Armies of the world 2024, November

Inside the Pars 6x6 RCB reconnaissance vehicle Turkey's ambitious plans to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and create an independent defense industry appear to be on track

Indonesia Territory, population (fourth place in the world - about 250 million people), level of economic and political development make Indonesia one of the key countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The foreign policy line allowed Jakarta to strengthen its position in the international arena

There are new messages about promising projects being developed by the Belarusian defense industry. From the latest news, it follows that the enterprises of the Republic of Belarus have completed all the necessary work, as a result of which a new model of military equipment was adopted for the army. In July

C-17 GLOBEMASTER III transports humanitarian aid to the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 18, 2010 This article describes the basic principles and data for testing precision air delivery systems of NATO countries, describes the navigation of the aircraft to the point of release, control

On August 1, the People's Liberation Army of China celebrated its anniversary. Over the 85 years that have passed since its foundation, it has managed to change several names, take part in several wars and become an indispensable attribute of the modern appearance of the Celestial Empire. China's modern armed forces trace their own history

$ 1 trillion will be required to support them California Institute of International Studies in Monterey (The Monterey Institute of International Studies) and the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies conducted

German Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Gutenberg officially presented five options for reforming the Bundeswehr. Their details are generally unknown, but it is reported that the head of the German military department himself gave preference to the project, which provides for a reduction in the number of personnel

In the face of NATO's confrontation with Russia, the European members of the alliance, with multilateral support from the United States, are increasing the combat readiness of their own armed forces and striving to improve mutual coordination in the military sphere. Germany is no exception. Although the Ukrainian crisis did not become a reason for

The countries of Central America are one of the most problematic regions of the New World. During the XIX-XX centuries. bloody interstate and civil wars have repeatedly occurred here, and the political history of most of the Central American states was endless

Ukraine relies on boats in the fleet and on volunteers in its construction On the morning of March 25, 2014, the Cherkasy U-311 minesweeper turned out to be the last military unit of the Ukrainian naval forces to fly the national flag. In the evening of the same day, the ship was taken by a bloodless assault

The naval forces as one of the branches of the armed forces of Romania are intended mainly to protect the national interests of the state in the Black Sea and on the river. Danube. Within the framework of the Alliance, the Romanian Navy also solves the whole range of tasks assigned to them by the command

The Ministry of Defense is preparing the next large-scale reform in the army manning system. The amendments will be developed by September 1. For example, it is planned to increase the draft age to 30 years and reduce the number of universities that provide deferrals for students

Japan de jure ceases to exist as a peaceful power. The Department of National Defense is abolished and a standard ministry appears together with it, intelligence is established - as if it never existed before, the army and navy become the army and the navy. The Japanese army has always been a serious size

"Saudi Arabia is very concerned about Iran's growing power," said Israeli aviation expert Arie Egozi. In his opinion, "Riyadh is doing everything possible to protect its oil resources and other strategic facilities." Riyadh also does not rule out that in the event of an exacerbation

If the army is run by dishonest officers, it is doomed to defeat in the war Recently I came across the brochure "Advice of a Russian officer" published by the editorial staff of the magazine of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia "On a combat post", the author of which is Colonel of the Russian Imperial Army V.M. Kulchitsky

The Ministry of Defense distributes dubious instructions on how to survive in the Russian army to conscripts. These tips are contained in the cheat sheets issued by

The results of the Vostok-2010 operational-strategic exercises showed that the course of giving the Armed Forces a new look was the right one. As the Chief of the General Staff, General of the Army Nikolai Makarov, said at the summing up of the results of the maneuvers, he is far from thinking that there will be no miscalculations and mistakes. But in that

The Naval Forces of Ukraine (Naval Forces) celebrated their 18th anniversary this year. Age of majority. However, their real transformation into a more or less full-fledged type of armed forces took place not by the decree of President Leonid Kravchuk of April 5, 1992, but after the partition of the former Black Sea Fleet of the USSR

In the two years that have passed since the completion of the operation to "force Georgia to peace", the Saakashvili regime, with the help of foreign aid, managed not only to restore the country's military potential, but also significantly exceed it as of the moment of the start of the aggression against South Ossetia. a lot of it

The transition in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from a divisional structure to a brigade structure and the formation of heavy, medium and light brigades in the Ground Forces made it necessary to check the combat capabilities of the created formations. How effectively each of these brigades will be able to withstand the conditional

Preventive measures can be taken against army evaders. About 200 thousand people in Russia are evading conscription, said on Monday the head of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate, Deputy Chief of the General Staff Vasily Smirnov. Despite the difficulties, the Department of Defense did not

