drones

The Ukrainian Government requested a ton more NATO-standard heavy weaponry such as multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), howitzers, and tanks to help their forces repel further Russian advances in Severodonetsk.

The war in Ukraine is of a highly fluid nature and is a hybrid sort of conflict mixing conventional and special operations forces on the same battlefield. There are some lessons there for SOCOM which they are surely paying attention to.

On April 21st, the Pentagon revealed that they would be providing Ukrainian forces with 121 new Phoenix Ghost tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

First, there were the Javelins and the NLAWs. But there’s another not-so-secret weapon wreaking havoc on the invading Russian forces in Ukraine, and that is the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 armed drone.

The future of military AI is unclear, but it will be a major force in future wars. We need to regulate it now before Skynet takes over and makes slaves of us all.

In a near-peer conflict, drones won’t be as effective as they have been against terrorists and insurgents, but they will still have a role on the battlefield.

The Army Research Laboratory has announced that it has begun researching biohybrid robots; ‘hard’ tech fused with biological muscle fibers.

Why doing away with the 2001 AUMF and limiting drone strike capabilities is a distraction from the real issues facing national security.

Kinetic conflict is still part of the military’s mission, but an emerging digital “battlefield” is driving a wave of new military technology.

The weapon, a Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR), is essentially a high-powered electromagnetic emitter that neutralizes drones.

China may still be a few steps behind the US in its drone technology, but a new report shows they are working quickly to catch up.

The Pentagon is developing a joint strategy dedicated to countering small unmanned aircraft systems, a threat that is rapidly growing.