In the words of the country’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt, it is in Norway’s best interests to take care of its northernmost areas using its own armed forces, as a means of balancing deterrence with reassurance.

Norway’s Labour Party, which came to power earlier this year after nearly a de…

SEOUL — The defense budget for 2022 has been finalized at KRW 54,611.2 billion ($46 billion – Ed), a 3.4% increase from the previous year, by a resolution of the National Assembly plenary session on December 3rd.

The government submitted to the National Assembly a national defense budget…

MOSCOW — Serbia will buy new Russian-made Pantsyr anti-aircraft missile/gun systems, Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin announced on Thursday.

“We have received the Kornets [anti-tank missile systems]. We have received tanks, armored personnel carriers and are purchasing new Pantsyrs,” …

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The United States has doubled its unofficial military presence in Taiwan over the past year in what specialists describe as the latest signal to China that Taiwan’s future remains a priority.

The increase from 20 personnel to 39 between December 31 and September 30 came with li…

Representatives of the Ministry of National Defence discussed progress made on the project of acquiring VIlkas Infantry Fighting Vehicles with their manufacturer ARTEC and the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) which mediates in the procurement.

A Solutions Plan was signed at th…

BRASILIA (DF) — Keeping the Armed Forces adequately equipped and promoting the country’s technological autonomy are among the main objectives to guarantee national Security and Defense. Thus, as part of this process, another KC-390 Milllennium aircraft and the 500th Guarani armored vehicle are now…