Taipei has faced a massive stepping up of pressure from Beijing since Friday, with 148 Chinese air force aircraft flying into Taiwan's air defence zone over a four-day period.
The two countries have signed a defence cooperation pact after Australia cancelled a $90B French submarine contract following Canberra’s trilateral Aukus security alliance with US and UK.
US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison appeared together virtually to detail the new alliance, which will be called AUKUS.
Data shows trading volumes between the UAE and Israel jumped from $51 million in the first seven months of 2020 to $614 million over the same period in 2021.
Goal is to develop armed drones that can take off, land on aircraft carriers with short runways, says Turkey's President Erdogan.
At least four Turkish soldiers have been killed in in northern Iraq where they routinely conduct operations against PKK bases in rugged mountains.
From military to geopolitics, Ukraine would deliver NATO significant leverage over Russian influence in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea.
Poland becomes the first NATO country to purchase Turkish UAVs, which have proved their mettle in various high-intensity conflicts.
US, China, India, Russia and the UK were the top five spenders, contributing 62% of total global military expenditure, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
In human history, no state has maintained as many bases around the world as the United States, experts say.
Beijing will spend $210 billion on defence amid high government debt and coronavirus as ruling Communist Party sees economic growth of "over 6 percent" this year.
Turkish defence giant ASELSAN’s revenue increased last year by 24 percent, reaching $2.23 billion, as the company signed export contracts worth over $450 million.
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