How Putin’s new drone war is getting deadlier Kamikaze drones that can defy jamming are killing soldiers and destroying convoys ever further from the front line. The burning man died far from the front line. He was 55 years old and had two daughters. He sat back in the driver’s seat of his incinerated…
Category: Future Warfare
WarChad: All Your Chad Are Belong To Us
Via: The Burning Platform WarChad: All Your Chad Are Belong To Us A slog through the headstones of progress to remind us of the questions we have forgotten to ask. And some stuff about tattoos. The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. – LP Hartley, The Go-Between We should enjoy…
Taking Notes on the Cartel Criminal Insurgency
Cartel Gunmen Used Car Bombs in Two Coordinated Terrorist Attacks in Mexico Although this happened in Deep Mexico (The State of Guanajuato is roughly 10 hours from the border at Laredo) it would behoove the Armed Citizen to pay attention to cartel tactics such as these, because as we all we know, their Area…
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4GW: Harnessing Insurgent and Narco-Criminal Drone Tactics for Special Operations
Harnessing Insurgent and Narco-Criminal Drone Tactics for Special Operations Editor’s note: This article is part of Project Air Power, which explores and advocates for the totality of air, aviation, and space power in irregular, hybrid, and gray-zone environments. We invite you to contribute to the discussion, explore the difficult questions, and help influence the…
Future Warfare: You Can’t go to War With Your Factory
You Can’t go to War With Your Factory I know I talk about the book Ghost Fleet a lot on this blog, but it seems every time I read an article about WW3 or China, I am reminded of something I read in that book! Think for a moment how much of a disadvantage…
Guerilla Warfare History: “Boers, Beans, Bullets and Bear Soup”
Boers, Beans, Bullets, and Bear Soup – Parts 1 & 2 Nifty two part series on the history, tactics and weapons of the Boers. Remember: The most Dangerous thing in the world is a Disciplined, Motivated and Well Trained Rifleman, so get out there and TRAIN!
One Red Line Too Many
One Red Line Too Many In terms of appeasement Russian President Vladimir Putin has been extraordinarily patient. From the enlargement of NATO to crossing multiple red lines a small coterie of Western war hawks in the pay of Washington DC insolently ignores warnings to back off by Russia’s head of the state. What is…
Analog Anti-Drone Weapon
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Small Unit Tactics 101: Assessing the Effects of Fires
Assessing the Effects of Fires Anyone who has ever done any sort of small-unit tactics training can remember “covering” a buddy while they move. This is good to learn, but there can be a bit of misunderstanding as to what actually constitutes “covering fire” or “suppression”. Just because you are putting rounds downrange does not necessarily mean…