On April 24, Chinese state media reported that the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) landed officers on Sandy Cay reef. “The China Coast Guard enforced maritime management and exercised sovereign jurisdiction,”… Continue reading "Chinese Coast Guard Lands Officers on Reef Near Philippine Military Outpost in South China Sea"
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed Monday that the “entire Pentagon” was resisting Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s attempts to “change” the Department of Defense, after news broke that… Continue reading "White House Press Secretary: “Entire Pentagon” Working Against Hegseth"
German defense minister Boris Pistorius said April 11 that Germany had restarted its efforts to source air defense systems to meet Ukraine’s needs, while it awaits deliveries of additional PATRIOT… Continue reading "Germany Now Sourcing Air Defense Systems “All Over The World” For Ukraine"
Japan’s government says it is willing to participate in NATO’s Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine mission. The announcement was made during NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s visit to Japan… Continue reading "Japan Says Willing To Join NATO’s Training Mission For Ukraine’s Military"
The United Kingdom’s Defence Secretary, John Healey, has said that the European Union is not currently part of initial talks on the formation of a “coalition of the willing” that… Continue reading "UK Defence Secretary: European Union Not Currently Part Of “Coalition Of The Willing” Talks For Ukraine"
New Zealand’s government unveiled its new Defence Capability Plan on Monday, with the plan set to ramp up New Zealand’s defense spending to 2% of its gross domestic product by… Continue reading "New Zealand’s Defense Spending To Reach 2% GDP By 2032 Under New Plan"
The United States announced April 2 that it would be imposing 10% tariffs on the island chain hosting the Diego Garcia air base it jointly operates with the United Kingdom,… Continue reading "Trump Imposes Tariffs On Diego Garcia Base After Approving Base’s Sovereignty Transfer"
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee grilled senior intelligence officials over their involvement in a Signal group chat during a public Wednesday hearing, while the White House insisted that the… Continue reading "Director of National Intelligence Gabbard Does Not Recall Signal Chat Group Contents For Second Day"
At the end of February, Polish and Slovakian defense ministers signed a letter of intent declaring Slovakian interest in purchasing K2PL tanks produced in Poland. Additionally, the two countries agreed… Continue reading "Slovakia Interested in Acquiring Polish-Produced K2PL Tanks"
During an interview with Portuguese media, Portuguese Minister of Defense Nuno Melo revealed that Portugal may be reconsidering its plan to purchase US 5th generation F-35 fighters. The defense minister… Continue reading "Portugal Reconsiders F-35 Purchase"