Analysis of military robotics, drones/UAVs, AI and Russian military weapons development. CNA, CNAS and CSIS.
Opinions my own. @sambendett.bsky.social
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2/ "Firstly, Russia lacks large companies capable of competing with Anduril or Palantir. Developments are carried out mainly at military research institutes, but access to advanced technologies, such as powerful AI algorithms and modern computing power, is limited."
2/ "This is a consequence of the proven effectiveness of Rus forces intercepting USVs with helicopters. While they were just kamikaze USVs, (our tactic) was extremely effective and allowed us to eliminate the USVs (let's keep quiet about why they (Rus MOD) didn't start doing this back in 2022, because the words that come to mind are mostly obscene)."
2/ First, the sheer numbers of drones delivered by both sides in this war this year - at least 1.3 million Ukrainian and around 1.4 million Russian UAVs. Such numbers are unprecedented for modern conflicts and have greatly impacted tactical picture at the front. 
2/ "In general, everything came true. Moreover, I would like to especially note the emergence of high-volume production of FPVs, the expansion of tiltrotor aircraft, the emergence of interceptor drones, and the beginning of work on the civil certification of heavy drones."
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2/ the most interesting characteristic of the system... is that until the moment of target identification, the drone is also vulnerable to electronic warfare on its control channels. Therefore, there is no absolute and ultimate solution against electronic warfare yet..."
2/ "I will now say something for which hundreds of influential and high-status people in our country may be offended. But I will still say it. Not in order to humiliate someone, but so that we as a society learn this terrible lesson. Do you know what unites all the leaders...?"
2/ At #AUSA2024
2/ "In our tactical contour of medium observation UAVs (Zala, Orlan, etc.) and strike UAVs like Kub and Lancet. Lancets are expensive and there are few of them, so the authorities give the go-ahead to destroy only "fat" targets. I will keep quiet about Kub..."
2/ "Accordingly, the "gray zone" will grow, and mortar crews and enemy logistics will often be in the area of active drone use. Second, practice has shown that a drone should work "out of the box": fixing it right there in the trenches is extremely difficult..."
2/ ...trends in the development of electronic warfare systems and FPV-type strike multicopter UAVs; tactical experiments as a refection of limited combat experience; studying Ukraine's experience in managing the "Drone Army"; myths and misconceptions about swarms; and a view from abroad at the SVO: visible problems, proposed solutions.
2/ "It so happened that in recent years I (Aleksey Rogozin) have been communicating daily with both private developers - startups, small design bureaus and inventors - and with the heads of Russia's large industrial enterprises supplying products under the state defense order."
2/ "Many problems of a military and political nature are directly related to the cult of the Great Patriotic War (WW2). About 20s ago... I would not have said this, but now, from the height of my current experience, it is obvious."
2/ "...for the step-by-step advancement of his armored columns under his own EW coverage, while perfectly understanding that our drones in this direction would be few in numbers. Second, he did what we had only planned (but not executed)..."
2/ ...also run for just 3 days rather than a week-long expo in years past. Unsurprisingly, ARMY-2024's main topic will be the war in Ukraine and technologies and systems deployed there or developed for this invasion. The Aug 12-14 forum will also feature volunteer R&D. 