BERNE — Defense Minister Viola Amherd doesn’t miss an opportunity to promote the American aircraft, telling anyone who will listen that the F-35 stealth plane Switzerland wants to buy is not only the best fighter plane, but also the cheapest.

In a more timid way, however, she has just announced…

SEOUL — Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said Tuesday that it has signed a 636.3 billion won (US$ 539.7 million) deal to build an Aegis destroyer of the South Korean Navy.

Under the deal with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Hyundai Heavy Industries will deliver the warship, which is…

BEIJING — China’s military has built mockups in the shape of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships, possibly as training targets, in the desert of Xinjiang, satellite images by Maxar showed on Sunday.

These mockups reflect China’s efforts to build up anti-carrier capabilities, sp…

ISTANBUL — Turkey has successfully test-fired its high-altitude long-range air defense missile system, Siper, a top defense official said Saturday.

Different tests of the domestic air defense system, which is planned to enter the army’s inventory in 2023, will continue, Ismail Demir, the head o…

China on Monday delivered to Pakistan the largest and most advanced warship China has ever exported, in a move that highlights the friendship between the two countries and will contribute to the two countries’ all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.

Designed and built by China State Shipbu…

Russia has signed a contract with China to jointly develop a multipurpose heavy helicopter, state-owned Russian Helicopters said on Monday, in a sign of closer technological cooperation between Moscow and the world’s no. 2 economy.

Russia will contribute parts for the aircraft including its tran…