Ukrainian drone teams demolished a brigade of US Army tanks and armored vehicles during a live war game held this year—but the US soldiers were lucky enough to get “respawn” attempts while learning from the experience.
The semiannual military exercise, called Combined Resolve, gave the US military a firsthand taste of how modern drone warfare has evolved on the battlefields of Ukraine. The Ukrainian drone operators participating in the exercise were easily able to spot and destroy US armored vehicles by mimicking the actions of dropping bombs from above or moving close enough to simulate a kamikaze strike, according to US officials and a participant who spoke with The Wall Street Journal.
Y’know, if we (US) were smart and actually supported Ukraine with everything they need, you know they’d bend over backward to give us much of the tech they’ve developed.
Thanks, Trump. You’ve shit the bed on yet another thing here. But this is also Republicans in general. So fuck 'em all.
Not that I necessarily want the US to be ‘the world’s policeman’ any more, but y’know, we do pride ourselves on our military. Seems we’re behind the times now and if shit goes down… will we have an advantage as we have in the past? Maybe. Maybe not.
Ugh.
US has probably already stolen the specs
The specs yes, but obviously not the skills. And that is the problem atm, The second best droneoperators are not of the western hemisphere…
Isn’t the whole point of these operations to teach those skills?
The article itself even says that the tank brigade eventually learned better ways to deal with the drones.
Either way, at least the wargame shows the need for it, so hopefully the military will clamor enough for it to make it happen.
Oh yeah the US steals military specs it’s all fine.
When anyone else does it better get out the itty butty guns
The American way. Heh