As diverse forms of counter-UAV systems start to arrive, one can see the decline of the silver bullet suicide FPV drone beginning. The chance for mobile, protected firepower to resume its central role in combined arms warfare is here.
At the risk of appearing to be a dinosaur, huzzah!
[Tanks,] if sufficiently upgraded with advanced networking, unmanned systems, improved active protection, drone launch capability and high-fidelity sensing, main battle tanks are clearly here to stay. There is little to no replacement for the main battle tank when it comes to moving to contact, closing with an enemy, penetrating defenses and “holding” territory in warfare.
And all armored combat vehicles, of course. Not just tanks.
But tanks can again be the apex predator. Although as we upgrade tanks with the features noted above, we also have to define what else much change on tanks--even if they don't look anything like today's main battle tanks.
But we have a way to go to end the small drone panty-flinging.
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