Weapons Systems
A weapon, arm or armament is any implement or device that can be used with the intent to inflict damage or harm. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, self-defense, and warfare. In broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a tactical, strategic, material or mental advantage over an adversary or enemy target. While ordinary objects – sticks, rocks, bottles, chairs, vehicles – can be used as weapons, many are expressly designed for the purpose; these range from simple implements such as clubs, axes and …
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EU: European Union · 4 October 2024 English
the dark web, cyberattacks and autonomous weapons systems, all these phenomena can be aided by artificial … facial recognition and no ban on all autonomous weapons systems. These are key points for a civil liberties-compliant …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 30 September 2024 English
According to this agreement signed in Yerevan on May 2, The Minister of Defence of the Republic the validity period of the umbrella of Armenia Suren Papikyan received today agreement …
national cyber security academy South Korean weapons systems and training methods, the JCS said, noting …
Corporate Accountability · 26 September 2024 English
While the magnitude of military contractors might seem insurmountable, we include effective strategies from the campaigning archives of Corporate Accountability where our corporate campaigning in the 90s—the boycott of General …
more focused on building parts for nuclear weapons systems, but it remained one of the nation’s largest …
The Australia Institute · 26 September 2024 English
The entry into force of the TPNW in 2021 established a new set of norms on nuclear weapons, and Australians do not want their retirement savings invested in them.2 All …
Excludes companies that manufacture whole weapons systems, or delivery platforms, or key components that … Companies that manufacture cluster munitions whole weapons systems, intended use components or dual use components … Companies that manufacture cluster munitions whole weapons systems, intended use components or dual use components … Definition: Companies that manufacture whole weapons systems, or delivery platforms, or key components that …
RAND Corporation · 26 September 2024 English
RAND and the Observer Research Foundation convened an in-person Track II Dialogue on January 12, 2024. These conference proceedings provide a summary of the event, conclusions from it, and the …
the region, India’s efforts to indigenize weapons systems and its potential to become an exporter of … source of weapons for countries with its legacy-weapons systems as well as to those which do not enjoy cordial … 20 Russian exports include a wide range of weapons systems including aircraft, tanks and armored vehicles … adverse impact on its ability to export arms and weapons systems. China, following the similar trajectory of … key reasons. First, a majority of India’s weapons systems are of Russian variants, including Su-30MKIs …
CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 26 September 2024 English
The EU’s defense commissioner could address the fragmentation of Europe’s defense industry and enhance cooperation with NATO. But limited resources, member states’ reluctance, and institutional frictions may hinder progress.
standardization: multiple versions of the same weapons systems exist, as each European country insists on …
CSIS: Center for Strategic and International Studies · 24 September 2024 English
This report, The Russia-Ukraine War: A Study in Analytic Failure, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in September 2024, critiques the pre-war analytic errors that led …
hesitation remains, with Ukraine still lacking the weapons systems it needs to defeat Russia in its relentless …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 24 September 2024 English
This has included regular updates in its doctrine, organisational structure, equipment, and weapons systems to better reflect the changing needs of modern warfare. The PLA’s doctrines have shifted from … the recent upgrades in China’s military doctrine, organisational structure, and equipment and weapons systems in its four services—the PLA Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force—and the newly established …
doctrine, combat capabilities, Abstract and weapons systems. This report analyses recent improvements … organisational structure, equipment, and weapons systems to better reflect the changing needs of modern … organisational structure, and equipment and weapons systems in its four services—the PLA Army, Navy, Air … equip them with technologically advanced weapons systems.4 Under Xi Jinping, the circumstances are … received the delivery of four new advanced weapons systems.51 These included Type 08 armoured assault …
CNA: Center for Naval Analyses · 23 September 2024 English
jeopardy.” Among the conditions that make it The role of nuclear weapons possible for Russia to employ nuclear weapons are the arrival of reliable Invocations of Russia’s nuclear weapons began …
announcement of the deployment of praised new Russian weapons systems as giving nuclear weapons to Belarus (discussed … throughout the war, Sergei Shoigu cutting-edge weapons systems to give Russia has stressed the importance …
UN: The United Nations · 23 September 2024 English
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casualties. Just as with any other weapons or weapons systems, armed uncrewed aerial vehicles and missiles …