A series of airstrikes has hit the Syrian capital Damascus, with Syrian state media blaming Israel. One video from a Syrian television channel shows the Ministry of Defense building being hit live on air, forcing the anchor to take cover. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz shared the footage, saying “the painful blows have begun.”

Japan had initially planned the F-35Bs to support amphibious operations, but the initial six jets missed the target March delivery period.

Syria’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday accused “outlaw armed groups” of occupying the main hospital in the southern Suwayda province and using it as a base to target army forces.

Japan's defence ministry plans to acquire six shipborne small UAVs in fiscal year 2025 as part of a broader strategy to integrate unmanned systems across its military forces.

The Japan Self-Defense Force has missed its recruitment goal for the last several years and is struggling to meet those goals amid rising tensions in the region.

The U.K. government went to great lengths to keep the mistake and its ramifications secret, including acquiring a rare court injunction banning all reporting on the matter back in 2023.

Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, Russia and North Korea – ramp up military activities in the region, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday.

China's Ministry of National Defense. In response to Japan's recently released 2025 Defense of Japan pamphlet, which claimed China as an "unprecedented and the gr