BRUSSELS — The European Union is considering a joint military force of up to 5,000 troops by 2025 to intervene in a range of crises and without relying on the United States, according to a draft plan.

The “EU Rapid Deployment Capacity” should be made up of land, sea and air components that coul…

TAIPEI — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen lauded military cooperation with Washington on Thursday as she commissioned the first combat wing of F-16 fighters upgraded with U.S. help to bolster the island’s defences during rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

Frequent Chinese and U.S. militar…

Department of Defense Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Anton T. Semelroth provided the following readout:

The U.S.-Turkey High Level Defense Group met in the Pentagon on November 16. Building on recent conversations between U.S. President Biden and Turkish President Erdogan and between Secretary of …

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will travel to the Middle East tomorrow to consult with allies and assure them of the United States’ unwavering commitment to security in the region.

Austin will be the main speaker at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain. He will meet with civilian and military…

SIGONELLA, Italy — A NATO RQ-4D Phoenix took off towards the Black Sea and returned 24-hours later to home air base in Sigonella, Italy on Tuesday, 16 November 2021.

This important step to Full Operating Capability for the NATO Allied Ground Surveillance Force has been successfully achieved. Th…

DUBAI — In the first major airshow since the COVID-19 pandemic struck two years ago, customers demonstrated confidence in the recovery of the aviation sector and also in Airbus by placing orders and commitments totalling 408 aircraft (269 firm orders and 139 commitments).

The agreements covere…