That you can bet on! The classic tank and tank battles of the 20th century is as dead as knights in shining armor!
Maybe future armored vehicles need jammers and/or detectors, lasers or shot guns to shoot down incoming drones etc.
Russia is already attaching some weird looking contraptions on their tanks to passively protect them. So far with little success.
"... Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Norman, the head of planning for the US Next-Generation Combat Vehicle and his team, which is based in Eastern Europe, is focusing on what is now seen as the key threat to armored and other vehicles on the modern battlefield. Norman’s team is in contact with the Ukrainian operators of the Abrams and Bradleys, who provide invaluable feedback on all aspects of the performance of the vehicles in real combat situations with first-person view (FPV) drones now being considered as the main threat. ...
Two decades ago, the NATO military was taken by surprise by the widespread use of IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan, which attacked the vulnerable bellies and sides of armored vehicles and required urgent solutions. ...
Two decades ago, the NATO military was taken by surprise by the widespread use of IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan, which attacked the vulnerable bellies and sides of armored vehicles and required urgent solutions. ...
Another method of defense has included jamming the control systems being used to guide the FPV drones which, in turn, have led to the development of drones with increased EW resistance. ..."
Inside the US Army’s race to apply Ukraine lessons to future Abrams, Bradley replacement (I presume the article above references this article)
Rheinmetall Lynx concept demonstrator for US Army’s Bradley replacement, the XM30 OMFV (Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle) program.
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