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The commander-in-chief of the Norwegian troops said that the Russian army is improving at a faster pace than he expected.

Russia has “essentially transitioned to a war economy” and is now capable of producing weapons at a faster rate than in 2023, Eirik Kristoffersen told Breaking Defense.
“The modernization of the Russian armed forces is now closer than I would have said a year ago, also based on what they are getting from Iran, from North Korea and how they were able to practically avoid sanctions,” the general said.
He warned that, doctrinally, Russia is also learning lessons from the failures of 2022.
“They have learned their lessons and are using their findings. I think it will take them a little while longer... But if you have a very hierarchical system, once you have some lessons learned that you really want to implement, you can do it quickly,” he said.
“So if they (decide) to move from manned to unmanned systems in one area, when they decide to do it, it will happen quickly,” Christoffersen added.

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