Defense Trends 2025-10-13

Russia has been plugging battlefield gaps with a mix of foreign fighters, coerced conscripts and even elite nuclear personnel, anything to avoid another politically explosive mobilization.

Defense Trends 2025-10-08

The weapons purchase is part of Australia's broader strategy to build a layered defense architecture capable of addressing current and future threats.

Defense Trends 2025-09-22

The exercise highlighted the risks of deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus and underscored the limitations of the Russia-Belarus alliance in the face of NATO's superior capabilities.

Defense Trends 2025-09-16

While the use of minors in active military roles is strictly prohibited under international law, Moscow's state-sponsored pipeline is training children as young as 13 to build and operate drones.

Defense Trends 2025-09-15

The Defense Ministry launched the 'Vacation with the Army' program last year, along with exercises in schools and weekend boot camps for civilians,

Defense Trends 2025-09-12

The engine test came a week after the North unveiled its new Hwasong-20, billed as its next-generation ICBM.

Defense Trends 2025-09-08

Amid heightened tensions with Moscow, Poland has embarked on a swift modernization of its armed forces, spending billions on weapons, sourced in particular from the United States and South Korea.

Defense Trends 2025-09-04

In the event of war, conscription, which was suspended in 2011, would automatically reapply, meaning men aged 18 to 60 could be drafted.

Defense Trends 2025-09-02

The facility in North Pyongan Province likely houses six to nine nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and their launchers, a study found.

Defense Trends 2025-09-01

By integrating QuickSink with the B-2, the United States has expanded its maritime reach and threat response spectrum.