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Analysis: German Defense budget 2020 on the rise
On Friday, Nov.29, the German parliament (Bundestag) passed its budget for 2020. At the heart of the budget presented by finance minister Olaf Scho...
Russian air defense: Pantsir, Tor to train fire in motion
Pantsir and Tor antiaircraft guns have to down cruise missiles, aircraft and drones. Formally, they need a brief stopover to fire. However, Syrian ...
Russia will not deploy intermediate missiles in Europe before Americans
Russia is creating intermediate-range missiles, but will not deploy them unless similar US weapons appear in Europe, Russian Deputy Foreign Ministe...
Analysis: interest in military ground robots is growing
Robotization of ground forces has been of interest for the military of the world since the early last century. The development of technologies allo...
Analysis: Russian air defense focusing on drone threats
In an interview on the Ekho Moskvy radio station on November 10, 2019, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Lt. Gen. Yuri...
Snipers aim to sharpen shooting, teaching skills
The art of sniping is more than just proper cover, concealment and sight alignment; it demands vigilant situational awareness, flawless timing and ...
Rosoboronexport offers security solutions for Africa
Rosoboronexport actively participates in the Russia-Africa Economic Forum, which takes place in Sochi from 23 to 25 October, and coordinates the pa...
Russian marine brigades to get tank battalions
Marine brigades of the Russian Navy will be reformed. Each one will get an additional four battalions, including a tank one. The heavy armor will h...
Each Russian military district to have TOS-1A flamethrower battalion
Battalions armed with TOS-1A heavy flamethrowers will be created in each Russian military district. Their main task will be to destroy enemy fortif...
Tor-M2 air defense systems to be deployed in Kaliningrad
The Russian 22nd antiaircraft regiment in Kaliningrad region will receive Tor-M2s by the end of 2019. They are the most perfect short-range air def...
Russian experts analyze wheeled armor prospects
Most modern armies are switching to new wheeled hardware. Modern conflicts of the past 30 years and forecasts of experts about future wars advanced...
U.S. Army to build three Multi-Domain Task Forces using lessons from pilot
As the Multi-Domain Task Force pilot program nears its end, the U.S. Army is now using lessons from it to establish three similar task forces. Sean...
Russian experts assess changes in military hardware supplies after 2020
The Russian armed forces are rearmed faster than planned, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said. The increase of the defense budget from 1.44 to 1.50...
Analysis: Russia reforms missile and artillery troops
The Russian Defense Ministry launched an experiment to increase the effectiveness of missile troops and artillery. Besides the design of new weapon...
Analysis: Russia to answer tit-for-tat to US INF withdrawal, the Russian point of view
The creation of a new world order is accompanied by US and Western efforts to oust Russia from the zones of traditional interests and turn it into ...
Analysis: promise kept for the French 2020 defense budget
Presented Friday, September 27, in the Council of Ministers by Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, the 2020 budget for the Armies foresee...
Combat robots to change engagement forms
The robotization of arms and hardware is a breakthrough achievement of the 21st century which will exert a major impact on the concept and forms of...
Russian Western district to get first long range drone unit
The Russian armed forces will soon get the first unit of long-range reconnaissance drones. The unit of the Western Military District will be armed ...
U.S. Army operations in the Pacific crucial to future battlefield success
As the U.S. Army prepares to potentially allocate $8.6 billion toward its six modernization priorities in the fiscal year 2020, a senior Army leade...
Exported Russian arms more and more successful in local conflicts
Soviet weapons which were supplied to nearly half of the world countries were actively engaged in dozens of wars and conflicts of the 20th century....