Armies of the world 2024, May

The US Army is updating its platoon-level anti-tank capabilities with the purchase of M4 CARL GUSTAF grenade launchers Having learned the lessons of the difficult military campaigns of the early 2000s, the US Army is currently deploying new weapons, instruments and equipment for its soldiers, which will help to significantly increase such

The Tempest fighter as seen by the artist from BAE Systems A number of projects have been opened and are being developed in all major areas, from combat aviation to the submarine fleet. In foreseeable future

Currently, the US strategic nuclear forces (SNF) are among the most powerful in the world. A full-fledged nuclear triad with all the necessary carriers and delivery vehicles has been created and is being successfully operated. The current plans of the Pentagon provide for the creation of new types of equipment for the strategic nuclear forces. V

The 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Serbian Army of Krajina (SVK) is largely deprived of the attention of researchers. She did not have a chance to take a large-scale participation in major military operations. She did not have any special samples of military equipment in service, and her organizational and staff structure did not

The managerial intrigue with the new commander of the US Navy was unexpectedly resolved - immediately after Bill Moran's dismissal, Admiral Michael Gilday was appointed to the CNO position. This decision, on the one hand, is unexpected - he was not even close to being a "top" candidate, and six months ago it was not at all a fact that

Since 2016, China has undergone a massive restructuring of its armed forces. According to the plans of the command, the People's Liberation Army had to change its organizational and staff structure in accordance with the requirements of the time. In just a few years, the tasks were completed, and

Recently, the Russian media have been actively discussing the possibility of Russian assistance to the PRC in improving missile defense (ABM) and missile attack warning systems (EWS). This is presented as another breakthrough in strengthening the Russian-Chinese military

China is equipping its marines with arguably the most advanced amphibious platforms in the world. Consider the systems that the Marines operate and how the country's Marine Corps compares to its Western competitors. The selection and training of Chinese Marines is very

Industrial and Technical Espionage and Civil-Military Cooperation The primary goal of China's counterbalancing strategy was to catch up with the United States in the technology race as quickly as possible. This formed the basis of all Chinese activities in this race - industrial and technical

Due to the specific military-political situation in the region, Iran is forced to actively develop all the main classes of weapons, including ballistic and ground-to-ground cruise missiles. With their help, sufficiently massive and powerful rocket forces have already been created, and their development does not stop

In connection with the scandal over the supply of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Turkey by Russia, Turkish military policy and defensive capabilities have become the focus of discussion in the world media. Now Turkey is predicted an almost total quarrel with the United States. But in fact, Turkey, as it was, and remains one of the

Pakistan has managed to build a sufficiently powerful army capable of fighting all the perceived opponents. Such construction was carried out due to the modernization of its defense industry and active cooperation with foreign countries. As a result, Islamabad received well-equipped

Alignment with NATO Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have increasingly declared their desire to join NATO. The Ukrainians themselves on this score divided into two opposite camps. The desire to join the alliance remains unfulfilled, but the government of the Ukrainian state seeks to transfer

Anti-missile defense of the PRC. Instead of creating anti-missile systems of questionable effectiveness, since the early 1980s, China has embarked on a course of improving strategic nuclear forces capable of inflicting unacceptable damage to the enemy in any scenario. Given the relative small number of Chinese

There is a saying from the days when Britain was an empire over which the sun did not set, and the British fleet was many times stronger than any rival. Now it sounds like a mockery, but in those days it was completely natural. One of the variants of the saying sounded something like this. "There's a lot

Raising the flag in Iwo Jima. The US Marine Corps Memorial was formed on November 10, 1775, and during its 244 years of existence, the Devil's Dogs have fought bravely and won several fierce battles throughout their 244-year history

In recent decades, China has managed to build its own strategic nuclear forces, including all the necessary components. In the development of strategic nuclear forces, special attention is paid to the ground components, as a result of which other components have a limited number and corresponding capabilities. Not the most

Today the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is considered one of the most efficient in the world. Such a high efficiency is accompanied by a number of factors: ideological motivation (how else, when the country is surrounded by enemies?), And excellent weapons, and a good level of training, and a humane attitude to

The positional nightmare of the First World War is known to everyone. Countless lines of trenches, barbed wire, machine guns and artillery - all this, combined with the ability of the defenders to quickly transfer reinforcements, cemented the war tightly. Hundreds of thousands of corpses, tens of millions of shells, tension

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, independent Ukraine got some of the most numerous and combat-ready military formations in the world. With modern weapons. At that time, the number of the army was 700 thousand people. The structure of the Ukrainian army included three

The Vietnam War caught the US military by surprise. The Pentagon was preparing for Soviet tank throws to the English Channel, carpet bombing, and the massive use of rocket weapons. Instead, the Americans were trapped in an inhospitable jungle. Their enemy did not try to win in conventional combat, but

