Technology and Warfare
ATP 7-100.1 Russian Tactics – How Russia Views the Strategic Environment
RUSSIA IN COMPETITION From the time of Peter the Great in the 17th and early 18th centuries to the present day, Russia has sought what it perceives is its rightful place as a world power. This drive is a result of Russia’s geopolitical insecurity and a strategic culture and worldview influenced by the size…
READ STORYDrones Having Psychological Impact on Soldiers
Ukraine and Russia are using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) far more than combatants in previous conflicts did, driving fear and anxiety in soldiers because of their pervasiveness, distinctive sounds, and high-profile exposure on social media. Ukraine has contracts to produce more than one million UAS—commonly referred to as drones—in 2024 to support combat operations.[i] Russia…
READ STORYATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics: Logistics
This article is an excerpt from the recently published Army Techniques Publication (ATP), 7-100.1 Russian Tactics, and will distill critical concepts from the doctrinal publication into shorter, more digestible pieces. ATP 7-100.1 Russian Tactics is the U.S. Army doctrinal reference of how Russian ground force doctrine indicates Russian ground forces will approach conflict. This article…
READ STORYRussian Minefield Tactics Pose Challenge to Mobility
Since the wider Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukraine has surpassed Afghanistan and Syria to become the most heavily mined country on earth.i Landmines have been identified in 11 of Ukraine’s 27 regions—Chernihivska, Dnipropetrovska, Donetska, Kharkivska, Khersonska, Kyivska, Luhanska, Mykolaivska, Odeska, Sumska, and Zaporizka.ii Ukrainian armed forces, separatist groups, and the Russian Army have…
READ STORYUkrainian Unmanned Aerial System Tactics
In early June 2023, Ukraine launched a counteroffensive to retake lost territory and split Russian forces, requiring the enemy to fight on multiple fronts. After Ukrainian troops made an initial thrust into Donetsk, Russian troops moved into their well-prepared defenses and successfully halted the Ukrainian advance. Since then, the war has devolved into a fight…
READ STORYHow Ukraine Overcame the Transparent Battlefield to Achieve Operational Surprise in Kursk
After 18 days of fighting, Ukrainian forces had occupied 490 square miles of Russian territory and continued to gain ground each day.i VIEW DOCUMENT (CAC ENABLED) The proliferation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the Ukraine-Russia war has created a transparent battlefield marked by near-persistent surveillance, making operational surprise difficult to achieve. Several factors…
READ STORY‘Threats to Installations’ Vignettes Published to the Exercise Support Application (ESA)
The six ‘Threat to Installations’ Vignettes are products that stimulate discussions to help garrison commanders and staffs visualize the types of threats they will face in competition, crisis, and conflict. The threat activities are fictional and written to be location-agnostic so that users may add in specific locations, priorities, or threat concerns to address individual…
READ STORYRussia Fielding 2S7 Pion Heavy Artillery in Ukraine Conflict
Russia has begun operationalizing the 2S7 Pion,i a large-caliber artillery system, in the conflict in Ukraine, signaling progress on previous public statements detailing plans to expand the artillery force structure. The 2S7s are 203-mm heavy artillery and are the largest self-propelled guns in the Russian inventory.ii The 2S7s are being pulled from storage, modernized, and…
READ STORYBreaking Doctrine Podcast “Russian Threat Doctrine Part 1 & 2”
The Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate hosted U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) G-2 to discuss the implementation of the Army’s Techniques Publication (ATP) 7-100.1 Russian Tactics. The ATP describes the Russian doctrine and tactics addressing the challenges the nation faces against the Russian acute threat. The Breaking Doctrine podcast episode explores the foundation of…
READ STORYHindsight Podcast – Russian Threat Tactics Part 1 & 2
Dorsel Boyer, doctrine writer at TRADOC G2 and co-author behind ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics, joins us today to discuss the publication of the new army techniques publication as well as briefly touch on lessons learned from the ongoing war in Ukraine. Please note that the views expressed in this episode are those of the participants…
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