Taiwan targeting record Defense budget 2024 of USD19 Bn
In response to the escalating Chinese threat, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen announced on August 21 that the nation's Defense expenditure is set to…
Analysis : How Brimstone-HMT600 could transform Warfare in Ukraine
Brimstone, traditionally recognized as an air-to-surface missile, found its wings on platforms such as the Eurofighter Typhoon, Tornado GR4, and the…
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu calls Polish army’s reinforcement a menace to address
As reported in opex360.com by Laurent Lagneau.A large array of vehicles including American M1A2 Abrams and South Korean K2PL Black Panther tanks, Sou…
US Congress requested by President Biden to fund weapons for Taiwan with Ukraine budget
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US Secretary of Defense Austin's 8th trip to Indo-Pacific Region: Unbreakable Alliance between the US and Australia has never been stronger
On July 29, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and their Australian counterparts, Deputy Prime Minis…
MRIC Marine Corps' Medium-Range Intercept Capability: rebirth of US Marine Corps's air defense capability
As global tensions continue to rise, the Marine Corps once again finds itself at the forefront of a strategic transformation—shifting its focus from…
Refreshed Defence Command Paper sets out the future for British Armed Forces
The Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCP23), which was published on 18 July, takes learnings from the war in Ukraine – and wider threats to UK’s securi…
US Army looks to transform future command and control for potential large-scale combat operations against near-peer adversaries
Technology, people and processes must transform “sooner rather than later” to prepare for potential large-scale combat operations against near-peer a…
SIPRI 2023 report: World military expenditure reaches new record
In a new report issued on April 24, 2023, SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) exposes that the total global military expenditure…
Analysis: How is European Defence Agency providing support to EU’s wider space strategy
No one can accuse the European Union of a lack of ambition in space. It has one of the largest space budgets in the world. Two of its best-known syst…
Analysis: Arctic heating up literally and as scene of strategic competition
The Arctic is heating up, both literally and figuratively, and the United States and its allies are working together to address both aspects of this…
Analysis: Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. When?
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday 25 March that Moscow would deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of its ally, Belarus, a…
Analysis: the overwhelming success of German-made tanks in Europe
In Europe, it has become clear that especially in the area of land systems, the dominance of German houses is undeniable. Despite the purely politica…
Analysis: US DoD's China Military Power Report examines changes in Beijing's strategy
The 2022 China Military Power Report issued by the U.S. Department of Defense lays out the challenges facing the United States military as it works t…
Analysis: Russian T-62M tanks have significant advantages
Military Watch magazine has highly assessed the prospects for using the modernized T-62M tank, which was on display at the Army 2022 international mi…
Russian 2S7M Malka self-propelled 203mm howitzer able to hit enemy in bunker
Uraltransmash (part of the Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) Group within the Rostec state hi-tech corporation) has delivered a batch of upgraded and overhauled M…
US Army of 2030 on the path of deep transformation
As the U.S. Army comes out of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and refocuses on the pacing challenge of China and the acute threat posed by Russ…
US DOD establishes Arctic Strategy and Global Resilience Office
On September 27, the U.S. Department of Defense stated that the United States, being an Arctic power, has established an office to ensure U.S. strate…
Five tanks that Russia did not produce
MOSCOW, September 13. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Many of the tanks had unique characteristics but remained only “objects” that were not produced. Some experts c…
US Congress asked to approve USD1.1Bn arms sale to Taiwan
According to Lara Seligman and Andrew Desiderion in Politico, the U.S. administration plans to formally ask Congress to approve an estimated $1.1 bil…
US to increase Defense contributions to NATO in Europe
The United States responded swiftly and effectively in close cooperation with its NATO Allies to the European security crisis brought about by Russia…
Russia introduces Ukrainian experience into combat training
MOSCOW, June 2. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The Russian army will introduce Ukrainian tactical and fire experience into combat training in summer, head of the ma…
Russia forces changes to NATO strategic concepts
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization continues to change even as it defends the 30 nations of the alliance, Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. permane…
Gepard anti-aircraft tanks will help Ukrainians but demand month of training
The German Federal Government will equip Ukraine with 50 anti-aircraft tanks of the Gepard type, von Bjorn Müler writes in Wir sind die Reserve. This…
World military expenditure passes USD 2 trillion for first time
According to data published on April 25 by the SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), the total global military expenditure increa…
Cooperation on SAMP/T air defense system is important for Europe and Turkey
The cooperation on the SAMP/T air defense system is a good opportunity for faster normalization and even deepening of political relations between Tur…
US Department of Defense fiscal budget for 2023 roughly an 8.1 percent increase over fiscal year 2022
President Joe Biden's $773 billion the fiscal year 2023 Defense Budget Request funds the department for today's security environment and positions DO…
ASD welcomes EU Strategic Compass for Security and Defence
On March 21, the Council of the European Union formally approved the document “A Strategic Compass for Security and Defence: For a European Union tha…
Russian military activities in Ukraine conducted 'in silos'
C. Todd Lopez reports on the U.S. Department of Defense's website that it has been nearly a month since Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, and Russian…
Incubation Forum for Circular Economy in European Defence workshop looks at EU dependency on critical raw materials for defence
Some 90 experts from across Europe met on 15 March for a workshop organised under the European Defence Agency-managed Incubation Forum for Circular E…









































