World Millitary Power

Two decades after the Cold War removed the Damocles' sword of mutually-assured destruction in a sea of nuclear fire from over our heads, and, in the words of George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn, "made the doctrine of mutual Soviet-American deterrence obsolete", the Russian decision to update, modernize and upgrade its nuclear...continue reading

Le holding "Hélicoptères de Russie" présentera les hélicoptères militaires Ka-52 Alligator et Mi-28NE Chasseur de nuit au Salon Dubai Airshow 2013 qui se tiendra du 17 au 23 novembre aux Emirats arabes unis, a annoncé jeudi le service de presse du holding. "Le holding Hélicoptères de Russie présentera des hélicoptères civils produits en série dont le Ka-32A11VS, ainsi...continue reading

The Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana - FAC) is looking to procure a new fighter aircraft type "over the next three to four years" to enhance its top-end air combat capabilities, a senior service official said on 14 November. Speaking at the IQPC International Fighter Conference in London, Brigadier General Carlos Bueno, Air Operations Commander, FAC, said...continue reading

One of the defining issues of the strife that befell the immediate post-communist world of the former Yugoslav states was the question of what states would retain aspects of the Yugoslav military. The ability to protect a nation-state is directly predicated in most instances on the strength of that nation’s armed forces and while no state wishes to...continue reading

At the quay adjoining Sevmash Shipyard’s enormous hull shop no. 55 is the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, getting decked up for its big day. The Cold War–era Russian carrier, which received a new lease of life after a five-year-long controversy-ridden period of “modernisation”, will on Saturday be inducted into the Indian Navy. The ceremony will be attended by...continue reading

Sino-Russian military cooperation is about to reach its highest point since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, according to an article in the Military-Industrial Courier, a weekly illustrated newspaper based in Moscow, on Nov. 12. Russia earned US$1.9 billion through selling military equipment and supplies to China in 2011, according to the paper. Senior officials from...continue reading