US president Joe Biden sending more troops to Europe amid Ukraine tensionFears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine have mounted in recent months, after Putin deployed more than 100,000 troops to areas near Ukraine's...
03 Feb, 2022, 02.21 PM IST
Leaked text suggests possible US-Russia missile arrangementThe daily El Pais published two documents purported to be written replies from the United States and NATO last week to Russia's proposals f...
02 Feb, 2022, 06.45 PM IST
China accuses United States admiral of 'hyping up' threat of Taiwan invasionThe US' top military officer in Asia-Pacific, Admiral Philip Davidson, on Tuesday said China could invade Taiwan within the next six years,...
10 Mar, 2021, 05.07 PM IST
Russia proposes new missile verification regime with US after demise of treatyThe United States withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty last year, accusing Moscow of violating it, a charge deni...
26 Oct, 2020, 03.41 PM IST
Japan's plan to build missile defence system at sea faces mounting costs: SourceFitted with powerful Lockheed Martin Corp radars, Japan's Aegis Ashore systems are meant to intercept missile strikes from North Korea and ...
22 Oct, 2020, 11.47 AM IST
Japan's military asks new government to continue strengthening of armed forcesIf approved, the plan would continue a build-up pursued by Suga's predecessor Shinzo Abe, that has seen Japan buy planes, missiles and airc...
30 Sep, 2020, 01.56 PM IST
Japan looks forward to developing new systems to head off missile threats in enemy territoryNikkei Asian Review reported that the draft recommendation approved by a team in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) does not specifi...
01 Aug, 2020, 08.05 PM IST
Pacifist Japan ruling party proposes strike capability to halt missile attacksGiving long-range munitions to Japan's Self Defence Forces is a controversial issue for a country that renounced the right to wage war afte...
31 Jul, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
As Japan weighs missile-defence options, Raytheon lobbies for Lockheed’s $300 mn deal"It's game on," said one of the sources, who has direct knowledge of Raytheon's lobbying campaign. Raytheon's pitch includes a proposal to ...
30 Jul, 2020, 01.29 PM IST
Japan's military seeks record spending to reinforce North Korea missile defenceThe Ministry of Defence budget proposal released on Friday calls for defence spending to rise 2.1 percent to 5.3 trillion yen ($48 billion)...
31 Aug, 2018, 11.00 AM IST
Japan picks $1.2 billion Lockheed radar for Aegis Ashore batteriesJapan needs more powerful detection in order for its new longer-range interceptor missiles to provide more effective defence against North ...
30 Jul, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
Defence takes centre stage in India-Japan tiesAbe on Monday called for boosting the country’s defenses in the face of North Korean threats, warning that Tokyo needs to be able to protec...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.55 AM IST
This small Kolkata-based manufacturer is giving Modi's Clean Ganga project a big fillipA simple, but ingenious innovation, Agastya Buoyant's Trash Boom can be effectively used in solid waste control across water bodies in Indi...
30 Oct, 2017, 11.14 AM IST
Japan Prime Minister urges stronger defence amid North Korea worriesThe call is a common refrain from nationalist leader Shinzo Abe, who has long advocated a stiffening of Japan's military posture, despite i...
11 Sep, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
- US secures airbase in Romania, begins pull out from Kyrgyzstan
US will use a Romanian airbase as a transit point for its troops leaving Afghanistan as it winds up operations at another base in Kyrgyzsta...
19 Oct, 2013, 05.14 PM IST