Mumbai: – British aircraft carrier ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ has reached the port of Mumbai, with its fleet of destroyers. The joint exercise between the Indian and British defence forces will be held soon and will be the largest military exercise between the two countries. The arrival of British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Chief of Defence […]
New Delhi: India, US, Japan and Australia share a common vision and goals in the ongoing Malabar exercise in the Bay of Bengal. The exercise is being conducted for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, enhancing the coordination and cooperation between the navies of the four countries, said Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Naval Staff of India. […]
Moscow: – Russia conducted a successful test of Zircon Hypersonic Missile from a nuclear submarine. The Russian defence department has shared this information. This is the third hypersonic missile test undertaken by Russia in the last year. It is believed that Russia has once again demonstrated its dominance regarding hypersonic missiles. The Russian defence ministry […]
Paris: – Two European countries, France and Greece, signed a multibillion-Euro defence deal on Tuesday. Under the agreement, Greece will buy three super-advanced destroyers from France. On the occasion of the agreement, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the confidence expressed by Greece. Macron said ‘European countries need to give up the negativity and become dignified […]
Atlit – The Israeli navy has increased its deployment of destroyers in the Red Sea region. The Israeli Defence Forces declined to comment on the reason for the deployment. But former Israeli naval officials claim that the deployment was made because of the threat posed by Iran to the safety of Israeli cargo and fuel […]
Tokyo/Beijing – Japan once again proposed increasing their defence budget to counter sustained expansionist activities of China for a few years. Japan’s defence ministry has proposed an increased defence budget of $50 billion for 2022. The Defence Ministry explained increased funding is needed for advanced F-35 fighter jets, modernization of destroyers and space security. Over […]
Taipei/Beijing – As China has repeatedly threatened to launch an attack on Taiwan, Taiwan has stepped up its preparations for retaliation. The Taiwanese navy says that new anti-ship missiles have been deployed at Taichung base, a key defensive base in Taiwan. A few days ago, a US study group warned that China’s People’s Liberation Army […]
Tokyo – Japan will deploy missiles near Taiwan to counter growing Chinese military aggression in the East China Sea region and protect its interests. It is claimed that the deployment will be completed next year. Two weeks ago, the Chinese Communist Party threatened to launch an atomic bomb attack on Japan through a video. Against […]
Ankara/Kyiv: – Turkey has initiated steps to strengthen defence cooperation with Ukraine, despite repeated warnings from Russia. A few days ago, it was reported that Turkey had handed over the first unmanned Bayraktar TB2 combat drones to the Ukrainian navy. The two countries have also reportedly signed agreements and are negotiating for destroyers, engines and […]
London/Beijing – The British aircraft carrier ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ arrived in the South China Sea with its ‘Carrier Strike Group’, defying repeated warnings from China. The British naval mission has invited strong reactions from the Chinese media and analysts. The Global Times ridiculed that the United Kingdom is a pet dog of the United States. […]