From Military Watch: “Just days after Russian President Putin called for the country's next generation air defence system, the Almaz Antey S-500, to enter mass production quickly, U.S. intelligence reports have indicated that the Russian military has conducted a test firing of the new weapons system.”
RUSSIA: U.S. Intelligence Reports Russia Recently Test Fired S-500 System
From Military Watch: “Just days after Russian President Putin called for the country's next generation air defence system, the Almaz Antey S-500, to enter mass production quickly, U.S. intelligence reports have indicated that the Russian military has conducted a test firing of the new weapons system.”
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The Army released a new vision statement — here are 3 things soldiers need to know (Army Times) You’ve probably heard some of this before. In the coming decades, the Army will have to prepare for high intensity conflict against enemies with similar weapons, in urban environments, facing the possibility of long periods without communication or helicopter support. Problems megacities will pose for the military (C4ISRNET) The military is increasingly turning its attention to war in megacities and the issues that will bring. Stalingrad Was Small: Multi-Domain Ops In Megacities Crowd-Sourcing the Character of Urban Warfare, V2.0
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