Indian government has accorded sanction to build 10 nuclear reactors in the country to boost power generation, officials said Thursday.
2017-05-18
Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi units liberated three villages from Islamic State (IS) militants on Tuesday, said the Iraqi military.
2017-05-17
The anti-submarine ships of Russia's Pacific Fleet conducted drills, as crews practiced searching and destroying of imaginary submarine enemies, said a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday.
2017-05-16
Over 40 civilians were killed by strikes of the U.S.-led anti-terror coalition on the city of Bukamal in the countryside of the eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Monday, pro-government Sham FM radio reported.
2017-05-16
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) hosted the first Singapore International Maritime Review (IMR) on Monday in celebration of its Golden Jubilee, the Ministry of Defence said in a press statement.
2017-05-15
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Monday confirmed the test firing of a medium long-range ballistic missile one day earlier.
2017-05-15
Iraqi paramilitary units of Hashd Shaabi units on Sunday continued heavy clashes against IS militants on the third day of an operation aimed at dislodging the extremist militants from the areas near the Iraqi-Syrian border in west of Mosul, the Iraqi military said.
2017-05-15
The military chiefs from the ASEAN started arriving in Manila Sunday to attend conferences to strengthen cooperation among ASEAN militaries in addressing common security challenges facing the region.
2017-05-14
The U.S. Pacific Command confirmed on Saturday the Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired a missile at approximately 2030 GMT Saturday, and landed in the Sea of Japan.
2017-05-14
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 160 missiles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an estimated 2 billion U.S. dollars, the Pentagon said Thursday.
2017-05-12
Germany's defence ministry on Wednesday promised a reform to clear off Nazi sympathizers in the army following the scandals of far-right attack plots.
2017-05-11
Algerian counterterrorism troops on Wednesday killed a "dangerous" armed militant in the eastern province of Jijel, said a statement of Defense Ministry.
2017-05-11
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) on Monday signed a contract with a Chinese company to procure a S26T diesel-electric submarine, a move experts believe will promote China's export of conventional submarines.
2017-05-10
The Danish government might send more soldiers to Afghanistan if necessary, Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said here Tuesday.
2017-05-10
The Royal Thai Army will buy 34 armoured vehicles worth about two billion baht and another 11 VT-4 battle tanks from China, says army commander Chalermchai Sitthisat.
2017-05-09
Ship 8004, with a mission of the Vietnam Coast Guard Command on board, led by Lieutenant General Hoang Van Dong, the Command’s Political Commissar, and left the military port of the Coast Guard Region 1 Command for a China visit on May 8.
2017-05-09
The Egyptian armed forces foiled an infiltration attempt at the country's western borders with Libya and destroyed 15 vehicles loaded with weapons and ammunition, the Egyptian military spokesman said in a statement on Monday.
2017-05-09
Russia's Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov is slated to be floated this summer, Defense Ministry spokesman, Capitan First Rank Igor Dygalo, announced.
2017-05-09
The U.S. Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane returned to Earth on Sunday after completing a secret space mission that lasted nearly two years.
2017-05-08
The German army has ordered a thorough search in barracks after Nazi-era items to root out potential right-wing extremism, DPA reported on Sunday.
2017-05-08
Troops from Australia and Japan will participate in the annual joint exercises between U.S. and Philippine militaries that will officially kick off on Monday.
2017-05-08
The wounded militants of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front started evacuating from southern Damascus area toward the northwestern province of Idlib on Sunday, a military source said.
2017-05-08
Indian troops on Thursday a launched massive search operation in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir to trace militants, officials said.
2017-05-05
Japan's Sazanami destroyer has joined the Izumo helicopter carrier in escorting a United States Navy vessel, marking the first time such a protection mission has taken place under the controversial new security legislation, sources said Wednesday.
2017-05-03
The Philippines is ready to conclude a framework agreement on defense and security with Russia when Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte visits Moscow this month, a government statement said on Wednesday.
2017-05-03
Indian army successfully test-fired an advanced version of Brahmos cruise missile on Tuesday, state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said Wednesday.
2017-05-03
The DPRK said Tuesday that the U.S. military Monday conducted in South Korea a nuclear bomb dropping drill on targets of DPRK in South Korea, calling it an "extremely reckless" move for nuclear war on the Korean peninsula.
2017-05-02
The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Tuesday that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system, which was deployed last week in southeast South Korea, is "operational."
2017-05-02
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday test-fired a ballistic missile, which exploded after liftoff, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
2017-04-29
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) said Friday that it conducted a joint drill east of Okinawa with U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, according to local media reports.
2017-04-28
A Russian warship sank after hitting a cargo ship in the Black Sea on Thursday due to heavy fog, but all were rescued, Turkish media said.
2017-04-27
A joint exercise scheduled to be carried out between Japanese fighter jets and planes based on U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Wednesday was canceled due to bad weather, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force said.
2017-04-26
South Korea's defense ministry on Wednesday confirmed local media reports that part of the elements of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system were deployed to a site in southeast South Korea.
2017-04-26
A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine on Tuesday arrived at the southern port of Busan, South Korea, amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula, YTN television reported.
2017-04-25
The DPRK said Monday it will continue developing nuclear weapons for self-defense against military threat from the United States.
2017-04-24
The Philippine and the United States militaries are set to hold their annual joint exercises, the U.S. embassy in Manila said on Monday.
2017-04-24
Two Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyers departed from Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on Friday, local media reported.
2017-04-22
Visiting US Vice-President Mike Pence said in Tokyo on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is determined to work closely with Japan, the Republic of Korea, other allies in the region and China to achieve a peaceable solution and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
2017-04-20
The White House said on Monday that it does not expect US President Donald Trump to draw a red line on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and the United States will continue work with China to solve it.
2017-04-20
At least 22 militants, including a Taliban shadow governor, were killed when Afghan security forces carried out an operation in the northern province of Baghlan overnight, the country's Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
2017-04-19