Future Soldier unveils radical transformation for British Army
According to its website, the British Army has announced further details of Future Soldier, its most radical programme of transformation in over 20...
Belgian army to update its Strategic Vision 2030 document
Since the publication of the “Vision 2030” in 2016, on the basis of analyzes carried out in 2014 and 2015, international tensions have increased an...
Chinese President Xi calls to break new ground in weaponry
According to Yang Sheng and Leng Shumei in Global Times, Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to break new ground in the development of t...
Indian Army deploys Pinaka and Smerch rocket systems on border with China
As reported by The Times of India, the Indian Army has deployed Pinaka and Smerch Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems (MRLS) at forward positions near...
Tor-M2 air defense systems to reinforce Russian SHORAD in years to come
The Tor-M2 family (NATO reporting name: SA-15 Gauntlet) surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems will form the backbone of the Russian military’s short...
Russian army increases stocks of Krasnopol guided artillery shells
The Russian armed forces are receiving various precision weapons. They are supplied to artillery units of the Ground and Airborne Forces. The Krasn...
Transfers of major arms to Afghanistan between 2001 and 2020 (SIPRI)
Twenty years of US-led international military presence in Afghanistan ended on 30 August 2021, with the withdrawal of the last foreign forces. Sinc...
Russian Army maintains air defense in Arctic
The Russian military has maintained its air defense capabilities in the Arctic in recent years: S-400 (SA-21 Growler) air defense systems (ADSs), T...
US Army looks to increase awareness of maritime domain in Indo-Pacific
Despite the U.S. Army’s primary focus on land, leveraging the maritime domain in the Indo-Pacific can still have lasting effects, the deputy comman...
Future of warfare and strategy will dictate US special ops action
The future of warfare will dictate how special operations forces operate, Army Gen. Richard Clarke, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Comman...
British military experts address challenges of urban operations
The world is becoming ever-more urbanised. More than 50% of the world’s population now living in cities, it is vital that the Army can work effecti...
SIPRI details trends in World Military Expenditure 2020
World military expenditure in 2020 is estimated to have been $1981 billion, the highest level since 1988—the earliest year for which SIPRI has a co...
Russian arms program for 2024-2033 to cost 21-22 trillion rubles - Part 2
The Russian state arms program for 2024-2033 will not be cut. At least 21 or 22 trillion rubles will be allocated. The appropriations are comparabl...
Russian arms program for 2024-2033 to cost 21-22 trillion rubles - Part 1
The Russian state arms program for 2024-2033 will not be cut. At least 21 or 22 trillion rubles will be allocated. The appropriations are comparabl...
Russian Airborne Forces create airmobile units – Part 2
A new reform is taking place in the Russian Airborne Forces. Air assault and paratrooper units have to meet the requirements of modern armed confli...
Biden administration outlines US FY22 defense budget
The following is from President Joe Biden’s 9 April 2021 correspondence to Congressional Appropriators outlining his Administration’s topline reque...
Russian Airborne forces create airmobile units - Part 1
A new reform is taking place in the Russian Airborne Forces. Air assault and paratrooper units have to meet the requirements of modern armed confli...
New US strategy paves way for industrial base modernization
Persistent modernization of the U.S. Army’s Organic Industrial Base alongside the weapon systems, ammunition and platforms the facilities support m...
New experimentation unit to supercharge British Army transformation
The British Army is launching a trail-blazing Experimentation Battlegroup which will pit soldiers, new equipment, technology and tactics against th...
Russia integrates S-400 with Buk and Pantsir air defence systems in single network
The Russian Ministry of Defense throws S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) long-range air defense systems, Buk-family (SA-17 Grizzly)...