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The EU updates its PESCO security programs

The Council of the EU has adopted the fifth wave of collaborative projects within the framework of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). In total there are 11 new projects with 15 Member states participating. The projects cover six military domains and include critical capabilities. The updated list of projects under PESCO now stands at 68.…

24.05.2023

SIPRI: World’s military expenditure reaches a new record

Analysts from SIPRI presented a report, saying that the world’s military expenditure in 2022 increased by 3.7% and reached $2240 billion, which is a historical record. These figures turned out to be a result of the largest and the most intensive increase in military spending in Europe in the last 30 years. However, the leaders…

25.04.2023

Nordic Nations Agree to Jointly Operate Fighter Jet Fleet

Nordic states are taking steps to deepen cooperation to protect regional airspace. An initiative to create joint fighter jet fleet of 250 aircraft is being discussed against the background of persisting tension in the region, caused by the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which poses threat to security of Scandinavian countries. Measures to deepen…

29.03.2023

SIPRI Released its Trends in International Arms Transfer Report

SIPRI experts prepared a report about trends in international arms report. For a five-year period between 2018-2022 imports of major arms increased by 47% in Europe. At the same time global arms transfers reduced by 5.1%. The decreases in arms transfers occurred in Africa (-40%), in America (-21%), in Asia and Oceania (-7.5%) and in…

21.03.2023

The expansion of autonomous European capacities in the field of defense and security has been discussed in the EU for several years. The topic became even more relevant after February 24. Experts of the Carnegie Europe analytical center tried to answer the question of how serious the EU's intentions are in the field of building…

09.06.2022

Russia and China are positioned as strategic partners at the highest level. In the face of sanctions pressure and the severance of economic ties with Western partners, many people in Russia count on China's unconditional support. Meanwhile, China's attitude to the current affairs is much less unambiguous than it seems at first glance. Chinese policy…

29.04.2022

Qatar’s Defense Procurement and Its Relevance for The Persian Gulf Security

By 2024, Qatar will obtain an unprecedented number of military gears and aircraft. The volume of its air force will reach 96 aircraft by 2024. Development of this arsenal correlated to the 2017 Gulf diplomatic crisis. With the recent détente in diplomatic relations with its regional counterparts, Qatar found itself with an impressive arsenal and…

25.03.2022

Russian Shipbuilding in the World Market: Prospects and Opportunities

The world armaments market is gradually changing towards more competition, mainly due to the emergence of new exporters and the policy of diversification of overseas suppliers pursued by major importers like India. There is also an increasing demand from Asian and Arab buyers to create their own military-industrial infrastructures by buying technology and localizing production.…

21.03.2022

CSTO Countries as Suppliers of Military Equipment

Russia, as a country with a well-developed defense industry, is the main supplier of armaments, military and special equipment for the needs of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states. However, challenges and threats associated with the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan require a rapid increase of capabilities to secure the CSTO borders, and…

11.02.2022

United Shipbuilding Corporation and India

Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced the foundation of a strategic partnership block called AUKUS on September 15, 2021. The first item in the cooperation plan is giving Australia access to nuclear submarine fleet technology and the subsequent construction of at least eight nuclear attack submarines. The fact that a country that…

11.02.2022

Military & Technical Cooperation

The EU updates its PESCO security programs

SIPRI: World’s military expenditure reaches a new record

Nordic Nations Agree to Jointly Operate Fighter Jet Fleet

SIPRI Released its Trends in International Arms Transfer Report

New Page in the EU Defence Policy?

China’s strategic caution

Qatar’s Defense Procurement and Its Relevance for The Persian Gulf Security

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