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Originally Posted by Feanor
All branches of the Russian military are in dire need.
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Indeed, but you have to prioritize based on the situation as it stands. Right now you're dealing with multiple low to mid intensity insurgencies, just came out of a high-intensity one and may face another any day. Aircraft carriers are not needed to deal with such a threat. Russian Armour is probably good enough and can be upgraded to deflect IEDs and RPGs exactly the same as American Armour. You don't need a massive fleet of inter-continental bombers and 5th Generation stealth fighters to deal with three guys with some sniper rifles hiding outside a Police station. So it's all about getting the individual training, conditions and equipment up to scratch. That means proper uniforms, decent pay, body armour, adequate training that isn't based on brutalizing new conscripts for a laugh, and better conditions. The subs are important because they are Russia's primary deterrent Terror Weapon, and because they are excessively dangerous to their crews, and indeed to National Security, unless the ones in service are brought up to scratch and kept that way until they can be replaced. Then there's the whole "old planes crash" thing which means aviation will need to be overhauled.
This can, and will be done. The Russian leadership is not stupid, they just have to wait until they have the resources.