World Military Analysis
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Japan's highest-ever defense budget flows into US pockets
The Japanese government recently unveiled its defense budget plan for 2020, with a total amount of 5.3 trillion yen (about $ 48.4 billion), increased by 420 billion yen from 2019. If the budget plan is approved by the Japanese parliament, it will be the highest defense budget ever for Japan.
2019-12-17 16:45 -
Active military involvement in Libya serves no Turkish interest: analysts
Sending troops to Libya to support the Tripoli-based government would make Turkey part of the ongoing civil war with a considerable risk of failure given the power equation largely favoring the Tobruk-based rival forces in the North African country, Turkish analysts cautioned.
2019-12-15 00:16 -
Korean peninsula situation on verge of new round escalation
Analysts said the Korean peninsula situation is on the verge of a new round of escalation. Both the DPRK and US should exercise self-restraint and take effective measures to maintain the current situation and create a favorable environment for next round of negotiations.
2019-12-11 17:43 -
Why US Army so eager for reform?
Foreign media reported that the US Army recently began a round of reforms considering the need for "major-country strategic competition" and its own "inadequate military strength", aiming to build a "modernized army capable of fighting battles in various domains".
2019-12-10 16:40 -
NATO's rift wider than the Atlantic Ocean
The two-day NATO Summit wrapped up near London, Britain on December 4th. Intended to be a gathering in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of NATO, the summit, however, showed clear division among the members as internal conflicts came to the fore.
2019-12-09 13:24 -
Secretary-General: NATO will not meddle in South China Sea
Leaders of NATO gathered in London on Tuesday for the two-day summit in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the military alliance that was created to contend with the Soviet Union. One day before the birthday party, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg talked about China.
2019-12-04 17:54 -
How about Japan’s real strength in hypersonic weapon field?
By 2030, Japan would simultaneously launch research and development plans to promote two types of hypersonic missiles, glide and cruise, announced the Ministry of Defense of Japan on November 18th. According to this document, Japan plans to deploy a hypersonic cruise missile capable of reaching Mach 5 or above by 2030.
2019-12-03 18:34 -
A hard journey ahead for India to change from weapon importer to export
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently announced in public that India will transform from a major weapon importer to a major defense technology exporter in the near future. According to the website of Indian Defence Review magazine, it was not the first time that the high-level Indian officials have made such an announcement, but it was hard for India to turn its ambition into reality.
2019-12-02 17:12 -
US aid to Ukraine does more harm than good
More and more people believe that the US aid to Ukraine did not really played a significant role in the past five years. Despite the help and equipment from the US, the Ukrainian army still lacks the capability to recover the Donbass region.
2019-11-29 20:55 -
Mixed reasons behind Germany's military budget increase
It must be noted that the German economy is growing at a reduced rate and there may be a financial shortfall, so it's unknown whether the country is able to meet its military needs.
2019-11-29 20:47 -
Why does Turkey play the “arms trade” card?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently met with US President Donald Trump during his visit to the White House. The two leaders discussed issues such as the security situation in Syria and Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense system, but no substantive progress was made in eliminating differences between the two sides.
2019-11-27 17:06 -
Where is US-ROK relation heading amid dispute over military expenses?
The US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recently increased the pressure on ROK to share more expenses for America’s military troops on the Korean Peninsula because Washington believed the ROK was rich enough.
2019-11-27 17:02 -
US wants to build space alliance
Media reports said that the US Space Command is strengthening the relation with its allies to coordinate their military operations in the space.
2019-11-26 14:44 -
Why does Israel hold "Blue Flag" joint exercise on such a high profile?
The actual-combat exercises participated by so many F-35 warplanes can flex muscles and deter the rival, but it will also aggravate regional security. In fact, neither party wants to see a minor incident sparking a conflict.
2019-11-21 17:37 -
Military hints behind tens of thousands of US satellites’ wrapping-up of earth
Is the Starlink program only intended to provide satellite network services for the world? What will so many satellites do to the space? Today Senior Colonel Shao Yongling, a professor at the PLA Rocket Force Commanding Academy, will help us answer these questions.
2019-11-18 20:11 -
Iran probes into situation cautiously under US extreme pressure
It is not difficult to find that while Iran is flexing its muscle, it still repeatedly expresses the willingness to stay in the Iranian nuclear deal. Its actions are still controllable and reversible, and the main intention is to urge Europe to take concrete actions.
2019-11-14 20:18 -
US senior officials visit ROK in turn to save GSOMIA
Several US government and military high-ranking officials have visited ROK since November 13th to save the ROK-Japan General Security of Military Information Agreement that will be invalid soon.
2019-11-14 17:24 -
Macron: NATO is heading for “brain-death”
The rift between the US and Europe will further expand unless the US changes its traditional zero-sum game thinking of "Winners Take All".
2019-11-13 17:32 -
Russia worried about thousands of satellites deployed by US: Reasonable
This is not the first time that Russia has expressed concern about the huge satellite cluster deployed by the US in space. Previously, the Russian Astro Space Center issued a report saying that the satellites of the US GSSAP, located in the geosynchronous orbit to monitor military satellites of other countries, maneuver at high frequency.
2019-11-12 10:51 -
"Dawn" is emerging: will Syria be far away from peace?
