Defense

“It’s deterrence and peace through strength, but it cannot be reliance,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says.

Beijing denies helping Moscow, but Russia is scaling up both the production and the sophistication of its drones.

Kyiv used artificial intelligence to conduct one of the most audacious attacks on Russia in history.

NATO defense ministers in Brussels are expected to pave the way for a new defense spending goal — the questions are now when, and how.

Defense projects can now apply for a chunk of the remaining €335 billion — initially earmarked for climate and digital investment.

Despite prohibition on sending weapons to war zones, experts say Seoul will still be eager to cooperate with Europe on defense.

The Danish leader argued that Europe needs more funds to bolster its defenses and counter the threat from Russia.

Zelenskyy allies visit Congress to bolster Russia sanctions bill.

The absence of the U.S. defense secretary marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s history that an American defense chief misses the monthly meeting.

A stark official report says “state conflict has returned to Europe” — but a fight is raging over the cash-strapped Keir Starmer government response.

Britain’s political leaders are refusing to engage with suggestions that the country’s security calculation might be changing.

The assault came the day before Russia-Ukraine negotiations are set to take place in Istanbul.

The plan, which includes building six new arms factories, will make Britain ready to fight a full-scale war, U.K. defense chief John Healey said.

John Miller discussed exporting a sensitive encryption device from the U.S. to China in a blender, U.S. authorities said.

Beijing’s espionage on Dutch semiconductors and other high-tech areas is “intensifying,” Ruben Brekelmans tells Reuters at Shangri-La Dialogue security forum.

“It’s love nonetheless, so it’s better than no love,” EU’s chief diplomat says at a defense forum in Singapore.

The U.S. defense secretary went to Singapore to reinforce alliances, and admonish allies about security spending.

Johann Wadephul signals a potential policy shift as Berlin reassesses arms shipments to Israel over humanitarian concerns in Gaza.

French president delivers veiled warning to Beijing during speech in Singapore.

Vladimir Putin’s got a fair point, Keith Kellogg indicates.

That figure would be a sharp increase from the government’s official target of 203,000.

Critical gas pipelines, power lines and data cables are the “soft belly of British security,” ministers have been warned.

A top EU diplomat described the pithy analogy as “no longer helpful.”

Less complaining and more preparation will help avoid an angry divorce between Europe and America, the defense commissioner said.