Australia, Philippines launch military drills near South China Sea
Australia has launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving over 3,600 personnel in live-fire drills and a beach assault.
Europe
Trump-Putin summit could decide the course of the Russia-Ukraine war
Trump is flying to Alaska for a high-stakes summit with Putin that could determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and the fate of European security.
MBDA books record orders amid European air-defense rush
The pan-European missile maker has seen demand grow in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Leonardo banks on space, cybersecurity, AI for double-digit growth
Italy's state-controlled defense giant predicted that by 2028 its annual order tally will rise to $24.7 billion.
Pentagon to release Arctic strategy that outlines tech, presence needs
The Pentagon and the services are considering how and how often they should operate in the Arctic and what gear they require to do that.
Drones, tanks and ships: Takeaways from Turkey’s annual defense report
The government listed 49 ongoing modernization and acquisition projects across the various armed forces. Here are some that stood out.
Asian nations rushing to buy counter-drone tech as conflicts intensify
South Korea’s military installed Liteye drone-detection systems, now made by High Point Aerotechnologies, to spot North Korean aerial intrusions.
Russian arms exports plummet amid war, sanctions: think tank
Russia's full-scale assault of Ukraine and the Western sanctions that followed have led Moscow's former weapons clients to look elsewhere.
Next Indonesian president may be boon to military buildup, expert says
It appears Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto could become Indonesia's next president.
India conducts first test flight of locally developed missile
The missile is equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, according to the prime minister.
France prepares for space wars in ‘AsterX’ European exercise
Participants from France and 15 partner countries trained for everything from jammed space communications to hostile satellites.
