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IMDEX Asia returns stronger in 2015

The International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX Asia) will return for its tenth edition from 19 to ...

Thales Inaugurates Innovation Hub In Singapore

- Thales, a global technology leader in the Aerospace, Transportation and Defence & Security, today officially ...

Ukraine defence min. resigns

Ukrainian Defense Minister, Valery Geletey, stepped down with President Petro Poroshenko accepting his resignation ...

Ultra Electronics, TCS Launches Ultra ORION X505-G

- Ultra Electronics, TCS is proud to announce the launch of the X505-G, a compact and lightweight outstation, extending ...

Australia conducts first air strikes in Iraq

A Super Hornet fighter jet has carried out Australias first bombing raid in the fight against the Islamist State group ...

China builds military airstrip on disputed island

Beijing has completed a runway for military aircraft on a South China Sea island also claimed by Vietnam, state-run ...

Russia to deploy reinforcements to Crimea area: Minister

Russias defence minister called on Tuesday for the deployment of reinforcements to Crimea and southern Russia, citing ...

Indonesia's Pindad develops combat vehicle with Belgian company

State-owned arms manufacturer PT Pindad has cooperated with Belgian Cockerill Maintenance & Ingeniere SA Defence ...

Germany sending 40 soldiers to iraqi Kurdistan

Berlin is preparing to send around 40 soldiers to northern Iraq to train Kurdish fighters battling against militants ...

MH17 crash site still unsafe for investigators: Dutch

The site in eastern Ukraine where flight MH17 crashed two months ago is still too unsafe for investigators to resume ...

US launches airstrikes on militant positions in Iraq

The U.S. Air Force launched airstrikes on the Islamic State positions near Iraqs second largest dam on Sunday, ...

Defense minister unveils Indonesian tombak-629 craft

The minister of Defense, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, unveiled the 60 meter long Kapal Cepat Rudal (KCR), a fast attack ...

Defense minister pledges to form infantry brigade in N Kalimantan

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has pledged to station more Indonesian military (TNI) personnel in Nunukan ...

Singapore's Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrates 'A Blooming Mid-Autumn'

This Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinatown will be transformed into a picturesque floral landscape with 3,100 handcrafted ...

Gaza situation `intolerable`: British FM

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Sunday demanded an unconditional ceasefire to resolve the "intolerable" ...