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          Defence

          The Frecce Tricolori team during the flying display at the 2023 Dubai Airshow at DWC in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

          No Israeli companies at November's Dubai Airshow, say organisers

          AviationOctober 07, 2025
          US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz speaks at a Security Council emergency meeting in New York. Getty Images / AFP

          US pledges Nato support as Russia ramps up air incursions

          USSeptember 22, 2025
          Israel killed six people, including a Qatari security officer, in its attack on Doha. Reuters

          Gulf states to share intelligence and set up missile warnings after Doha attack

          GulfSeptember 18, 2025
          A Shaheen-III missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, is displayed during a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day in 2022. AP

          Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defence pact

          GulfSeptember 17, 2025
          The Royal College of Defence Studies building in Belgravia, London. Britain has barred Israeli officers from its top defence academy, escalating diplomatic tension over the Gaza conflict. Alamy

          Israeli officers banned from prestigious UK defence academy

          UKSeptember 15, 2025
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          Drone warfare the hot topic at Europe's top arms fair

          EuropeSeptember 11, 2025
          Protesters jostle with police outside the Defence and Security Equipment International fair at ExCel London. PA

          Protesters try to blockade London arms fair over Gaza war

          UKSeptember 09, 2025
          German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron at a joint security meeting in Toulon, France, on August 29, 2025. Reuters

          EU countries are learning how hard defence self-reliance really is

          OpinionSeptember 01, 2025
          Israeli tanks in Gaza. Mobile armour will be used in an attempt to flush out Hamas fighters who will then be spotted by facial recognition technology and attacked by drones. Reuters

          Israel has tech-led plans for attacking Hamas as civilians flee Gaza city

          MENAAugust 30, 2025
          Royal Navy personnel attend the Defence and Security Equipment International event in 2023. The exhibition attracts tens of thousands of visitors. Getty Images

          UK bans Israeli officials from major defence exhibition in London

          UKAugust 29, 2025
          German Chancellor Friedrich Merz lands by helicopter on a visit to the navy frigate Bayern, before a defence summit with Emmanuel Macron. AP

          Germany ups pressure on France over fighter jet project

          EuropeAugust 29, 2025
          President Trump is planning to rebrand the Pentagon. AFP

          Trump says Defence Department to become 'Department of War'

          USAugust 25, 2025
          A USAF F-35 stealth fighter. Europe will need a new air armada if the US withdraws. Reuters

          Europe faces $1 trillion military bill to replace US might on continent

          EuropeAugust 19, 2025
          UAE recruits taking part in a National Service parade. Wam / File photo

          UAE, Jordan and other Middle East countries with mandatory military service

          MENAAugust 19, 2025
          A Ukrainian developer handles a Besomar 3210 unmanned aerial vehicle system during their handover to the Ukrainian army. EPA

          Drone dogfights: Ukraine's new weapon to wrest back control of skies from Russia

          EuropeAugust 13, 2025
          The firestorm cloud that engulfed Hiroshima after the US atomic bomb attack on August 6, 1945. Getty Images

          Eighty years after first A-bombs were dropped, could it happen again?

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