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Soviet era antiaircraft weapons still used in local conflicts
The news about the MQ-9 Reaper drone downed by the Houthis over Yemen did not make headlines. The Houthis numerously demonstrated the ability to do...
SIPRI report: modernization of world nuclear forces continues despite overall decrease in number of warheads
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today launches the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2019, which assesses the current state o...
Ensuring readiness for strategic support: U.S. Strategic Power Projection
The U.S. Army's ability to fight anywhere and at any time doesn't happen by chance. It is the result of reliable, agile and responsive logistics an...
Experts assess prospects of Russian, US strategic nuclear forces
The Russian-US New START Treaty is likely doomed and will become history in the coming years following the Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty (INF)....
Australia: self-propelled howitzers possibly reconsidered for Land 17 Phase 2 programme
The plan for the acquisition of self-propelled howitzers (SPH) was abandoned for budget reasons, a few more M-777 howitzers being added instead, Ka...
Single automatic control to link Russian air defense
The Russian Ministry of Defense has considerably complicated exams for antiaircraft units since 2019 due to arming regiments with S-300 and S-400 w...
SIPRI launches reports on new external security politics of the Horn of Africa region
SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) has expanded its research on security issues in the Horn of Africa region by launching a n...
New capabilities, rotations to bolster U.S. Army presence in Eastern Europe
Ongoing efforts to cut acquisition timelines will get new capabilities out sooner to counter near-peer threats in Eastern Europe, Army leaders told...
Azerbaijan, NATO, 25 years of partnership
The celebration of the 25th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s partnership with NATO testifies to the country’s achievements, Azerbaijani Defense Minister...
Vice Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff stresses realities of strategic nuclear deterrence
Last week, Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva delivered a keynote speech at a Strategic Deterrent Coalition symposium in Arlington, Virginia: Americans n...
AI, robots and the future of warfare: discussions among Mad Scientists
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and the University of Texas at Austin hosted the Mad Scientist Conference at the university on April 24...
With powerful army and Chinese protection, Wa is de facto independent from Myanmar
Joe Kumbun* reminds in the Irrawaddy, a newspaper from Myanmar (formerly Burma), that he had written, in May 2017, that the United Wa State Army (U...