Ukrainian pilot dies in F-16 crash

An F-16 fighter jet used by Ukraine crashed on Monday, Kyiv's military said, the first such loss reported since the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made planes in the country was confirmed this mo...

Israel says it killed Islamic Jihad commander in West Bank mosque firefight

Israeli troops killed a local commander of the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank and four other militants on Thursday in a gun battle during one of the largest assaults in the ...

Philippines and Vietnam to sign defense agreement

The Philippines and Vietnam will sign a defense cooperation agreement on Friday, the office of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said, a significant step by two countries that have long oppo...

US Army orders 4,000 new Javelin missiles

A joint venture between Lockheed Martin and RTX's Raytheon was awarded a $1.3 billion follow-on contract by the U.S. army for its Javelin missiles, which has played a major role in Ukraine's defens...

Taiwan military says China lacks ability to invade, but has other options

China lacks the ability to "fully" invade Taiwan as it does not have the equipment, but is bringing on line advanced new weapons and has other options to threaten Taiwan, such as inspecting foreign...

Japan's military to spend on benefits, AI, automation to combat recruitment crisis

Japan's defense ministry on Friday said it will invest in AI, automation and improving troop conditions to address a worsening recruitment shortfall that has left its forces understaffed amid a bui...

Pakistan military launches strikes in response to Balochistan attacks, army says

Pakistan's military has launched intelligence-based operations in the southwestern Balochistan province in response to attacks by insurgents that killed over 50 people this week, the army said on F...

Pacific Islands to boost regional policing after leaders meeting

The Pacific Islands Forum has endorsed a plan to boost police numbers among its members, cutting the need to rely on external forces in a crisis, with China security ally Solomon Islands supporting...

Russia detains former deputy defense minister for suspected fraud

A military court in Moscow placed Pavel Popov, a former deputy defense minister, in detention on Thursday on suspicion of fraud in the latest of a string of corruption probes of officials tied to e...

US Army defends Arlington National Cemetery employee in Trump campaign incident

The U.S. Army on Thursday defended an Arlington National Cemetery employee who was pushed aside during a visit by former President Donald Trump — saying she acted professionally and was being unfai...

FBI says gunman spent months seeking a target, then settled on Trump

The gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump mounted a "sustained, detailed effort" to attack a major gathering of some sort before deciding to target the Republican presidential candidate at a Pennsy...

34 more Palestinians killed as Israel launches strikes across Gaza, pushes tanks into central Khan Younis

Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and launched strikes across the enclave as they battled Hamas-led militants, killing at least 34 Palestinians on Wednesd...

France's Macron visits Serbia to boost EU ties, discuss Rafale deal

France's President Emmanuel Macron travels to Belgrade on Thursday to bolster ties with Serbia and bring it closer to the West, as the Balkan country juggles its European Union membership bid and c...

Egypt sends arms to Somalia following security deal, sources say

Egypt delivered its first military aid to Somalia in more than four decades on Tuesday, three diplomatic and Somali government sources said, a move likely to deepen strains between the two countrie...

US sees “limited” opportunity for talks with China on nuclear arms

The United States is pushing China to break a longstanding resistance to nuclear arms talks, seeing a "limited opportunity" for early two-way conversations on the superpowers' approach to the issue...