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2023: Year of the Drone or Year of the Tank?

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2023: Year of the Drone or Year of the Tank?
The Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone at Gecitkale military airbase near Famagusta, in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, on Dec. 16, 2019. Birol Bebek/AFP via Getty Images
Richard A. Bitzinger
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has exploded many myths, perhaps none more than the myth that, over the past decade or so, Russia has successfully transformed and modernized its armed force.

Richard A. Bitzinger
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Richard A. Bitzinger is an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and he has held jobs in the U.S. government and at various think tanks. His research focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including the rise of China as a military power, and military modernization and arms proliferation in the region.
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