Defence News
Report: China expands nuclear arsenal as global tensions grow
13 June 2023
Report: China expands nuclear arsenal as global tensions grow
The nuclear arsenals of several countries, especially China, grew last year, and other atomic powers continued to modernize theirs as…
U.S. industry cranks up Patriot production
13 June 2023
U.S. industry cranks up Patriot production
Raytheon, the maker of the Patriot missile system, plans to increase production of its modern air defense systems in high…
UK jets scrambled to escort Russian planes near NATO Airspace
13 June 2023
UK jets scrambled to escort Russian planes near NATO Airspace
British Royal Air Force fighter jets were twice scrambled over the course of 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying…
US Army names newest combat vehicle ‘Booker’
13 June 2023
US Army names newest combat vehicle ‘Booker’
The U.S. Army named the M10 combat vehicle “Booker” during the Army Birthday Festival at the National Museum of the…
NATO’s biggest ever air exercise in history kicks off in Germany
13 June 2023
NATO’s biggest ever air exercise in history kicks off in Germany
Germany is hosting NATO’s largest air exercise over Europe, with hundreds of military planes from member countries simulating the alliance’s…
Report: Ukraine selects pilots for F-16 training
13 June 2023
Report: Ukraine selects pilots for F-16 training
‘Our pilots, as they say, are all pumped. The first group of the best pilots has been selected,’ says spokesman…
US sends military supplies to Syrian city occupied by terrorist PKK
13 June 2023
US sends military supplies to Syrian city occupied by terrorist PKK
The U.S. Army sent a convoy of about 40 vehicles from Iraq to Syria in another sign of support for…
NATO talks: Türkiye, Sweden, Finland to meet in Ankara
13 June 2023
NATO talks: Türkiye, Sweden, Finland to meet in Ankara
Türkiye waits for Sweden to abide by a trilateral memorandum signed last June in Madrid to address Ankara’s security concerns.…
‘Turkish Cypriots have never been a minority,’ says Türkiye’s President Erdogan
13 June 2023
‘Turkish Cypriots have never been a minority,’ says Türkiye’s President Erdogan
‘We will continue to resolutely defend rights, interests of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,’ Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkish Cypriots…
New study further narrows the search for elusive pairs of monster black holes
12 June 2023
New study further narrows the search for elusive pairs of monster black holes
Although astrophysicists have never sensed supermassive black hole binary systems, a galaxy-sized detector composed of dead stars is hot on…