Perhaps the most amazing thing about the Ukraine war is what's happened with drones. When this war started, all people talked about were the tanks and the jets that Ukraine needed to win the war. Well, I think we've learned that jets and tanks aren't going to win this war, when a $400 drones are destroying multi-million dollar tanks.
I read one reason Syria collapsed as quickly as it did is that Ukraine sent a squad of drone operators and their drones would just destroy any Syrian armor they saw. Syria had no drones and no defense for drones and when the army saw they were defenseless, they ran away. Completely asymmetrical warfare.
Battlefield tactics have moved so quickly over the past three years, that I'm confident that largely automated armies will be deployed in my lifetime. But I am not confident of what that will mean for the future of armed conflicts. Does this level of playing field, does it make it more asymmetrical? I dunno, but automated armies will happen, soon.
I read one reason Syria collapsed as quickly as it did is that Ukraine sent a squad of drone operators and their drones would just destroy any Syrian armor they saw. Syria had no drones and no defense for drones and when the army saw they were defenseless, they ran away. Completely asymmetrical warfare.
Battlefield tactics have moved so quickly over the past three years, that I'm confident that largely automated armies will be deployed in my lifetime. But I am not confident of what that will mean for the future of armed conflicts. Does this level of playing field, does it make it more asymmetrical? I dunno, but automated armies will happen, soon.