South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes enter air defence zone
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military said it scrambled fighter jets as two Chinese and six Russian warplanes entered its air defence …
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Leonardo, Iveco win Brazil order worth up to 2 billion euros, Italy’s defence minister says
MILAN (Reuters) -A consortium of defence group Leonardo and commercial vehicle maker Iveco has won an order to supply Brazil’s army with 220 armoured vehicles …
Analysis-Surge in Russia’s defence and security spending means cuts for schools and hospitals in 2023
By Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – Russia plans to spend nearly a third of next year’s budget on defence and domestic security while slashing funding for …
Analysis-Surge in Russia’s defence and security spending means cuts for schools and hospitals in 2023
By Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – Russia plans to spend nearly a third of next year’s budget on defence and domestic security while slashing funding for …
U.S., China defence chiefs discussed need for improving crisis communication -Pentagon spokesperson
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday discussed with his Chinese counterpart the need to improve crisis communication between the two …
China says open to meeting with U.S. defence secretary
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Sunday it is open to a meeting with the U.S. defence secretary on the sidelines of a regional security …
Berlin lags on defence purchases after 100 billion euro pledge – sources
By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is struggling to ramp up defence procurement or even just replace arms and munitions it has supplied to …
Tata and Airbus to make defence aircraft in India in local manufacturing push
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Tata group and Airbus will make the C-295 transport aircraft in the country, the government said on Thursday, the first such …
‘That’s democracy’: Protester disrupts Canadian defence minister’s event
By Chris Gallagher (Reuters) – Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand’s appearance at a democracy forum on Friday was disrupted by a protester who stood before …
U.S., Russian defence ministers hold call on security, Ukraine – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday held a phone call with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin, discussing issues of international security …
Saudi defence minister: OPEC+ decision taken unanimously for economic reasons
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s defence minister said the decision by OPEC+ to cut oil output was taken unanimously and for purely economic reasons. Prince Khalid …
Japan LDP tax chief says corporate tax hike an option for defence funding -Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) -The head of tax policy at Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said on Friday that raising corporate taxes was an option to …
Japan Inc strongly backs defence spending, many firms near limit on weak yen – Reuters poll
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese firms overwhelmingly support increasing defence spending amid heightened sabre-rattling in Asia, according to a Reuters monthly poll on …
Russia’s defence ministry: All targets hit in massive missile strikes on Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said it hit “all designated targets” in a massive missile attack on Ukrainian military, communications and energy infrastructure on …
Germany says it will supply Ukraine with air defence system in days
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will deliver the first of four advanced IRIS-T air defence systems to Ukraine in the coming days to help ward off …
Taiwan inducts new amphibious ship in push to bolster indigenous defence industry
By Ann Wang KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s navy took delivery on Friday of a new, domestically made amphibious warfare ship that can be used …
Russia to spend $600 billion on defence and security by 2025 – source
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia is planning to spend a total of 34 trillion roubles ($600 billion) on national defence, security and law enforcement between 2022 …
Moscow’s military reserves may be smaller than initially assumed – German defence minister
By Sabine Siebold and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia has suffered significant troop and equipment losses in Ukraine and the impact of Kyiv’s latest …
Russian parliament to consider summoning defence minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament will consider summoning Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to face questioning in a closed session, senior lawmaker Sergei …
Burkina Faso military leader takes over defence portfolio in cabinet reshuffle
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s military leader Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba has taken over the defence portfolio in the West African nation struggling with an ongoing …
Taiwan to deploy drone defence systems after rock-throwing video emerges
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will next year begin deploying drone defence systems on its offshore islands, the defence ministry said, after footage emerged of Taiwanese …
Turkish official casts doubt on report of new Russian air defence sale
LONDON – A Russian state news agency said on Tuesday that Russia and Turkey had signed a contract to ship Ankara a second batch of …
Two more ships with grain depart from Ukraine -Turkey defence ministry
ANKARA -Two more ships carrying grain left from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on Saturday, Turkey’s defence ministry said, bringing the total number of vessels to …
Griner’s defence team says to appeal 9 year sentence
(Reuters) – Brittney Griner’s defence said on Thursday that they will file an appeal on behalf of the U.S. basketball star who was jailed for …
