Armies of the world 2024, May

In recent years, Russia has been increasingly actively declaring its political, military and economic interests not only in Syria, but also in the countries of the African continent, primarily in Egypt and Libya. The attention of the domestic and foreign press, in this regard, is riveted on the Russian-Egyptian

Israel's military-technological industry The Middle East is one of the hottest spots on our planet, and the state of Israel is one of the main centers of tension in the region and, willy-nilly, participates to one degree or another in most regional conflicts

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on November 5 that the first Indian SSBN Arihant has successfully completed its first entry into service. They say that now India has its own, full-fledged strategic nuclear triad, which will become an important pillar of international peace and stability. WITH

To move from the naval component of the Indian nuclear triad to the land and air component, another "achievement" of the Indian nuclear missile industry should be mentioned. This is a surface-based ballistic missile "Dhanush", belonging to the OTR class. Its range is no more

The past 2018 turned out to be difficult for the US military aviation, to put it mildly. Throughout its entire length, the American Air Force was pursued by a whole series of incidents. Occasionally, incidents occurred so frequently that it not only sowed excitement among the public, but also caused serious concern in

A number of European countries have already become concerned with the issue of protecting themselves and their allies from a hypothetical nuclear missile strike. European states have already deployed the means of a single Euro-Atlantic missile defense system, and the construction of new facilities is expected. More recently, about his desire

As you remember, about three weeks ago, Russian and foreign media were "blown up" by the news, which was at the same time positive for the command of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Syrian Armed Forces, about the interception of the Israeli multifunctional fighter F-16I "Sufa" by the Syrian air defense systems

If India has other goals in nuclear deterrence besides Pakistani "friends", first of all the PRC, and secondly the United States, then with Pakistan it is different. For the current Islamabad, Beijing is the main ally, the United States seems to be either an ally, or a senior, or an enemy pretending to be a friend, but hardly

As it became known the other day, the military department of Ukraine intends to carry out a large-scale rearmament of its formations. The AK-74 and AKM, which are the individual weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are to be replaced with assault rifles made in Canada. Agreement on the supply of 100,000 units of this

Have you noticed that in recent years, with an enviable frequency in the media, there have been reports of the desire of European politicians and the military to create their own army? A purely European project without the participation of overseas defenders. Moreover, this desire is expressed not by representatives from baby countries, but quite

For at least the last three decades, the defining trend in the field of manning the armed forces in most European countries has been their transfer to the voluntary (contract) principle of recruiting rank-and-file personnel. Mandatory conscription was considered from the filing

The main similarity between Australia and New Zealand is that their main defense is remoteness. Potential aggressors are simply too lazy to climb into such a wilderness. Australia traditionally demonstrates the maximum loyalty to the United States, participating, unlike most NATO countries in all American wars

The Republic of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) appeared in December 1971 as a result of the Indo-Pakistani war. Delhi then won a complete victory. And the main goal of the confrontation was the final split of enemy No. 1, that is, the creation of Bangladesh. However, at present, Dhaka is out of

Having received official independence from the United States immediately after World War II, the Philippines retained a very close relationship with the former metropolis, including in the military field. Most of the aircraft are American-made. Although there were supplies from Europe, Australia, Israel. Recently active

The task of the gunner with an automatic weapon is to provide fire support for the squad maneuver during an attack and create a key element of defense The US military is once again resuming projects aimed at improving the characteristics of the infantry squad's weapons. In this regard, we estimate the current

The army of Myanmar (former Burma) until recently was characterized by a combination of huge numbers with an extremely small amount of equipment with a very low quality of the latter. The country's armed forces were focused on waging counter-guerrilla wars with ethnic rebel groups and

In more than three years of confrontation in the Donbass theater of military operations, the degree of unpredictability of the future actions of Ukrainian military formations has practically reached its climax. If, for example, in the summer-autumn period of 2014 to predict the operational and tactical plans of Ukrainian

As threats rise, the Israel Defense Forces doubled the size of the elite Yahalom unit in the Corps of Engineers. While most units are preparing for a basic tunnel war, Yaalom specializes in detecting, clearing and

At present, great hopes are pinned on promising hypersonic strike systems, the main element of which should be missiles with uniquely high flight characteristics. The leading countries of the world have been dealing with this topic for a relatively long time, and several years ago

For a long time, Russia has been modernizing its armed forces, which leads to certain consequences. The results of current programs naturally arouse interest among foreign experts, which leads to the emergence of new studies, reports, etc. Another report on the topic

Israel's new missile defense systems are of interest both to the residents of this country and to foreign specialists. A few months ago, the full-fledged service of the promising complex "Kela David" began, and by now the first real results have been obtained. Some

