DefenceTalkFor decades, the United States has successfully countered the threats of competitor nations by harnessing advanced technologies to create exceedingly robust and capable military platforms. But as advanced technologies have become more readily available to adversaries on commercial markets, the Nation’s focus on ever more complex weapons systems has become not just a strength but […]https://www.defencetalk.com/operating-in-contested-environments-63782/

DefenceTalkOnce a source of irritation for the United States, France has nudged aside Britain to become the US military’s key European partner. The growing ties between the two militaries were on display this month when France’s top military officer, General Pierre de Villiers, hosted his US counterpart, General Martin Dempsey, aboard France’s aircraft carrier, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-displaces-britain-as-key-us-military-ally-63600/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Stockholm, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, as a rift between the two countries deepened with Sweden cutting military ties after a row over a human rights speech. “Diplomatic relations are not broken. But Saudi Arabia’s ambassador has been recalled,” foreign ministry spokesman Erik Boman told AFP. Sweden […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-arabia-recalls-ambassador-to-sweden-after-military-ties-cut-63453/

DefenceTalkWith a diminishing number of Swedes with a completed army service and a drop in volunteer recruits, the military is a facing a severe shortage of soldiers, a report commissioned by Sweden’s Defence Committee shows. “We have a reserve of conscripts, but it will soon have been emptied,” Allan Widman, the chairman of parliament’s Defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-faces-soldier-shortage-63408/

DefenceTalkThe US military’s top-ranking officer on Tuesday added to a growing clamor for Washington to arm Ukraine in its battle with pro-Russian forces, saying he favors doing so through NATO. It was the first time General Martin Dempsey had spoken out in support of arming Ukraine’s army against the separatists and follows similar comments by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/top-us-military-officer-backs-arming-ukraine-63355/

DefenceTalkUkraine’s military is “unsuited” to the current conflict against pro-Russian separatists and needs more armored vehicles and artillery rockets, a British defence think tank said on Wednesday. Regularizing volunteer battalions that have played a key role in the fighting will also be a “significant challenge”, the International Institute of Strategic Studies said in its 2015 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-military-unsuited-to-current-conflict-study-62933/

DefenceTalkPerturbed by Thailand’s coup, the United States has scaled back a showpiece joint military exercise with its Southeast Asian ally, but analysts say that with China circling for influence, Washington will not push the kingdom’s generals too far. Famed for its jungle bonding sessions where US and Thai soldiers down snake blood, the annual “Cobra […]https://www.defencetalk.com/as-china-circles-us-thai-military-friendship-stumbles-62876/

DefenceTalkPakistan’s military said it killed 25 militants in air strikes on tribal regions near the Afghan border Wednesday as part of a major offensive against the Taliban and other insurgents. The strikes took place in the Sanzila area of South Waziristan and Tirah in Khyber, the military said in a statement. “In precise aerial strikes, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-military-says-25-militants-killed-in-air-strikes-62652/

DefenceTalkA military doctrine is a theoretically substantiated and officially adopted long-term set of guidelines for the organizational development of the armed forces, use of military force and achievement of military objectives. A military doctrine is subordinate to military policy, being its chief derivative. It is the scientific and practical baseline for developing military concepts, programs, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-new-military-doctrine-facts-and-details-62637/

DefenceTalkMeasures taken by the Russian Defense Ministry to develop the Strategic Nuclear Forces and raise the capabilities of regular troops will prevent the United States or NATO’s superiority over Russia, General Staff head Valery Gerasimov said Friday. “The Armed Forces’ priority is the quality improvement of the Strategic Nuclear Forces,” Gerasimov said. The statement comes […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-keep-up-with-us-nato-military-capability-62621/