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FMSO: China OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #1
FMSO: China OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #1 China Celebrates New Turbofan Engine Design as Giving It a Strategic Advantage https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/china-celebrates-new-turbofan-engine-design-as-giving-it-a-strategic-advantage/ By Cindy Hurst Chinese and Vietnamese Leaders Meet Over Tensions in South China Sea https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/chinese-and-vietnamese-leaders-meet-over-tensions-in-south-china-sea/ By Alpha Ngo Chinese Media Defends PLA Navy in Maritime Dispute With the Philippines https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/chinese-media-defends-pla-navy-in-maritime-dispute-with-the-philippines/ By…
READ STORYGCKN: SOCIOCULTURAL RUNNING ESTIMATE – Belarus: New Strategy, New Threats, More Suppression
GCKN: SOCIOCULTURAL RUNNING ESTIMATE – Belarus: New Strategy, New Threats, More Suppression In This Running Estimate… In Russian popular perspectives, Putin’s popularity dropped two points to 83%, while support for the SMO steadied at 76% after a dip in November. Belief that the SMO is successful rose four points to 66% in November, with no…
READ STORYTRADOC: ATP 7-100.1 Russian Tactics
TRADOC: ATP 7-100.1 Russian Tactics The ATP 7-100.1 describes Russian tactics for use in Army training, professional education, and leader development. It is part of the ATP 7-100 series that addresses a nation-state’s military doctrine with a focus on army ground forces and tactical operations in offense, defense, and related mission sets. Click here
READ STORYTRADOC: Driving Change in the Maneuver Force – Threats Over Time
TRADOC: Driving Change in the Maneuver Force – Threats Over Time (CAC Required) Slide presentation highlighting Russia’s evolving doctrine in the face of the Ukraine conflict and PLA lessons learned. Click here
READ STORYSignature of Equipment Series: Russia
Signature of Equipment Series: Russia CAC Required Table 1. Russian Air Defense systems Table 1.2. Russian Counter-battery Radars Table 1.3. Russian Early Warning Radars Table 1.4. Russian Ground Surveillance Radars
READ STORYFMSO: Chinese-Tajikistani Security Cooperation Gaining Momentum
Chinese-Tajikistani Security Cooperation Gaining Momentum In November 2022, China and Tajikistan agreed to increase bilateral security cooperation. The agreement marked the latest in a series of efforts since 1996 to increase security and economic cooperation. The partnership advances Chinese interests in the Central Asian region and comes as Russia, Tajikistan’s main security partner, is not…
READ STORYFMSO: Describing Russian Infantry’s Breaching and Clearing Techniques
Dr. Lester Grau and Dr. Charles Bartles discuss the Russian infantry’s breaching and clearing techniques. Published in the Winter 2023-2024 edition of Infantry. Click here for the PDF of the entire Infantry issue, or click here to download the PDF of the single article.
READ STORYFMSO: The Airborne Mechanized Raid: A Russian Concept
Dr. Lester Grau and Dr. Charles Bartles discuss the airborne mechanized raid from the Russian military perspective. Published in the Winter 2023-2024 edition of Infantry. Click here for the PDF of the entire Infantry issue, or click here to download the PDF of the single article.
READ STORYFMSO: Military DIME (M-DIME) Research Project: Tracking Russian military influence in foreign states
What instruments does Russia use to attempt to gain military influence abroad? These reports use FMSO’s M-DIME Research Project framework to assess the extent to which Russia has leveraged twelve tools of national power between 2013 and 2023 to gain military influence abroad. In doing so, they assess Russia’s current overall military influence abroad, as…
READ STORYFMSO: Military DIME (M-DIME) Research Project: Tracking Chinese military influence in foreign states
What instruments does China use to attempt to gain military influence abroad? These reports use FMSO’s M-DIME Research Project framework to assess the extent to which China has leveraged twelve tools of national power between 2013 and 2023 to gain military influence abroad. In doing so, they assess China’s current overall military influence abroad, as…
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