While Ukraine is already actively operating the Protector heavy unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) by Ukrainian Armor—capable of carrying a payload of up to 1.5 tons—Australia has gone a step further by unveiling the new, BladeHAUL XL-UGV, which can transport up to 10 tons of cargo

 

The United States Army spent the last two decades optimizing sustainment for permissive environments defined by uncontested supply lines, contractor support, and static forward operating bases. As the National Defense Strategy shifts toward strategic competition and multidomain operations, however, this efficiency-driven model has become a liability. In large-scale combat operations, victory will depend less on

[–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

They've already cloned the Sahed under the LUCAS program. So low cost bomber drones are already in operation and being used in active combat by the US.

As for the organizational/operational philosophy, we'll never know what is better until we see it in real neer-peer combat. I can find merit in both countries approaches, and suspect a blend of both would be even more beneficial.

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  • [–] 91 points 1 year ago (17 children)

    You don't see any state run bread lines do you?

    That's because they'd rather you starve, but the mafia has soup lines waiting for you.

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