There are still Western military officers -- including most flag ranks -- watching videos like the one below and denying FPV and other cheap DJI drones have fundamentally changed the way wars on the ground are fought.
Drone War🧵
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Drone War🧵
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https://twitter.com/TOGAjano21/status/1787017443698684290
A year ago Ukraine had 10,000 drone operators, one per 100 troops
It has trained far more since then.
In fact, the AFU has created a military drone branch co-equal to infantry and artillery branches.
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It has trained far more since then.
In fact, the AFU has created a military drone branch co-equal to infantry and artillery branches.
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https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1665500426488127489
In some forward areas there are now as many Ukrainian drone operators as infantry because FPV drones have all but replaced crew served infantry weapons.
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https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1665500444016115713
Ukrainian mortar teams, ATGM teams, recoilless rifle teams, and artillery forward observer teams have all been so heavily "supplemented" by drones it amounts to replacement.
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Ukrainian infantry patrols have been all but replaced by quadcopter drone surveillance.
And since AFU drone operators have a much lower casualty rate than AFU infantry doing the same work.
They are gaining more combat experience over time for less blood spent.
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And since AFU drone operators have a much lower casualty rate than AFU infantry doing the same work.
They are gaining more combat experience over time for less blood spent.
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If I were a small drone aware senior Western ground forces officer.
(Yes, I know few/none exist)
I'd be telling junior grade combat arms officers and senior NCO's to learn how to operate DJI drones out of their own pocket.
Operating drones is the way modern wars are
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(Yes, I know few/none exist)
I'd be telling junior grade combat arms officers and senior NCO's to learn how to operate DJI drones out of their own pocket.
Operating drones is the way modern wars are
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... fought. Learning that skill is a survival issue for junior officers and enlisted ranks in Western armies with intellectually backward leadership.
And the lack of DJI drones on all US Army forward observer teams is exhibit A of that backwardness.
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And the lack of DJI drones on all US Army forward observer teams is exhibit A of that backwardness.
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