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russian media analysis: Issue 11, March 11, 2022

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Russian Perspectives on Western Military Activities

. The articles focused on the destabilizing effect of NATO force deployments near Russia's border, NATO's history of using military campaigns to achieve its geopolitical goals, and the risk of a broader ... , such as shipbuilding and aviation capabilities and technology and computer chip development. 11. Invasion of Ukraine: Russia's Future in the New Order Several articles focus on how Russia and its

CNA Brings Robust Presence to Largest Global Maritime Expo in US

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CNA brings a robust presence to this year’s Sea-Air-Space conference

Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. CNA’s Center for Naval Analyses is the only federally funded research and development center for the Department of the Navy and provides analytic support to the Joint Force and the US Coast Guard. “It is an honor for CNA to participate in this year’s Sea-Air-Space conference,” said CNA President and CEO Katherine McGrady. “The maritime

CNA Holds Inaugural Innovation Day—Shaping the Future Through Research

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On December 4, CNA hosted its first ever Innovation Day, which showcased some of CNA’s most innovative self-funded public release research and gave the more than 100 government leaders and researchers in attendance a chance to engage directly with analysts leading those projects.

displays covered more than 20 studies under CNA’s Innovation Incubator, or CNAi 2 , from Ecosystem Mapping for Climate Change to Modeling Cyber Force Commander Decisions. “CNA’s Innovation Incubator ... , which reflect our emphasis on cross-company collaboration and synergies among both the Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) and Institute for Public Research (IPR) sides

AI and Autonomous Technologies in the War in Ukraine

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A survey of artificial intelligence in the war in Ukraine finds AI use has had a limited effect on escalation, but this may change with extensive use of AI.

accelerating investment into research and development of AI and autonomous technologies. Progress in these fields promises to reduce risk to deployed forces, minimize the cognitive and physical burden ... of these applications and systems in contested environments may also come with risks and costs—from ethical concerns about responsibility for the use of lethal force to unexpected behavior of brittle and opaque

JTF CS Tasking and Roles and Responsibilities for CBRN and DSCA

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Military support to homeland hazards like hurricanes is now assigned to Joint Task Force Civil Support. CNA analyzed organizational structures for the mission.

to Joint Task Force Civil Support. CNA analyzed organizational structures for the mission. Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) is the nation’s only standing JTF to respond to chemical, biological ... adapted to its expanded mission set via an ad-hoc reorganization and the development of the HEC. The new structure and employment model generally supports the execution of JTF-CS’s vast MFT. However ... . 92 DRM-2023-U-035609-Final Joint Task Force Civil Support, an organizational analysis

Russian Combat Air Strengths and Limitations

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Report explores Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) failure to win air dominance in Ukraine in 2022, why Russian air force results differed from Western expectations.

Air Force (UkrAF) aviation, ground-based air defense (GBAD), intelligence, maintenance, and capability development commanders. In compiling this report, the authors also inspected and disassembled ... Russian Combat Air Strengths and Limitations Russian Combat Air Strengths and Limitations Report explores Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) failure to win air dominance in Ukraine in 2022, why Russian air force results differed from Western expectations. Lessons from Ukraine about Russian Combat Air Strengths and Limitations One of the defining features of the February 2022 Russian invasion

PRC Writings on Strategic Deterrence

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Military technology innovations have bred PRC and PLA concerns as to the sustainability of China’s approach to strategic deterrence, recent writings suggest.

crisis or war in the immediate term, but to establish longer-term strategic stability conducive to China’s national security and development. PRC writings (similar to Western writings) usually define ... the US-China strategic balance. Viewed in this context, some recent PLA force modernization decisions could be understood as an attempt to restore asymmetric strategic stability, which they depict

Field Training Programs in Law Enforcement

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CNA studied six police officer field training programs around the United States to highlight promising practices and identify areas for improvement.

in an officer’s career; Time spent with a field training officer (FTO) is vital to a trainee’s career development and helps shapes the culture of an agency. Recently, American policing has seen a shift in its public perception as a result of highly publicized officerinvolved use of force incidents. Some of the involved officers have been field training officers. Research shows that trainees

Addressing AI Challenges in Human Machine Teaming

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Our review of DON strategy documents indicates that DON is paying insufficient attention to the full range of DOTMLPF-P (doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership & education, personnel, facilities, and policy) implications that these technologies will have. In particular, more attention needs to be paid to the Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education (MPT&E) to enable human-machine teaming.

/reports/2021/10/Underwater-Machine.jpg Systems, Tactics, and Force Development /centers-and-divisions/cna/stf Approved for Public Release by Kim Deal, Chief Research Officer. 7 DSI-2021-U-030517-Final ... and educated force in the world.” MPT&E reform  is not addressed, but there is an unambiguous statement regarding the need to reform technology acquisition by developing  “innovative systems, modernizing ... . THE PROJECT OVERMATCH MEMORANDUM In this document, the CNO recognizes the need for “Distributed Maritime Operations through a teamed manned/unmanned force.”  He presents Project Overmatch strictly

Russian Strategy for Escalation Management: Key Concepts

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This report examines evolving debates within the Russian military on questions of “escalation management,” or intra-war deterrence.

in deterrence. A reasonably mature system of deterrence emerged as the product of decades of debates and concept development, designed to handle the spectrum of Russian security requirements, from ... of force, and deterrence by defense. Russian military thought tends to characterize these types of activities as demonstrative, damage inflicting, and retaliatory. This study focuses on the first two