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In some cases, that will mean lowering the security and design standards for combat systems to level the playing field for more countries, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The objectives of those wargames and training exercises are evolving, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meyeraan said that in the last two years, allied forces have acknowledged that training needs to \u201cfocus on a real-world threat\u201d to better understand how a conflict might unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another lesson learned so far: Western wargaming must include the roles and institutions of civil society. That\u2019s proven crucial as Russian airstrikes have targeted Ukraine\u2019s civilian infrastructure and interrupted public utilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have been using terms like \u2018hybrid warfare,\u2019\u201d Claesson said. \u201cWe\u2019ve tended to forget that \u2018hybrid\u2019 also contains aspects like weapons of mass destruction, aspects of conventional war, together with the asymmetric parts in the information environment, etc. We are watching in Ukraine a material war that we haven\u2019t probably seen since the First World War.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Ukraine\u2019s part, Salkutsan praised the country\u2019s concerted effort to build up its senior enlisted corps since Russia annexed the Ukrainian territory of Crimea in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professional military education at the National Defence University in Kyiv has ground to a halt as all troops have been called to defend the front. That\u2019s shown the need for a more universal curriculum that can be taught in war or peace, regardless of whether the formal schoolhouse is in use, Salkutsan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He would also like to see the Ukrainian military offer lessons in basic combat skills to members of the public. Everyday Ukrainians, from accountants to cooks, have fought off Russian troops despite having no military training to form human blockades, attack Russians with their own weapons and track incoming missiles using a cell phone application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukrainian troops have benefited from yearslong formal training partnerships with U.S. National Guard units and combat exercises alongside other European nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, Ukraine has pushed its partner nations for a steady stream of weapons and gear but has sometimes struggled without in-depth instructions on how to use assets like the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, a surface-to-air missile launcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Washington Post reported Thursday that the Pentagon is considering a major expansion of its training assistance to Ukrainian troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe plan \u2014 under discussion for weeks, according to senior U.S. defense officials \u2014 would build on the billions of dollars in weaponry and other aid Washington has provided Ukraine by showing its military how to wage a more sophisticated campaign against the struggling Russian army,\u201d the Post wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt would see Ukrainian combat units with hundreds, or possibly even thousands of troops, training together in Grafenwoehr, Germany, where the U.S. military has instructed Ukrainian forces in smaller numbers for years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian aggression has spurred other European countries to pour more funding into their national defense as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Claesson noted that Nordic countries that border Russia are hustling to meet a growing set of daily mission demands on top of trying to rapidly scale up their militaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe barely woke up in 2008 when Russia attacked Georgia,\u201d he said. \u201cWe woke up when Russia attacked and occupied Crimea. However, there was no flow of resources. In 2020, when things were starting to go south again \u2026 the resources started coming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lt. Gen. Richard Moore, the Air Force\u2019s deputy chief of staff for plans and programs, said Tuesday that while much of the service\u2019s future budget planning revolves around military competition with China, Russia is still in the mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCurrent events would indicate that Russia may be more of a concern than we thought,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s also the other side of that coin that says, \u2018It\u2019s going to be a long time before we have to worry about them doing anything.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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