Hi Wes, just thinking about a future between to equally capable armed forces, say USA and China, not too far in the future, against the trajectory of Ukrainian R&D and application- this type of vehicle/ weapon will be obsolete. What will be the game changer is the weapon that escapes the Ukranian type of trajecory, upward, out of the box, re-thinking of the current fluid paradigms. Give the hunter wolf ability to fly, to move and react at high speed, or just hovering in place for hours, give it lazers, 360 sight, infused with AI but at command of a human being.
Hi Dirk, I think you’re onto something. The battlefield punishes anything slow, obvious, and predictable, and Ukraine has made that brutally clear. A ground vehicle like Hunter Wolf makes sense for certain jobs right now, especially hauling supplies, extending sensors, and taking some risk off humans. In a future fight between peer militaries, the systems that survive will probably be the ones that are faster, harder to detect, more networked, and able to operate across ground and air in ways we’re only starting to see.
That said, I wouldn’t call platforms like this obsolete. I’d call them transitional. Armies usually stumble into the future carrying half the old doctrine on their backs. So yes, the real breakthrough may be something more agile, airborne, AI-assisted, and human-directed. Though in the meantime, militaries still have to solve the ugly practical problems of moving ammo, watching flanks, and not getting their troops killed by the world’s angriest DJI drone.
Not Bolos or Ogres, as they are not sentient Continental Siege Units, not Waldos, as they are not manipulating arms, not Jeeves, as they cannot make a cup of tea worth sh*t...
Good write-up. Glad you weren't the skinny guy in the photo who is trying to show non-existent biceps.
I've wondered, when devising new battlefield vehicles, does the military just work up all-terrain dry season, woods, hills, winter and mud or something else? In case of a real ground war they can't assume that Louisiana is their default for design.
Hi Wes, just thinking about a future between to equally capable armed forces, say USA and China, not too far in the future, against the trajectory of Ukrainian R&D and application- this type of vehicle/ weapon will be obsolete. What will be the game changer is the weapon that escapes the Ukranian type of trajecory, upward, out of the box, re-thinking of the current fluid paradigms. Give the hunter wolf ability to fly, to move and react at high speed, or just hovering in place for hours, give it lazers, 360 sight, infused with AI but at command of a human being.
War is a terrible business.
Hi Dirk, I think you’re onto something. The battlefield punishes anything slow, obvious, and predictable, and Ukraine has made that brutally clear. A ground vehicle like Hunter Wolf makes sense for certain jobs right now, especially hauling supplies, extending sensors, and taking some risk off humans. In a future fight between peer militaries, the systems that survive will probably be the ones that are faster, harder to detect, more networked, and able to operate across ground and air in ways we’re only starting to see.
That said, I wouldn’t call platforms like this obsolete. I’d call them transitional. Armies usually stumble into the future carrying half the old doctrine on their backs. So yes, the real breakthrough may be something more agile, airborne, AI-assisted, and human-directed. Though in the meantime, militaries still have to solve the ugly practical problems of moving ammo, watching flanks, and not getting their troops killed by the world’s angriest DJI drone.
Not robots? How about druids? 😉
Sorry, I didn’t consider how “no Robots” would affect some readers. Particularly ones with Robot in their name 😆
I was considering possible names.
Not Bolos or Ogres, as they are not sentient Continental Siege Units, not Waldos, as they are not manipulating arms, not Jeeves, as they cannot make a cup of tea worth sh*t...
I am stumped...
Berserker?
Terminator...oh wait.
UGV is such an army nerd way.. reminds me of the 10+ letter acronyms on road signs in Oahu..
Every normal person calls this 'remote controlled', like your tv or that fast little buggy toy at Target..
Good write-up. Glad you weren't the skinny guy in the photo who is trying to show non-existent biceps.
I've wondered, when devising new battlefield vehicles, does the military just work up all-terrain dry season, woods, hills, winter and mud or something else? In case of a real ground war they can't assume that Louisiana is their default for design.
🏰🛡️⚔️🐉🐎⚜️ Today is the Feast of the Holy Great Martyr🩸Saint George the 👑 TrophyBearer! 🇬🇪🇬🇷🏴🇷🇺🌐🔔☦️📯
Love for enemies 🪔🌐✍🏼 and the Golden Rule:
https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/dc13f21c-638d-44fa-8728-9d514105f119
Grace 🔥 and peace 🕊️ to you Wes🏺❇️🌬️😌
"There are no rear areas anymore; just places that haven’t been hit yet."
I do believe your opinion must be heard far and wide
Any modern conflict might well devolve to the very one Ukraini is in currently
Ukraine's solutions are updated monthly, if not daily
Great work, Wes
I’m reminded of the nickname “Fort Puke”, and thinking perhaps there was more to your teen vomiting story than a simple lack of a cool-down.