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Sep 1, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read
#OODA loop.
The analogy of charioteer controlling 5 horses in battle may help.
- The field in front = Area of Responsibility.
- The horses = forces at contact
- Charioteer takes feedback from all 5 horses, aligns their effort and ensures their energies are synergised. (1/n) - The charioteer here is empowered, and a decentralised decision-maker in the #TBA.
- Over the charioteer is the chariot commander, who coordinates with other chariots, lets call it #OODA at the theater level.
- Over him is another strategic commander.
(2/n)
Sep 27, 2019 17 tweets 12 min read
(1/n) Why US arms suppliers are not ideal partners for Indi...yet!! @LockheedMartin @LMIndiaNews

Arms Deals are foremost about delivering trustworthy, sustainable security to customers - in peace+war.
US suppliers do this well - but for Pak, not India.

livemint.com/news/india/loc… @LockheedMartin @LMIndiaNews (2/n) US arms lobby's (LM) hardsell for supplying MLU/upgrades/new jets to Pak - from 2008 till 2016 - inspite of proliferation, OBL, etc. indicates a strong Pak bias, revealed here:

Must read for those wanting to know how US arms industry works.
library.clerk.house.gov/reference-file…