Recently, President Donald Trump fulfilled another campaign promise by ordering the Defense Department to develop a plan for what he calls an “Iron Dome for America,” named after the wildly ...

During the Cold War, the term strategic forces referred to nuclear weapons deployed on strategic delivery systems: ...

Reagan’s Strategic Defence Initiative called for the use of lasers in space to shoot down missiles, ending what Reagan dubbed the “suicide pact” of mutually assured destruction. The project was ...

Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defence Initiative called for the use of lasers in space to shoot down missiles – a project dubbed ‘Star Wars’ Credit: CHARLES TASNADI/AP Reagan’s Strategic ...

"Without a strategic defence business, it would definitely be easier to find a buyer (for Iveco), with a smaller risk of triggering government opposition," said Fabio Caldato, a portfolio manager ...

If ESSI is completed with Türkiye given a strategic role in it, the project will strengthen Europe's missile defense significantly The European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), spearheaded by Germany, ...

Luke Pollard, the defence minister, announced last month that a deadline would be set, along with the completion of the Strategic Defence Review in the coming months. From next April, employers ...

In its annual survey of government sector audited financial statements for 2023-24, the ANAO has revealed a number of problems from within the Defence ... all its supposed strategic nous and ...

Norway scrambled two of its F-35 jets on February 4, after two Russian TU-95 Bear H Bomber Aircraft escorted by two Flanker-D flew close to NATO airspace in the High North. The Norwegian pilots, a ...

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Defence, Services Australia and the NDIA are among the departments that have grown the most since 2022. Peter Dutton has highlighted the growth of the public service by 36,000 since Labor took ...

Drones have the potential to enhance nuclear deterrence, but they also introduce significant risks in terms of escalation control and first-strike stability. Drones and other autonomous vehicle ...