But last year, the seating arrangements changed. Admiral Dong Jun, China’s defence minister since December 2023, has not appeared on a podium at any such public event. Instead, he has watched ...

Key promotions have eluded Dong, two of whose predecessors fell in corruption probes, with implications for Beijing's military diplomacy China's defence ministers, despite their limited role in ...

China's Defence Minister Dong Jun (C) walks out after a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore, May 2024. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via ...

representatives of some international organizations in China, as well as their spouses on Friday. Defense Minister Dong Jun attended the reception, met with the attendees and exchanged New Year ...

The Greek defence minister, Nikos Dendias, has urged French ambassador Laurence Auer to explain a French consortium's reported plans to sell missiles to Turkey. In a post shared on X, Dendias ...

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Jan. 24 that he would not renew the contract of Maryna Bezrukova, the head of the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA), the body in charge of buying weapons ...

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has launched an investigation into Defence Minister Rustem Umerov's potential abuse of power and office, according to media reports. The scandal ...

Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov looks on during a joint press conference with the German defence minister at the Defence Ministry in Kyiv on November 21, 2023. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) ...

The Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, has asked for funding for an additional 50 Armored Personnel Carriers in the 2025 budget to combat banditry across the nation. The minister, represented ...

Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle has appealed for increased collaboration and funding for the Defence sector to effectively combat and eliminate banditry and other forms of ...