armed forces

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“The idea is to close the gap that all Western armed forces have right now because they see that they are behind in the drone technology,” said Lehna, who is a former German military officer.

From The Wall Street Journal

The commander of Iran’s army said in January that the armed forces received a new shipment of 1,000 drones.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet, it retains institutional structures, armed forces and a capacity for retaliation that complicate any straightforward path to regime change.

From BBC

But Ms. Rodríguez emerged unscathed and was immediately promoted, making her commander in chief of Venezuela’s armed forces and security forces.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iran’s supreme leader is the commander in chief of the armed forces, and the head of the judiciary, the legislature and the executive branch.

From The Wall Street Journal