Chris Everett
- Manned, non-stealth aircraft are done. Finished. Scrap metal. At least when in airspace that is credibly contested. Abhirup Sengupta has been calling this for quite some time, and his views and evidence have been proven correct. Against an opponent with even a mildly competent IADS network, legacy fighters can’t operate.
- If infantry can’t operate at night, they are dead.
- It’s all but impossible to take ground from an actively hostile population in the 21st century.
- Drones are critical to the future of warfare.
- While the vulnerability of tanks has been clear really starting in Yemen, the full scope of this is now on display. Tanks require supporting forces to include aerial assets. Tanks are no longer the tip of the spear. (Drones are).
- Comms are both critical and vulnerable. I expect to see major investments in making better, more secure communication systems that are harder to direction find.
- Soviet style tightly controlled planning systems are essentially suicide. Modern warfare requires flexibility and individual decision making at every level.
- Logistics is still what professionals talk about.
- The advantages that modern ATGM’s and related weapons provide isn’t just about stopping tanks. I’ve long advocated for infantry units that routinely incorporate heavier weapons and have less focus on the rifle. I think that this conflict proves this correct.
- Never get involved in a land war in Asia.
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