MOSCOW, June 23 (UPI) -- Last year, the three nations with the world's biggest military expenses were the United States -- $547 billion, Britain -- $59.7 billion, and the People's Republic of China -- $58.3 billion.

MOSCOW, June 10 (UPI) -- On June 3, 2008, a serious reshuffle took place in Russia's military establishment: Army Gen. Yury Baluyevsky stepped down as chief of the General Staff to become deputy secretary of the national Security Council.

WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- Russia's defense minister and the nation's new armed forces chief of staff want to dramatically improve the living conditions of Russian servicemen to fulfill a vital policy plank for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

WASHINGTON, June 6 (UPI) -- Russia's new armed forces chief of staff has been charged with making his country's military more modern, high-tech, better fed and paid -- and far more effective.

MOSCOW, June 6 (UPI) -- In 2007 Algeria canceled a $1.3 billion contract for the sale of 34 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters and said it would return 15 MiG-29s purchased from the MiG Corp. in 2006-2007 to Russia.

WASHINGTON, June 4 (UPI) -- An unusually camouflaged plane catches visitors' eyes at the ILA-2008 Air Show in Berlin. It is an upgraded Soviet-made MiG-29SD fighter plane from the Slovakian air force that meets all NATO standards.

MOSCOW, May 28 (UPI) -- Cyberspace, initially the invention of science fiction, has become a fact of everyday life. Digitalized documents, business transactions and information exchange have highlighted the need for cyberspace security.

MOSCOW, May 27 (UPI) -- Artillery-launched guided projectiles were developed long ago. The laser-guided Copperhead and Krasnopol have been in use for more than 20 years.

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- The hit movie "Iron Man" teaches low-tech as well as high-tech lessons about preparing armies for modern war.