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ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics: Strike and Fires

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/09/2025 |

This article will examine how Russian doctrine describes the defense and explore the doctrinal application of the positional defense. The…

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Ukrainian Unmanned Aerial System Tactics

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/08/2024 |

In early June 2023, Ukraine launched a counteroffensive to retake lost territory and split Russian forces, requiring the enemy to…

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Russia Evaluates Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Combat Missions

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/11/2024 | Comments Off on Russia Evaluates Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Combat Missions

“One of the main military-technical features of the special military operation in Ukraine, along with the use of high-precision and…

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OE Watch 2024 issue 8

OE Watch Issue 8 2024

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/11/2024 |

China Introduces New Unmanned Systems in Combat Exercises North Korea Previews Hypothetical Negotiating Strategy Russia’s Africa Corps Personnel Redeploy From…

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OE Watch 2024 issue 7

OE Watch Issue 7 2024

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/11/2024 |

Iran Asserts the Strength of Its Air Defense Capabilities

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The Evolution of UAVs in the Ukraine Conflict

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/04/2024 |

UAVs’ continued evolution towards greater autonomy & interconnectivity within kill chains represents a major shift in the character of war…

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Russia Increases Defense Spending for 2024

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/23/2024 | Comments Off on Russia Increases Defense Spending for 2024

Early variant of the 152mm self-propelled gun 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV on parade in Moscow, 2015. The Koalitsiya-SV is set to be…

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Russia Standardizing Munitions Used on First-Person View UAVs

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/10/2024 | Comments Off on Russia Standardizing Munitions Used on First-Person View UAVs

Russian Soldier with FPV UAV “Previously, we had to independently manufacture, adapt, and “collectively develop” munitions. All this is unsafe.…

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OE Watch 2024 issue 3

OE Watch Issue 3 2024

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/11/2024 |

China Reinvigorates Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia Russia Developing Sixth Generation Combat Aircraft Inaction on Gaza Underscores “Arab…

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Russia Details Plan To Overcome Military Drone Deficiencies

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/28/2024 | Comments Off on Russia Details Plan To Overcome Military Drone Deficiencies

Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a drone war.  Here, an unidentified Ukrainian Special Forces soldier with small quadcopter UAV…

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