U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin placed pre-holiday calls on Tuesday and Wednesday to members of each branch of the U.S ...

The United States and Fiji have signed a new defense pact amid concerns about China's military influence in the Pacific.

Under Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, a former military coup leader, Fiji is aligning with Washington as it militarises the ...

The newly signed intelligence-sharing pact between the Philippines and the United States is off to a roaring start but ...

As Pacific leaders talk of an "Ocean of Peace", nations continue to sign up to defence pacts with the US, as concerns mount about China's growing military interests across the region.

BLACKROCK CAMP, Fiji —Fijian and U.S. officials cemented one defense agreement and opened talks on another—but first, there ...

The Pentagon has confirmed that American troops are quietly assisting Philippine maritime operations in the South China Sea, ...

Lloyd Austin watched a welcome ceremony at a military base near Fiji’s capital of Suva, having become the first American defense secretary to visit the island. His trip was itself a message, giving ...

Philippine security officials stressed that the little-known unit was limited to providing support for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, among others, and that the Americans had no ...

Lloyd Austin touched down in Fiji on Friday ... There he was courted by President Xi Jinping in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Fiji and China signed a series of bilateral deals on trade, military ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin and discussed the progress made in ... where two important agreements were signed – the Security of Supplies Agreement ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Philippine counterpart, Gilberto Teodoro, signed the legally binding General Security of Military Information Agreement in Manila at a time when the longtime ...