Scud Republic

Scud Republic

Pyongyang conducted successful tests of ballistic missiles and, despite the ominous statements of the military-political leadership of the USA, South Korea and Japan, as well as UN sanctions, dwell on
Army without state

Army without state

"Arab Spring" for the Arabs themselves, at least in those countries that under it became a complete disaster. But as a result of this process, the Kurds have a chance to finally get their ...
Scouring whipping

Scouring whipping

In the 80-ies in terms of the quantity and quality of weapons of the armed forces of Iraq were considered one of the strongest, not only in the Middle East, but also in the world. Nevertheless, they are extremely mediocre and with huge ...
Military cutter fleet of Ukraine

Military cutter fleet of Ukraine

Ukrainian warships today can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Even if this hand lacks two fingers, there are still enough remaining ones. The country on which the stocks were built ...
Spring is not for everyone

Spring is not for everyone

Bahrain - the weakest link in the Arabian "monarchs club". In this country, 75 percent of the population are Shiite Arabs, but the royal family, which controls all power in the country, belongs to ...
Right, America, the seas ...

Right, America, the seas ...

In an effort to "make America great again," the new US president, Donald Trump, has in fact begun to implement a large-scale military construction program, which, according to the strategists of Bely ...
In CHOP - on appeal

In CHOP - on appeal

Kuwait is a typical oil monarchy with huge financial assets. A significant part of the income is invested in military construction. And just in Kuwait - during the Iraqi aggression of 1990, the ...
Soviet tank heritage in Ukraine close to exhaustion

Soviet tank heritage in Ukraine close to exhaustion

Poroshenko boasted a new Ukrainian version of the modernization of the old Soviet T-72 tank. The car is clearly designed to strengthen the morale of the Ukrainian troops and cause a surge of patriotic pride in ...
Israeli creativity in the struggle for survival

Israeli creativity in the struggle for survival

The article discusses some of the decisions of the Israeli defense industry for the air and ground areas, as well as dual-use systems. It should be said that no opponent rests on ...
US Air Force threatens internal enemy

US Air Force threatens internal enemy

In the US Air Force, a crisis imperceptible to the outside eye is brewing. Contractions, contradictory changes in standards, a decrease in the morale of pilots and, as a result, a drop in confidence in the armed forces — so ...
Mirages of independence

Mirages of independence

Among the six monarchies of the Persian Gulf, the United Arab Emirates have the second army in combat potential, second only to KSA. It was the Emirate's Armed Forces in the summer of 2015 that became the main shock force of the "Arabian coalition", ...
Neutrality fully armed

Neutrality fully armed

Only two countries inside Europe outside NATO. One is Austria, a member of the European Union, and Switzerland is not part of the EU. As practice has shown, the policy of neutrality contributes much better ...
Between War and Alliance

Between War and Alliance

The former Yugoslavia remains the only country outside the former USSR where NATO can find new members. Prospects for admission to the alliance of Serbia are not completely clear, and the authorities of Macedonia, Bosnia and ...
Belgrade between pride and manger

Belgrade between pride and manger

The former main republic of Yugoslavia became the most loser from the collapse of the country. She was defeated in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia, and then on her own territory - in Kosovo ....
Chinese Navy: New and Future Acquisitions

Chinese Navy: New and Future Acquisitions

The People’s Republic of China has already become a regional power and is now seeking world leaders. One of the ways to achieve such goals is the development of the armed forces as a whole and the military ...