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Think tank that produces evidence-based research, publications and events on defense topics, security, and international affairs in order to help build a more secure, equitable, and stable world. Discover some of their seminal products on the Russian military.

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Near Peer: Russia (Understanding Russia's Military History)

Army University Press

Subject matter experts discuss Russian history, current affairs, and military doctrine. Putin’s declarations, advances in military technology, and Russia’s remembrance of the Great Patriotic War are also addressed. “Near Peer: Russia” is the second film in a four-part series exploring America’s global competitors.

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Drawing lessons from the conflict seeking to outline key lessons, based on the operational data accumulated by the Ukrainian General Staff, from the fighting between February and July 2022.

A report to examine the causes of the failure of the Ukrainian offensive in 2023 in order to avoid the repetition of such errors in the future and
to inform the regeneration of offensive combat power in NATO militaries.

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This document describes updated structure and order of battle information for the Russian Federation and basics of Russian military. The document explores Russia’s stated security policy goals of Russian military culture, maxims, and missions.

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FMSO: Russia OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2

By KeithFrench | 04/23/2024 |

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…

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Russia Struggling To Integrate Its Most Effective Unmanned System

By Red Diamond Editor | 04/18/2024 |

by Blair Battersby, TRADOC G-2 Analyst Russia’s Orlan unmanned aerial system (UAS) has proven to be its most effective unmanned…

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ThreatMinutes-Russia on YouTube

By JayHunt | 04/17/2024 |

Following the popular ThreatMinutes–China series on YouTube, the first wave of ThreatMinutes focused on the Russian ground forces, launched on…

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Red Diamond: Russia’s “Elastic Defense” Technique Slowed Ukraine’s Advance

By Red Diamond Editor | 03/29/2024 |

by Dorsel Boyer, TRADOC G2 Analyst and Jennifer Dunn, TRADOC G2 Supervisory Intelligence Specialist The Russian Army challenged Ukraine’s widely…

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FMSO: Russia OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #1

By KeithFrench | 03/07/2024 |

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…

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GCKN: SOCIOCULTURAL RUNNING ESTIMATE – Belarus: New Strategy, New Threats, More Suppression

By KeithFrench | 03/07/2024 |

GCKN: SOCIOCULTURAL RUNNING ESTIMATE – Belarus: New Strategy, New Threats, More Suppression In This Running Estimate… In Russian popular perspectives,…

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TRADOC: ATP 7-100.1 Russian Tactics

By KeithFrench | 02/23/2024 |

TRADOC: ATP 7-100.1 Russian Tactics The ATP 7-100.1 describes Russian tactics for use in Army training, professional education, and leader…

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Signature of Equipment Series: Russia

By KeithFrench | 02/01/2024 |

Signature of Equipment Series: Russia CAC Required Table 1. Russian Air Defense systems Table 1.2. Russian Counter-battery Radars Table 1.3.…

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Russia Addressing Missing Links in Kill Chain

By Red Diamond Editor | 01/12/2024 |

by WO2 Blair Battersby, UK LNO to TRADOC G-2 Observations from the Russia-Ukraine War provide insight into Russia’s remedies to…

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FMSO: Describing Russian Infantry’s Breaching and Clearing Techniques

By KeithFrench | 01/11/2024 |

Dr. Lester Grau and Dr. Charles Bartles discuss the Russian infantry’s breaching and clearing techniques. Published in the Winter 2023-2024…

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