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Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--The government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to ramp up the country's defense capabilities in its southwestern region following the election of a conservative governor in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, for the first time in 12 years. The so-called Nansei shift is aimed at countering increased Chinese military activities, but some loca...
Indonesia’s navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier on Thursday after acquiring the former Italian vessel to strengthen its maritime defences and disaster response. The Italian flag on the former ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi was replaced with the Indonesian flag on the carrier renamed the KRI Sriwijaya-100 as part of its official transfer at the ceremony held at Tanjung Priok seaport in North Jakarta. “The ship, which previously served in the Italian navy, now bears the name KRI Sriwijaya-100,...
The United States, Denmark and Greenland are set to sign a security agreement Tuesday expanding US involvement in Greenland’s defence while affirming Danish sovereignty over the Arctic territory.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have announced plans to deepen economic ties between their countries following a meeting at the weekend. Macron welcomed Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory off the coast of Canada’s Newfoundland. The two leaders discussed opportunities to share infrastructure in the space and defence sectors, as Canada’s trade relationship with the US deteriorates and Europe looks to diversify its energy supplies. Bryan Quinn has more.
Ankara expresses readiness to assist Riyadh as Houthi attacks escalate, testing a recent trilateral defence agreement.
Assurance comes amid questions over Pakistan and Turkiye's stance on Riyadh's fight with Houthis following defence pact.
Indonesia says vessel will be used to aid disaster relief across the archipelago.
Indonesia welcomed its first aircraft carrier on Friday, a former Italian warship that the government says will strengthen the archipelago nation’s maritime security and disaster response capabilities. The 41-year-old former ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, with capacity for short take-off and vertical landing aircraft and helicopters, was welcomed with a military ceremony upon its arrival at a naval base in North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok seaport. Rome in March agreed to give the carrier, which was...
With just a week to go until Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Washington for his first state visit in more than a decade, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun opted for the diplomatic path in his address to China’s premier security conference on Wednesday. Speaking at the annual Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Dong took veiled swipes at Washington and its allies but – unlike last year – appeared to pull his punches, skipping mentions of contentious issues such as Taiwan and the South China Sea. He...
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun’s address to a defence gathering in Beijing on Wednesday carried a message for Washington but it was delivered in a notably softer, less critical tone, according to a retired senior colonel in the People’s Liberation Army. Zhou Bo, now a senior fellow at the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, said Dong’s tone was “relatively mild”, even as the Chinese defence minister made veiled references to the US and its actions in the...
The US Air Force Secretary says the weapons are necessary to defend the country against enemy action.
The United States has weapons deployed in space, the US Space Force said on Monday, confirming the presence of such capabilities in orbit for the first time. “The US has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” a US Space Force spokesperson said in a statement that did not provide specifics on the weapons. “Space control encapsulates the mission areas required to contest and control the space domain – employing kinetic and non-kinetic...
This week, while Venezuela has the oil reserves to impact global energy markets, rebuilding production will take years, billions of dollars and investor trust. And, Europe’s solar success is creating growing pains for investors, generators and power markets. Plus, can data centers turn Scotland’s wasted wind into an AI advantage? Later, a more dangerous world is pushing the Pentagon and Silicon Valley closer together, creating a new boom in defense and space technologies. (Source: Bloomberg)
Canada has agreed to a C$350 million (US$254 million) aid package for Kyiv to acquire air defence interceptors, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday, after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv is running critically low on US-made Patriot interceptors capable of stopping Russia’s ballistic missiles at a time when Moscow is stepping up its attacks. “As Russia escalates its barbaric aerial warfare indiscriminately targeting civilian populations, Ukraine’s air defences are...
The Defence Minister also congratulated Mr. Dissanayake’s government for “successfully completing two years in office”
BRAZIL · ANALYSIS Key Facts —The moment: Two Supreme Court justices are formally trying to investigate each other, weeks before Brazil votes. —The number: The Senate held 109 impeachment requests against the Court’s ten sitting justices as of 1 September. —The walkout: Eleven of the Federal Police’s fifteen directors offered to quit after Mendonça removed […] The post Brazil’s Supreme Court Crisis Deepens Before the October Election appeared first on The Rio Times.
The risk of a conflict over Taiwan is shaping Japanese defence planning, with Tokyo shoring up security at home and abroad for a potentially prolonged fight. But there are economic, demographic and political constraints on how far its military transformation can go. In the first of a three-part series, Gabriel Dominguez examines how Japan is building a network of partnerships to strengthen its strategic endurance. Japan is rapidly building a web of defence partnerships spanning the Indo-Pacific...
Manila defence chief says Washington gave 'definite assurances' that its commitments to the Philippines remain.
Colombia's offensive killed 31 in five days as August became the deadliest month on ACLED record; US commanders warn the Iran war is draining Latin America; Green Berets confirmed in Ecuador; UNITAS LXVII opens off Peru. The post Latin America Defense Monitor — August 30–September 5, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
The strategic blueprint seeks to integrate defence diplomacy more closely with India’s wider foreign policy, economic interests and national security objectives