Defence

Indonesia’s foreign ministry urges caution over US military overflight proposal

It would allow Washington to maximise surveillance and reconnaissance using Indonesian waters and territory

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the fund is poised to cut its forecasts for global growth due to the conflict in the Middle East. 

IMF says defence spending surge risks widening global deficits

Countries from Germany to France have lifted military expenditures in recent years

The request would amount to a roughly 40 per cent bump from what the United States spent on the Pentagon this fiscal year.

White House seeks US$1.5 trillion for defence in new budget request

If enacted, it would set military spending at its highest level in modern history

Some say the drones operated in ways suggesting they were equipped with multiple sensors that told each drone what to do over the base.
THINKING ALOUD

The extraordinary situation of drones over US bases

Could another, potentially hostile, power be operating in the American heartland?

Since the US and Israel struck targets in Iran on Feb 28, what some had expected to be a short-lived conflict has broadened across the Gulf region as Teheran retaliated.

ST Engineering, Asian defence peers rally as Middle East conflict deepens, but war not seen as a spending catalyst

Analysts say long-term growth drivers, such as Europe’s rearmament push, are a bigger factor

Most of US President Donald Trump’s temporal nihilism operates on longer, less-legible timelines.

Trump is spending tomorrow’s security today

Neither incompetence nor impulsiveness explains the US president’s decision to start a war

ST Engineering, Addvalue Tech to benefit from higher defence spending: Maybank
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ST Engineering, Addvalue Tech to benefit from higher defence spending: Maybank

Addvalue is also a ‘rare Asian space/drone play in rapid growth mode’, say analysts

Anthropic has insisted that its technology is not to be used for domestic mass surveillance of Americans, nor to develop or operate fully autonomous weapons systems.
THINKING ALOUD

When principle meets power: the Anthropic-Pentagon stand-off

What is the future of AI governance – especially in military and national security contexts?

A burning aircraft falls from the sky in Al Jahra, Kuwait, in this still image obtained from a social media video on Mar 2.

US-Iran conflict: Kuwait shoots down 3 US F-15s in friendly-fire incident, US says

All six crew members ejected from the aircraft safely, were recovered and are in stable condition, Central Command said

The “Made in Europe” package has divided the 27 EU member states, resulting in multiple delays in finalising the package.

‘Made in Europe’ plan’s sting in tail for Asia and the wider world

The soon-to-be-finalised initiative will impact industries from cars to manufacturing, steel and defence