The Future of the Russian Military: Russia's Ground Combat Capabilities and Implications for U.S.-Russia Competition

Abstract

This document presents the results of a project titled U.S.-Russia Long Term Competition, sponsored by the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army. The purpose of the project was to help the U.S. Army understand the shifting relative capabilities of the U.S. and Russian militaries of the next twenty years. The Project Unique Identification Code (PUIC) for the project that produced this document is HQD167556. This research was conducted within the RAND Arroyo Centers Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program. RAND Arroyo Center, part of the RAND Corporation, is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) sponsored by the United States Army. RAND operates under a Federal-Wide Assurance (FWA00003425) and complies with the Code of Federal Regulations for the Protectionof Human Subjects Under United States Law (45 CFR 46), also knownas the Common Rule, as well as with the implementation guidance set forth in DoD Instruction 3216.02. As applicable, this compliance includes reviews and approvals by RANDs Institutional Review Board (the Human Subjects Protection Committee) and by the U.S. Army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1096847

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  • Andrew Radin
  • Austin Long
  • Clint Reach
  • Dara Massicot
  • Edward Geist
  • Eugeniu Han
  • Katya Migacheva
  • Lynn E. Davis
  • Matthew Povlock
  • Samuel Charap
  • Scott Boston
  • Trevor G. Johnston
  • William Mackenzie

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  • RAND Corporation

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