Berlin — In a landmark shift, Germany is set to embark on its most ambitious defense spending initiative since World War II. Lawmakers have embraced plans unveiled by Friedrich Merz, soon to ...

In a significant move to bolster India's defence preparedness, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved capital acquisition proposals worth over ...

India is set to enhance its defence capabilities with capital acquisitions worth over Rs 54,000 crore, approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) under Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The ...

A defence agreement between Croatia, Albania and Kosovo, calling for joint responses to common security challenges, has drawn a furious response from Serbia, which called it a threatening move.

Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen spoke at the inauguration of two new commands under the Singapore Armed Forces' fourth service, the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS). Ng was speaking at DIS ...

India Grants Initial Approval for $6 Billion Defence Purchases NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's defence acquisition council gave initial approval on Thursday for the purchase of arms and equipment ...

For an industry that measures contracts in decades, and a ministry with a reputation for bureaucracy, overspending and delays, the prospect of a rapid increase in defence spending presents a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rockets fired from Gaza and intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system over Israeli skies are ...

Increased defence spending having an effect on companies converting from declining sectors like automobiles The French defence industry is beginning to gear up more than three years after the ...

Cuts across departments meant that spending on defence would come out just shy of 2% of GDP for the first time since the 1930s. That wouldn’t do: only a year earlier Britain had hosted NATO ...

PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) - France's public investment bank Bpifrance will launch a 450 million euro ($490 million) defence-focused fund, Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Thursday ...

More than two millennia ago, the Chinese military strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu said, “Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.” The oft-quoted phrase ...