EDGE’s Post

I hope we are paying serious attention. From my foxhole, we need more soldier touchpoints during the *development* phase of systems, and we need to understand Moore's Law. Acquisitions is failing on flash-to-bang time in fielding equipment! Discipline and training need huge levels of effort. EW is complex, and my Paratroopers need protected time to train. They deserve a reasonable and competent training strategy. For the wider force, understanding the implications of EW on operations and casualty events needs to be cultivated. I won't perpetuate the soft stereotyping of low expectations: our combat arms Soldiers are competent, motivated, and intelligent enough to understand the implications of EW. Let's focus on winning wars again.

Targeting Tuesday: When it comes to the implementation of the Joint Targeting Cycle for future large-scale combat operations (LSCO) one element that is going to be critical is fast and accurate Combat Assessment. In the last few decades we’ve had the luxury of air (and space) superiority, allowing us ‘eyes-on’ the battle space and the freedom to strike targets at will. We will not have this luxury in future combat. Our adversaries will have a vote, and they will do everything they can to frustrate our ability to do targeting; this includes our ability to discover new targets and conduct assessments of effected targets. So what do we do about this? First, we must move faster. BDA must come within minutes rather than hours. This is where ISR and IA will be vital to providing us with the basis for an assessment for a human analyst to QC and distribute for action. This means having both the systems in place to support quick BDA and trained analysts ready to do the work. Weapons systems, especially standoff systems, can help by possibly deploying a small drone before impact to collect and transmit BDA. We also may need to be more flexible and accepting of ambiguity. The doctrine (CJCSI 3162) provides for estimated damage assessments, where we can provide a BDA call without post-strike imagery. What do you think? What else can be done to speed up assessments?

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Israel wants an air-defense system that never runs out of ammunition: Iron Beam. A $1.2 billion U.S. aid package will help fund deployment of Iron Beam, Israel’s one-of-a-kind, high-power laser system designed to knock down missiles, rockets, and drones. It’s a big bet on unproven technology—but success would yield an almost invincible defensive shield. Assuming all goes to plan, Iron Beam will be a lifesaver for the Israelis, who suffer regular aerial attacks. Yemen’s Houthi Rebels alone have lobbed more than 220 kamikaze drones and missiles at Israel since the war with Hamas broke out in October 2023. And then there is Iran and Hezbollah, of course.
 As weapons proliferate and ranges increase, America could one day face the same problem—but lasers could solve that issue at the speed of light. OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS “SHIELD OF LIGHT,” Iron Beam is a 100 kilowatt-class High-Energy Laser Weapon System, which Rafael Advanced Defense Systems first unveiled in 2014. Rafael is also a contractor on Iron Dome. “Iron Beam will not replace Iron Dome, but complement it. … Specifically, Iron Beam will be integrated as an additional short-range layer to destroy threats up to 4.3 miles away.

As #DEWs and other non-kinetic weapons (to the naked eye at least) become more sophisticated, they will gain more prevalence in the battle-space - as cognitive warfare with so-called "neuro-strike" weapons already has. #Cyber-#kinetic attacks will also play an increasingly larger role in addition to the cognitive warfare - rendering a lot of our "shock-and-awe" #weaponry less effectual in the face of recently-styled #asymmetric attacks with relatively novel #technology.

PT: 2 - Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Reloads - This video displays the proof of concept for what we where going for for the "electrified" weapon foley. Mostly ballistic elements, with some servo flavor to sell the mechanical movements.

Here we go. A reference for the future of warfare technology

Alleged cruise missile at moment of impact (0:00:25) caught on surveillance video allegedly hitting the Pentagon on 9/11. Where was the plane wreckage if a commercial airliner hit the Pentagon that day? Based on what the experts have said publicly, it’s allegedly impossible for a pilot to fly a commercial airliner that low and complete that required turn from that direction and angle of approach and ultimately the Budgeting Office of the Pentagon. I think we’ve focused too hard trying to prove that the Twin Towers were an alleged hoax and not enough on the Pentagon, in my opinion. For starters, the Pentagon is still there, however every bit of 9/11 was allegedly an inside job and traitors need to have speedy trials with capital punishment if convicted, in my opinion.

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