Russia-Ukraine war and related tensions Megathread

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https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-abrams-tanks-19d71475d427875653a2130063a8fb7a

"Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats"

But the battlefield has changed substantially since then, notably by the ubiquitous use of Russian surveillance drones and hunter-killer drones. Those weapons have made it more difficult for Ukraine to protect the tanks when they are quickly detected and hunted by Russian drones or rounds.

This has major implications for the US military. Are tanks obsolete in the drone war era?

Naw, this is one of those times that someone has an idea and is like “No one has thought about this before” when in reality some guy at DARPA thought of it 15 years ago. There are plenty of ECM and ECCM devices able to be deployed from static to more mobile options.

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Ukraine is not in good shape, they’ve put up a hell of a fight much more than even optimistic sources thought they could, seems like the tide is turning against them.