This work attempts to clarify the major problems facing Russia's armed forces in the present and immediate future. It covers threats from terrorists, break away republics and threats from outside Russia's borders. The book also includes political and economic problems facing the military.
The very title of this monograph is quite ambiguous. On the one hand, only 3 years are left until the 21st century. This is too short a time to forecast...
This volume looks at programs like the new Mi-8MTKO and Mi-24PN night-capable helicopters from Mil.
That has not occurred. This volume explains the reasons for this failure and assesses likely future developments in that relationship
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the Russian armed forces.
This book examines Russia’s external security policy under the presidencies of Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev and beyond.
This book describes Putin and the military's use of various strategic concepts, the Defense Ministry's new equipment and reform initiatives, and Putin's geopolitical quest for influence in the Arctic and Ukraine.
A detailed look at the Russian army during the Great Northern War utilising material previously unseen in the West.
These military and non-military activities oblige us to take account of the entire Russian defense establishment, its capabilities, and its objectives. This book aims to accomplish that task.
The results presented here are sobering, to say the least. Ray Finch and Aleksandr Golts highlight the domestic program of military mobilization of Russian society that began before 2014 and has only intensified since then.
This work concludes with the thought that even though the changes being introduced in the ground forces look dramatic, they cannot be implemented overnight.