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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak held an emergency security meeting Thursday that warned North Korea of "serious consequences" if it went through with an expected nuclear test.

• 01 февраля 2013, 14:28

In our view, this will increase the level of cooperation and create conditions for enhancement of the defense potential of our countries: Adilbek Dzhaksybekov.

• 01 февраля 2013, 11:28

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will lift a ban on women serving in combat, officials said Wednesday -- a ground-breaking move after a decade of war that saw female troops thrust onto the battlefield.

• 26 января 2013, 10:48

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday the end goal of France's military action in Mali was to retake control of the whole country from Islamist militants who have seized the north.

• 22 января 2013, 14:47

The White House and the US Defense Department are at odds over the danger posed by radical Islamic groups that have taken control of parts of Mali and are stirring up trouble in other parts of West Africa.

• 20 января 2013, 11:30

Airbus has delivered the first two military cargo planes CASAC-295 to Kazakhstan Defense Ministry.

• 17 января 2013, 17:33

Russia's defence minister expressed horror on Monday that soldiers were still wrapping cloths around their feet instead of wearing socks, and vowed the historic practice must end this year.

• 15 января 2013, 13:15

Chuck Hagel, bracing for a bruising Senate confirmation as the next US defense secretary, pledged "total support" for Israel on Monday after lawmakers criticized his Middle East views.

• 08 января 2013, 16:08

The US Defense Department has prepared plans for a smaller presence in Afghanistan after the White House insisted on examining the option of leaving fewer troops in the country.

• 07 января 2013, 15:59

Japan scrambled fighter jets Saturday to head off a Chinese state-owned plane that flew near islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing.

• 06 января 2013, 11:45

President Barack Obama has signed into law a $633 billion US defense spending bill that funds the war in Afghanistan and boosts security at US missions worldwide.

• 03 января 2013, 17:51

South Korea is not necessarily committed to buying US Global Hawk surveillance drones, a spokesman said Wednesday, after the Pentagon requested congressional permission for such a sale.

• 27 декабря 2012, 10:01

Kazakhstan Foreign Minister commented on the results of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in CSTO in 2012.

• 21 декабря 2012, 11:40

Sri Lanka has defended China's increased naval presence in the Indian Ocean and rejected claims that it is a threat to regional power India.

• 14 декабря 2012, 14:04

Kazakhstan Defense Minister met with Chinese Minister of National Defense and management of the Central Military Commission in China.

• 10 декабря 2012, 17:13

The US and Israel on Thursday hailed the performance of the Iron Dome defense system during the recent Gaza conflict, with Washington stressing its continued "strong commitment" to the program.

• 30 ноября 2012, 17:18

Israeli and US defence officials have successfully tested the David's Sling missile defence system, completing the first phase of the weapon's development.

• 27 ноября 2012, 10:00

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Tuesday that the United States needed to press efforts on the diplomatic and development fronts to put an end to the Al-Qaeda terror network.

• 21 ноября 2012, 18:49

Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov met with Defense Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Salamatin and Ukrainian military delegation in Astana.

• 19 ноября 2012, 18:44

US President Barack Obama on Friday reiterated US support for Israel's right to defend itself during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the conflict in Gaza.

• 19 ноября 2012, 12:14