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Using Janes to Explore ORBATs

Using Janes products across equipment and military capabilities, this case study demonstrates how you can explore the order of battle for a particular unit, base or country.

This case study utilises content from:

  • Janes Military Capabilities
  • Janes GEOINT
  • Janes Defence Equipment and Technology

View more than 8,900 bases as a geospatial layer

Using the Janes geospatial bases layer, you can quickly gain insight into the capabilities of military bases across the globe. The example below explores the Levashovo air base outside St. Petersburg.

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Link to overview information into the base

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and more detailed ORBAT data

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Explore military units and their position in the military administrative hierarchy

Continuing to use the example of units based at Levashovo, the Explorer tool breaks out all related news, equipment, operating bases and family trees associated with the 33rd Mixed Transport Aviation Regiment.

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We can also quickly understand where this unit sits within the overall organisational structure of the Russian military.

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What equipment is located at Levashovo?

Returning to the explorer tool or map, we can quickly understand the capabilities of a particular base. 

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In this example we can see that the Il-22, An-26, An-30 and Mi-8MT are all operated from Levashovo by the 33rd Mixed Transport Aviation Regiment.

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What are the capabilities of the equipment identified at Levashovo?

We can now explore the equipment in more detail, gaining insight into specifications, weapons and systems, inventories, images and news. In this example we will explore the An-26 to understand its capabilities.

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Where else is the equipment located at Levashovo in service?

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What we now know ...

By examining specific Janes ORBATs and equipment content we were able to explore the following:

  • Units based at Levashovo air base, Russia
  • Where those units fit within the overall Russian military structure
  • The equipment that is operated out of the Levashovo air base, its technical specifications and capabilities