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Those who have been following the evolution of drone-on-drone combat know it will not stop with Russians killing Baba-Yaga drones that are extending FPV line of sight radio range.
Very few actual AFU drone crews are being engaged & killed by the Russians.
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Very few actual AFU drone crews are being engaged & killed by the Russians.
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https://twitter.com/sambendett/status/1770427497454125381
Meanwhile, many Russian drone crews _ARE_ being hunted and killed by Ukraine.
These are UAS air superiority battles appearing right before our eyes - as Douhet talked about with manned planes a century ago.
The US fighter pilot union is in deep denial about that and the
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These are UAS air superiority battles appearing right before our eyes - as Douhet talked about with manned planes a century ago.
The US fighter pilot union is in deep denial about that and the
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...whole emphasis on "AI Drone Swarms" in US DoD writing is a form of squid ink to prevent funds for being sent right now to US ground forces to integrate UAV pilot force structure to replicate Ukrainian practice.
The harsh battlefield reality is that pilots have lost
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The harsh battlefield reality is that pilots have lost
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...the Close Air Support (CAS) and shallow Battlefield Air Interdiction (BAI) mission to drones.
The 1960's era 155mm guns of the US Army Artillery branch are in even worse shape as they simply are not cost/mission competitive without cluster munitions.
It sucks to be them.
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The 1960's era 155mm guns of the US Army Artillery branch are in even worse shape as they simply are not cost/mission competitive without cluster munitions.
It sucks to be them.
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