New tendencies in the development of the military

Over the 10-13 years after the end of the Cold War there have been significant changes in the tasks and organization, equipment and training of the armed forces in opposition earlier. Priority is given to the organization and creation of an army that can meet new challenges in a more effective way, is smaller, more mobile, and has lighter weaponry. The author introduces how and along what kind of strategical principles - especially focusing on military technology - is the military developed in the US, in Germany and in countries which are of the same size and population as Hungary.