy proposal in three weeks, commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday, and will also…
By Andrew Gray MUNICH (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s stark comments on NATO show that Europeans should take more responsibility for their security, but they will still need the transatlantic military…
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed Oleksandr Pavliuk, former first deputy defence minister, as the new commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, according to a decree published on…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said in footage published by his ministry on Saturday that the country’s production of military drones had ramped up in the past…
(Reuters) – Slovakia wants to discuss buying a Patriot missile defence system from the United States as part of longer-term plans to defend its airspace, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said.…
By Nick Starkov KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that he expected a number of new Western defence packages for Ukraine to be signed this and next…
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed defence cooperation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Davos on Tuesday. Particular emphasis was made on air defence and long-range capabilities,…
By Dan Peleschuk KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – His demeanour is dispassionate and his message is clear: Ukraine’s ground forces are focused first and foremost on defence along the eastern…
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s economy grew by 5% in 2023 and will expand by 4.6% this year as a result of higher domestic consumption and expected growth…
By Yew Lun Tian and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China named former Navy chief Dong Jun as its new defence minister on Friday to replace the last minister who…
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark has reached a defence agreement with the United States that will allow U.S. soldiers and military equipment to be based on Danish soil, the country’s Prime…
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – The United States will continue to closely cooperate with Vietnam, a U.S. official said after Hanoi announced last week strengthened ties with China, including…
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s air defence and mobile groups of drone hunters shot down 30 out of 31 Russian drones over 11 regions across the country on Saturday, the air force…
(Reuters) – Russian anti-aircraft units destroyed 26 Ukrainian drones over the Crimean peninsula on Friday, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Telegram. A ministry statement said the interceptions took place…
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s defence minister threatened on Wednesday to unleash a “hell of destruction” on neighbouring North Korea in retaliation for any reckless actions. The…
By Tim Hepher and Giuseppe Fonte CASABLANCA, Morocco/MILAN (Reuters) – France’s Safran does not exclude a protest against Italy’s decision to block part of its planned $1.8 billion purchase of…