Published inPeace and WarFrom Maskirovka to Empty Battlefields: The Age of Mass-Deployed Drones and SensorsAfter surviving the purges, the Red Army became one of the world’s leading exponents in the art of operational deception. One of the…May 4May 4
From Cinema to Reality: The Misrepresentation of Drone SwarmsSince WWII, aerial combat evolved from maneuver-based to energy-based fighting. Yet in cinema, aerial combat continues to be portrayed with…May 1May 1
Tomorrow beyond SyriaThe “Operation Deterring Aggression” campaign launched by the HTS-led coalition from Idlib exemplifies the disruptive relationship between…Dec 7, 2024Dec 7, 2024
Published inPeace and WarReinventing suppression using FPV drones in the battlefieldSince the invention of the General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), its primary infantry role has been suppressing enemy units, forcing them…Dec 4, 2024Dec 4, 2024
Published inPeace and WarThe Art of Strategic Distraction: Parallel Lessons from German East Africa and Modern Proxy…Looking back at von Lettow-Vorbeck’s African campaign, what strikes us today isn’t just its tactical brilliance, but its ruthlessly…Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 2024
How to fail using commercial drones as a military assetWeaponized commercial drones have transformed warfare and beyond. From Ukraine to Mexico, from Sudan to Colombia, armed groups and armed…Nov 30, 2024Nov 30, 2024
Published inPeace and WarFPV Killed the EW star? EW Killed the FPV Star?Weaponized civilian First Person View drones (FPV drones) have dramatically reshaped the landscape of the war in Ukraine, particularly from…Mar 23, 2024Mar 23, 2024
Published inPeace and WarAbout drones, magnetism and zimmeritDuring the second half of World War II, German vendors covered the armor of tanks and other fighting vehicles with zimmerit. This coat…Feb 11, 2024Feb 11, 2024
I asked GPT-4 to be JoshuaYeah, that War Games WOPR computer. And it delivered brilliantlyJul 21, 2023Jul 21, 2023
Published inPeace and WarA toy model of a herd of disinformation LLM-based agentsWe aren’t still there. We would noticeJun 29, 2023Jun 29, 2023