Michael Kofman and I co-wrote a short piece on the August 8 explosion in Russia for the Monkey Cage. Here’s a preview. An Aug. 8 accident at Russia’s Nonoksa missile testing facility left...
https://russiamil.wordpress.com/2019/08/19/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-explosion-in-russia/
The last month or so has seen a number of good overviews in the Russian press of recent procurement and future plans of the Russian Air Force. The Russian Air Force has been substantially moderni...
https://russiamil.wordpress.com/2018/01/24/russian-air-force-procurement-plans-2/
PONARS Eurasia has just published my memo on Russian military modernization plans from our September policy conference in Washington. I’m reposting it here. Lots of other very interesting memo...
https://russiamil.wordpress.com/2017/11/27/russias-military-modernization-plans-2018-2027/
Every two years, St. Petersburg hosts a major naval salon, where Russian and foreign shipbuilders come to show off their latest products. Representatives of the Russian Navy also attend, and ofte...
I was in Moscow last week for the Moscow Conference on International Security. Look for my usual writeup on the event later in the week. In the meantime, some photos and videos. In a case of bein...
https://russiamil.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/russias-armaments-on-parade/
There have long been reports that the ongoing delays with the commissioning of the Admiral Gorshkov frigate have to do with defects in its air defense systems. These were thought to be primarily ...
https://russiamil.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/russian-naval-air-defense-in-trouble/
PONARS Eurasia has just published my memo on Russia’s military operation in Syria from our February policy conference in Istanbul. I’m reposting it here. Lots of other very interesting me...
In June 2015, I published a short article in the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief discussing the capabilities of new Russian aircraft. Here’s the text, as usual with no edits other than restoring s...
PONARS Eurasia has just published my memo on Russian naval shipbuilding from our September policy conference. I’m reposting it here. Lots of other very interesting memos are available on the P...
This is an Oxford Analytica brief that was originally published on April 14, 2015. I’ve restored a few cuts made for space reasons. —- SIGNIFICANCE: Russia’s military is currently undergoi...
https://russiamil.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/armata-russias-future-main-battle-tank/