South Korea aims to raise defense spending by an annual average of 6.8 percent over the next five years.
The main efforts will be focused on providing “superior” capabilities to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
The Ministry of Defense…
27 December, 2022 Military of Taiwan. Photo from open sources
Taiwan is extending the duration of the mandatory military service amid China threat.
The duration of military service under conscription will be increased from four months to one year.
Ta…
Japan has chosen the Finnish Patria AMVXP 8×8 armored personnel carrier to equip the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces.
The Patria company reported about this.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has announced that the Patria AMV XP will be the next 8×8 wh…
6 December, 2022 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile. Photo credits: Lockheed Martin
The US plans to sell at least 100 RAC-3 missiles for the Patriot air defense system along with radar and support equipment to Taiwan.
Bloomberg reported ab…
25 November, 2022 The FX, expected appearance of the sixth-generation fighter for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force
The Japanese government has decided to jointly develop a new Mitsubishi FX fighter for the Air Self-Defense Force together with Great B…
11 November, 2022 155-mm projectiles. Photo credits: US Army
South Korea will for the first time sell artillery shells destined for Ukrainian forces to the United States.
The Wall Street Journal reported about this with reference to its own sources.
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4 November, 2022 Centrifuges used to enrich uranium at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility in 2019. Iran. Photo credits: Iranian media
The United States believes that Iran is seeking Russia’s help to bolster its nuclear program.
The US CNN discovered this…
3 November, 2022 The probable appearance of a promising Japanese hypersonic missile
Japan’s Defense Ministry is considering the deployment of hypersonic missiles by 2030, seeking to bolster counterstrike capabilities to deter regional threats.
Ukrinf…
2 November, 2022 People watch a TV broadcast of news of North Korea’s missile launches off its east coast. Seoul, South Korea, November 2, 2022 Photo credits: REUTERS
North Korea launched at least 17 ballistic missiles and about 100 artillery shells …
The President of the Republic of Korea has denied the supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine.
It was reported by Reuters.
Yoon Suk-yeol said on Friday, October 28, that Seoul had not provided any lethal weapons to Ukraine.
He made such a statement after …