defence

SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S., South Korea and Japan held a joint naval missile defence exercise on Sunday to counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats, the South’s navy …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies have reached agreement to raise the alliance’s target for military spending to at least 2% of national GDP, two diplomats told Reuters late on Friday. …

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s government raked in record tax income last fiscal year, the finance ministry said on Monday, which could help Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling party forego the politically …

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The lower house of the Czech parliament gave strong backing to a defence treaty with NATO ally the United States on Wednesday in an initial reading, signalling …

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea convened a key party meeting to decide its diplomatic and defence strategy “to cope with the changed international situation”, with leader Kim Jong Un attending, …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea’s parliament has begun debating a defence deal with the United States, with Prime Minister James Marape acknowledging the concerns of some students and unions …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The United States is set to remove obstacles that prevent smoother trade with India in critical areas such as defence and high technology, U.S. National Security …

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s most powerful mercenary said on Sunday that his Wagner fighters would not sign any contract with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, publicly refusing an attempt …

By Kanupriya Kapoor and Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ukraine’s plans for a counteroffensive against Russian occupation remain on track, its deputy defence minister told Reuters on Saturday, despite an …

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Wednesday that he had asked prosecutors to investigate whether senior Russian defence officials had committed any …

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and Australia’s defence chiefs agreed on Tuesday to step up defence cooperation, South Korea’s defence ministry said. Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup met his Australian counterpart …

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said that the United States had been a “silent” security partner to his nation but that a …

(Reuters) – Russia spent 2 trillion roubles ($26 billion) on defence in January and February alone, a 282% jump on the same period a year ago, data on the budget …

By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) -Influential labour representatives are open to private equity players taking a stake in Thyssenkrupp’s warship division Marine Systems (TKMS) and will set …

By Felix Light (Reuters) – Former Russian deputy defence minister Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev has joined the Wagner Group private militia as a deputy commander, Russian pro-war social media channels …

(Reuters) – Standing in a field of corpses, Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin on Friday published an expletive-ridden video personally blaming top defence chiefs for losses suffered by his Wagner …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defence minister Li Shangfu said the country is willing to work with Russia to have close strategic communications between their militaries, state media reported on Monday. …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to overhaul its air defence forces after gaining new experience in the war in Ukraine and will also bolster its air defences to counter Finland’s …

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will delay the dismissal of his defence chief, announced over a week ago after the minister called for a …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s military cannot completely fill its existing gaps by 2030, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius was quoted as saying, as Berlin seeks to revamp its armed forces after …

LONDON (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has presented awards to the pilots of two Su-27 fighter planes that intercepted a U.S. drone near the airspace around Russia’s military …

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Leonardo said on Friday it was set to benefit from higher defence spending following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and that orders for the current year …

By Krishn Kaushik and Kirsty Needham NEW DELHI/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in India on Wednesday seeking to strengthen the new momentum in ties between the …