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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...
U.S. Army wargames shape the future of urban warfare
Civil unrest. Loss of communications. Narrow, congested roadways. No line of sight on the enemy. These are some of the conditions that shape the na...