aims at providing a comprehensive assessment of the present day global military order with a focus on each nation’s military capabilities, new arms acquisitions and defence spending. The ninth edition of the yearbook featuring a new chapter on Air & Missile Defence Systems of China, India, the United States, Russia, China, Israel and Japan promises to add fresh impetus to the book by focusing on major countries’ various radar technology and the latest advances of the systems under development. The yearbook also contains the latest information on defence capabilities of 113 countries and has highlighted 33 important countries with their geopolitical importance, internal and external conflict areas, threat perspectives, strategic relations, multilateral alliances, defence capabilities including strategic forces and defence deals.