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Germany, France, Italy…: Should Europeans abandon their exclusively professional armies?

Following the Second World War, with the emergence of East-West confrontation and the framework entities NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the European countries on both sides relied on armies made up for the most part of conscripts doing military service. compulsory military, and supervised by professional soldiers. Certain countries, like France or Great Britain, exposed beyond the European theater, maintained exclusively professional units, more adapted to external operations as well as to the wars of decolonization. Because of its insular nature, and its military history, London abandoned compulsory conscription in 1960 to implement only armies…

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China to develop 203mm artillery gun for its ground forces

During the Cold War, the two Soviet and NATO camps had, in addition to their 105, 122, 152 and 155 mm artillery, heavier pieces of 203 mm, or 8 inches, in their inventory. Thus, the Soviet 2S7 Pions, like the American M110s, were used to destroy enemy strongholds and bunkers, but also both had tactical nuclear shells, such as the American M422A1 shell which carried a W33 nuclear charge of 5 or 10 kilotons , or the Soviet 3BV2 Kleshchevina shell. However, it quickly became apparent to both sides that the use of this type of system for nuclear fire, even tactical, presented…

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The Chinese Communist Party regains control of Space, Artificial Intelligence and Quantum to meet the American challenge

This has been repeated enough by the country's authorities, China firmly intends to become, by 2049 and the centenary of the creation of the People's Republic of China, the first world power from an economic, technological and military point of view. This key objective for the Chinese Communist Party will demonstrate to the world that the announced victory of the Western democratic and liberal system against the Soviet Union at the end of the 80s had a short-term and not a structural dimension, as has often been interpreted since then. Be that as it may, to achieve this, Beijing is steering its industrial and economic development with an iron fist…

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The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to acquire Chinese J-10C fighters

Like many African countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing significant economic growth, around 6% per year, partly driven by the rise in raw materials on the international scene. The country is indeed a major exporter of mining products, with large reserves of gold, copper, uranium and coltan, as well as diamonds and oil. Today, Congolese exports, whether of raw materials or agricultural production, represent $22,5 billion each year, or a third of the country's Gross Domestic Product. This growth, largely supported by the many investments made by China, is however threatened by…

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The Chinese defense budget will have increased by 30% between 2019 and 2023

On the occasion of the opening of the annual session of the Chinese National People's Congress (NPC), the budget report published establishes an annual budget of 1,5537 trillion yuan, or 210 billion euros, an increase of 7,2 % vis-à-vis the 2022 budget of 1,450 trillion yuan, and while this same report anticipates a growth of 5% for the Chinese economy for 2023. According to the numerous declarations of Chinese officials around this increase, this- This would remain reasonable given the $830 billion budget of the United States, and while all the states in Europe and Asia are significantly increasing their own investments. However, and even if it remains perfectly true that...

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China's fleet conducted its first long-range amphibious exercise

If the rapid reinforcement of the Chinese fleet is now known to all, the very important efforts made by the People's Liberation Army to train its crews and perfect their mastery of modern naval combat, are much less so. However, whether surface, naval air, amphibious, logistics and submarine units, all take part in numerous exercises according to increasingly advanced scenarios, and often calling on the firing of ammunition, precisely to increase the seasoning of sailors and their officers. Thus, it is now common for large naval units, destroyers, frigates, aircraft carriers or assault ships, to participate each year in several...

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Leopard 2, Leclerc, Merkava: What are modern battle tanks worth? (1/3)

Article from August 30, 2021 updated on January 27, 2023 Since its first appearance on the battlefields during the First World War, the battle tank has been the subject of both extreme fascination for some, and a total denial for others. Over the course of the conflicts, and the appearance of new weapon systems, such as the anti-tank missile or more recently the loitering ammunition, the end of the supremacy of the tank in land combat has many times been prophesied, following the example other major armaments such as aircraft carriers or combat aircraft. However, it is clear today that...

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The Chinese People's Liberation Army also develops an All-Domain doctrine

As we have written on several occasions, if Western media and political attention, including in the United States, is today focused on Russia and the conflict in Ukraine, it is indeed China that is of concern. primarily the Pentagon strategists. Indeed, apart from its nuclear capabilities, Moscow no longer has the military, economic and demographic capabilities to represent a major threat to Washington and NATO, especially since its armies have suffered heavily since the start of the conflict, with significant losses in men and materials. China, for its part, has a very dynamic economy, supported by financial reserves...

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China could not seize Taiwan militarily in 2026 according to simulations

While the attention of European leaders and soldiers is now quite logically focusing on Russia and on the direct and induced consequences of the conflict in Ukraine, American strategists are above all committed to anticipating the evolution of the political standoff and potentially military between Washington and Beijing in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. The main subject of friction between the two world superpowers is none other than the island of Taiwan, which has been autonomous since 1949 after the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek, defeated by the communist forces of Mao Zedong, left the continent. to install an autonomous government on the island. If, during the 90s and…

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In China, crew training fails to keep up with delivery of modern PLA ships

The rise of the People's Liberation Army over the past 30 years has been as rapid as it is ambitious. It has gone from a mainly defensive army based on the precepts of popular armies inherited from Soviet doctrines, to a high-tech army, with many advanced equipment and doctrines comparable to those used by the best trained armies in the world. For this, Beijing was able to rely on industrial planning and research that was both dynamic and remarkably executed, allowing its armies to catch up, in 30 years, with the 30 years of technological and doctrinal delay they had faced. to armies...

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