Black Bird Group Ltd — Understanding the Unthinkable

The knowledge gap

Europe stopped studying the Russian military. Russia did not stop changing.

The expertise was cutAfter the Cold War most European countries reduced Russia research and closed the institutions that held it. Together with language skills, also domain understanding of the Russian military became more thin.
The alternatives are not enoughGeneral journalism is good for open debate, but it is not enough for military planning or developing Europe’s new defence. At the same time, classified military intelligence can be very hard to reach by a company building new systems or impossible to share with team members.
The battlefield movedUnmanned systems, contested spectrum and the sheer volume of available data have changed how a formation moves and how it is seen. Doctrine written before is often describing a different war.

What we deliver

The Four Pilars of our expertise

European expertise for European defence

Based in Finland. Operating in Europe and NATO. Focused on the Russian military challenge.

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