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US fiscal year 2020 defense budget to boost air and missile defense
The Army's budget request for fiscal year 2020 includes funding to field two "Iron Dome" air defense batteries and the first Maneuver Short-Range A...
US DoD releases fiscal year 2020 budget proposal
"Today (March 12) the Department of Defense rolls out our FY 2020 budget proposal. With the largest research and development request in 70 years, t...
Global arms trade - USA increases dominance, arms flows to the Middle East surge
The volume of international transfers of major arms in 2014–18 was 7.8 % higher than in 2009–13 and 23 per cent higher than in 2004–2008, according...
Russia has developed new plan of activities to 2020
The Russian armed forces will for the first time receive medium-range attack drones in 2019, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told the State Duma def...
Future acquisitions for the Norwegian Defence Sector 2019 - 2026
The long term planning process outlines the continuous development of the Norwegian Defence Sector with respect to organization, infrastructure (ga...
Russia designs new option of BMPT Terminator tank support vehicle
A new wave of rumors and disputes about the third option of the tank combat support vehicle (BMPT) made it necessary to clarify the development tre...
Russian intermediate missile designers to resolve several problems
The Russian defense industry is facing two tasks because of the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty and subsequent...
US soldiers learn Arctic survival from Canadian neighbors
Nearly 40 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, traveled to British C...
Syrian engagement of Russian air defense analyzed
The large-scale Israeli air raid on Syrian facilities on the night of January 21 is widely discussed by Russian and world media. Some experts hurri...
U.S. armed forces ready to support self-declared Venezuelan president Guaidó
President Trump has warned Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro that a military action is an option in case he orders armed intimidation against sel...
U.S. Army: change to leadership course brings officers closer to impact zone
The Field Artillery Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC) implemented a new change to its capstone exercise, Red Leg War, giving students a more reali...
US 2019 Missile Defense Review: escalating competition with Russia and China
As explained by Joy Mitra on The Diplomat, on the heels of the first and the second nuclear ages, respectively shaped by bipolar nuclear competitio...
More undeclared North Korean missile sites
North Korea has been operating at least 20 missile sites not reported — including one that serves as the headquarters for the military unit in char...
China reduces army by half but increases size of navy, air force
The 2-million strong PLA, China's army, has cut the size of its ground forces by about 50 per cent but significantly boosted its navy and air force...
Development of Russian land hardware after Syrian conflict
In early 2016, several military districts used the 2S7M Malka 203 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) after a long period of storage. The crews fire...
China: PLA to improve tactics to better exploit new weapon systems
With the Chinese military mounting new weapons and equipment in recent years such as Type 99A tanks and J-20 fighter jets, officers and soldiers we...
Modernization of Russian MBT inventory after Syrian conflict
The operation in Syria has revealed some drawbacks of serially produced armored vehicles. In order to fix them, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has i...
Russian-made electronic systems in Syrian conflict
During the operations in Syria, the newest communications and reconnaissance systems, electronic warfare devices, and the Ratnik combat gear have b...
Soviet-made IFVs and APCs in Syrian conflict
As of early 2017, the Syrian governmental troops operated some Soviet-made BMP-1 and BMP-2 IFVs. The BMP-1 is supposed to be the backbone of the Sy...
Soviet main battle tanks in Syrian conflict
As of early 2017, the tank inventory of the Syrian governmental troops comprised several types of main battle tanks (MBTs), including T-55A, T-55AM...
