1/2 Short🧵 "Leadership is the spirit, compounded of personality and vision – its practice is an art. Management is of the mind, more a matter of accurate calculation, statistics, methods, timetables, and routine – its practice is a science. ⬇️

The commanding general of the National Training Center recently described how NTC is incorporating lessons from the Ukraine war into its training. Now he describes six ways units can be prepared to succeed—both at NTC and on the future battlefield. mwi.westpoint.edu/preparing-your…

EW is affecting how FPV drones operate. Both sides are learning from each other’s tactics. newsweek.com/ukraine-fpv-dr…

1/3 After a long work finally I published this piece of research titled "Trench warfare in FPV drone era: an analysis". I could not do this without the help of CJ, Erlend ➡️🌤️ @edrotning.tochnyi.info and Jonathan. The article link is here: tochnyi.info/2024/03/trench…

U.S. Army successfully demonstrated the 150+ km Extended-Range #GMLRS at WSMR. Two ERGMLRS rockets achieved flight trajectory, range & accuracy from launch to impact while engaging a target set. This operational test moves ERGMLRS closer to fielding & production ~ Lockheed Martin

ICYMI: New Military Strategy Magazine ‘Exclusive Article’ exploring #Azerbaijan’s recent #military victory over #Armenia in the #NagornoKarabakh confrontation, the utility of conventional #landpower in the 2020s, how it all happened, and what the #war may teach us about

⚡️Photo of the construction of fortifications on one of the areas of the front by the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of 🇺🇦Ukraine

Uncrewed ground vehicles or UGVs have only played a minor role in this conflict, but that may be changing Ukraine aims to use robots to replace humans on the front line, my take for Forbes - Ukraine Prepares To Roll Out An Army Of Ground Robots Forbes forbes.com/sites/davidham…

None of the tactical air defense systems currently fielded by the Army are well suited to supporting maneuver elements on the front lines—especially if the enemy attacks with waves of cheap, weaponized drones. mwi.westpoint.edu/the-return-of-…

I argue in a new Modern War Institute piece that Drone swarm technology is likely to proliferate globally—perhaps even faster than some high-end exquisite weapons and platforms. But proliferation is likely to be erratic and take place over years or even decades mwi.westpoint.edu/swarm-clouds-o…

▶️As drone and missile technologies evolve almost exponentially, we are witnessing a fascinating convergence of UAS, loitering munitions, cruise missiles, and larger RPAS. ▶️There appear to be four categories: 1⃣ 0-10 km / 20 to 30-minute flight time 2⃣ 10-50 km / 60-minute

"When General William E. DePuy made his famous 1974 statement—'What can be seen, can be hit. What can be hit, can be killed'—advancements in reconnaissance, surveillance, and target-acquisition capabilities were still in their infancy." mwi.westpoint.edu/the-return-of-…

1/ QUICK TAKE: Appreciate the thread by Mick Ryan, AM yesterday that highlighted key points in current and future combat UGV development that we can discern form this video. Would like to add the following points as well. Firsts, what we are witnessing is a rapid...

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From Stalingrad to Fallujah and beyond, this episode explores the lessons from nearly a century of urban battles. mwi.westpoint.edu/urban-warfare-…

The Ukrainian operation in Kursk is almost one week into execution. As the Russians slowly but surely redeploy forces to seal off the breach in their border and attempt to push the Ukrainians back into #Ukraine, it is worth pondering the options the Ukrainians might have once

Throughout the #Ukraine war, adaptation has been a critical national & battlefield function for #Ukraine, and for the Russians. This is a process that pulses & pauses, and is distributed unevenly throughout combat units & the bureaucratic institutions of state. What observations