French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that concerns over human rights violations in Egypt would not affect the future sale of French arms to that country, as Cairo should retain its ability to fight terrorism in the region.

“I will not condition matters of defense and economic cooperati…

WASHINGTON —- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of a Field Information Communications System (FICS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $280 mill…

MOSCOW — The first serial-produced Su-57 fighter with the operational first-stage engine will be delivered to the Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation before the end of the year, chief executive of the state-run Rostec corporation Sergei Chemezov told journalists.

“In the near future, lit…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday approved a new major arms sale to Taiwan and levied new sanctions on Chinese officials over the crackdown on pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong.

The moves are sure to draw a firm rebuke from China, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province and…

Taiwan is fully aware that buying American weapons is paying a “protection fee”, said Professor Wu Xinbo with the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, during an interview on December 5 about the US arms sales to Taiwan that has caught much attention recently, adding that the arms …

MOSCOW — Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec is working on a concept of an advanced single-engine light- and medium-class piloted and unmanned combat plane, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said on Monday.

“Indeed, work is underway to develop a combat aviation system of the future in its light …