The Air Force's program to procure 1,000+ Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone jets has narrowed down to two very different candidates, neither in the 'Big 3.' Read on for details on General Atomics' proposed Gambit family & Anduril's Fury concept. popularmechanics.com/military/aviat…

Excellent article by Mena Adel 🇪🇬🦅 on evolving role of drones in Sudan's under-reported civil war pitting military vs. RSF militia. Looks at role of Ukrainian mil-aid to Sudan, sales of Iran's Mohajer-6 UCAVs, use of Chinese drones by both sides & brewing battle for Al-Fasher.

Air to air kill of drone by piston-engine two-seat trainer! Old school.

Great piece by David Hambling on kamikaze FPV warfare shifting back in favor of Ukraine (from near-parity Fall 2023) due to asymmetry in adaptation to EW/jamming. Would add that Ukraine depends more on FPVs than Russia due to artillery ammo shortage. forbes.com/sites/davidham…

It's tempting to assume that a fighting force has a videogame-like god's eye view of the battlefield so when frontline withdraws, people behind the front automatically are in the know too. But such coordination is alas an ideal to be acheived not a constant fait-acomplis.

Just read this older (7/2023) but very interesting & detailed article interviewing a Ukrainian operator of U.S. Switchblade loitering munition in combat. Very balanced and honest assessment of its pros & cons. mil.in.ua/en/articles/in…

I corresponded with @France24 Arabic's Amine ZERROUATI أمين زرواطي, you can read my comments for her substantive article on the growing role of ground drones (UGVs) in both combat and non-combat roles in Ukraine. (Don't forget the auto-translate function ;) france24.com/ar/%D8%A3%D9%8…

I did not think I would ever use the word 'caltrops' outside of Dungeons and Dragons. But Russia invades Ukraine a second time and here we are...

Ukrainian crew of L119 light howitzer using a hammer to fire for lack of a trigger component.

Inspiring story of how an attempt to overturn election results in Guatemala was defeated.

An elite Ukrainian brigade staged a daring three-night raid to steal a Russian tank sporting a new drone-jammer. Think 'Oceans 11,' but with tanks and artillery. @forbes #ukraine forbes.com/sites/davidaxe…

Translation of interesting Russian post (shared by IgorGirkin) of how artillery tactics have changed since 2022 due to drones + ammo shortage. Seems Russians particularly dread the French CAESAR howitzer trucks due to range & deploy/undeploy speed.

Goodnews. Without indulging the overhyping of 'game changing weapons', already the small number of ATACMs donated have yielded great results including hitting two dozen landed helicopters in one incident.