World Armies - Page 1

Creating Supermen: battlefield performance enhancing drugs 15 April, 2013 Lance Armstrong's doping scandal blew the lid on performance enhancing drugs in professional sport, but opened up the debate regarding their use in other walks of life. Given what's at...

March's top stories: Korean tensions and Syrian assistance 02 April, 2013 Tensions between North Korea and the US continue to teeter towards breaking point, as the UK announced further non-lethal assistance to opposition forces in Syria. Army-technology.com wraps up...

February's top stories: defence equipment plans and cyber attack allegations 01 March, 2013 While the UK's Ministry of Defence established a decade-long, £160bn defence procurement plan, a US-based cybersecurity firm accused China of engaging in sustained hacking of US companies...

January's top stories: more redundancies and army modernisation 01 February, 2013 The future make-up of armed forces around the world became clearer as the UK was forced to announce further redundancies, while Russia looked at robotic replacements. Army-technology.com wraps...

The year in review: 2012's top army stories 20 December, 2012 Key headlines from 2012 include London's Olympic security, conflicts in Syria and Israel and US President Barack Obama's re-election. Army-technology.com wraps up the top stories of the...

November's top stories: Israel and Gaza conflict forces Obama into action 04 December, 2012 An escalation in the conflict between Israel and Gaza sparked international condemnation, with US President Barack Obama forced into action just days after being re-elected....

October's top stories: BAE / EADS merger shelved 01 November, 2012 As the BAE / EADS merger was shelved, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney revealed his plans for extravagant defence budgets. Army-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from...

September's top stories: JLTV halted as BAE seeks merger 02 October, 2012 BAE Systems and EADS announced a potentially groundbreaking merger, while the US was forced to suspend its JLTV programme. Army-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from September...

Military spending 2011 – regional infographic, top 10 military spenders & more 16 April, 2012 Defence budget cuts and a first drop in US spending since 1998 ensured military spending in 2011 didn’t exceed...

Pacific arms race 06 October, 2011 With western military budgets curtailed, Asia's economic growth has stimulated a major shift away from the Atlantic. Dr Gareth Evans reports on how, in the aftermath of the global financial...