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The Military Balance 2007 Press Coverage

 

  • 18 Jan 2008 - - Bloomberg - BAE Buys Tenix Defence to Double Sales in Australia MB07Cover smallAustralia's military budget rose 2.9 percent in 2006, compared with 2.5 percent in the U.K., according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Tenix also boosts BAE's naval...
  • 11 Jan 2008 - - BBC News - Helicopter shortage in overseas missions MB07Cover smallAt first sight, it seems strange that the French government in this case, or often the UN, should have to go cap in hand to beg for additional helicopters.    A quick glance at any military almanac...
  • Helicopter crunch hobbles peace missions MB07Cover small"Without helicopters, nobody moves in that kind of terrain," said Andrew Brookes, defence analyst at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies...
  • Half of Sea Harrier fleet gone in 20 years MB07Cover small  Replying to Kumar's application in September, the integrated headquarters of the defence ministry disclosed that, between 1988 and 2007, seven pilots had lost their lives in 16 accidents involving...
  • Scottish Office role 'fitted in' says Browne MB07Cover smallWithin the NATO alliance, the top spending countries relative to GDP within NATO were the US, followed by Turkey, Germany, Greece, France, Bulgaria and then the UK, which spent 2.3 per cent of its...
  • Actually, Iran is not so tough MB07Cover smallShould they do so, Iran will have little to put in their way. Though rich in oil, Iran is a third-world country with a population of 70 million and a per capita income of $2,440. The London-based...
  • PKK militarily weak but tactically strong MB07Cover smallAccording to the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) think-tank in London, the Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK which has been fighting for self-rule in southeast Turkey since 1984,...
  • Talking truth to power MB07Cover smallOn Thursday afternoon, I had to make a brief presentation on challenges and constraints to achieving the MDGs, along with Olga Tellis, resident editor of the Indian newspaper The Asian Age. I...
  • Military spending to worsen security in Asia MB07Cover smallThere are rising fears in South Asia that increasing defence spending will exacerbate countries’ internal and external disputes and further aggravate human security in the region, according to...
  • How will Burma's junta respond? MB07Cover smallBurma has quite large armed forces for a country of about 50 million people. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the army amounts to some 350,000 personnel, and there are...
  • The World Can Live With a Nuclear Iran MB07Cover smallThough rich in oil, Iran is a third-world country with a population of 80 million and a per capita income of $2,440. By the best available figures, those of the London-based International Institute...
  • Lost in the land of no return MB07Cover smallSince UK is a developed nation, one might think that the reduction in the number of men in its army is the natural consequence of scientific advancement, which works towards replacing manpower with...
  • Guinea-Bissau to shoot down drug traffickers MB07Cover smallThe International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, in its survey of the world's armed forces, says Guinea-Bissau has three MiG-17 fighter jets and three Alouette helicopters, plus two...
  • India to fortify its air combat power MB07Cover smallThe Military Balance published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) , London says that India has about 800 combat jets. Of these, except for about 60 Su 30 MKIs acquired in the...
  • Russia's strategic bombers: facts MB07Cover smallRussia, which on Friday announced the resumption of strategic bomber flights, has a fleet of 80 long-range aircraft, most of them from the Soviet era and capable of carrying nuclear weapons....
  • The long march to be a superpower MB07Cover smallA series of “white papers” published by the Chinese government since 1998 on its military developments have shed little light either, particularly on how much the PLA is spending and on...
  • As China Grows, So Does Its Navy MB07Cover smallChina's leadership insists that the world has nothing to fear from a better-armed China. The navy, known officially as the People's Liberation Army Navy, is still smaller and less capable than that...
  • Navy increases capacity 'to defend itself' MB07Cover smallSouth Korea's navy already includes 39 warships, 20 submarines, 84 patrol and coastal combat vessels, 15 mine warfare ships, 12 amphibious vessels and 60 naval combat aircraft, according the...
  • Sino-Japanese relations recovering MB07Cover smallChina fears that Japan is upgrading its military capabilities beyond the level necessary to protect its territory and preparing itself to defend its interests in Asia militarily. However, Japan does...
  • High-profile regional security consultation Shangri-La Icon 07A major regional defense forum is to get underway here later Friday, with the North Korean nuclear issue and other pending security issues in the Asia-Pacific region high on the agenda. The Asia...