For all its combat power and large numbers, the United States naval and air forces are not without certain shortcomings and are forced to overcome various difficulties. All such difficulties in one way or another weaken the sea and air fleet, which can be beneficial to the third

JAGM Multipurpose Tactical / Anti-Tank Missile Over the unpredictable and explosive media coverage of the northwestern Aleppo province, where Ankara is playing the Kurdish card at a quick

In recent decades, the military and industry of leading countries are increasingly talking about the so-called. weapons based on new physical principles. With the help of fundamentally new ideas and solutions, it is proposed to create weapons with the highest characteristics and capabilities that are unattainable for traditional systems. Topics

It would seem that a new modern tank should always be better than the old one, and the new armored personnel carrier, developed taking into account the latest trends, is a priori better than the old 30-year-old "iron". This rule does not work in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There everything is assessed exactly the opposite. Why the old T-64 is better than the "new" BM "Bulat" "In general

Observing the constant movements near our borders performed by our former allies in the Warsaw Pact Organization (OVD), sooner or later, but you ask yourself the question: who are you, lads? ATS or NATO? So NATO, but in essence? And in fact, all this is nothing more than a sign and talk about integration and

What happened that was talked about for a long time. Almost from the beginning of the ATO in Ukraine. Ukrainian paratroopers abandoned blue berets. Now they are using maroon colors. I'm not afraid of this comparison, Ukrainian paratroopers now use the colors of the sunset … The colors of the end of the day. Instead of color

In order to determine the possible role of aircraft carriers in a large-scale non-nuclear conflict, let's try to figure out how much tactical aviation the Russian Federation and NATO will have in the very near future - say, by 2020. The author did not set himself the task of achieving absolute reliability in

This letter was published by a student of one of the Kiev universities and supplied with photographs. And in the end, I also dokin some statistics from myself, fortunately, they said where the numbers can be found. So, what did the Kiev student want to share? Spelling and grammar corrected, swearing words replaced

The British Ministry of Defense lifted the ban on women serving on submarines in 2011, but the first of them became a member of the submarine's crew only in 2013. Today it is no longer possible to find out whether it was specially guessed for "13" or it was rock (which is a fate), but it happened like this. And then it went according to the well-known rule:

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bombers still form the basis of long-range aviation of the US Air Force. For several decades, these aircraft have retained their role as one of the main components of the strategic nuclear forces. In recent days, the foreign press has appeared

The Czech government sent nine bidders a request to participate in a tender to replace the BMP-2. Apparently, such projects of the Czech industry as the Sakal and Wolfdog BMPs were not considered by the army as a suitable replacement for the BMP-2. The following combat units were considered as a possible replacement

Zimbabwe is one of the few African countries where events regularly attract the attention of the international community. The recent events in Harare were no exception, ending decades of authoritarian rule by Robert Mugabe. The origins of the events taking place today lie in an unusual

Or Yanukovych's golden loaf is the childish babble of a rogue against the backdrop of the achievements of American generals and the military-industrial complex of the most advanced power on the planet. The Russian General Staff is horrified by the understanding that "we will never live like this." To immediately dot the "Yo" and stop Yaroslavna's crying over

The newest strategy of actions of the US Ground Forces has been determined. It covers everything from traditional warfare to operations in space, cyberspace, air, sea and land. Strategists have looked into the future: the document deals with the period 2025-2040 The document is published online

The People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China is distinguished by its large numbers and has been on the list of the most powerful armies in the world for a long time. Building on and consolidating the latest successes, Beijing officials continue to implement a large-scale program for the modernization of the armed forces. She

War always goes for money. "For money" in every sense. For very, very many, the war in Donbass has turned into a successful income in three and a half years. It's no secret, and an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote about this: “… the gesheft of our fathers-commanders is everything

The "Arab Spring" for the Arabs themselves, at least in those countries that are under it, has become a complete disaster. But as a result of this process, the Kurds have a chance to finally get their statehood. When this issue of "VPK" was being prepared for publication, it was still unknown what the result was

Pyongyang has successfully tested ballistic missiles and, despite the formidable statements of the military-political leadership of the United States, South Korea and Japan, as well as the sanctions imposed by the UN, it is not going to stop there. For North Korea, the missile program is the most important element of the strategy

Adolf Hitler hardly imagined that just a few months after the defeat of the royal army of Yugoslavia (April 6-17, 1941), with its very weak armored units, it would be necessary to reinforce the German troops in Yugoslavia with tanks. July 7, 1941, a general popular uprising broke out in Serbia