Keeping the Bear at Bay: Defending a NATO Member Against Russian Attack in 2030

Abstract

Member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) located close to the border of Russia face a potential threat of Russian military intervention. Postulating Ukraine as a future NATO member as a case study, and projecting Russian, Ukrainian, and NATO capabilities forward to 2030, in order to defeat a Russian incursion, NATO must be capable of defeating a Russian force including about 400 modern tanks; gaining and maintaining local air supremacy within a few days; deploying aircraft and aviation logistic support to forward expeditionary bases fast enough to affect the outcome; and rapidly activating a field headquarters capable of organizing and directing an international coalition military campaign.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 2015
Accession Number
AD1178442

Entities

People

  • Edmund G. Clayton

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artillery
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Science
  • Nato
  • Procurement
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.