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Includes coverage of: 2519 MI., 152-33 MSTA. Self-propelled gun. Artillery--Catalogs. Artillery, Self-propelled--Catalogs. Antiaircraft artillery--Catalogs. Rocket launchers (Ordnance)--Catalogs.

At any given time, assessments of the Russian Armed Forces vary between the idea of an incompetent and corrupt conscript army manning decrepit Soviet equipment and relying solely on brute force, to the idea of an elite military filled with Special Operations Forces who were the "polite people" or "little green men" seen on the streets in Crimea. This book will attempt to split the difference between these radically different ideas by shedding some light on what exactly the Russian Ground Forces consist of, how they are structured, how they fight, and how they are modernizing.

The threat perceptions of many Arab states aligned with the United States have changed significantly as a result of
such dramatic events as the 2011 U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq, the emergence and then fading of the Arab
Spring, the rise of Iranian power and Tehran¿s nuclear agreement with key world powers, the Egyptian revolution and
counterrevolution, and the development of civil wars in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya. There have also been some
notable differences that have developed between the United States and its Arab allies over how to address these
issues and most especially Iranian regional ambitions.

This information resource profiles land-based artillery and air defence weapons systems—in development and in service worldwide

Roughly once every generation, a powerful, highly influential organization within the Chinese People's Liberation Army releases a new edition of the Science of Military Strategy (SMS), a comprehensive and authoritative study which details the strategic approach that the Chinese military will take in the coming years in response to the threats and challenges facing China.

This information resource profiles land-based artillery and air defence weapons systems—in development and in service worldwide