South Korea's arms procurement agency said on Wednesday that the country plans to develop its own interceptor, dismissing speculation that it may adopt the U.S.- developed missile defense system.
Japan and Australia will hold their "two-plus-two" meeting Wednesday with an eye on enhancing bilateral defense cooperation.
French national suspect of Jewish museum shooting in Brussels, on Thursday reiterated his refusal to be extradited to Belgium, according to local reports.
South Korea will develop its own missile defense (MD) system to intercept missiles at a higher altitude instead of adopting the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), a military source confirmed local media reports on Tuesday.
NATO has not seen any evidence of Russia pulling back troops from the Ukraine border after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a withdrawal, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.
As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe steamrolls ahead with his signature dictum to allow Japanese forces the right to collective self-defense, some within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-led (LDP) coalition believe that more time and debate is needed on the thorny issue.
Indonesia opened on Wednesday the fourth annual informal dialogue between defense officials from several countries, expecting to strengthen cooperation in maritime security and stability.
China on Wednesday blasted Japan's criticism of its increasing military spending, saying the moderate growth in China's defense budget is reasonable and in line with the country's economic conditions.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela appeared in the Mthatha Regional Court in the Eastern Cape on Thursday to face two charges of assault.
The United States and South Korea pledged Monday to maintain a robust combined defense as a deterrent against "provocations" from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Pentagon said.
Indian Defense Ministry Monday cleared a proposal to buy 262 missiles from Israel to arm the Barak-I anti-missile defense systems for the Indian Navy, said local media reports.
Russia is upgrading its short-range Pantsir-S air-defense systems to improve its capability to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
Led by nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Japanese government approved its first national security strategy Tuesday. Based on it, new defense program guidelines and a mid-term defense buildup plan were adopted.
Japan launched on Wednesday a U.S.- style National Security Council (NSC), under which cabinet ministers discussed China's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and other security challenges in the first meeting.
At least 20 soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured
Japan's Diet enacted a law on Wednesday, paving the way for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government to create a U.S.-style National Security Council (NSC) responsible for inter-ministerial and government agency coordination on matters of foreign and defense policies and protocols.
South Korea's Defense Ministry said Monday that it will discuss with China this week over the recently announced Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in East China Sea that partly overlaps with the country's military air zone and covers Ieodo, a southernmost submerged rock claimed by Seoul.