Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Russian navy deputy commander Mikhail Zakharenko while visiting military exercises in the Russia's Arctic North on board nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great), August 17, 2005.
Foxtrot Alpha: Russia Can't Afford To Buy Its New Super Weapons
Russia may be coming to the realization that developing a high-tech weapon system is not the same as fielding it en masse, or even in relatively limited numbers. This appears to be the case for both the T-14 “Armata” tank, the T-50 5th generation fighter, and signs are possibly the PAK-DA next generation bomber.
The T-14 has been Russia’s most celebrated new weapon system as of late. Regardless of its capability (though it’s by no means a “silver bullet” weapon system), in order to be really effective it needs to be fielded in relevant numbers. Originally the idea was to replace the majority of Russia’s front-line stable of ‘legacy’ main battle tanks with the T-14, amounting to about 2,300 in total, with production ramping up in the short term.
Update: Russia's huge military upgrade hit another snag — and Putin is not happy
WNU Editor: Russia has the money and the political will to modernize and meet their defense requirements and procurements .... their problem is that their industrial base does not exist and/or is limited in meeting these objectives. This is what happens when your industrial base that is vital to fulfilling your defense and national security goals becomes obsolete and/or shut down. I can personally relate to this through the experiences of one of my uncles. During the peak of his career he was a manager of a plant in Saint Petersburg that was involved in the development and manufacturing of military technologies and satellites. The place was huge .... employing thousands of people. In the mid 1990s he brought me to the place where he use to work .... it was being leveled to build a shopping mall. He mentioned to me then that this was going to have a long term impact on Russia's defense needs .... 20 years later .... his warnings are now being realized.
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The SS started small too.
When they were small, they changed the course of German politics during the Night of Long Knives.
I don't know, but why stand it up if it is a drop in the bucket?
I thought I was going to read something like the American national guard system or army reserves. Nothing threatening in that. At least no more threatening than a nation that already has large and nuclear force.
Caps and lims matter, but intentions matter as much or more.
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