There are still factors destabilizing the peace process in Syria, in spite of the facts that the Syrian Constitutional Committee has begun to operate and Turkish cross-border operation against the Kurdish militia in Syria has gradually subsided.
2019-11-06 20:33 -
Pyongyang vents discontent with Washington through repeated test launches
The situation of the Korean peninsula is in an important period and all parties should display good faith and walk toward each other to maintain the hard-won stability and ease of tension.
2019-11-06 20:28 -
US admiral "warning" about "threat of Chinese aircraft carriers"
If India wants to dominate the Indian Ocean, the real challenge doesn't come from a peace-loving China, but from the aggressive United States.
2019-11-05 20:48 -
JSDF has ax to grind through Middle East escort
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently held a phone conversation about the Middle East. Toshimitsu Motegi said Japan won't join the US-led "escort coalition" but will send its Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East to ensure the safe transportation of petroleum to Japan.
2019-11-05 15:35 -
International counter-terrorism campaign remains a long, hard journey
The power of the post-Baghdadi ISIS cannot be underestimated and the international counter-terrorism campaign remains a long and hard journey.
2019-10-30 22:39 -
US Marine Corps conducts massive war games for potential "major-country confrontation"
An American military website reported that the US Marine Corps is preparing for a large-scale military exercise. Nearly 10,000 American marines and military personnel from other North Atlantic Treaty Organization members will assemble at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center in the desert of California.
2019-10-29 18:10 -
Arms export: France's new glory?
Since the beginning of President Charles de Gaulle in the 1960s, French leaders have always insisted on an independent defense industry foundation, that is, independent of American technology, and capable of developing and manufacturing all major weapons systems.
2019-10-17 17:29 -
Power pattern in the Middle East undergoes profound changes
It should be pointed out that these non-Arab countries are not major powers, but their political ambitions are generally greater compared with their own strength at present. In the long run, this has far-reaching implications for peace and development in the Middle East.
2019-10-15 18:21 -
Japan's new defense white paper seeks pretexts for future military expansion
Recently, Japan released its 2019 defense white paper, which elaborates on the country’s recognition of its surrounding security environment, the security threats it faces and the security policies to be implemented.
2019-10-14 11:18 -
Driven by different motives, joint military exercise could hardly change regional situation
Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia kicked off their joint military exercises code-named "Caucasian Eagle 2019" in Azerbaijan’s capital city Baku on September 23.
2019-10-10 16:58 -
Consequences of US dumping Kurdish allies
Syria TV reported on October 7 that that night in northeastern border of Syria, Turkish troops launched a military operation targeting the position of the Syrian Democratic Forces led by the Kurdish armed forces. The White House issued a statement on the previous day, announcing it will not support or be involved in the Turkish military operations and the US troops will withdraw from the relevant regions.
2019-10-09 17:23 -
Indian military industry suffocated by troubles
The primary reason for the frequent and serious problems in Indian military industry is its consistent dependency on weapon and equipment import and neglect of independent R&D.
2019-10-09 16:51 -
Why does US preach that NATO has lost its advantage over Russia?
A few days ago, General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and the US' highest-ranking military officer, expressed concerns about NATO's loss of military superiority to Russia during the NATO's Military Committee meeting. This has raised great attention around the world.
2019-10-09 16:26 -
American diplomacy hits walls all around
American diplomacy has seen a series of changes since President Donald Trump came in office more than two years ago, generally shifting from Obama's "don't do stupid stuff" to the current "America first".
2019-09-30 17:06 -
US navy's ability no match for its ambition
As the US interests are spreading all over the world, the missions of the US Navy are of complicated and diverse types for that matter. Therefore, the US Navy faces the contradiction between too large a scope of military operations and relatively insufficient vessels.
2019-09-27 17:08 -
US media launch grounds for nuclear arms control treaty withdrawal
Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, expressed his concern about the prospects of the international arms control system, especially the nuclear arms control treaty system.
2019-09-25 18:07 -
US troops increase exacerbates tensions in the Middle East
The attack on Saudi Aramco's facilities is like a match. The US took the opportunity to increase troops and as a result, the Middle East "gunpowder barrel" is likely to be further ignited.
2019-09-25 11:18 -
US speeds up to seek "space dominance"
Washington’s eager steps to launch a military race in the space and seek space dominance is an important approach of seeking absolute military superiority under the influence of Trump’s “America first” concept.
2019-09-18 16:54 -
Japan promotes military industry overseas via DSEI
Japan will host the DSEI, the world's largest defense equipment exposition, on November 18 for the first time. Relevant insider said that several overseas enterprises have expressed their intentions to buy defense equipment from Japan.
2019-09-17 17:30 -
The US' "maximum pressure" policy towards Iran is hardly effective
Recently, the US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's conditions for resuming negotiations, and expressed that the US will not lift its sanctions against Iran. The Iranian President Hassan Rohani, however, announced that Iran will formally fulfill its third-phase commitment to reducing the implementation of the Iranian nuclear deal.
2019-09-11 17:57 -
Why Germany openly picked a quarrel against US over NATO military spending?
Europe wants to control its own destiny. This intention is beyond reproach; after all no one wants to be a slave at others' service. It is natural for Europe to have such an intention.
2019-09-11 17:37