This is the battlefield of the future.

[Quix0te]

Our Army should be reinvented to prepare for this type of conflict: drones and more drones. Gift link NY Times.

Drones Now Rule the Battlefield in the Ukraine-Russia War

Drones have changed the war in Ukraine, with soldiers adapting off-the-shelf models and swarming the front lines.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Quix0te]

This is the future of fighter planes. Those "Top Gun" fighter pilots will be extinct, just like horseback cavalry soldiers.

Air Force announces new unmanned fighter jets will be 'ready to fly this summer'

The U.S. Air Force announced two fighter jets prepared to fly this summer will be the first of their kind to operate unmanned.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Riveting-]

This is the future of fighter planes. Those "Top Gun" fighter pilots will be extinct, just like horseback cavalry soldiers.

Might it be that traditional battlefields themselves where forces clash will become obsolete?

 

[Quix0te]

Might it be that traditional battlefields themselves where forces clash will become obsolete?

The is a circa 1955 science fiction story called "The Defenders" in which an American army composed entirely of robots fights a Soviet Union army composed entirely of robots on earth's surface. All of the humans are hiding in underground bunkers. Kinda spooky that we are getting ever closer to that scenario.

 

[Quix0te]

Pentagon losing cutting edge on weapons innovation, needs 'massive kick in the pants,' say defense leaders

America’s defenses will not be able to keep up with its adversaries if the Pentagon continues to take years to innovate weapons systems, experts agreed at a security summit last week.

www.foxnews.com

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

lol we been doing drones for years...

 

[Quix0te]

lol we been doing drones for years...

Stupid boy, we all know that. The next generation will be 3D-printed by AI and guided by AI rather than remote control. The Chinese are years ahead of us.

US Air Force Designs and 3D Prints Drones with AI in Under 48 Hours - 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing

Task Force 99 is a small US Air Force (USAF) group based in Qatar, established “as an experimental unit” in October 2022. The group is part of USAF Central (USAFCENT),...

3dprint.com

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

Stupid boy, we all know that. The next generation will be 3D-printed by AI and guided by AI rather than remote control. The Chinese are years ahead of us.

US Air Force Designs and 3D Prints Drones with AI in Under 48 Hours - 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing

Task Force 99 is a small US Air Force (USAF) group based in Qatar, established “as an experimental unit” in October 2022. The group is part of USAF Central (USAFCENT),...

3dprint.com

You don't know shit.

 

[Quix0te]

You don't know shit.

Ukraine has been doing this for two years. It is clearly the future of warfare.

"Instead of the hulking craft used by nations like the US — which cost hundreds of millions of dollars — many of Ukraine’s aerial attacks against Russian forces are conducted with simple kamikaze drones worth between $300 and $1,000."

Ukraine pumping out kamikaze drones for as little as $300 – and they can destroy tanks: ‘This is modern warfare’

The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ reliance on cheaper, more compact drones has altered the look of warfare for good, operators and experts tell The Post.

nypost.com

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

Ukraine has been doing this for two years. It is clearly the future of warfare.

Ukraine pumping out kamikaze drones for as little as $300 – and they can destroy tanks: ‘This is modern warfare’

The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ reliance on cheaper, more compact drones has altered the look of warfare for good, operators and experts tell The Post.

nypost.com

We've been doing it for more than 12. Drones are tough in denied environments. The Russians run theirs off huge spools of fiber optic to harden them against jamming. We used to own the night, but now the most expensive drones come out at night. The Ukrainians can't move at night anymore.

 

[Quix0te]

The transition is underway. Army combat units are getting drones and getting rid on vulnerable vehicles like humvees and light tanks.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/us-army-drones-shift-20cc5753?st=LP9VZ7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

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The transition is underway. Army combat units are getting drones and getting rid on vulnerable vehicles like humvees and light tanks.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/us-army-drones-shift-20cc5753?st=LP9VZ7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Quite interesting, but might drones be becoming obsolete already?

British Army Destroys Drone Swarms Using New Directed Energy Weapon

The British Army has tested a new radiofrequency directed energy weapon against drone swarms in the country's largest trial of its kind.

thedefensepost.com

 

[Quix0te]

Quite interesting, but might drones be becoming obsolete already?

Agree, that is quite interesting. It would seem the way to counter that is AI self-guided drones, which can seek, find and target enemy locations without external guidance. These drones would be shielded against outside radiowaves. We have Javelin "fire-and-forget" missiles right now. They could even target the radiofrequency directed energy weapons.

 

[Riveting-]

Agree, that is quite interesting. It would seem the way to counter that is AI self-guided drones, which can seek, find and target enemy locations without external guidance. These drones would be shielded against outside radiowaves. We have Javelin "fire-and-forget" missiles right now. They could even target the radiofrequency directed energy weapons.

I have to hope and trust DARPA is working on this stuff and more.

 

[Quix0te]

I have to hope and trust DARPA is working on this stuff and more.

As I mentioned before, I was a US Army officer for 28 years. I wasn't a combat hero like Tim Walz, I was in procurement. I don't have one campaign ribbon, I was a REMF.

The Javelin’s predecessor was the TOW. The TOW was an effective anti-tank weapon but it was wire-guided. It required two soldiers, one to hold the missile before launching and one at the control panel to guide it to the enemy tank.

Here’s what happened. The guy holding the missile had a huge plumb of smoke as the TOW launched. The guider next to him guided the missile to the enemy tank. Tanks are almost always followed by infantry, so the tank crew and the surrounding infantry saw the smoke plumb. Nonetheless the guy with the controls had to stand there while he guided the missile to the target. I think we agree that this guy needed a large pair of cajoles.

 

[Riveting-]

As I mentioned before, I was a US Army officer for 28 years. I wasn't a combat hero like Tim Walz, I was in procurement. I don't have one campaign ribbon, I was a REMF.

The Javelin’s predecessor was the TOW. The TOW was an effective anti-tank weapon but it was wire-guided. It required two soldiers, one to hold the missile before launching and one at the control panel to guide it to the enemy tank.

Here’s what happened. The guy holding the missile had a huge plumb of smoke as the TOW launched. The guider next to him guided the missile to the enemy tank. Tanks are almost always followed by infantry, so the tank crew and the surrounding infantry saw the smoke plumb. Nonetheless the guy with the controls had to stand there while he guided the missile to the target. I think we agree that this guy needed a large pair of cajoles.

Col. Meyer, allow me to thank you again for your 28 years of service to this great nation.

 

[Riveting-]

I just looked up REMF. It seems to me that as a general rule, the smartest people would be REMF because you need them to continue to plan and be smart.

I think I read several times during the early months of the Ukraine war that Russia was losing quite a few generals because they didn't follow that rule - which was just one indication of many of how inept the Russian army really is. On the other hand, maybe the Generals are not necessarily all that smart in the Russian army.

 

[Riveting-]

Speaking of incompetent armies, this is no surprise, assuming it is accurate. Nato depended on the US for its defense and this is where they are.

"Today, all of European NATO couldn't put a peacekeeping force in Ukraine of half that size without wheezing like an asthmatic with a sinus infection hiking up Kilimanjaro."

Europe Just Proved Trump Right About NATO

pjmedia.com