International R&D seminar 6th – 8th of December 2022

The subject of the seminar is «Land operations and Combined Arms – Lessons Identified from the War in Ukraine».

 

Day 1

 

 

Day 2

 

 

Day 3

 
Tuesday 6th December 2022
 

Welcome and a Short Introduction of R&D at Norwegian Defence University College
Trygve J Smidt, LtCol, Norwegian Military Academy
CET 09:00-09:15
UTC (08:00-08:15)
EST (03:00-03:15)
AEST (19:00-19:15)

A Theory of Land Warfare, Jim Storr, Dr. Lt Col (r), Independent defence consultant, Author
CET 09:15-10:00
UTC (08:15-09:00)
EST (03:15-04:00)
AEST (19:15-20:00)
 
Pacing Ourselves - How both US and Russian doctrine evolved since the mid-1970s and its impact on current operations, Ben Griffin, Major, Assistant Professor, Chief Military History DivisionUnited States Military Academy,  Department of History
CET 10:15-11:00
UTC (09:15-10:00)
EST (04:15-05:00)
AEST (20:15-21:00)
 
Intelligence Observations & Lessons Learned in Ukraine, Michael D. Greenberg, Major, Instructor United States Military Academy,  Department of History
CET 11:15-12:00
UTC (10:15-11:00)
EST (05:15-06:00)
AEST (21:15-22:00)
 
Official Opening of the Seminar, General Eirik KristoffersenNorwegian Chief of Defence
CET 13:00-13:30
UTC (12:00-12:30)
EST (07:00-07:30)
AEST (23:00-23:30)
 
Missiles, Rockets and UAVs in the Battle of Ukraine Uzi Rubin, Dr. BESA Center for Strategic Studies Bar Ilan University
CET 13:45-14:30
UTC (12:45-13:30)
EST (07:45-08:30)
AEST (23:45-00:30)
 
Concentration and Asymmetry in Defensive Air Power, Niall MacKay, Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics University of York
CET 14:45-15:30
UTC (13:45-14:30)
EST (08:45-09:30)
AEST (00:45-01:30)
 
Attrition versus Maneuver: Implications for Today's Wars. (Virtual present.).Shawn Callahan, Lieutenant Colonel (r), Course DirectorCollege of Distance Education and TrainingUS Marine Corps University
CET 15:45-16:30
UTC (14:45-15:30)
EST (09:45-10:30)
AEST (01:45-02:30)
 
Informal dinner and ice-breaker
CET 17:00-20:00
 
 
Wednesday 7th December 2022
 

Operational Insights from a UK Perspective, Paul Barnes, Warrent Officer 2Warfare Branch Royal Army Land Warfare Centre
CET 09:00-09:45
UTC (08:00-08:45)
EST (03:00-03:45)
AEST (19:00-19:45)

Developing the Domain Level of Warfare to Generate Land DomainFreedom of Manoeuvre, James A. Farrer, Lieutenant Colonel, SO 1 Warfare Branch Royal Army Land Warfare Centre
CET 08:00-08:45
UTC (07:00-07:45)
EST (02:00-02:45)
AEST (18:00-18:45)

Armored and Alone: The Shortcomings of a Russian BTG, Jacob Henry, Major, Instructor United States Military Academy,  Department of History
CET 10:15-11:00
UTC (09:15-10:00)
EST (04:15-05:00)
AEST (20:15-21:00)
 
The Linch Pin - Logistics as an Operational Necessity in Global Land Warfare, Jessica Rudo, Major and Charlotte Stutz, MajorUnited States Military Academy, Department of History
CET 11:15-12:00
UTC(10:15-11:00)
EST(05:15-06:00)
AEST(21:15-22:00)
 
Some Observations from the War in Ukraine, Christopher A. Lawrence, Mr. Executive Director and President Trevor Dupuy Institute
CET13:00-13:45
UTC (12:00-12:45)
EST (07:00-07:45)
AEST (23:00-23:45)
 
Courses of Action of the Ukrainian Army Military Formations During Counteraction to Russian Aggression, Vasyl Shvaliuchynskyi, Colonel Ukranian Armed Forces
CET 13:45-14:30
UTC (12:45-13:30)
EST (07:45-08:30)
AEST (23:45-00:30)
 
Ukranian Tactics and the Relative Advantage, Erik Elden, Lieutenant Colonel School of Tactics and Operations Norwegian Land Warfare Centre
CET 14:45-15:30
UTC (13:45-14:30)
EST (08:45-09:30)
AEST (00:45-01:30)
 
Equipping and Training the Ukrainian Army with 155mm Artillery, Erik Bøe Wethal, OR6 Artillery School Norwegian Land Warfare Centre
CET 15:45-16:15
UTC (14:45-15:15)
EST (09:45-10:15)
AEST (01:45-02:15)
 
Panel debate - What are the implications of the Lessons Identified?How can we know we are about to draw the right conclusions?
CET 16:45-17:45

Banquet dinner
CET 18:30-22:30

 

Thursday 8th December 2022
 

The Russian Ukraine War: The View from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Eitan Shamir, Professor Director BESA Center for Strategic Studies Bar Ilan University
CET08:00-08:45
UTC (07:00-07:45)
EST (02:00-02:45)
AEST (18:00-18:45)

Ukrainian Lessons Learnt from the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, Lasha Beridze, Colonel (r) Board Member and Senior Defense and Security Consultant Georgian Strategic Analysis Center (GSAC)
CET 09:00-09:45
UTC (08:00-08:45)
EST (03:00-03:45)
AEST (19:00-19:45)
 
Russian IO and Cyber from Georgia 2008 to Ukraine 2014 to Ukraine 2022, Kirklin Bateman, Dr., Chief Academic Officer Expeditionary Warfare School US Marine Corps University
CET10:15-11:00
UTC(09:15-10:00)
EST(04:15-05:00)
AEST(20:15-21:00)
 
A study on Lessons Drawn from the Conflict in Ukraine, Antulio J. Echevarria II, Professor of Strategy General Douglas MacArthur Chair of Research Editor in Chief, US Army War College Press
CET 11:15-12:00
UTC (10:15-11:00)
EST (05:15-06:00)
AEST (21:15-22:00)
 
Wrong-footed, out of Balance, and in the Wrong Direction. Strategic and Operational Perspectives on the Russian 2022 Invasion of Ukraine, Palle Ydstebø, Lieutenant Colonel Norwegian Military Academy
CET 13:00-13:45
UTC (12:00-12:45)
EST (07:00-07:45)
AEST 23:00-23:45)
 
Russian Information Paradigm Shift: Strategic Communications Context, Iryna Izhutova, Colonel Ukrainian Armed Forces
CET 14:00-14:45
UTC (13:00-13:45)
EST (08:00-08:45)
AEST (24:00-00:45)
 
Closing remarks, Trygve J. Smidt, Lieutenant Colonel Project Leader/Land Operations Book Project Norwegian Military Academy
CET 15:00-15:20
UTC (14:00-14:20)
EST 09:00-09:20)
AEST (01:00-01:20)