G7 leaders accuse China of ‘enabling’ Russia war on Ukraine in stark warning
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Japan defense startups draw interest from U.S. venture capital
TOKYO -- Japan's defense and aerospace startups are seeing growing interest from U.S. venture capital as the government here pushes to bolster the country's defenses, while receiving less attention from investors at home, where there is a less-developed funding mechanism for the industry.
Japan has no plans to seek a suspension of Osprey flights despite restrictions in US
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense chief said Friday that Japanese and American V-22 Ospreys are being safely operated in his country, and that he has no plans to request a flight suspension despite restrictions in the U.S. where ongoing safety and performance assessments will continue until next year.
China isn't giving Taiwan's Lai Ching-te any honeymoon
Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the think tank RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, California, and an adjunct professor in the practice of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as an intelligence adviser at the Pentagon.
Geneviève de Galard, French ‘Angel’ of Dien Bien Phu, Dies at 99
For almost two months, in the hell of the besieged French military base at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, Geneviève de Galard, a military nurse, tended to the wounded in a dark, filthy underground infirmary — men with holes in their backs, abdomens shot out, shrapnel wounds everywhere.
Boy accused of terrorist act in Sydney church faces new charges of stabbing bishop and priest
SYDNEY (AP) — A 16-year-old boy accused of committing a terrorist act by stabbing a bishop in a Sydney church in April faces two additional charges, a court was told on Friday.
India can be part of Quad collective defense, university report says
WASHINGTON -- India's participation in a collective security arrangement with the U.S and its allies, especially Japan and Australia, is no longer an inconceivable proposition, a former Indian naval officer says.
Prabowo must move with care in pursuit of biofuel leadership
Ahmad Munawir Siregar is a member of the research staff of the Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center, a Jakarta-based think tank focused on energy, natural resources and defense. Akhmad Hanan is a researcher at the center.