More than a century ago, the British military theorist J F C Fuller argued that mechanization would transform warfare. Tanks, aircraft, and improved communications would allow military forces to strike deep behind enemy lines, disrupting command struct…
Kategoriarkiv: Drones
Who Copied Who? The Secret DNA of the Modern Drone War
Some military analysts argue that the capture of a US stealth drone by Iran in 2011 was the starting point for Tehran’s domestic arms industry, a moment that eventually helped Russia challenge air superiority over Ukraine and allowed Iranian proxies to…
How software modifications affects drone warfare – The Russian example
In previous articles, I have covered how Ukrainian forces have utilised and adapted open-source applications and commercially available products (e g, FPV drones). However, developments on the Russian side of the war have not been covered to the same e…
War by Proxy: Drones as the New Champions of War
“War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides; it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides.” Amit Kalantri Every age dreams of a cleaner war. A war fought with minimal loss of lives, without grief, and without consequence…
War by Proxy: Drones as the New Champions of War
“War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides; it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides.” Amit Kalantri Every age dreams of a cleaner war. A war fought with minimal loss of lives, without grief, and without consequence…
Drone Technology in Criminal Hands: Implications for Law Enforcement and Security
“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run”. Roy Amara (Amara’s Law) Imagine living in a vast apartment complex where survival depends on paying crypto protection money each month, …
The New Gods of War: Drones and artillery
”God fights on the side with the best artillery.” – Napoleon Bonaparte Religion and warfare have long been intertwined. The Romans worshipped Mars, the god of war, while both ancient Greek and Norse mythologies featured two distinct war deities, each r…
Social engineering and warfare
It has been called “morbid”[1] and “macabre”[2]. The point scheme that Ukraine utilises to maximise the overall effectiveness of its drone forces. However, the gamification of the war in Ukraine is less about war mixing with gaming mechanics than socia…
Breaking free from the Chinese dependence.
“The US innovates, China replicates, Europe regulates” – Unknown author. In the Swedish part of the military “Twitterverse,” there is a continuous debate about whether smaller remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS) should be considered ammunition or at…
Unmanned warfare in Ukraine – What to expect during 2025
Like in previous years, this year has shown the potential of unmanned systems on the battlefield. The war in Ukraine has also shown us that there is still a lot of potential to be uncovered in unmanned warfare. With unmanned warfare, I am not only refe…
The forgotten I in ISR and the challenges it presents with Unmanned Systems
Drones and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) have, since “the First Drone Age”[1], become intertwined. In some instances, ISR is used as a synonym for remotely piloted aerial systems using an electro-optical payload, and the military-…
The evolution of unmanned systems in Ukraine
Although drones are on everyone’s lips, and some think that small unmanned aerial systems will lose their advantage soon[1], a lot is still happening regarding technical development and the evolution of tactical procedures that a modern military needs …
Unmanned systems are more than just a “thing.”
The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 and the swift victory by the Azeri military, largely thanks to loitering munitions and tactical UAVs, put the spotlight on how unmanned aerial systems (UAS) could help win not only batt…