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ikalugin · 12-24-16, 06:54 AM

The Ground Forces were the most affected by the reforms - after all they were cut down to BDE structure from a division structure. At the moment we are expanding the Ground Forces, with 4 MRDs (motorised rifle divisions) and 1 TD (tank division) being formed this year and 2 more being expected to be formed next year.

Ground Forces also went through some important changes in terms of equipment and capabilities:

we deployed the new command system.
we improved the electronic warfare capabilities of the troops.
we expanded the ammount of UAVs we use from ~200 to over ~1500 over 4 years of the 2nd and 3rd stages of reforms.
we achieved parity between the ammount of contract and conscript soldiers, expanding the Ground Forces using the increase in contract troops and internal manpower optimisation. In the future the Ground Forces would become increasingly proffesional due to this trend.
we now conduct large scale exercises - both the snap drills and the regular annual exercises. Kavkaz-2016 exercise was conducted by the forces of 4 armies and with the deployed Front command, with forces being moved up to 2500km from their bases to deployment areas.

The Airforce was changed in the Air-Space force. Apart from the change in structure (which is now being reversed back to the Soviet like structure) there is an ongoing rearmament program.

For example at the moment Russia has 246 new fighters (ie younger than 10 years, this does not account for A-A capable strike aircraft such as Su34) 58 Su35S, 79 Su30SM, 20 Su30M2, 12 Su27SM3, 44 MiG29SMT, 10 MiG29UB, 23 MiG29Kr/KUBr and around 440 older fighters, including the modernised, approx 180 Su27, 20 Su33, 120 MiG29, 120 MiG31.
By 2025 we can expect to have 480-500 newer fighters (younger than 20 years) and up to 210 modernised older fighters. Compare and contrast with, say, UK or other western countries with compatable military budgets.

Both of those branches got plenty of usefull experience in Syria, with some 80 percent of the airmen going through the conflict and with numerous new modes of operations being tested there, for example ground-air coordination, new command means, new weapons, new infantry gear - etc.

12-24-16, 06:54 AM	#3
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	The state of the Russian Ground Forces and the ASFs. The Ground Forces were the most affected by the reforms - after all they were cut down to BDE structure from a division structure. At the moment we are expanding the Ground Forces, with 4 MRDs (motorised rifle divisions) and 1 TD (tank division) being formed this year and 2 more being expected to be formed next year. Ground Forces also went through some important changes in terms of equipment and capabilities: we deployed the new command system. we improved the electronic warfare capabilities of the troops. we expanded the ammount of UAVs we use from ~200 to over ~1500 over 4 years of the 2nd and 3rd stages of reforms. we achieved parity between the ammount of contract and conscript soldiers, expanding the Ground Forces using the increase in contract troops and internal manpower optimisation. In the future the Ground Forces would become increasingly proffesional due to this trend. we now conduct large scale exercises - both the snap drills and the regular annual exercises. Kavkaz-2016 exercise was conducted by the forces of 4 armies and with the deployed Front command, with forces being moved up to 2500km from their bases to deployment areas. The Airforce was changed in the Air-Space force. Apart from the change in structure (which is now being reversed back to the Soviet like structure) there is an ongoing rearmament program. For example at the moment Russia has 246 new fighters (ie younger than 10 years, this does not account for A-A capable strike aircraft such as Su34) 58 Su35S, 79 Su30SM, 20 Su30M2, 12 Su27SM3, 44 MiG29SMT, 10 MiG29UB, 23 MiG29Kr/KUBr and around 440 older fighters, including the modernised, approx 180 Su27, 20 Su33, 120 MiG29, 120 MiG31. By 2025 we can expect to have 480-500 newer fighters (younger than 20 years) and up to 210 modernised older fighters. Compare and contrast with, say, UK or other western countries with compatable military budgets. Both of those branches got plenty of usefull experience in Syria, with some 80 percent of the airmen going through the conflict and with numerous new modes of operations being tested there, for example ground-air coordination, new command means, new weapons, new infantry gear - etc. __________________ Grumpy as always.