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India Takes a Step Away from the Russian Defense Industry

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/01/2023 | Comments Off on India Takes a Step Away from the Russian Defense Industry

(Click image to download article.) Abstract India and Russia have had a long-standing security cooperation partnership, with India relying heavily…

“Russian Battalion Tactical Group Mission Training in the Arctic” By Les Grau and Charles Bartles (April 2023)

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/06/2023 | Comments Off on “Russian Battalion Tactical Group Mission Training in the Arctic” By Les Grau and Charles Bartles (April 2023)

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“Russia On The Nature Of Future Conflict: Is This An Opening Discussion Of Russia’s New Military Doctrine?” by Timothy Thomas and Harold Orenstein (May 2021)

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/26/2021 | Comments Off on “Russia On The Nature Of Future Conflict: Is This An Opening Discussion Of Russia’s New Military Doctrine?” by Timothy Thomas and Harold Orenstein (May 2021)

(Click image to download brief.) KEY TAKEAWAYS The 1983 Military Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Soviet Union stated that military doctrine…

“The Russian Army and Maneuver Defense” by Les Grau and Charles Bartles (May 2021)

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/19/2021 | Comments Off on “The Russian Army and Maneuver Defense” by Les Grau and Charles Bartles (May 2021)

(Click image to download brief.) KEY TAKEAWAYS In the practice and application of historical analysis, the Russian General Staff closely…

“Russia’s Conduct of War: How and with What Assets” by Timothy Thomas (2021-04-13)

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/13/2021 | Comments Off on “Russia’s Conduct of War: How and with What Assets” by Timothy Thomas (2021-04-13)

(Click image to download brief.) In 2019, during a presentation at the Russian Academy of Military Science, General Staff Chief…

“Russian Planning Visions for Large-Scale Warfare: “Planetary, Theater, and Territorial” Considerations” By Timothy Thomas (May 2021)

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/13/2021 | Comments Off on “Russian Planning Visions for Large-Scale Warfare: “Planetary, Theater, and Territorial” Considerations” By Timothy Thomas (May 2021)

(Click image to download brief.) KEY TAKEAWAYS Due primarily to geographic and threat variances, Russia’s military conducts geostrategicplanning differently from…

2021-04-02 Russian Robotics: A Look At Definitions, Principles, Uses, And Other Trends (Timothy Thomas)

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2021 | Comments Off on 2021-04-02 Russian Robotics: A Look At Definitions, Principles, Uses, And Other Trends (Timothy Thomas)

(Click image to download brief.) The following summary first offers several ways that Russian theorists have defined a robot, starting…

“Russian Electronic, Information, Navigation, And Reconnaissance-Strike And -Fire Operations: Definitions And Use” by Timothy Thomas (2021-03-18)

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/18/2021 | Comments Off on “Russian Electronic, Information, Navigation, And Reconnaissance-Strike And -Fire Operations: Definitions And Use” by Timothy Thomas (2021-03-18)

(Click image to download brief.) Russia has been investigating a host of strike and fire concepts for at least a…

“The Chekinov-Bogdanov Commentaries Of 2010-2017: What Did They Teach Us About Russia’s New Way Of War?” by Timothy Thomas (2021-03-18)

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/18/2021 | Comments Off on “The Chekinov-Bogdanov Commentaries Of 2010-2017: What Did They Teach Us About Russia’s New Way Of War?” by Timothy Thomas (2021-03-18)

(Click image to download brief.) From 2010 to 2017 Russian Colonel (reserves) S. G. Chekinov and Lieutenant-General (retired) S. A.…

“Compendium of Central Asian Military and Security Activity v8” by Matthew Stein (2021-01-20)

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/20/2021 | Comments Off on “Compendium of Central Asian Military and Security Activity v8” by Matthew Stein (2021-01-20)

(Click image to download brief.) Since Central Asian states gained independence in 1991, new regional military and security alliances have…