Technology and Warfare
FMSO: The People’s Liberation Army’s Evolving Close Air Support Capability
This monograph examines the PLA’s approach to close air support including command and control, coordination, and support to ground combat. The current and future roles of Army Aviation and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Unmanned Aerial Combat Vehicles (UACVs) are also assessed as well as the PLA’s lessons learned from foreign militaries, future trends and…
READ STORYRussian Assault Groups’ Evolution in Ukraine
by WO2 Blair Battersby, UK LNO to TRADOC G-2 and Dorsel Boyer, TRADOC G-2 Analyst Russia’s approach to war in its so-called “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine has evolved over the past 21 months, suggesting ways in which U.S. Army OPFOR training can evolve to match. Russian forces have faced several organizational and doctrinal limitations…
READ STORYChatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs: Understanding Russia’s military vulnerabilities
This paper draws preliminary conclusions about Russia’s warfighting capabilities based on the initial 12 months of its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. [pdf-embedder url=”https://oe.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-09-13_Understanding_Russias_military_vulnerabilities.pdf”]
READ STORYLSCO Challenge: Russia’s Nuclear Messaging in the War in Ukraine (INTELINK-U)
LSCO Challenge: Russia’s Nuclear Messaging in the War in Ukraine Available on Intelink-U at https://go.intelink.gov/jKMgAhl About This Series: The challenges that Russia has encountered as result of extended large-scale combat operations (LSCO) reveal key object lessons for TRADOC and the broader Army. This series—titled “LSCO Challenges”—will focus on issues that the Russian Armed Forces are…
READ STORYLSCO Challenge: Russia’s Sensor-to-Shooter Challenges in Ukraine (INTELINK-U)
LSCO Challenge: Russia’s Sensor-to-Shooter Challenges in Ukraine Available on Intelink-U at https://go.intelink.gov/jKMgAhl About This Series: The challenges that Russia has encountered as result of extended large-scale combat operations (LSCO) reveal key object lessons for TRADOC and the broader Army. This series—titled “LSCO Challenges”—will focus on issues that the Russian Armed Forces are presenting in Ukraine,…
READ STORYTRADOC: LSCO Challenge – Russia’s Sensor-to-Shooter Challenges in Ukraine (INTELINK-U)
LSCO Challenge: Russia’s Sensor-to-Shooter Challenges in Ukraine Available on Intelink-U at https://go.intelink.gov/jKMgAhl About This Series: The challenges that Russia has encountered as result of extended large-scale combat operations (LSCO) reveal key object lessons for TRADOC and the broader Army. This series—titled “LSCO Challenges”—will focus on issues that the Russian Armed Forces are presenting in Ukraine,…
READ STORYThe ABC’s of Special Military Operations
The ABC’s of Special Military Operations
READ STORYTRADOC: What Is China Learning From the Russia-Ukraine Conflict?
From the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
READ STORYHow China Fights Tactical Defense
This visualization presents some of the challenges the U.S. Army must consider for success on a modernized battlefield in a multi-domain environment (CAC Required)
READ STORYArmy University Press: WATCH Near Peer: China (Understanding the Chinese Military)
(Understanding the Chinese Military)
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