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The comments made within the article about not having to look up or not having to worry about how long you keyed the radio remind me how much we allowed our experience fighting primarily poorly equipped non-state actors to make us forget many of the lessons from WWII and the Cold War against peer-like competitors. I reminded my planners a few months ago that the last time the Army faced an actual enemy attack from its air force was during the Korean War. When I first came into the Army, we practiced radio OPSEC and operated from mobile command posts. Since 9/11, we got too used to massive static command posts, no enemy air threat, and no enemy ability to penetrate our networks. Today, we face competitors such as China, Russia, and even Iran that have more capabilities than the terrorists riding in pickup trucks armed with AK-47s. My most significant observation is that we made too many force structure and doctrinal changes adapting to non-existential threats that have increased our risk as existential threats emerge.

ST Engineering is making waves in the defense industry with their latest innovations. The cutting-edge AirFish ground effect craft is designed to take off and land on water, catching the attention of the United States Marine Corps with its 10-seater version. Meanwhile, the Terrex S5 Trooper infantry fighting vehicle boasts advanced features such as autonomous targeting and blast protection for troops. ST Engineering's commitment to pushing the boundaries of military technology is clear, and the US Marines' interest in exploring new capabilities for amphibious operations is a testament to the company's success. #STEngineering #GroundEffectCraft #InfantryFightingVehicle #DefenseIndustry #Innovation #USMarines #AmphibiousOperations #MilitaryTechnology #BreakingDefense #LinkedInPost

As Honorable Gabe Camarillo (Undersecretary of the US Army) and GEN Randy George (Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA)) published in a recent Association of the United States Army - AUSA article ( https://lnkd.in/eVUG72J9 )- "Although the nature of war remains constant, its character has changed dramatically in recent years and continues to evolve. The Russia-Ukraine war has highlighted the endless space for battlefield adaptation and #innovation —and that space, and the #technology available to soldiers, will only expand in coming years." This theme is truly inline with MG Curtis Buzzard (Commanding General, Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE)) quote in AUSA latest article -“There’s a fundamental shift right now in the character of war...citing the rise in manned and unmanned lethal fire, machine learning, robotics, #artificialintelligence and an increasingly transparent battlefield." As we push enabling technology into capabilities and modernize systems, Solider #training must be the constant factor to understand the ever changing pacing threats and build unit cohesion with efforts ranging from MCoE to provide "trained and combat-ready Soldiers and Leaders" to U.S. Army PEO STRI integrating realistic training capabilities across the Army's Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) environment. The importance of this is best said by MG Buzzard, “In the end, when all the technology fails and two people are staring at each other with guns, ours have to be better prepared … to lead through adversity and complexity.”

Interesting Engineering Robots and drones in the war landscape Robots to make one-third of US military forces by 2039: Ex-general Robots and smart machinery will make up one-third of the US military in the next 10-15 years, according to retired Army Gen. Mark Milley.

A key element for the U.S. Army as it frames its approach to force modernization involves re-casting the role of the aviation side of the force. One aspect has been the decision to acquire a new build tiltrotor attack aircraft to give the Army the speed and range it needs to operate in areas like the Pacific, but also to operate over more extended battlespaces. https://lnkd.in/gmnzN3m6

#militaryrobots #military #army  #usa #ai #airobots #video #viral #foryou #fyp #science_online #robots #drone  #scienceonline #soldier Military robots are used in a variety of applications, from reconnaissance to combat. They can perform dangerous tasks that would otherwise put human soldiers at risk. Military robots can perform tasks such as bomb disposal and surveillance. there are a wide variety of military robots in use, including unmanned ground vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and unmanned underwater vehicles.

🗞 What we're reading today: Army ‘very close’ on contracts for Robotic Combat Vehicle program Why it matters: The RCV program aims to provide the Army with uncrewed and configurable platforms, offering commanders multiple engagement options and reducing risk to soldiers. It will also provide counter-UAS capabilities at the platoon level. Read more from Breaking Defense ↓

Kudos to the US Army leadership. FARA never should have been started, and the decision to end it now is tough but right. Manned reconnaissance aircraft are not flying in Ukraine for a reason, and this problem will only get worse. Any move by Congress and industry to reverse this decision will just result in dead American pilots. This is a job for robots (not old robots like Shadow and Raven, which the Army is also right to terminate, but new robots that are available now). These decisions open up a world of long-overdue and exciting opportunities for the Army. https://lnkd.in/etUSAtXS

Interesting article: High-altitude balloons, which can hold sensors for surveillance, detection and targeting, help the ERSE Company provide networking capabilities and could eventually carry payloads, Holt said. Such platforms are gaining traction because they are easy to deploy with small units operating in austere locations, Holt noted, and the balloons themselves can prove difficult to detect. Also Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Inc. K1000 proving useful