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EU to aim for rapid deployment force without US assets by 2025, document says

BRUSSELS (REUTERS) – The European Union is considering a joint military force of up to 5,000 troops by 2025 to intervene in a [...]

Five-power defence pact's challenges 50 years on

SINGAPORE – Members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) recently held a series of activities to mark the defence pact’s golden jubilee [...]

Global effort needed to tackle evolving threat of weapons of mass destruction: Zaqy

SINGAPORE – Technological advancements such as cryptocurrency and 3D printing pose new challenges to countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), [...]

India tests ballistic missile with 5,000km range

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India has tested a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead up to 5,000km, the defence ministry said, [...]

US lawmakers express concern over reports of potential Turkey F-16 purchase

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Democratic and Republican US lawmakers urged President Joe Biden’s administration not to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and said [...]

SAF resumes Exercise Wallaby in Australia; scaled down with 580 troops

SINGAPORE – After a one-year suspension, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is holding a scaled-down Exercise Wallaby this year – traditionally its largest [...]

China condemns US, Canada for sending warships through Taiwan Strait

BEIJING (REUTERS) – The Chinese military on Sunday (Oct 17) condemned the United States and Canada for each sending a warship through the Taiwan [...]