Defence

Pentagon asks US defence firms to boost production of key systems amid weapons stockpile concerns

2026-08-09T01:34:45.000Z
President Trump’s comments followed a Washington Post report on Wednesday that said Trump vented frustration with Hegseth on the sidelines of a Cabinet meeting last week.

Trump backs Hegseth after report of dispute over weapon stockpiles

2026-08-07T01:19:31.000Z
A Lockheed Martin Patriot missile model at a military fair in Poland on Sep 7, 2017. The firm secured a major long-term missile production deal with the Pentagon on Jul 29.

US Pentagon awards mega contracts to defence firms as Iran war strains US weapons stockpiles

2026-07-30T01:05:17.000Z
British PM Andy Burnham wants to help tackle rising youth unemployment by creating jobs in Britain’s defence sector.

Burnham pitches jobs boost from US$11.2 billion fund for submarines

2026-07-29T23:34:42.000Z
“We have so far in the last two years invested something like 13 billion euros (in Emea),” says Nagi Hamiyeh, Temasek’s president of global investments and head of Emea.

Temasek eyes defence deals as Europe boosts military spending, executive says

2026-07-24T09:05:43.000Z
In the Middle East, the US used AI to screen data so that military leaders can make decisions faster than the conventional command chains.

Why national security – not market forces – will define the US-China AI race

2026-07-16T23:00:00.000Z
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authoritarian rule has strained ties with the US, though US President Donald Trump seems less troubled by it than his predecessors.

The West’s Turkey dilemma

2026-07-15T10:21:48.000Z
Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has reportedly acknowledged the “massive build-up” of China’s military and noted that it “will have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030”.
THE BROAD VIEW

Nato looks East amid squabbles in the West

2026-07-10T23:00:00.000Z
Thales said it had agreed to buy the Gorgé family’s 35.51 per cent stake in Exail for US$153 per share.

Thales strikes deal for controlling stake in sea drone maker Exail

2026-07-06T10:28:31.000Z
The proposed European Defence Projects of Common Interest include a drone and counter-drone project involving 26 EU member countries.

EU Commission proposes five major cross-border defence projects 

2026-07-03T14:12:44.000Z