Beijing : Even as the construction of artificial islands by China in the ‘South China Sea’ is proving to be a matter of dispute, China has started preparations to build an observatory in this oceanic territory. The concerned authorities claim that the observatory is for the study of this region, which is enriched with mineral […]
Moscow : Considering the worldwide rapidly changing equations and also the current aggressive military trials attempted by Europe, Russia has been taking giant strides to empower their own defense. Lately the Defense Minister of Russia, Sergey Shoygu has made an announcement regarding the same in their Parliament. In the coming few years according to the […]
Washington : In his final hours of the term as US President, Barack Obama has taken some hasty decisions, which includes transfer of funds worth $221 million to Palestine. Earlier, the US Congress had blocked this financial help. In spite of that, Obama took a lone decision to sign off the funds. This situation has […]
Washington/Brussels: If ‘NATO’ wants to continue receiving the US support that it has received up until now then the EU member nations need to quit their efforts of raising an independent ‘European Army’, strictly warned the US’s new Trump administration. This claim has been made based on the assurance of the British authorities that are active […]
Chandipur (Orissa): India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)) has developed a ‘Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon’ (SAAW) capable of destroying a runway on an enemy airbase. The ‘SAAW’ developed by the ‘DRDO’ is India’s fully indigenised weapon system and with its successful testing, India has made a place for itself in the league of select few nations […]
Beijing/Washington : If Donald Trump, challenging the ‘One China’ concept of China, establishes cooperation with Taiwan, the peace and stability within Taiwan will be suffered. Stating this categorically, China sternly warned that its relations with the US will be disturbed, it the US meddles in the issue. On the other hand, the US has said […]
Brussels/London : Against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s victory in the US, the growing support for right-wing leaders in Europe and irresponsible statements made by the British leaders, the pressure for demanding ‘Hard Brexit’ appears to be escalating. Senior EU sources inform that the EU’s meeting has been successful to achieve a consensus to force […]
Berlin – Not expecting to get as much support in the 21st century as in the 20th century, Germany will have to raise its own defense expenditure to 2 percent of its ‘ GDP ‘, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel while indicating major changes in Germany’s defense policy. Soon after Chancellor Merkel spoke, the German […]
Washington : Despite the tensions generated between the United States and Saudi Arabia due to the negotiations with Iran, a news has come to the fore that the Obama administration has supplied Saudi Arabia with arms worth $115 billion. The Obama administration is facing strong criticism for extending this aid to Saudi, since Saudi used these […]
Tokyo : Amidst the growing tension with China and North Korea, Japan has shown signs of speeding up its military capabilities. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Government has proposed a military budget of $50 billion to the Parliament which includes fighter jets, drones, Anti- Ship missile system, Chinook helicopters and Air to ship missiles. […]