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France, Germany, Japan; MoDs to cooperate in electric rail gun development

On May 30, 2024, the defense authorities of Japan, France, and Germany signed the “Implementation Guidelines for Cooperation in Railgun Technology,” marking a significant step in international collaboration on advanced weapon systems. The Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) of Japan announced on X the conclusion of the Terms of Reference (TOR) for this cooperation […]

Global; Defense expenditure reached $2443 Billion in 2023

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report on global military spending trends in 2023, released on April 22, 2024, global military expenditures reached an unprecedented level of $2443 billion, marking a 6.8% increase from the previous year, the sharpest rise since 2009. While this increase can partly be attributed to Russia’s invasion […]

Global; World military expenditure reaches new record- reports SIPRI

In a new report issued on April 24, 2023, SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) exposes that the total global military expenditures increased by 3.7 per cent in real terms in 2022, to reach a new high of $2240 billion. Military expenditure in Europe saw its steepest year-on-year increase in at least 30 years. The […]

Global; India, Korea, Japan & Germany may join ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence net

Germany, India, Japan and S.Korea Could Join ‘Five Eyes’ Intelligence Sharing Program. Four countries – Germany, India, Japan and South Korea – could join a multilateral intelligence network called “Five Eyes” which currently involves U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Britain. On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives said it drafted a revision bill to […]

Global; SIPRI publishes 2020 defense spending statistics

Worldwide Military Spending Grew 2.6% in 2020 Despite 4.4% COVID-led Decrease in Global GDP Even as global GDP dropped by 4.4% owing to the coronavirus pandemic last year, the world continued decade-long trend of buying more weapons. As per a report compiled by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), worldwide military spending last year rose […]

Global; SIPRI reports 2016-2020 arms exports statistics

According to a report published by the SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) on March 2021, the five largest arms exporters in 2016–20 were the United States, Russia, France, Germany, and China. The five largest arms importers were Saudi Arabia, India, Egypt, Australia, and China. Between 2011–15 and 2016–20, there were increases in arms transfers […]

Global; SIPRI reports flat arms sales during 2016-2020

International deliveries of arms were flat in the period 2016-2020, ending more than a decade of increases, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said. It was the first time since 2001–2005 that the volume of deliveries of major arms between countries – an indicator of demand – did not increase from the previous five […]

Romania, Canada & Australia join NATO’s Maritime Unmanned Systems program

NATO Allies Canada and Romania and NATO partner Australia joined the Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative on 20 November 2020. The Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative aims to strengthen the ability of navies to operate in a multinational context above, on, and under the water, in an increasingly complex maritime domain. Together with the National Armaments Directors […]

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