By its very nature, war has a tendency to accelerate weapons development. New solutions to old problems are proposed, built, tried, and assessed in a never-ending feedback loop, measured in carnage and destruction. The Russo-Ukrainian war is on the verge of entering its third year, and as you’d expect, evolutionary pressure on weapons design has been intense, with both sides coming up not only with new systems and products, but novel ways to employ existing technology. All of this information is out in the open — you just have to look for it. This means that U.S. and allied troops will be facing these threats the next time they deploy overseas — witness the use of commercial drones by Hamas to disable Israeli Merkava main battle tanks.
Unfortunately, during many trips to the conflict zone, we’ve yet to see or hear of anyone from TRADOC (U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command) conducting any kind of in-theater analysis. No doubt they’re too busy with DEI training
