ARMS

European arms imports nearly double over Ukraine: study

By Johannes LEDEL STOCKHOLM, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Weapons imports to Europe nearly doubled over the past five years,…

Japan to send Patriot missiles to US as stocks dwindle

  TOKYO, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - Japan loosened arms export controls Friday to enable it to sell domestically made…

North Korea sends military equipment to Russia for potential use in Ukraine – White House

North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks for use…

Kim visits fighter jets factory on Russia tour

MOSCOW, Sept 15, 2023 (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a Russian military aviation factory on Friday…

N.Korea’s Kim set for arms talks with Putin in Russia: US

WASHINGTON, Sept 4, 2023 (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to make a rare trip abroad to…

US, South Africa in spat over arms-to-Russia charge

JOHANNESBURG, May 11, 2023 (AFP) - The US envoy to South Africa on Thursday accused the country of having covertly…

Seoul says military aid for Ukraine ‘depends on Russia’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's decision on whether to send military aid to Kyiv depends on Russia's actions,…

World’s usable nuke arsenal rose in 2022: study

  Oslo, Norway | AFP | Wednesday 3/29/2023 The global number of operational atomic warheads increased in 2022, driven largely…

‘Guns and Roses’: Bulgaria arms trade booms on Ukraine war

by Vessela SERGUEVA Agence France-Presse KAZANLAK, Bulgaria (AFP) -- With its huge munitions factories and endless rose fields, Kazanlak in…

US selling Taiwan $619 mn worth of F-16 munitions

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US has approved the sale to Taiwan of $619 million in munitions for F-16…

Why China’s military support for Russia would be a ‘game changer’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The United States has said China is "considering providing lethal support" for Russia's war in Ukraine.…

US announces $2.5 bn in new weaponry, munitions for Ukraine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States announced a massive new package of arms and munitions for Ukraine on…

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