1. Failures of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Ukraine
- Author
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Galamison, Matthew S. and Petersen, Michael B.
- Subjects
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ,Market trend/market analysis ,SU-24 (Aircraft) -- Military aspects ,Rockets (Ordnance) -- Military aspects -- Forecasts and trends ,Electromagnetic waves -- Military aspects -- Forecasts and trends ,Electromagnetic radiation -- Military aspects -- Forecasts and trends ,Guided missiles -- Military aspects -- Forecasts and trends ,Air defenses -- Forecasts and trends -- Military aspects ,Air power -- Forecasts and trends -- Military aspects ,Antiairborne warfare -- Forecasts and trends -- Military aspects ,Electric waves -- Military aspects -- Forecasts and trends ,United States. Air Force ,Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022- -- Military aspects - Abstract
Russian thinking on Russian aerospace forces' capabilities prior to the invasion of Ukraine reveals the force faced interconnected and unresolved challenges, including a mistaken strategic priority on defensive over offensive operations, a failure to develop sufficient capacity and capability for large-scale operations, and comparatively undeveloped operational concepts. As European NATO partners modernize their forces in the coming years, these critical shortfalls provide lessons related to acquiring specific technologies and platforms, engaging relevant operational concepts, and committing to extensive, ongoing training., Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, one of the enduring questions of the conflict has been why Russian airpower has failed to establish air superiority [...]
- Published
- 2023