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Boeing’s defense business proving harder to turn around

Boeing's defense business is proving harder to turn around than executives initially predicted, with supplier errors and high manufacturing costs contributing to $1.7 billion...

UK Treasury signals no new money for defense

The UK Treasury has signaled that there is no money for defense despite recognizing the urgent need to rearm in the wake of Russia's...

PAF fully prepared to thwart any misadventure: Air chief

Paying tribute on the Air Force Day to the martyrs and heroes of 1965 war CAS Mujahid said Pakistan can respond to any sort of aggression.

NATO aims to make space new frontier in defense

NATO aims to recognize space as a domain of warfare this year, four senior diplomats said, partly to show U.S. President Donald Trump that the alliance is relevant and adapting to new threats after he signed off on the creation of a U.S. Space Force.

U.S. State Department clears $3.5 billion sale of Patriot missiles to Turkey

WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $3.5 billion sale of Patriot air and missile defense systems to Turkey, the Pentagon said...

ISPR chalks out plan to observe Defense, Martyrs Day

RAWALPINDI: A Planning Conference organized by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in Rawalpindi on Tuesday chalked out a comprehensive programme to observe the forthcoming Defence...

US military puts ‘great power competition’ at heart of strategy: Mattis

WASHINGTON: The US military has put countering China and Russia at the center of a new national defense strategy unveiled on Friday, the latest...

LEAs arrest three drug peddlers during overnight raids in Karachi

KARACHI: Rangers arrested two drug-peddlers during separate raids in Clifton and Defense areas of the metropolis, ARY News reported on Wednesday.   According to details,...

Gen Bajwa reiterates Pakistan’s commitment to defence of Saudi Arabia

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday reiterated that Pakistan is committed to the defense of the Haramain Sharifain...

US signs new defense accord with Gulf ally UAE

WASHINGTON: The United States has signed a new, updated defense accord with the United Arab Emirates that could allow Washington to send more troops and...

China’s 2017 defense budget rise to slow again

BEIJING: Defying pressure for a strong increase in defense spending, China said on Saturday its military budget this year would grow about 7 percent, its...

China says hopes US defense spending benefits global stability

BEIJING: China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said it hoped U.S. defense spending would be beneficial to maintaining global peace and stability, after the White...

Pakistan to continue enhancing defensive capabilities: Aziz

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that Pakistan will continue acquiring advanced technology in order to strengthen its defense.

After power breakdown, water supply disrupted in most areas of Karachi

KARACHI: As power began to restore in parts of Karachi after a major electricity breakdown on Tuesday, the city underwent another mild breakdown that plunged large number of areas into darkness on Wednesday night, thus also leading to disruption in water supply, ARY News reported.

Robber flees in rickshaw after looting a bank

KARACHI: A lone robber looted cash from a private bank in posh locality of the city and fled in a getaway rickshaw, leaving bystanders surprised on method of the robbery, ARY News reported.

Saudi Arabia outpaces India to become top defense importer: IHS

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia overtook India to become the world's biggest weapons importer in 2014, a year when global defense trade rose for the sixth straight year to a record $64.4 billion, research company IHS said on Sunday.

India should not have any ‘misconception’ towards Pakistan's defense: FO

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) of Pakistan on Saturday said that Pakistan will make no compromise on its defense and India should not have any 'misconception' in this regard, ARY News reported.

COAS Raheel Sharif visits ISI headquarters

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), where he was warmly welcomed by the newly appointed DG ISI, Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhter, ARY News reported.

BlackBerry’s new service wins key clearance from US Defense agency

TORONTO: BlackBerry Ltd said on Wednesday its Android and iOS device-management service has won a key security clearance from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).

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