US president dismisses as ‘fake news’ reports that plants had only been partly damaged and that enriched uranium had been removed.
26 Jun 2025 - 10:01AM videocam
Alliance to ‘reaffirm’ support for Ukraine, pledged ‘ironclad commitment to collective defence’ under Article 5.
26 Jun 2025 - 6:59PM videocam
Calling conflict ‘crucial’ to European security, he seeks alliance’s help to ‘break every link that connects Russia with its accomplices’.
25 Jun 2025 - 12:59AM videocam
Mark Rutte says the Americans are ‘with us’ and other bloc members need to focus on their military investment plans.
25 Jun 2025 - 1:48AM videocam
Its enlarged military presence could draw in Russia and thus European forces into the fray, secretary general warns ahead of summit.
24 Jun 2025 - 2:06AM videocam
Defence budgets are growing on the continent but military purchases are not just about price and performance, analysts say.
23 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM videocam
A senior executive at aerospace firm KAI says the country will upgrade its warplanes to match those developed by China, the US and others.
22 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM videocam
The cutting-edge collaborative combat aircraft on display at the Paris Air Show represent Washington’s ‘biggest bet’ on autonomous craft.
20 Jun 2025 - 8:33PM videocam
While ‘core mission’ is freedom of navigation, the aircraft’s ‘bread-and-butter’ role is intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
19 Jun 2025 - 9:02PM videocam
Global aerospace supply chain means no country can go it alone, ‘we’re going to have to work together’, senior official said.
18 Jun 2025 - 4:57PM videocam
China has recently seen a rise in fighter aircraft sales in developing countries, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia.
17 Jun 2025 - 5:11PM videocam
China holds least 600 warheads and the number will ‘keep growing over the coming decade’, latest yearbook from Swedish think tank says.
16 Jun 2025 - 6:00AM videocam
The Pentagon is taking another look at its security agreement with Australia and the UK, but is not expected to do away with it entirely.
14 Jun 2025 - 9:28AM videocam
As Beijing restricts critical mineral exports, the US defence sector's reliance on China for these essential inputs increasingly jeopardizes its military readiness and supply chain security.
The drone strikes on airbases suggest similar tactics could be employed by both sides in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait.
Progressive Lee Jae-myung to take ‘prudent’ Taiwan stance, while balancing Beijing trade ties and US-Japan three-way alliance, analysts say.
8 Jun 2025 - 2:09PM videocam
Beijing has leveraged its dominance in critical mineral production and refining as a key negotiating point in trade wars.
2 Jun 2025 - 5:58PM videocam
Lee Jae-myung says Trump’s attempt to engage Kim Jong-un in dialogue is ‘helpful for the peace of the Korean peninsula’.
30 May 2025 - 7:05PM videocam
US-China ties never been ‘more strained’ in the 21st century, report by British think tank and co-organiser of Shangri-La Dialogue says.
28 May 2025 - 3:13PM videocam
America is making progress on a collaborative combat aircraft programme but the technology gap with China is said to be ‘narrowing’.
24 May 2025 - 10:00PM videocam
China is Pakistan’s biggest arms supplier, and its fighter jets and missiles played a key role in last week’s military exchanges with India.
Analysts say a war between India and Pakistan could be rare test of Russian and Chinese arms, with ‘larger ramifications’ for Indo-Pacific.
11 May 2025 - 8:03PM videocam
As costs of Trump’s trade war rise, critical mineral curbs by China and supply chain gaps could disrupt US military programmes, experts say.
11 May 2025 - 6:00AM videocam
Analysts say Beijing isn’t likely to take the lead on negotiations between the neighbours given its ‘very good relations’ with Islamabad.
8 May 2025 - 9:52AM videocam
Swedish think tank says Beijing accounted for half of all defence expenditure in Asia last year.
28 Apr 2025 - 3:37PM videocam
As China’s nuclear arsenal grows, the US is betting on a space-based defence programme that faces multiple complexities and soaring costs.
26 Apr 2025 - 7:00PM videocam
Strategic bombers, launch platforms and missile systems are being deployed throughout the region in a strong message to Beijing.
Beijing may be trying to show it is making rapid progress, while the images have heightened speculation about how the planes would be used.
19 Apr 2025 - 10:27PM videocam
American and South Korean shipbuilders agree to cooperate in move analysts say could strengthen US power projection in the Indo-Pacific.
A book of essays by the retired PLA senior colonel examines the question of whether the world should fear China.
8 Apr 2025 - 11:00AM videocam