TAITUNG, Taiwan—Taiwan’s air force showed off its new locally designed and made jet trainer on Wednesday, touting the more advanced, combat-capable abilities of the aircraft that will replace aging and accident-prone existing equipment. Taiwan’s armed forces are mostly equipped by the United States, but President Tsai Ing-wen has made development of an advanced home-grown defense…

Canada’s military watchdog is calling on the Armed Forces to better accommodate troops with disabled children and other exceptional family circumstances, warning some are being forced to choose between their loved ones and their careers. While around one in four members of the Canadian Armed Forces are required to relocate every year due to training…

The Canadian military says nearly 1,000 members have been denied exemptions from the military’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Vice-chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen. Frances Allen says more than 1,300 members of the Canadian Armed Forces requested exemptions for medical or religious reasons. Allen says only 158 of those requests have been approved, while about the…

The Canadian Armed Forces should be better equipped to face new challenges in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said on Friday. Speaking at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Joly said there are new challenges on the world stage after Russian President…

The Canadian military says it has now launched a handful of investigations into its personnel expressing support or participating in activities related to the Freedom Convoy. The latest investigation was announced on Feb. 13 as it was revealed that some of Canada’s most elite soldiers are involved. “The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) does…

Navy SEALs have been told by their superiors that they’re undeployable if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine even with a religious or medical exemption. These SEALs, along with other members of the U.S. armed forces, are now looking into a legal case to uphold their rights. To learn more about this, we sat…

VANCOUVER—Police say a person in North Vancouver who bought what they thought was an “interesting artifact” may have purchased an old explosive. RCMP Sgt. Peter DeVries says they were called Wednesday when the purchaser realized they may be the new owner of a “historical ordnance.” DeVries says the item is old, “looks something like a…

Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has introduced new legislation that seeks to ban “critical race theory” training within the United States military.