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New SIPRI data reveals scale of Chinese arms industry
New research from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) suggests that China is the second-largest arms producer in the world...
U.S. Army updates law of land warfare doctrine to increase guidance, clarity
To help U.S. Soldiers to better understand the complex rules of war, the Army has released Field Manual 6-27, the Commander's Handbook on the Law o...
Director Capability delivers keynote speech on the future of the British Army
Major General Jez Bennett, Director Capability British Army, gave a speech today at the International Armoured Vehicles Conference & Exhibition...
NATO new JSEC Headquarters to create secure and functional rear area
The Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC) achieved initial operational capability on 17 September 2019. An important part of NATO’s increased d...
U.S. Army Chief of Staff: strength, innovation essential to National Defense Strategy
The National Defense Strategy describes how the Defense Department will be postured to be successful in the great power competition with Russia and...
U.S. and Japan reinforce defense links
On January 14, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper hosted Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono at the Pentagon, where they reaffirmed the streng...
NATO nations cannot be complacent, U.S. Gen. Milley says
NATO nations cannot afford to become complacent, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a break in his first alliance Military ...
Today's Army is more than tanks and Bradleys, U.S. Army Secretary says
The United States must maintain overmatch — be stronger, better armed, or more skillful than its adversaries, the Army secretary said at the Brooki...
Russian air defense trains new tactic to fight cruise missiles, drones
Air defense units will begin to train a new tactic to repel massive cruise missile and drone strikes. It was tested in the autumn of 2019 at Combat...
Analysis: Russian 2019 Defense budget reached USD48 billion
Russia’s 2019 defense budget reached USD48 billion. Russia is reported to be at the 8th position in the Top 10 list of the countries with the large...
NATO addresses Middle East tensions
NATO Ambassadors met on Monday (6 January 2020) to address current tensions in the Middle East and implications for NATO’s training mission in Iraq.
Esper, Milley commemorate Battle of the Bulge 75th anniversary
Military and civilian dignitaries from Europe and the United States were in Belgium on Sunday 15 and Monday 16 December to mark the anniversary of ...