Despite what you are told by the mainstream news sources in the media, the drone war is here to stay and it will be the most significant war modality for the next generation. It has literally exposed all ground troops and the exquisite platforms the West relies upon in war-making for detailed neutralization and destruction.
In concert with the democratized distribution of ubiquitous missile technology, it is the end of Western dominance in warfare.
Despite what you may think, the US conventional forces are in terminal collapse and completely unprepared for 21st century peer conflict.
I’ll offer some more recommendations and a path forward.
References:
RAND wish-casting on drones in 2015.
Slaughterbots: if human: kill() (2021)
How are Drones Changing Modern Warfare?
Sun Tzu The Art of War
Carl von Clausewitz On War
Miyamoto Musashi A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
H. John Poole The Last Hundred Yards: The NCO’s Contribution to Warfare
Christian Brose The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
Qiao Liang & Wang Xiangsui Unrestricted Warfare: China’s Master Plan to Destroy America
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