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What is The Impact of Drones on Manoeuvre Warfare about?

Solo FlightTHE IMPACT OF DRONES ON MANOEUVRE WARFARE“You may fly over a land forever; you may bomb it, atomize it, and wipe it clean of life – but if you desire to defend it, protect it, and keep it for civilization, you must do this on the ground, the way the Roman Legions did – by putting your soldiers in the mud;” this quote from T.R. Ferenbach is the opening line of a 2023 article from Time Magazine, which acts as a clear signal that the impact of unmanned aerial systems (“drones”) on the battlefield has reached far beyond the halls of professional military education, and into the mainstream.1 The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has taken note of this impact, and has continued its own movement into this arena of 21st century warfare with the recent purchase of eleven MQ-9 Reapers.2 This first purchase of armed drones will complement the CAF’s ongoing use of both the CU-172 Blackjack, and the CU-179 Raven B, both designated as small platforms that are not currently carrying any weapons systems into the battlespace.3 As a practitioner of manoeuvre warfare, the CAF continues to integrate this relatively new capability into its strategic and operational doctrine alongside NATO allies a

Author

Maj Justin Salter

Published

2024

Language

EN