914 results for defence

19 November 2019

Island disputes troubling Japan and the US nuclear command finally retires its floppy disks.

15 August 2019

Vietnam’s surprising purchases from the US, and France’s defence exports have a moment.

19 September 2019

Russian construction in Gogland is making Finland nervous and the US makes an eyebrow-raising purchase from the Israelis.

17 May 2019

New subs for Taiwan, the Egyptian navy’s spending spree, and Greece and North Macedonia make up.

20 September 2018

Has Iran found a way to circumvent sanctions when it comes to fighter jets? Plus, New Zealand’s pilots get a boost, the UK’s arms exports are taking off and Sri Lanka is becoming a focal point for defence in Asia.

16 November 2017

The Afghan airforce’s new Black Hawk helicopters and a sartorial shift for the US army.

17 May 2009

The latest laser warfare, the UAE's new fighting machines and India gets defensive with its ballistic missile shield. Plus, Hilary Synnott on what to do with the Pakistan and the Taliban challenge.

18 May 2017

Finland goes shopping, Indonesia gets a new frigate, Colombia looks to plug a few post-Farc voids and Singapore finds a new place to park its F15s.

16 February 2012

Saudi's Arabia's big weapons spend and a personnel shortage in the Polish Army.

18 May 2016

Why one of the biggest fights for Italy’s defence minister is her own standing – and some naval natter.

13 April 2016

Russia after its Syrian adventure, China’s seaborne ambitions and the Nordic defence business hots up.

20 October 2011

Chine beefs up its air force again, and India builds a strike force to ready itself for Himalayan border disputes.

18 August 2011

The latest military shenanigans, including China's reassurances to the US and a Korean-led jet project.

17 February 2011

Burmese insurgent armies, Iraq reinforcements and extremism in the Philippines.

19 August 2010

The french army's new laser dubbed "the finger of death" and Spain's flight school for Afghan pilots.

19 August 2021