”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…
Kategoriarkiv: Drones
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…