Arms and weapons

3 South Korean soldiers patrolling demilitarised zone injured in blast

The demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas is one of the world’s most heavily fortified and mined frontiers.

Diversion of F-35 jet components to Hong Kong under probe in US Congress

The shipment included one of the jet’s canopies containing stealth technology that only the US and its allies have access to.

Thousands march in France against ‘licence to kill’ draft law

Protesters in a national march on Sept 20 against proposed legislation on the legitimate use of firearms by law enforcement, in Paris, France.

US clears way for US$2.7 billion sale of air-defence development upgrades to Ukraine

US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) provides grant assistance that enables countries to purchase weapons and defence equipment produced in the United States.

US warns allies of missile delivery delays due to shortage

The Patriot missile systems on display at the 3rd Warsaw Air Defense Missile Brigade’s base in Sochaczew, Poland, on Dec 18, 2025.

Poland joins anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, during a meeting in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Sept 18.

US clears way for $30.9 billion fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia

Personnel work on US Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets parked on the tarmac at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.

Why Israel wants more heavy bombs from the US and why the sale is controversial

Munitions experts say that bombs of that size are almost never dropped by US forces in densely populated areas, and US military officers have said such bombs are unsuitable for urban combat.

Ukraine war drives European demand for bigger, cheaper missile arsenals

Industry executives say the challenge is no longer missile design but building the manufacturing capacity needed to sustain a modern conflict.

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