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Following the suspension of conscription, the step-down of the last defense minister and a budget cut of about 3% for the timeframe 2013-2017, the Bundeswehr is currently restructuring to an all-volunteer army with certain capabilities reduced and others enlarged. While there are cuts involved, they are nowhere near as serious as e.g. in the UK. The attempt is to cut down...

Since not much is really happening, thought i'd give a little summary of current stuff for the German Navy. Only ship classes with recent changes, or plannings, below. Nothing really new there, only a collection of stuff.

F125 class frigates
The project has seen a lot of changes recently, in particular with MONARC and Naval GMLRS being canceled, and 127mm VUL...

Why US bases in the Persian Gulf are doomed "You want to spread out that necklace of bases far to the west," former CENTCOM commander General Kenneth McKenzie,...

I'm starting my foray into learning more about Iran. I picked up these books, and was curious if others have read any of them, and if there are other book recommendations on the topic that anyone suggests. Thanks.

About to get their 7th Prime Minister in 10 years.