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DEFENSE & SECURITY 2019

ON-LINE PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE. Don’t miss it! The biennial DEFENSE & SECURITY Exhibition is set to double its size from the previous event. You can pre-register online now and avoid crowds and queues. D&S2019 is a leading restricted event and is for professionals only. The exhibition is open to all international military personnel and…
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Thailand Mps elect new Prime Minister

Recently, Thai MPs and Senators overwhelmingly voted for General Prayut Chan-o-cha to be Prime Minister of Thailand. Gen. Prayut will be the head of the elected coalition government. The new cabinet will be announced soon after the Prime Minister is formally appointed by H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The Prime Minister will then appoint and submit…
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Falling of the Column of Strategic Stability

By Alexander Ermakov  After a period of diplomatic crisis and construction of media-propagandistic argumentation, the USA declared the decision to withdraw from the Treaty on intermediate and short range missiles (INF Treaty). This opens the way for development of new classes of armaments, threatens with a new upsurge of armament race and, in perspective, –…
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S-400 vs Patriot

The history of the Triumf S-400 and the Patriot Antiballistic Missile system and the Air Defence system development demonstrates the difference of approaches in itself. As for the S-400, we see a system which is primarily intended for immovable objects protection against massive air attack echeloned for time, altitude and direction. The Patriot AA missile system was developed as…
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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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Europe’s MiG-29 Fleet Review

By Alexander Mladenov  The MiG-29 (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) was once the dominant and most capable air defence fighter in Eastern Europe, with as many as 150 machines in service across seven air arms back in 2000. Seventeen years later, the distinctive twin-finned, twin-engined aircraft is becoming an increasingly rare sight. It is now expected…
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Summary of the NATO Summit 2018 held in July in Brussels

By Andrei Frolov  The regular NATO Summit held on July 11–12 in Brussels raised a keen interest not only in Western countries, but also in Russia. This event was specific one as for the first time it was held in a new building of the NATO's political structure. Also, the summit was attended by Donald…
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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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