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U.S. Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicles programs in FY 2019
Army Recognition looks back to a series of U.S. programs summarized in the FY2019 Annual Report for the Office of the Director, Operational Te...
U.S. DoD releases Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Proposal
On February 10, 2020, President Donald J. Trump sent Congress a proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request of $740.5 billion for national securi...
Russia sums up results of 2011-2020 arms program
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to sum up the results of the arms program for 2011-2020 this year and specify the parameters of the current prog...
Trump administration broadens use of landmines
President Donald J. Trump's administration has expanded the ability of combatant commanders to use landmines in specific, exceptional incidents. Pr...
France to deploy 600 more troops to Sahel
On Sunday, Feb.2, French Defense Minister Florence Parly has confirmed what Gen. François Lecointre, Chief of General Staff (CEMA), had already ann...
Belarus enters international ammunition business
Belarusian defense holding Belspetsvneshtekhnika (BSVT) has launched a manufacturing line to produce ammunition for small arms, according to Belaru...
Azerbaijan raised position in 2019 military strength ranking
Azerbaijan has ranked 52nd out of 137 countries in the Global Firepower list for 2019, Abdul Kerimkhanov reports on Azernews. Compared to 2018, Aze...
New SIPRI data reveals scale of Chinese arms industry
New research from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) suggests that China is the second-largest arms producer in the world...
U.S. Army updates law of land warfare doctrine to increase guidance, clarity
To help U.S. Soldiers to better understand the complex rules of war, the Army has released Field Manual 6-27, the Commander's Handbook on the Law o...
Director Capability delivers keynote speech on the future of the British Army
Major General Jez Bennett, Director Capability British Army, gave a speech today at the International Armoured Vehicles Conference & Exhibition...
NATO new JSEC Headquarters to create secure and functional rear area
The Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC) achieved initial operational capability on 17 September 2019. An important part of NATO’s increased d...
U.S. Army Chief of Staff: strength, innovation essential to National Defense Strategy
The National Defense Strategy describes how the Defense Department will be postured to be successful in the great power competition with Russia and...
U.S. and Japan reinforce defense links
On January 14, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper hosted Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono at the Pentagon, where they reaffirmed the streng...
NATO nations cannot be complacent, U.S. Gen. Milley says
NATO nations cannot afford to become complacent, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a break in his first alliance Military ...
Today's Army is more than tanks and Bradleys, U.S. Army Secretary says
The United States must maintain overmatch — be stronger, better armed, or more skillful than its adversaries, the Army secretary said at the Brooki...
Russian air defense trains new tactic to fight cruise missiles, drones
Air defense units will begin to train a new tactic to repel massive cruise missile and drone strikes. It was tested in the autumn of 2019 at Combat...
Analysis: Russian 2019 Defense budget reached USD48 billion
Russia’s 2019 defense budget reached USD48 billion. Russia is reported to be at the 8th position in the Top 10 list of the countries with the large...
NATO addresses Middle East tensions
NATO Ambassadors met on Monday (6 January 2020) to address current tensions in the Middle East and implications for NATO’s training mission in Iraq.
Esper, Milley commemorate Battle of the Bulge 75th anniversary
Military and civilian dignitaries from Europe and the United States were in Belgium on Sunday 15 and Monday 16 December to mark the anniversary of ...
European Defense expenditure up but spending in key areas falling short
On 16 December, the European Defence Agency published its annual Defence Data report for the year 2018, detailing spending by the 27 EDA Member Sta...
