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The John Batchelor Show

PREVIEW: Drones in battle. Brad Bowman, FDD.

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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PREVIEW: Drones in battle. Brad Bowman, FDD.

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This is John Bachelor. I spoke to my colleague Brad Bowman of the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies,

0:36.2

commenting on drones, more and more drones reported from the Ukrainian battlefield and other battlefields,

0:43.0

such as Nagorno-Karabakh, more demands for drones from nations you wouldn't expect.

0:48.8

Bolivia, for example, reports of drones multiplying around the world,

0:55.2

the sovereign states all want drones.

0:59.4

Brad comments on how this has changed warfare, the battle zone itself,

1:06.6

and what we can look forward to this winter as Ukraine cuts back its offensive operation

1:13.8

because of weather, but increases its drone operations not only in Crimea and in the Donbass,

1:21.4

but also in Russia. Here's Brad.

1:24.6

John, I think we're witnessing the first major drone war with drones being used on both sides in human history.

1:32.8

And I think the character of war is forever changed.

1:35.8

This is one of those innovations, the technological innovations is going to change not the nature,

1:40.6

but the character of war and we're seeing it playing out in the headlines in front of us.

1:45.8

I think we're going to see more drones throughout this war and in future wars regardless of the weather.

1:51.4

I think there might be a slackening in ground operation certainly as wild vehicles get bogged down the mud

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