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Why Small Navies Prefer Warfighting over Counter-Piracy

2020-11-02 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Spectrum of operations

Small navies face hard choices when forced to prioritize between tasks. This article uses Denmark’s counter-piracy effort in 2008-15 as a lens into the problem.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Denmark

Russia’s A2/AD strategy is a myth

2019-09-09 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

A2/AD threat rings

It is time to let go of the idea of impenetrable A2/AD bubbles. Russia does not have the technical capabilities to do it, and politically it is hard to see why they would even want to. We need to start thinking about Russia’s missiles as a layered defense system instead. That is the point of this conference paper.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: NATO, Russia

Militarization in the Baltic and the Arctic compared: The Arctic is the dangerous place

2019-05-24 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Borei class

The Arctic will not be a peaceful exception in a militarized world. In this post I compare the security situation in the Baltic and the Arctic. Both regions are militarized these days, but in very different ways. The most dangerous dynamics are in the Arctic, and it will get worse in the coming years.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics, Nuclear weapons Tagged With: Arctic, NATO, Russia, USA, Weapons of Mass Destruction

Update on Russia’s weapon development programs

2019-04-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen 2 Comments

Okhotnik UAV

Russia has some impressive new weapons under development, but many of the projects have been struck by problems and delays. Here is an overview of how things are going with the most spectacular programs.

Filed Under: Air Force, Army, Navy Tagged With: Russia

Russia gets dedicated mobile network for military personnel

2019-04-01 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Putin on telephone

Russia’s new phone operator “Voentelekom” specializes in cellular connections for the military. This allows more secure mobile connections but also tighter surveillance of their own employees.

Filed Under: Cyber Warfare Tagged With: Russia

New ships to expect for Russia’s navy in 2019

2019-03-12 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

Ясень

Here is a list of 11 new warships for Russia’s navy in 2019. It includes some large submarines and a new frigate.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia

Russia has found money to repair the flagship of the Baltic Fleet

2019-02-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Nastoichivy

The destroyer “Nastoichivy” is now set to re-enter service after many years in inoperable condition. It is a Sovremenny-class ship which is known to have an unreliable propulsion system.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Russia develops bigger Kalibr missiles and Gorshkov-class frigates

2019-01-10 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

admiral gorshkov

A bunch of frigate related news out of Russia. They want more Gorshkov-class frigates, increase the number of missile launchers, develop a larger frigate design, and build a bigger version of Kalibr missiles.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia

Rumors of imminent Russian attacks on Ukraine are usually wrong

2018-12-29 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Rumors that Russia would attack Ukraine during Christmas turned out to be false. That was predictable. If Russia wants to attack Ukraine, they are strong enough to do it whenever they want. They don’t need to check the Western holiday calendar. An escalation in January seems more likely.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Russia, Ukraine

Russian speaking U.S. soldiers on exercise in Estonia is brilliant information work

2018-12-17 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Nikita Ivanov

A television performance by two U.S. soldiers has achieved remarkable strategic effect. In fluent Russian they explain what the American soldiers are doing during an exercise in Estonia. It sends the right message to both the Russian minorities in the Baltic countries and to Russia as a potential enemy.

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Estonia, Russia, USA

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Bulava missile now operational — a closer look at Russia’s new SLBM

The Bulava missile is Russia’s new submarine-launched ballistic missile. I have taken a closer look at the history and capabilities of the missile upon the announcement that it has now reached operational status.

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