Turkey tells NATO partners it is undecided on China missile purchase

Under enormous pressure from the U.S. and its NATO allies, Turkey, also a member of NATO, appears to be relenting on its earlier decision to buy an air defense (more…)
Under enormous pressure from the U.S. and its NATO allies, Turkey, also a member of NATO, appears to be relenting on its earlier decision to buy an air defense (more…)
In a historic move, Japan has overcome all self-imposed legal hurdles to sell India at least 15 advanced STOL amphibious planes known in Japan as the US-2. India is (more…)
A three-vessel PLA Navy flotilla spent three days starting Jan. 23 to inspect reefs and tiny isles in the heart of the South China Sea. These land formations are (more…)
While China is dramatically modernizing its military, the Taiwanese government has announced a large cut of its defense forces from the current 215,000 to 170,000- 190,000, or a reduction (more…)
The Chinese state-run media has confirmed that the People’s Liberation Army is building a new class of heavy maritime surveillance vessel, with a 10,000-ton displacement. If true, this would (more…)
The four operational command headquarters of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army issued a new regulation last week banning the world’s large military from purchasing any foreign brands for military (more…)
The young North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has put his younger sister, Kim Yeo-Jong, in charge of Department 54 that handles the regime’s profit-seeking businesses, according to a newspaper (more…)
As promised by Secretary of State John Kerry to visiting South Korean foreign minister Yun Byung-Se on Jan. 7, an 800-member mechanized infantry battalion is soon to be deployed (more…)
TEL AVIV — The United States has forced Israel to reshuffle its senior defense leadership after an Israeli subsystem arrived in China. Israeli sources said the U.S. Defense Department (more…)