According to a report by the U.S. "NSJ" on October 8, Russia is completely changing its military building and operational concepts, shifting from a high-tech, showy superpower army to a regional, long-term warfare machine based on the logic of industrial war.

The article points out that, under the heavy cost of the battlefield in Ukraine, Russia has chosen to abandon past showy military projects, no longer betting on a few expensive so-called future weapons, but instead comprehensively reducing unit costs, increasing ammunition production capacity, optimizing rotation and supply mechanisms, and strengthening three areas at the tactical level: electronic warfare, drones, and long-range strikes.

This shift is based on the Russian military's renewed understanding of the essence of modern warfare, not winning the battlefield through technological showcases, but through a stable supply chain, cheap firepower, and sustained pressure.

The article concludes that the future Russia no longer fantasizes about a decisive strike, but establishes a sustainable form of warfare through continuous low-intensity consumption and regional deterrence.

For NATO, containing such a Russian army is no longer a matter of strategic strikes, but a question of whether logistics, production capacity, and rhythm can be sustained, a competition between industrial systems.

Russian military

This transformation of Russia, in simple terms, is abandoning flashy elements and returning to basic logic, which is a case of the simplest things being the most profound.

Previously, Russia liked to develop some big projects, such as the MiG-41, nuclear-powered cruisers, these platforms, in short, are just showpieces.

In contrast, the current Russian military resembles a construction site-style army: a large number of glide bombs, crudely produced FPV suicide drones, cruise missiles dependent on software algorithm updates, fiber-guided ground delivery systems, and even refurbished T-62 tanks.

Not advanced, but numerous. Even if the enemy has advanced countermeasures, you can stop one hundred, but I still have a thousand, ten thousand.

This is the fundamental logic of turning to a war of attrition. In this logic, the value of weapons lies not in performance, but in whether they can be produced in large quantities within ten days and sent to the front line.

Therefore, although it is currently very tense and looks bad, the Russian military has actually become stronger because it has learned how to turn limited resources into infinite and continuous firepower, which is the real core capability of war.

Russian drone factory

This is the clarity that Russia has gained from several years of war.

At the beginning of the 2022 war, Russia initially hoped for a quick victory, believing that Ukraine would be as easily defeated as Georgia had been, but all predictions failed completely.

After that, the Russian military was forced to retreat to traditional combat areas, and at times fought in a rather retro manner.

Facing the continuous Western arms aid and financial support, Russia gradually realized that it needed to fight a war that NATO could not afford, relying on the resilience of wartime industry, using production capacity and efficiency to consume the entire NATO.

Therefore, many low-cost weapons have become the main focus now. None of them are revolutionary technologies, but each is practical enough.

Eventually, Russia has figured out the way of real warfare - the survivor wins.

Russian drone factory

Thus, the current Russia seems more humble, but it is actually the result of having suffered enough to learn how to wage war. It doesn't seek to look good, but to be steady, after all, the final competition is who can last the longest, not a sprint, but a marathon. This is the new rule of the game.

Only an army capable of prolonged warfare has strategic speaking power. It doesn't need to fight beautifully, but to make the opponent feel that your war resources are endless.

Russia hasn't become smarter, but more realistic, choosing a way that can achieve the goal, which is also a return to pragmatism.

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