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FMSO: Iran OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2
FMSO: Iran OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2 Spotlight on Vatanpour, Iran’s “Most Active” Airbase https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/spotlight-on-vatanpour-irans-most-active-airbase/ By Michael Rubin Iran Hints It Will Supply Air Defense Weaponry to Palestinians https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/iran-hints-it-will-supply-air-defense-weaponry-to-palestinians/ By Michael Rubin Iran Rationalizes Russia’s Pro-Arab Position on Disputed Islands https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/iran-rationalizes-russias-pro-arab-position-on-disputed-islands/ By Michael Rubin
READ STORYFMSO: Russia OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2
FMSO: Russia OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2 Russia Standardizing Munitions Used on First-Person View UAVs https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/russia-standardizing-munitions-used-on-first-person-view-uavs/ By Chuck Bartles Former Wagner Troops Integrated Into Chechen Unit Fighting in Ukraine https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/former-wagner-troops-integrated-into-chechen-unit-fighting-in-ukraine/ By Lionel Beehner Russia Continues To Enhance Its Arctic Infrastructure https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/russia-continues-to-enhance-its-arctic-infrastructure/ By Les Grau Russia Changes Arctic Icebreaker Names To…
READ STORYFMSO: China OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2
FMSO: China OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2 Chinese Strategists Consider Weaponizing “Complexity Science” https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/chinese-strategists-consider-weaponizing-complexity-science/ By Cindy Hurst China’s Economic Interests at Risk With Rise of Houthi Shipping Attacks https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/chinas-economic-interests-at-risk-with-rise-of-houthi-shipping-attacks/ By Dodge Billingsley Nauru Recognizes China, Further Isolating Taiwan https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/nauru-recognizes-china-further-isolating-taiwan/ By Dodge Billingsley China-Based Oriental Space Launches Its First Medium-Lift Rocket…
READ STORYThreatMinutes-Russia on YouTube
Following the popular ThreatMinutes–China series on YouTube, the first wave of ThreatMinutes focused on the Russian ground forces, launched on 22 March 2024. These short (< 60 seconds!) unclassified videos continue the effort to introduce foundational information and concepts about real-world threats and the training opposing force (OPFOR) to the broadest possible audience. These videos…
READ STORYFMSO: Russia OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #1
FMSO: Russia OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #1 Russian Military Working To Respond to U.S. “Multi-Domain Operations” https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/russian-military-working-to-respond-to-u-s-multi-domain-operations/ By Chuck Bartles Russia Details Plan To Overcome Military Drone Deficiencies https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/russia-details-plan-to-overcome-military-drone-deficiencies/ By Dodge Billingsley Russia’s Federal Budget Puts Economy on War Footing https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/russias-federal-budget-puts-economy-on-war-footing/ By Dodge Billingsley Russian Arctic Naval Activity and Capability…
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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 STORYThreatMinutes: Empowering Soldiers With Bite-Sized Digital Learning
Although it is crucial for Soldiers to stay up to date with the latest information about rapidly evolving threats and opposing forces, the traditional approach of disseminating lengthy and complex intelligence documents or in-person briefings may not be the most effective way to engage Soldiers who tend to exhibit a more self-directed and exploratory learning…
READ STORYArmy University Press: WATCH Near Peer: China (Understanding the Chinese Military)
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READ STORYChina Debuts New Space Capabilities
Since the beginning of 2022, new capabilities of several significant systems in China’s space program have been tested. These include space-based orbital debris tracking sensors, a new spaceplane, a new series of datalink satellites, and tests of a deployable “sail” to facilitate deorbiting of satellites. Chinese state media China News Online describes the success of…
READ STORYNew Chinese Aerial Refueling Aircraft Enters Service
Chinese officials recently confirmed that an aerial tanker variant of the Y-20, the YY-20, strategic transport aircraft has entered service [1]. The Y-20 is China’s largest indigenously produced military transport aircraft. As China’s interests overseas continue to expand, the ability to deploy forces rapidly using the base transport variant of the Y-20 will continue to…
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