Armed Forces

Swiss army wants to ramp up spending on growing Europe threats

Switzerland’s armed forces want to spend as much as 50 billion francs (S$77.3 billion) over the next years to cope with a security situation in Europe that has been deteriorating after Russia’s attack...

The aim of the cut is to create a “technically and tactically sound and well-balanced” defence force by 2030.

Sri Lanka to slash army by a third to cut costs

Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 personnel by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the state minister of defence said on Friday (Jan 13), as the country tries to cut costs in the face ...