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Russia to continue rearming in 2021 – Part 1
The Russian armed forces will continue rearming in 2021. The acceptance into service of various arms is usually done by closed orders of the Defens...
Russian military trains cohesion between tanks and BMPT fire support vehicles - Part 3
The BMPT concept emerged in the 1980s and actively developed because of the war in Afghanistan and then in Chechnya. It was initially planned to cr...
Russian military trains cohesion between tanks and BMPT fire support vehicles - Part 2
The Russian MoD order saved the BMPT, otherwise the program would have been closed and Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) expenses written off.
Russian military trains cohesion between tanks and BMPT fire support vehicles – Part 1
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense’s photos and footages depicting a combined team of T-72-family main battle tanks and BMPT "Terminator"...
Cruise missiles to be fought at strategic level - Part 3
The mentioned methodological approach to the formation of the strategic fight against cruise missiles allows creating a four-stage spatial-time mod...
SIPRI: Global arms sales by the top 25 companies in 2019 up 8.5 per cent
SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) on December 7 published new data showing that sales of arms and military services by the s...
Cruise missiles to be fought at strategic level – Part 2
A two-component system can offer a way to fight cruise missiles. The first component is a joint use of forces engaged in cruise missile fight. The ...
Cruise missiles to be fought at strategic level – Part 1
The analysis of various-scope modern armed conflicts, strategic command-staff exercises and research results convincingly shows a trend of increase...
Karabakh conflict calls for investments into high-tech weapons - Part 2
The Heavy Hermes 900 drone used by Azerbaijan was created by Elbit Company with a normal aerodynamic scheme and V-shaped tail fins. The maximum tak...
Russian Electronic Warfare may develop into independent service - Part 2
Besides the Russian armed forces, foreign armies also develop Electronic Warfare (EW). The U.S. Navy tested two prototypes of new-generation NGL wa...
Russian Electronic Warfare may develop into independent service - Part 1
The Russian defense industry created over two dozen electronic warfare (EW) systems in the past five years which exceed foreign analogues. EW troop...
Russian 20-year arms exports amount to USD180 billion
Since 2000, Russia’s sole arms exporter, JSC Rosoboronexport (a subsidiary of state corporation Rostec), has delivered defense hardware worth some ...
Russian air defense weapons exports amount to USD30 billion since 2000
Russia’s air defense exports have amounted to approximately USD30 billion since late 2000, a spokesperson for JSC Rosoboronexport (a subsidiary of ...
More than one million Kalashnikov assault rifles exported since 2000
Since 2000, Russia’s exports of Kalashnikov assault rifles have amounted to more than 1,000,000 firearms, a spokesperson for the Rosoboronexport ar...
Russian armored vehicle exports exceed 7,000 systems
Russia’s exports of land hardware have exceeded 7,000 systems since 2000, a spokesperson for the Rosoboronexport arms exporting company (a subsidia...
Success story in Europe for Oshkosh Defense JLTV Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
Army Recognition interviewed John M. Lazar, Oshkosh Defense Vice President and General Manager, International Programs, about the JLTV at the oppor...
Some Russian arms do not fall under New START treaty
Russian and U.S. diplomats are discussing numerous issues for the prolongation of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). The inclusion of...
China extends its defense law to include more intervention possibilities
China is mulling amendments to its Law on National Defense amid profound changes in the world over the past two decades by adding key formulations,...
U.S. Defense Secretary Esper discusses new technologies designed to give warfighters the advantage
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper spoke on Oct. 15 about Army modernization efforts that harness new technologies that will benefit the warfight...
Russian Defense minister sums up Caucasus 2020 exercise
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu summed up the results of Caucasus-2020 strategic command-staff exercise in the National Defense Command Cent...