OE Watch Issue # 03, 2022

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CHINA

Xi Urges Accelerated Development of Cutting-Edge Weaponry, Military Modernization
By Peter Wood

PLA Experimenting with Formations To Optimize Combat Effectiveness
By Peter Wood

China Issues Fifth Mobilization Order To Kick Off Annual Military Training
By Cindy Hurst

Chinese AI Researchers Claim Success in Teaching Drones To Win Dogfights
By Cindy Hurst

China-Russia Pledges of Deeper Cooperation Show Tangible Results
By Peter Wood

China Deepens Information Security Cooperation with Central Asian Neighbors
By Peter Wood


RUSSIA

Russian Motorized Rifle Divisions To Gain an Electronic Warfare Battalion
By Charles Bartles

Russia Modifies Short-Range Air Defense Systems To Combat UAVs
By Charles Bartles

Robot-Enhanced Vehicles Planned for Arctic Equipment Evacuation
By Les Grau

Latest Russian Population Figures Show Continued Declines
By Ray Finch

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Detrimental to Turkey
By Ihsan Gündüz

Wagner’s Questionable Operations in Africa
By Robert Feldman


IRAN

Iranian Authorities Arrest Alleged Deputy Leader of Royalist Terrorist Group
By Michael Rubin

Iran’s Prosecution of Arab Separatist Highlights Supposed Saudi Ties
By Michael Rubin

Russia and China To Help Iran Build New Airports
By Michael Rubin


TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

Iran-Backed Iraqi Group Attacks Abu Dhabi with UAVs in Support of Yemen’s Houthis
By Lucas Winter

Yemen’s Houthis Employ Iranian “358” Loitering Anti-Aircraft Missile
By Lucas Winter

Mozambique Struggles with Post-Conflict Recovery in War Torn Cabo Delgado
By Jacob Zenn

Uganda and Rwanda Target Militants in Congo
By Jacob Zenn


GLOBAL OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Colombia’s Constitutional Court Halts Push for Aerial Spraying of Coca Crop
By Ryan Berg

Peruvian President Castillo Oversees Dizzying Turnover in Government
By Ryan Berg

U.S. CAATSA Sanctions Hurt Turkey’s Defense Agreements with Third Parties
By Karen Kaya

India Orders More Domestically Produced Self-Propelled Artillery Systems
By Matthew Stein

Armenia Acquires Russian Helicopters as Part of Armed Forces Modernization
By Matthew Stein

Indonesia Takes Measures Against Chinese Naval Incursions
By Jacob Zenn