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German‑Netherlands Corps Assigned as NATO Tactical HQ for Estonia and Latvia

The change is meant to speed reinforcement and strengthen deterrence in the Baltics with NATO set to formalise the structure this summer.

U.S. and Romania Sign Deal Granting Access to JIATF-401 Counter-Drone Marketplace

Record Balikatan Drills in Philippines to Field 17,000 Troops and Japan’s Type 88 Missiles

Rutte Works to Hold U.S. in NATO as Iran Rift Exposes Strains

Trump Rebukes NATO and Weighs Troop Shifts After Rutte’s Washington Visit

Austria Blocks U.S. Iran War Overflights Citing Neutrality

Iran Says RAF Fairford Could Be a Legitimate Target

Japan and Germany Deepen Defense Ties in Yokosuka Meeting

Qatar Helicopter Crash in Gulf Kills Seven During Qatar-Turkey Exercise

Merz Backs Trump on Iran Goals, Presses for Europe in Ukraine Talks

Philippines, Japan and U.S. Conclude Expanded Naval-Air Drills Near the Bashi Channel

U.S., Philippines and Japan Wrap Six-Day Drill Near Taiwan, Drawing Chinese Rebuke

South Korea and Japan Restart Naval Search-and-Rescue Drills After Nine Years, Establish Annual Defense Talks

Bundestag Renews Bundeswehr’s Iraq Mission for One Year

NATO Commander Warns of Russian–Chinese Push in Arctic as Alliance Fortifies High North Defenses

Israel, Greece and Cyprus Deepen Defense Ties, Weigh 2,500-Member Rapid Reaction Force

U.S. Sends Air Force Team to Ecuador's Manta for Temporary Anti-Narcotics Mission

Japan Seeks to Join EU’s SAFE Defense Financing Program

US B-52s Train With Japanese Fighters as Regional Tensions Rise

Taiwan Proposes Up to $40 Billion Defense Plan to Build ‘Taiwan Dome’