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Russian officers struggle with work-life balance

2018-09-04 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Sergey Surovikin

Long work hours are a problem in the Russian military. But now initiatives are implemented to reduce the burden and make life more bearable for the Russian officers and their families.

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Military Leadership, Russia

15,000 troops make Siil 2018 the largest exercise ever in Estonia

2018-05-04 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

hedgehog

Siil 2018 is the largest military exercise in Estonia to date. More than 15,000 troops take part, including 2,000 from other countries. It takes place on 2-14 May.

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Estonia

Lessons for Western armies from the war in Ukraine

2018-04-28 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Article recommendation: Liam Collins identifies a good list of lessons to be learned from the war in Ukraine about war with a near-pear adversary. Some of the items are old skills that counter-insurgency focused thinking has caused Western armies to forget. Others are truly new.

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Ukraine, USA

Let’s hope insurgents don’t learn basic infantry skills

2018-02-28 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Why is it that Western infantry has been so dominant in battle during counterinsurgency operations? The casualty numbers are exceptionally unequally distributed between Western forces and the insurgents. Conventional wisdom attributes a lot of importance on superior technology such as air superiority, surveillance systems, precision munitions, command-and-control systems, and night vision capabilities. But what if […]

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Military Leadership

Latvia buys Spike anti-tank missiles

2018-02-15 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Latvia has signed a deal to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles from Israel for a total sum of €108 million. That reports Latvian Public Broadcasting. Spike is a very capable weapon, which is comparable to the American Javelin system that neighboring Estonia recently purchased. The weapons will be delivered to Latvia until 2023. The exact number […]

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Latvia

K9 Thunder howitzers delivered to Finland

2018-02-12 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Finland has received the first K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers from South Korea. That announced Finnish defense minister Jussi Niinistö on Friday. Finland has ordered a total of 48 K9 Thunder howitzers, and judging by the images from the Vuosaari docks at least four of them have arrived. The K9 Thunder is a 155 mm self-propelled […]

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Finland

Turkey is losing Leopard 2 tanks in Syria at an alarming pace

2018-02-04 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The Turkish operations in Northern Syria have caused some debate about the quality of the Leopard 2 tanks. The Leopard 2 is widely regarded as one of the best tanks in the world, yet the Turks seem to lose them on the battlefield at an alarming pace. Yesterday, another Leopard 2 became the victim of […]

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Proxy wars seem to be a thing again

2018-01-02 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Sébastien Roblin for War on the Rocks in connection with the American decision to provide Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine: Michael Kofman, an analyst with extensive knowledge of Russian military affairs, was skeptical that a “few missiles” would be of any serious military benefit in a New York Times column in August. He wrote that […]

Filed Under: Army, Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Russia, USA

Norway buys K9 Thunder howitzers from South Korea

2017-12-28 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Norway has bought the K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzer, reports the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency. The contract includes 24 new howitzers and an unspecified number of K10 designated ammunition resupply vehicles. In addition to this there is an option for the purchase of another 24 howitzers. The initial cost is 1.8 billion NOK, and that […]

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Norway

Three random things that aren’t too important for U.S. military

2017-12-21 By Anders Puck Nielsen 2 Comments

Forward Observer has made a list of three things that the U.S. military needs to fight in NATO-aligned Europe. The list is: Installation of GPS navigation in those Blackhawk helicopters that don’t have it already. Better cold weather gear and boots. An ADR safety certification of cars and trucks laden with hazardous materials. They could […]

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: USA

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