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          France's President Emmanuel Macron presents a new sword before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe during the annual traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris. AFP

          Macron issues Bastille Day defence boost to combat ‘threat to France’s freedom’

          EuropeJuly 14, 2025
          The British F-35 fighter jet at Thiruvananthapuram airport, in southern India. Photo: CISF / X

          UK's F-35 stealth fighter jet dogged by delays and soaring costs

          UKJuly 11, 2025
          A drone delivers the order for US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign, on the front lawn of the Pentagon. Photo: X

          Hegseth orders surge in US battlefield drone production

          USJuly 11, 2025
          Air Defence Forces at the inauguration ceremony in Jeddah, after Saudi Arabia's successful completion of Thaad system testing. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Defence

          Saudi Arabia inaugurates first battery of Thaad air defence system

          GulfJuly 03, 2025
          French President Emmanuel Macron at the Thales pavilion during the 55th International Paris Airshow. Photo: AFP

          France's Thales eyes radar factory in Saudi Arabia and AI centre in UAE

          AviationJuly 03, 2025
          The Shanghai Co-operation Organisation defence ministers in Qingdao, China. AP

          China hosts Iran and Russia for defence meeting

          NewsJune 26, 2025
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          Shadi's take on higher spending for Nato members

          CartoonJune 25, 2025
          Iranian opposition banner near the Iranian embassy in London on Tuesday. Carl Court / Getty Images

          Iranian 'hostile activity' highlighted as threat in UK security review

          UKJune 25, 2025
          US President Donald Trump attends a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary. AP

          Donald Trump's military parade takes over Washington

          USJune 14, 2025
          An Israeli Air Force F15 fighter jet. It's airforce will likely conduct round the clock air strikes to demolish Iran's nuclear facilities. EPA

          Israel set to wage methodical destruction of Iran's nuclear facilities

          MENAJune 13, 2025
          Boeing CH-47 Chinooks ahead of the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade. EPA

          Trump's US military parade draws cheers and criticism

          USJune 13, 2025
          Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks at Chatham House in London. Getty Images

          Nato chief asks alliance members to make 'quantum leap'

          UKJune 09, 2025
          The Royal Navy's Merlin helicopter fires flares. Reuters

          3D-printed drones made on frontlines offer glimpse of future digital warfare

          EuropeJune 05, 2025
          At the AI+ convention in Washington, a booth for the International Committee for the Red Cross stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding booths consisting of defence contractors and technology giants. Photo: Cody Combs

          Red Cross booth at AI conference offers stark reminder of human toll in war

          TechnologyJune 04, 2025
          UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government released its Strategic Defence Review on Monday. AP

          A Nato overhaul is the only option for UK defence

          CommentJune 03, 2025
          Matt Beamont, director of mechanical engineering, right, shows UK Defence Secretary John Healey a Storm Shadow missile at the MDBA plant in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Getty Images

          Nuclear missile build-up as UK spends more on defence

          UKJune 02, 2025
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