Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has asked his country’s parliament to increase next year’s defense budget by 29 percent. The backdrop for the request was China’s increasingly aggressive actions (more…)
WASHINGTON — Iran’s leading missile partner is completing preparations for what could be the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. A leading U.S. think tank reported that Pyonyang was (more…)
China is said to be furious over the insertion of a joint declaration between Japan and Brazil that contains the sentence that Japan and Brazil both are determined to (more…)
After its landmark sale of missile defense components to the U.S, Japan is announcing a new weapons research project with Great Britain. The deal marks yet another milestone in (more…)
Washington’s military engagement policy with China has prompted an unprecedented invitation to China to take part in a U.S.-Australia joint military exercise scheduled for October, the Pentagon confirmed. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio has finalized his plan to visit Vietnam toward the end of July to firm up Japan’s pledge to upgrade and supply large maritime and (more…)
China’s state-owned Offshore Oil Engineering Co has signed a deal with Russia worth $1.6 billion to build liquefied natural gas facilities in Siberia. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
CAIRO — South Sudan has acknowledged the procurement of weapons from China. Officials said the new regime in Juba acquired a range of ground-based weapons from Beijing in 2014. (more…)
Starting from fiscal year 2017, Japan will gradually deploy about 2 dozen F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, according to a June 25 announcement by the Japanese Defense Ministry. The F-35s (more…)
