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Ongoing challenge of rebuilding the Egyptian army

By Akram Kharief   It is September 2018, the Egyptian Navy, which is one of the largest navy forces in the region, has just signed a 1.3 billion dollars contract for two German frigates MEKO from Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems. Before the official announcement, the German federal government having noted that the funds would come from…
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India. Modernization, aviation, meditation…

By Leonid Nersisyan, military columnist   Since 2009, India has been holding the first place among the largest arms importers, while remaining the key independent product market for weapon manufacturers. It is India where Russia, the USA, France, Israel and other countries-exporters are involved in the toughest competition.    As the USSR and Russia took almost…
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EUROSATORY 2018

  With 1,802 exhibitors from 63 countries and 57,056 trade visitors, Eurosatory has unquestionably established itself as the leading international exhibition in the field of Land and Airland Defence and Security. The 2018 edition highlights a change in the visitors’ level and an internationalisation and professionalisation of the exhibition. It is undeniable that the word…
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Key Unresolved Issues in the WMD Sphere

By Vladimir P. Kozin In terms of the qualitatively new buildup of weapons of mass destruction, each century has its own specific brand name. While the last century was labeled “the nuclear arms age,” the current century could be characterized as “the missile defense age” and “the space-based weapons age.” These three interlinked factors unfortunately…
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Т-90. Where are you, competitors?

By Leonid Nersisyan, military observer According to the 2016 report of Uralvagonzavod, the company acquired two new contracts to supply T-90S tanks abroad: Iraq will get the first batch of 73 machines, and 64 equipment units more will be received by Vietnam. In addition, Uralvagonzavod plans to sign a contract in the nearest future to…
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Russia’s Nuclear Powered Fleet: A New Element

By Dmitry Boltenkov The northern Russian territories, including coastal waters of the Arctic Ocean, are rich in natural resources, first of all, in oil and gas, as well as coal and non-ferrous metals. Nature presented a unique traffic lane to Russia between the semi-spheres – the Northern Sea Route. In the 1930s, the Soviet Union…
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THE WORLD IS COMING TO THE DUBAI AIRSHOW

  Exhibitors to 2017 Event Hail From All Corners of the Globe The Dubai Airshow continues to earn its reputation as the centre of the aerospace industry with exhibitors for the 2017 edition travelling from as far afield as Asia and Latin America in addition to large representations from both Europe and of course the…
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India and Russia. Long-Term Cooperation

By Leonid Nersisyan, military analyst.   This year, the total export portfolio of the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC) reached a record 52–55 (estimates vary) billion dollars. At the same time, for many years Russia has been confidently taking the 2nd place in the global arms market by the sales volume after the USA. India, which…
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Russia & USA: Strategic Nuclear Forces. Land Component

By Alexander Ermakov, independent military expert.     Russia & USA. Strategic Nuclear Forces  Land Component  The escalation of political standoff between Russia and the USA along with an active phase of modernization of the Russian nuclear triad has heightened public interest in Strategic Nuclear Forces (SNF) of the leading countries. In the nearest future, this…
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NATO and Global Policy in Rambo Style

By Gabriela Ionita. When viewed from a world-wide perspective America is what in the language of Hollywood producers is called an overplay. This means a play-actor, not very bright and talented, but possessing with very distinctive physical features who exaggerates all the techniques he knows, from gestures to his speech, trying to be noticeable or…
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