NEW DELHI — India is pressing ahead with a $9 billion infrastructure project to bolster its military footprint on the Great Nicobar Island which sits far from the Indian mainland near one of the world’s most critical shipping arteries.
The project is attracting attention as disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, following the U.S.-Iran-Israel conflict brings focus to other vulnerable…
Vilseck, Germany — The picturesque Bavarian town of Vilseck has hosted U.S. forces since the end of World War Two and could bear the brunt of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw at least 5,000 troops from Germany.
Although details of the units affected by the…
The Department of Defense is looking for AI-enhanced target recognition to help troops, vehicles and ships destroy drones.
The C-UAS Close-In Kinetic Defeat Enhancement project focuses on aided target recognition, or AiTR. This uses concepts such as AI, machine learning and…
VIENNA — Dueling ceasefire proposals by Ukraine and Russia surrounding Victory Day seem to have all but collapsed amid escalating air strikes and rhetoric of a “massive missile strike” on central Kyiv.
Both sides had proclaimed a ceasefire surrounding the important celebration marking the capitulation of Nazi Germany, but said that it was incumbent on the other side not to break the truce or…
PARIS — France is deploying the carrier strike group centered on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier into the Red Sea and towards the Gulf of Aden, positioning the force for a possible mission to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the Armed Forces Ministry said…
Within the U.S. Army’s $253 billion budget request is a proposal to boost research and development spending by 12.9%.
While officials say that extra $2.1 billion will allow the Army to “keep a technological advantage,” congressional leaders have expressed concern that…
NEW DELHI — Pakistan has commissioned the first of eight advanced Chinese submarines, marking a significant step in strengthening its maritime capabilities and deepening defense cooperation with its close ally Beijing.
A ceremony to commission the attack submarine called Hangor was held in the Chinese city of Sanya on April 30 in the presence of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and navy…
A fragile truce in the Middle East was under strain on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran clash fire in the Gulf as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said in a social media post on Tuesday breaches of the…
VIENNA — Germany’s ambitions to close a long-range strike capability gap are facing a fresh setback after the Trump administration moved to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops from German soil and effectively shelved a Biden-era plan to temporarily deploy Tomahawk cruise…
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines — The U.S. Army Pacific’s 1st Multi-Domain Task Force and the Philippine Army Artillery Regiment have test-fired a Tomahawk cruise missile from the Typhon launcher in the central Philippines — and it successfully hit a target around 600 kilometers away in Nueva Ecija.
Col. Dennis Hernandez of the Philippine Marines told Defense News the cruise missile was launched…