The US Army has significant combat capabilities, but it may not meet all the challenges for the foreseeable future. Against the background of deteriorating relations with Russia and China, the American command is considering the possibility of modernizing the ground forces. The minister spoke about such plans last Tuesday

In the late 1980s, when the US military-industrial complex relied on stealth technology to achieve overwhelming air superiority, the Russian side focused on the development of air defense systems, by now having created a number of unparalleled systems

On March 26, the American edition of RealClear Defense published an article on the military-political situation in Europe. The article was written by Sam Kanter, a retired US Army officer who is currently involved in the development of the defense sphere. His publication received a self-explanatory title:

The Ukrainian leadership now desperately needs any kind of success, and fake ones are also perfect - elections are not far off. And Pan Petro Poroshenko understands perfectly well that the first thing that anyone who won the election (if it is not himself) will do is hang the head of an important trophy in the trophy room

The recruiter's speech was so sweet - Relax, live and sing songs! But … now you, boy, are in the army! Yes, oh-oh, now you are in the army! (version of the translation of a fragment of the famous composition of the group Status Quo) Yes, of course, you are not mistaken, we will talk about our "overseas partners", about the US army. Due

The President of Ukraine announced on August 24 a military parade of unprecedented size and power in honor of this very independence. Apparently, I really want to catch up and overtake Moscow in this regard, because about 250 units of military equipment will be held at the parade in Kiev. And then the question immediately arises: what will pass? How

The armed forces of India and Pakistan again clashed in the disputed regions, and the current events may turn into a stage of a full-scale armed conflict. In anticipation of such a development of events, it is worth considering and evaluating the armed forces of the two countries and drawing conclusions about their potential. It's obvious that

The heirs of the heroes of the "Battle of England" are not impressive In the combat composition of the Royal Air Force - 137 single and two-seat fighters "Eurofighter Typhoon" (22 two-seat, the first series of which, the so-called "Tranche-1" reasons

The issue of the number of tanks in the ranks of the Ground Forces of the RF Armed Forces is periodically discussed on the Internet or in the press, and now there are tanks in the Airborne Forces, and they are also available in the Marine Corps of the Navy (in the Coastal Forces of the Navy there were, in fact, these are ordinary motorized rifle brigades , but listed for the Navy

We often publish materials, often critical, in which we consider the health and benefits of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. But we do it from our side, from the Russian side. Today I propose to discuss the material “from that”, from the Ukrainian side. Kirill Danilchenko (Ronin), patriot of that Ukraine (without a gram of malice, in

The splinter of UNAS The Serbian Armed Forces, of course, are not like the Armed Forces of the "big" Yugoslavia (the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), that is, the JNA, the Yugoslav People's Army, or the Armed Forces of the "small" Yugoslavia (the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Yes, and the short-lived S&M Armed Forces (Serbia and Montenegro)

The army must be ready to confront the challenges, risks and threats that may arise in relation to the state. The Belarusian army is constantly improving in this regard. However, the development of the country's military potential is an ongoing process, he said at a solemn meeting dedicated to

Despite the fact that the military conflict in Donbass has been going on for several years, Ukraine is only starting to “build up muscle” now. We are talking about the creation of territorial defense units (TPO). Does the state need territorial defense, in what form does this model operate in European

At the beginning of the 20th century, French scientists made impressive strides, making some of the most important discoveries in the field of research into radioactive materials. By the end of the 1930s, France had the best scientific and technical base in the world at that time, supported by generous funding from the state. V

British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has once again made threats against Russia. The British minister said that he fully supports Donald Trump's call for NATO countries to increase funding for their armies and called on the British leadership to prepare for a demonstration of “tough

It is difficult to imagine that a modern soldier would make his way through a snow-covered forest in a heavy greatcoat and stiff boots, and in the rain he would flee from moisture under a bulky raincoat-tent. 20 years ago, soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were dressed that way. A short jacket was an unaffordable luxury available only

There is such a country - Sweden. For a long time. Actually, why not be? Moreover, this is one of the European monarchies. Small, the population will be less than Moscow, but nevertheless. The times when everyone feared the steps of the Swedes have sunk into oblivion. Until recently, the Swedes were generally such neutral

Continuing the cycle of publications about the nuclear arsenals of the nuclear powers of the second or third echelon, we certainly cannot pass by "beautiful" France. Nevertheless, this state acquired the fourth nuclear weapon in a row, in 1960 (thermonuclear weapons - in 1968, here they even the Chinese ahead

The uniforms of the military in different countries of the world differ in their appearance, color, cut. But there are general characteristics, without compliance with which no army will adopt this or that suit, shoes or underwear. The form should be practical, comfortable, easy to wash and quickly