Defence minister Khaled Nordin at the launching of the Anka-S unmanned aircraft system in Labuan. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: The operation of the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF) Anka-S unmanned aircraft system (UAS) marks a strategic leap in strengthening the nation’s defence and maritime surveillance capabilities, says defence minister Khaled Nordin. He said the UAS…
Pakistan minister said that joining the Abraham Accords, as ‘mandatorily requested’ by United States President Donald Trump for peace deal with Iran, would be against Islamabad’s “fundamental ideologies,” Pakistani news channel Samaa TV reported. The Pakistani defence minister also questioned the possibility of engagement with Israel (Screengrab/Clash Report) Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, while…
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement that India could become the world’s largest arms exporter within the next 25–30 years is more than a bold political slogan. It signals a deeper transformation in India’s foreign and industrial policy. New Delhi no longer wants to remain one of the world’s largest arms buyers. It aims to…
Published on: Nov 12, 2025 09:00 am IST Without directly naming who Pakistan was in a “state of war” with, Khawaja Asif indicated that Islamabad was running out of patience with the Taliban regime. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday declared that his country was now “in a state of war, calling the deadly…
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s defence minister on Thursday urged greater efforts for global unity, warning against an increasingly divided world “defined by the rule of the jungle”. Speaking to formally open the Beijing Xiangshan Forum on security, Dong Jun said the world was overshadowed by Cold War thinking, hegemony and protectionism – a…
SINGAPORE – Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing will be making his introductory visit to China from Sept 15 to 18. In Beijing, Mr Chan, who is also Coordinating Minister for Public Services, will meet senior Chinese leaders and speak at the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, said the Ministry of Defence on Sept 14. The Beijing…
TOKYO (Reuters) -Security cooperation between Japan and Britain has reached an “unprecedented” level, Japan’s defence minister said on Thursday, as a Royal Navy aircraft carrier sailed into Tokyo on a goodwill visit. “Japan and the UK have been steadily enhancing cooperation as each other’s closest security partners in Asia and Europe,” Defence Minister Gen Nakatani…
By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s military will begin manufacturing medicines for public distribution under a new agreement, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest expansion of the armed forces’ role in civilian affairs since President Prabowo Subianto took office. The president, a former defence minister and special forces commander, has expanded the powerful military’s…