Tag: Force Generation


  • Russia’s Future Military Development

    This dossier assesses how Russia’s Armed Forces may evolve from the war against Ukraine. It examines force regeneration, battlefield learning, industrial capacity and structural constraints, and outlines three force-development trajectories to 2030.

  • Russia’s Force Expansion

    Russia’s latest decree raises the authorised military ceiling by 15,500 posts, continuing a series of 2026 adjustments. The measure formalises a larger force establishment but does not establish actual manning, readiness or deployment. The Analysis assesses force sustainment, future capacity and the NATO factor.

  • President Vladimir Putin has ordered another expansion of Russia’s armed forces, raising the authorised number of active servicemen to approximately 1.55 million and overall personnel above 2.4 million. The measure is relevant primarily as an indicator of continued force-generation requirements and the institutionalisation of a larger wartime military rather than an immediate increase in deployable…