Integrated Mideast defence system still only an idea, says U.S. official
DUBAI – A senior U.S. administration official said on Thursday that there was no framework yet for an integrated Middle East air and missile defence …
Taiwan’s concerns on speed of arms sales will be conveyed to U.S., says ex-U.S. defence secretary
TAIPEI – Former U.S. defence secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday he would take back to Washington D.C. concerns expressed in Taiwan about the speed …
Analysis: Japan’s dovish Kishida may now take defence mantle of slain mentor Abe
By Tim Kelly and Yukiko Toyoda NARA, Japan – After a strong showing in an election overshadowed by the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe, …
US, Israel push Arab allies for joint defence pact amid Iran tensions
By Aziz El Yaakoubi, Andrew Mills and Matt Spetalnick RIYADH – The United States and Israel are seeking to lay the groundwork for a security …
Saab wins SEK 7 billion order from Swedish defence
STOCKHOLM – Swedish defence materials group Saab said on Thursday it had won an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration for its GlobalEye Airborne …
North Korea says U.S. is setting up Asian NATO; vows stronger defence
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea has accused the United States of setting up a military alliance like NATO in Asia, saying the unwavering …
European defence industry co-operation must be enhanced – France’s Macron
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that co-operation in the European Union’s defence industry needed to be enhanced, including by the introduction …
Southeast Asian defence pact can help region manage tensions, members say
By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE – Top officials from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Britain said on Saturday that their 51-year-old Five Power Defence Arrangements …
Behind the scenes in Japan, a welcome for Biden’s defence of Taiwan
By Tim Kelly TOKYO – For Japan, U.S. President Joe Biden’s comment he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan signalled no formal …
UK, U.S. defence ministers discuss support for Ukraine
LONDON – Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his U.S. counterpart discussed next steps to help Ukraine, including military aid, in talks held in the …
Rolls-Royce boosted by return to flying and defence demand
LONDON -Rolls-Royce traded in line with expectations in the first four months of the year, the engine manufacturer said on Thursday, helped by a gradual …
Bank of Japan vows limitless defence of yield target
SINGAPORE – The Bank of Japan on Thursday maintained its massive stimulus programme and a pledge to keep interest rates low, reinforcing its resolve to …
Afghan defence minister says will not tolerate ‘invasions’
KABUL – Afghanistan’s acting defence minister said on Sunday that the Taliban administration would not tolerate “invasions” from its neighours after protesting against airstrikes it …
Germany looks to buy Israeli or U.S. missile defence system
BERLIN – Berlin is considering buying a missile defence system from Israel or the United States to defend against threats including Russian Iskander missiles in …
Exclusive-Ukraine mulls international bonds to fund war defence effort
By Karin Strohecker and Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON – Ukraine, hoping to tap fresh sources of money to fund its defence efforts, is looking at …
Russia hits Ukraine’s Lviv with cruise missiles, defence ministry says
LONDON – Russia struck military targets in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv with high-precision cruise missiles, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday. Russia …
Fincantieri to expand defence business, M&A halted for now
MILAN – As Europe steps up its military spending after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri expects to expand its defence business, but sees …
S.Korea’s Yoon says he will move presidential office to defence ministry
By Josh Smith and Minwoo Park SEOUL – South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, breaking with decades of tradition, said on Sunday he will move the …
Putin should be recognised as war criminal, Ukrainian defence minister tells EU lawmakers
BRUSSELS – Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov told European Union lawmakers on Wednesday that they should recognise Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal …
Ukraine’s president says he agreed more defence, sanctions support with Biden
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he spoke to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday and they agreed on further support for Ukraine’s …
Italy’s Leonardo sees Ukraine crisis accelerating EU defence project
By Francesca Landini MILAN – Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will accelerate plans to create European common defence capabilities …
Leonardo sees EU defence spending boosting cash flow, pays dividend
MILAN – Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo expects free cash flow to more than double this year compared with 2021 as governments around the …
Leonardo to take into account EU defence plans when weighing units sale – unions
MILAN – Italy’s Leonardo will take into account the effort of European governments to build common military capabilities, when assessing options to sell two of …
Russian and Ukrainian weapons compete at Saudi defence show
RIYADH – As the tragic reality of war unfolds in eastern Europe, visitors to a defence show in Saudi Arabia were met with the surreal …
Taiwan warns Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s air force scrambled again on Thursday to warn away nine Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, …
European defence stocks rise as Russia invades Ukraine
By Danilo Masoni MILAN – European defence stocks were among the rare gainers in a falling market on Thursday on bets of bigger spending after …