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Not a military wonk, but it’s not entirely clear where these will be useful. This will probably be super useful in Ukraine, where U.S. troops have a solid footh
by golem14 9mo ago
Not a military wonk, but it’s not entirely clear where these will be useful. This will probably be super useful in Ukraine, where U.S. troops have a solid foothold via NATO allies. But elsewhere, you need to have a solid base, which you may not have, for instance defending Taiwan during an invasion. Also, 750 units produced per months is probably dwarfed by production in Russia or China.
But still, these look impressive and scary.
- bigyabai 9mo agoThe USMC is a largely expeditionary force that has to work without much (or any) fire support/big artillery. Their gear has to be tailored for lightweight, mobile and high speed operations; drones make a good fit for this work. Not sure if these would do well in Ukraine, or scale to larger forces in the first place. Anduril's reputation abroad is pretty low and not much better at home.