The dwarf republic of San Marino is located in southern Europe, on the slopes of Mount Titano (738 m) and is surrounded on all sides by the territory of Italy (the regions of Marche and Emilia-Romagna). San Marino area - 60.57 sq. km, which is divided into the so-called "castles" or districts: San Marino, Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore

The Airborne Forces are the elite of the Armed Forces. Therefore, any landing unit is special. And yet, the Don Cossack Airborne Assault Brigade, which is now commanded by Colonel Igor Timofeev, deserves a separate discussion

The artillery unit of the Nanjing Military District conducted large-scale exercises near the Yellow Sea using long-range rocket launchers … The command post and part of the equipment of one of the Jinan armored brigades were transferred to the coastal city of the Jiaodong Peninsula

Contrary to popular belief, Russians have a completely positive attitude towards the army Despite the critical information about the army and the widespread opinion that society has a negative attitude towards it, constantly disseminated by some media and certain political groups, in fact this does not correspond

In connection with the planned end of the war in Afghanistan, the complete withdrawal of American troops from its territory and the need to remove weapons and military equipment from the battlefields, the subcommittee on combat readiness of the Armed Forces Committee of the House of Representatives held hearings on

Economic, political and other troubles in our country lead, as is known, to the fact that many fellow countrymen are looking for happiness in a foreign land as "migrant workers". And sometimes these earnings are very exotic in nature. We are talking about service in the French Foreign Legion, where up to a third

The article is the final part of a series of publications in the journal "Foreign Military Review" about the peculiarities of the formation of the professional military in the United States, their role in the management of the armed forces. Military intellectuals of the "post-classical era". American specialist in military sociology

The French Foreign Legion is a unique elite military unit that is part of the French Armed Forces. Today it numbers more than 8 thousand legionnaires who represent 136 countries of the world, including France. One for all of them is the service of France in

The expenditures of the US Department of Defense for the 2015 fiscal year will amount to $ 495.6 billion. This is the amount indicated in the budget proposal of US President Barack Obama, sent to US lawmakers for consideration and making adjustments. In general, this is $ 0.4 billion less than the military department

Well, that's what happened that sooner or later had to happen. The Ukrainian fleet, which began its inglorious history for twenty-three years, has just as ingloriously "rested in the Bose." Honestly, sooner or later this should have happened, but no one imagined that everything would happen so quickly and so

For a long time now, analysts have frightened the world community with the annual growth of Chinese military power. In light of the rapid pace of the Chinese increase in budgetary military spending, the United States has become a constant, if not the only, object for comparison with the PRC

Some time ago, the domestic media issued a sensation: "The Americans stole the Doctrine of Marshal Ogarkov." It turns out that, having borrowed ideas from our chief of the General Staff (in 1977-1984), they made a revolution in military affairs. It was after this that the role of the Pentagon was reevaluated

The countries of the Far East are very easy to introduce and master the latest technologies. But even against their background, South Korea stands out for its super-susceptibility to all innovations. This is reflected in the military as well. According to development plans

Today the armies of all the former allies of the USSR in Europe are professional. Unlike Russia. In Russia, the decision to gradually switch from a conscript army to a contract army was enshrined in 2000 by two decisions of the RF Security Council. The real time when the Russian army was to become

The Republic of China In the most difficult situation is Taiwan - a partially recognized state in East Asia. The PRC claims sovereignty over the island of Taiwan and other islands belonging to the Republic of China. During the Chinese Civil War, the conservative political party

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense refused the draft, citing the fact that starting in 2014, the Ukrainian army will switch to a contract basis. The last call will be held in the fall of this year. It should be noted that the wound has repeatedly spread information in a number of media that the transition of the Ukrainian

During the CMEA period, the Polish automobile industry was considered the second best after the Czechoslovak one. For example: a bought, second-hand "Polonaise" cost a brand new Volga and a lot of money in the USSR. This was the unofficial course. Therefore, in the Polish army today you will not see either ZILs or UAZs (although

A female soldier is not such a rare phenomenon in the modern world, but few of us know in which types and types of troops of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan they serve. Each of them manages to harmoniously combine fragility, tenderness, beauty and grace with courage, strength , stamina and endurance

The following are used as sniper weapons in the DPRK: - Mosin sniper rifles of the 1891/1930 model, probably already withdrawn from service to the KPA and transferred to the RKKG; Mosin sniper rifle of the 1891/1930 model with a VP optical sight - Soviet SVD sniper rifles and their Chinese clones "Type