General Sir Nick Carter on Warfare Today
Chief of Defence Staff Highlights Digital Domain in RUSI Speech General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of Defence Staff’s speech at the Annual Royal United Services […]
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The Russian Federation is the world’s largest country covering over 17m2 km, with a population of over 143 million. Military conscription is compulsory, giving Russia a total of over 1 million active service personnel. Military spending is at approx $70bn per year (2014 figures), putting Russia into third place behind the USA and China, although expenditure is expected to rise substantially. Russia is the world’s largest exporter of arms, with a 30% share of the total export trade. Russia is a founder member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
US Agencies Hit By Massive Cyberattack
Russia Implicated in Latest US Cyber Attacks The US government issued an emergency directive to federal agencies in the wake of a major cyberattack, as multiple media outlets reported at […]
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Pentagon Resumes Military Aid to Ukraine
$250 Million Released for Ukraine’s Defence The US Defense Department announced Thursday it was resuming military assistance to Ukraine after a freeze forced by the political machinations of the impeachment […]
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USAF Intercepts Russian Bombers Off Alaska
US F-22 Raptors Intercept Russian Bomber Formation US fighter jets intercepted Russian bombers twice on Wednesday off the coast of Alaska, US air defense command said. The intercepts come less […]
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Increased Russian Submarine Activity in North Atlantic
Largest Russian Submarine Operation Since End of Cold War Russia has sent about 10 submarines into the North Atlantic in the largest such operation since the end of the Cold […]
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China, Russia Sign Heavy Helicopter Deal
China and Russia have fully agreed upon and signed a commercial contract on a joint heavy helicopter development project, said Miao Wei, China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology, on […]
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DIA Identifies Emerging Technology Threats
US, Russia and China in Race to Harness Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Encryption Within a decade, China and Russia’s militaries will be using data visualization, artificial intelligence, machine […]
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