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This sounds great but you still need tanks, humvees, missiles, artillery shells, anti-rocket systems, helicopters, etc. to fight wars. (Lots of them, too.) Addi
by hodgesrm 3y ago
This sounds great but you still need tanks, humvees, missiles, artillery shells, anti-rocket systems, helicopters, etc. to fight wars. (Lots of them, too.) Adding drones does not address that need any more than the introduction of breech-loading rifles changed the need for other types of military equipment.
And before we get too excited about eliminating carrier-like warships and transport aircraft...How does everyone think the drones will get onto the battlefield?
Drones are another component of combined arms but you need the rest of the stack to use them effectively, plus boots on the ground to hold territory.
- nvy 3y agoNobody who actually understands warfare believes that aerial drones will obviate armies and navies. Among the definitional characteristics of air power are its impermanence and dependence on logistic support, and you bet your ass NATO countries know this. It's been established doctrine for years. Decades. But predicting that $thing will render boots on the ground obsolete is a tradition dating back to time immemorial.