Highlights of the Military Balance 2008
• An assessment of current developments in and the future capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology.
• A review feature on the European and US defence industries in 2007.
• Assessments of ground, naval and air capabilities, with detailed assessments of air-launched weaponry and UAVs in service, as well as air capability tables for the US, Russia and China.
• Regionally-focused text sections, including analysis of the impact of Iraq and Afghanistan on US forces, Iraq’s security forces, European defence issues and conflict and defence developments in Africa.
• In-depth coverage of defence economics issues in tabular and essay form, including an updated assessment of Chinese military spending.
All this is supplemented by detailed maps, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Darfur, as well as tables of UN and non-UN deployments, arms orders and deliveries, non-state groups and a number of reference tables. The Military Balance also includes the 2008 Chart of Conflict.
