"The terrorists used very sophisticated weaponry".
Syria is building up sophisticated weaponry at a rapid pace.
Or it may prove a more belligerent one, armed with more sophisticated weaponry.
Already, the U.S. has been rushing sophisticated weaponry to the Iraqi Army.
Liam Fox, the former defence secretary, said Western powers should start supplying sophisticated weaponry to the Ukrainian government.
These included some sophisticated weaponry, including Harpoon anti-ship missiles and Black Hawk helicopters.China promptly had a fit.
But the military is also woefully ill-equipped to tackle Boko Haram, which is well-funded with sophisticated weaponry.
Inefficiency and corruption in the Ukrainian military is one the reasons for the Western reticence over providing sophisticated weaponry.
The newly relaxed rules seek to attract better-educated recruits for a military that increasingly relies on technically sophisticated weaponry.
But, unlike the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan, they lack sophisticated weaponry and they are encircled by unremittingly hostile neighbours.
But the vast majority of military jobs involve the use of sophisticated weaponry rather than close combat.
