U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command: Russian New Generation Warfare Study

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze how Russian forces and their proxies employ disruptive technologies in the conduct of modern warfare; identify enhanced Russian capabilities; identify implications for the U.S. Army; and recommend actions the Army should take to ensure overmatch against Russian capabilities. This Russian New Generation Warfare (RNGW) study assesses recent Russian operations, published Russian doctrine and other strategic documents, and U.S. and foreign assessments of Russian modernization. Based on that assessment, this study determines how future Army forces, operating as part of joint and multi-national teams, must fight to defeat capable enemies, control terrain, and project combat power to obtain operational advantage and achieve strategic objectives. It identifies critical capability gaps, capacity shortfalls, and implications for Army force design, concepts, modernization, and doctrine. The RNGW study examines Russian capabilities; it does not assess Russian intentions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1118626

Entities

People

  • Peter L. Jones
  • Ricky Waddell
  • Thomas Pappas
  • Wilson C. Jr Blythe

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Economic Warfare
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Gray Zone
  • Information Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • War Games
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.