Russia has completed a structural transformation of its armed forces- its most important in two decades - with four Joint Strategic Commands (JSCs) now in place, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov announced on 22 October.rnMoscow has now beaten its 1 December deadline for the reforms.rnThe new structure replaces the former Soviet distribution of equipment and manpower among six military districts (MDs) and reduces the number of bureaucratic stages needed to transfer orders to three.
展开▼
