US leads major minesweeping Gulf naval exercise
A major US-led naval minesweeping exercise got underway in the Gulf Sunday as tension remain high over Iran and its...
Germany rejects Israeli pressure over subs sale to Egypt
German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere dismissed Israeli pressure not to sell two submarines to Egypt, while acknowledging the country...
US to modernize nuclear arsenal: report
The US government plans to undertake the costliest modernization of its nuclear arsenal in history, even though the military as...
US to take back seat in changing world order
A series of political transitions led by the Arab Spring uprisings are shifting the balance of world power with the...
British troops may return from Afghanistan earlier
British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond is considering bringing some British troops back from Afghanistan earlier than expected, he said in...
BAE Systems, EADS in merger talks
British arms manufacturer BAE Systems and European planemaker EADS revealed Wednesday they are in merger talks to create a global...
South Korea to increase budget for missiles
South Korea will spend $2.3 billion dollars over the next five years to secure tactical weapons targeting North Korea's nuclear...
Mass protest in Japan against US hybrid aircraft
Tens of thousands of people rallied on Japan's southern island of Okinawa Sunday against the deployment of US Osprey military...
Security firms see rise in smartphone cyber-attacks
Cyber-crooks are increasingly taking aim at smartphones, following their prey as lifestyles migrate to Internet-linked mobile devices, according to new...
SEAL book on Bin Laden raid exposes state secrets: US
The Pentagon said Tuesday a new book by a former Navy SEAL on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden...
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