Russia to increase military presence in Crimea by 2020
The Russian MoD has met to decide on the level of military capability to be deployed in the Crimea region.
A meeting was organised on 8 April at the behest of Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for the General Staff to develop a document named ‘the defence plan of the Crimea’.
Whilst there are no immediate plans to flood the area with units and equipment, there will be a gradual build-up of Russian military capacity over the next six years out to 2020.
By this time the peninsula will have a larger submarines base and an airbase with strategic bombers
Our news & analysis is now part of Defence Insight®
A Basic-level or higher Defence Insight subscription is now required to view this content.
More from Land Warfare
-
![ARX Robotics expands in UK following British Army backing for uncrewed platforms]()
ARX Robotics expands in UK following British Army backing for uncrewed platforms
Following an order from the British Army, ARX Robotics has begun manufacturing autonomous ground platforms in the UK. Christopher Foss examines the company's growing range of systems.
-
![Textron unveils a smaller, low-cost variant of the Ripsaw family of UGVs]()
Textron unveils a smaller, low-cost variant of the Ripsaw family of UGVs
Ripsaw M1 has been designed to support the US Marine Corps’ littoral missions by carrying diverse types of payloads and performing multiple missions. Shephard spoke with Textron to find out more.
-
![Battle management C2 systems are driving the next phase of integrated air defence]()
Battle management C2 systems are driving the next phase of integrated air defence
Battlefield and wider air defence C2 systems integrating a range of agnostic sensors have risen in prominence, from Turkey’s Aselsan developing Steel Dome to Northrop Grumman providing its own system to Poland and the US Army.
