Mumbai: Indian warships INS Surat and INS Udaygiri have been inducted into the naval force. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed confidence that these warships would augment the strength of the Indian Navy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that these indigenously built warships at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai truly exhibit India’s self-reliant capability to the […]
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Seoul/Washington: – North Korea, carrying out a spate of missile tests over the last three months, could test a nuclear weapon next week. The United States has warned that North Korea will conduct a nuclear test as a show of strength. This has increased the tension in the Korean region and Yoon Seok-youl, President-Elect of […]
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Washington/Canberra: Decision has been taken to increase the scope of the AUKUS Deal, signed between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. All three countries issued a joint statement announcing that the AUKUS deal would include Hypersonic Missiles and Electronic Warfare capabilities. Moreover, the statement said that the cooperation in the defence research sector […]
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Oslo/Brussels: While Russia is increasing the intensity of attacks on Ukraine, NATO is holding comprehensive war exercises in Norway. Nearly 35,000 soldiers from 30 countries are participating in ‘Cold Response 2022’ exercises. At the same time as the exercises, a meeting of NATO is being held in Brussels. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg announced that 40,000 […]
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Seoul: On Wednesday, North Korea tested a missile that would enable it to launch simultaneous attacks on any part of the United States. But this missile named Hasog-17 exploded within seconds from launch. Failure to test this missile brings the missile tests conducted by North Korea over the last two and a half months on […]
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Canberra/Beijing: Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton warned that those who feel that the Chinese ambitions in the Indo-Pacific sector are limited only to Taiwan have not taken any lessons from history. Dutton stated this while speaking about the Australian defence policies changes given the increasing Chinese activities. China expressed intense displeasure over the statements made […]
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Canberra: – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared, ‘Australia is facing the most difficult and dangerous security circumstances for the first time since the second world war. The democratic Western powers should stand united to confront dictatorial regimes enjoying unrestricted rule.’ At the same time, he underlined the Chinese threat and announced new bases for […]
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Istanbul: – Turkey that had refrained from taking a stand in the Ukraine-Russia war has made major changes to its policy. By blaming Russia for starting the war against Ukraine, Turkey announced to corner the Russian destroyers in the Black Sea sector. Besides, Ukraine had made such a demand with Turkey. Initially, Turkey had refused […]
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Manila/Warsaw: – Philippines has accelerated the modernisation of its defence forces given the hegemonic Chinese activities in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, the Philippines signed an agreement with Poland to purchase 32 Black Hawk helicopters. This is the third extensive defence agreement signed by the Philippines in the last four months. Earlier, the Philippines […]
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London: – The Undersea fibreoptic cable connecting Norway with the Svalbard Islands in the Arctic has suffered damages under mysterious circumstances. The Internet services in the Svalbard Islands, a part of Norway, have been disrupted and a possibility of hampering the functioning of a critical satellite station has surfaced. The reason for the snag could […]
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