Analysis Defense and Security Industry
Assessment 2020 of U.S. Army Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle AMPV program
The U.S. Army’s AMPV is the replacement to the M113 family of vehicles at the brigade level and below. The AMPV is expected to replace the M113 in ...
Operation Barkhane - Design and conduct of operations of French commando paratroopers
The Design and Operations Management Unit (3CO) of the Parachute Commando Subgroup (Sous-Groupement de Commandos Parachutistes, SGCP) of the Barkha...
U.S. Special Operations Forces to use Artificial Intelligence to better understand and influence local populations
The new headquarters of the U.S. Special Operations Forces (MTR) will work to develop means to better understand and influence local populations an...
Chinese official Defense budget 2020 to raise by 6.6 percent only
The coronavirus crisis has a significant impact on many defense budgets around the world. For instance, China will increase its defense spending by...
Special Ops will remain integral to U.S. strategy, SOCOM commander says
U.S. Special operations forces will remain an integral part of the nation’s solutions to top strategic problems, but they will change, the commande...
Analysis: New Russian army air defense unit on combat duty for Arctic Region - Part 1
The 414th antiaircraft regiment went on combat duty in April 2020. It looks like a usual event, as several dozen antiaircraft regiments have been f...
Indian increased Defense budget perceived as threat by Pakistan
The Indian federal government has announced $66.9 billion defence budget for the fiscal year 2020-21, which represents a 9.4 percent increase in Mo...
Global military expenditure sees largest annual increase in a decade, reaching USD1917 billion in 2019
Total global military expenditure rose to $1917 billion in 2019, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (S...
PLA Chinese Army boosts air assault force
The air assault force is a new type of combat troop of the Chinese Army, Qian Xiaohu and Yang Yuanqing report. It emerged in the reform of China's ...
Russian Western district first to operate T-90M Proryv tanks
The first T-90 tanks to be upgraded to the level of T-90M Proryv will be the vehicles of the 7th Russian military base in Gudauta. The base in Abkh...
Advanced military hardware operational with Russian Central District air defense force
The proportion of advanced air defense missile systems and radars in service with Central Military District air defense (AD) forces exceeds 70%, th...
XM1158 7.62-mm cartridge in the U.S. FY2019 Annual Report
Army Recognition looks back to a series of U.S. programs summarized in the FY2019 Annual Report for the Office of the Director, Operational Test &a...
U.S. Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) in the FY2019 Annual Report
Army Recognition looks back to a series of U.S. programs summarized in the FY2019 Annual Report for the Office of the Director, Operational Test &a...
Stryker Family of Vehicles (FoV) program in the FY2019 Annual Report
Army Recognition looks back to a series of U.S. programs summarized in the FY2019 Annual Report for the Office of the Director, Operational Test &a...
Russian Defense Minister reports to Federation Council
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu addressed the Federation Council. He informed the senators on the state of the armed forces and their develo...
Syrian war triggers interest in Russian weapons
Russia earned 15.2 bln dollars in the 2019 arms trade. Over 50 countries purchased its hardware and weapons. The interest in Russian designs increa...
U.S. Marine Corps to get rid of tanks, infantry battalions, howitzers, helicopters and more
In its restructuration program, the U.S. Marine Corps plans to cut tank battalions and reduce infantry units over the next 10 years while investing...
Russian army to learn several lessons from Syrian war (part 2)
The 16th lesson of the Syrian war shows that tanks remain the master of the battlefield in modern conditions. Indeed, the experience of warring gro...
Russian army to learn several lessons from Syrian war
The key lesson of the Syrian campaign is that Russia badly needs an aircraft-carrying fleet at least in the minimal number to protect vital interes...
U.S.A. targeted by malicious actors
The United States is no longer a sanctuary, but a target, Kenneth Rapuano, the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense, told the House ...