NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Bolivia's military plays a major role in the country's society. While Bolivia does not combat drug production and trafficking as actively as its neighbors, the country's military still does play a role in reducing drug growth and trafficking. The Bolivian government also funds the military to protect its claims to territory that is disputed with Chile. Finally, the military is a key player in President Evo Morales' efforts to nationalize the military and counter protests among the population. 
 

Loitering munitions, which combine the precision effect of a missile with the long endurance of a drone, can find and destroy their own targets at extended ranges. 

The survival trail event of the International Army Games 2018 "Seaborne Assault" started Thursday in Quanzhou, east China's Fujian Province. 

"Russia also continues to modernize and invest across the full range of military capability, including new aircraft, submarines, armor, counter-space, and air defense systems, while also modernizing conventional and nuclear strike capabilities. These investments and activities are specifically designed to limit our power projection capability and undermine the credibility of U.S. alliances, especially NATO." -- Secretary Mattis