Nuclear states modernize their weapons, Chinese arsenal is growing
SIPRI estimated that of the total global inventory of 12,512 warheads in January 2023, some 9,576 were in military stockpiles for potential use which was 86 more than in January 2022. Read more
China says allegations of Chinese spying in Cuba are false
China said on Monday that allegations that it was using Cuba as a spying base are false and it denounced the U.S. government and media for releasing what it called inconsistent information. A Biden administration official said on Saturday China had been spying from Cuba for some time and it had upgraded its intelligence collection facilities there in 2019. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that a new spying effort was underway on the island, citing U.S. officials. Read more
India organises first-ever defence seminar and exhibition in Colombo to boost defence industrial partnership
India is seeking to expand its defence industrial partnership with Sri Lanka as part of a push to counter China's growing influence in the Indian Ocean Region. Last week, the two countries held their first defence seminar and exhibition in Colombo, with Indian defence equipment on display. India has already committed to share practices and supply artillery to the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. Meanwhile, Maldives and India have signed ten MoUs covering arts, sports, education and healthcare, aimed at boosting their partnership in the Indian Ocean region. Read more
Major air defence exercise starts in Germany, effect on civilian flights unclear
An air deployment exercise billed as the biggest in NATO's history and hosted by Germany is getting underway on Monday. The Air Defender 23 exercise that is set to run through June 23 was long-planned but serves to showcase the alliance's capabilities amid high tensions with Russia. Read more
From GPS-guided bombs to electronic warfare, Russia improves its weaponry in Ukraine
Russia has built heavily fortified defenses along the 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line, honed its electronic weapons to reduce Ukraine's edge in combat drones, and turned heavy bombs from its massive Cold-War-era arsenal into precision-guided gliding munitions capable of striking targets without putting its warplanes at risk. Read more
Global nuclear arsenal grew last year, SIPRI says
The number of operational nuclear weapons rose slightly in 2022 as countries implemented long-term force modernisation and expansion plans, a leading conflict think-tank said on Monday, warning that the world was entering a dangerous phase. Read more
NATO begins unprecedented air drill in 'show of strength
NATO will begin the largest air force deployment exercise in Europe in the alliance's history on Monday in a display of unity toward partners and potential threats such as Russia. The German-led "Air Defender 23" will run until June 23 and include some 250 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner countries including Japan and Sweden, which is bidding to join the alliance. Read more
IAF, Army carry out joint exercise in central sector
"The #IAF recently concluded a joint exercise with the Indian Army in the central sector. Multiple combat assets were employed to simulate realistic combat situations for all participants," the IAF tweeted on Sunday.
Link between Taliban, Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan remains strong: UN report
The report said that contrary to statements to not allow Afghan soil to be used for attacks against other countries, the Taliban have harboured and allowed active support of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
Blinken credits US diplomacy for slowing China's expansion of spying, basing overseas
Ahead of his visit to Beijing later this week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said that the Biden administration has taken diplomatic measures that have slowed down China's attempt to project military strength around the world.
NIA releases footage of Indian High Commission attack, urges information on assailants
In a statement, the NIA asked the public to provide information about the persons seen in the video footage, adding that the identity of the informant will be kept secret.
After ‘zero-Covid’ Chinese capital takes flight to India, Japan, South Korea
Goldman Sachs said amid China weakness, 'investors have looked elsewhere in the region for opportunities', adding that Japan 'is in the limelight' while India has 'also returned to focus in recent months'
Pakistan: Why despite a crumbling economy the army wants a split mandate in polls ahead
Beyond Imran Khan, the Pakistani army is also not comfortable with the two older established parties, the PMLN and PPP. They have therefore forged the IPP in the hope that it will be able to emerge as a third force and hold the balance of power more accurately in the military's favour
US, Japan, Taiwan to share real-time drone intel: report
Reputed trilateral intelligence-sharing arrangement signals an evolution in US minilateral strategy to contain China.
Indonesia-led ASEAN sea drills will take harder aim at China
First-ever joint ASEAN naval drills in September to come as Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines take ever firmer sea stands against China.
Coincidence or deliberate interception? PLA cuts into Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s radio call with air force officer
A PLA warning was played as the island’s leader was making a radio call to a captain stationed in the southern city of Kaohsiung
Taiwan says the mainland military had not hacked into her radio channel, but security specialists call for an investigation in case plans are being leaked to the PLA
China’s wedding woes see annual unions nearly halved in past decade
Not since 1979 have so few people tied the knot in China
Now deaths outnumber births, people keep having fewer children, and those who do decide to start a family are waiting longer and longer, bucking Chinese cultural norms
US Targets China Entities for Pilot Training, Hypersonic Tech
Over 30 Chinese entities added to Commerce Department list. Groups also added for hypersonic weapon tech, flight modeling
The US Commerce Department restricted exports to entities that it says recruited Western pilots to train Chinese military personnel, as well as some that helped develop hypersonic weapons.
They were among 43 groups added Monday to the department’s so-called Entity List, which covers national-security threats.
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