Rob Lee (Twitter)
"The Marine Corps has selected three companies to compete for its light loitering munitions program, which seeks to equip small units with an armed drone for over-the-horizon fire missions...The light fires system is a man-packable, armed loitering drone for rifle squads and platoons." @tsouthjourno
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/04/15/marines-pick-three-companies-for-loitering-munitions-program/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_dfn
"The Marine Corps has selected three companies to compete for its light loitering munitions program, which seeks to equip small units with an armed drone for over-the-horizon fire missions...The light fires system is a man-packable, armed loitering drone for rifle squads and platoons." @tsouthjourno
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/04/15/marines-pick-three-companies-for-loitering-munitions-program/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_dfn
Rob Lee (Twitter)
You're welcome to listen to what we said from the 47th-49th minute mark. I complimented the work by @tochnyi several times, and I went out of my way to give them credit. The point I was making is that all of the data from this war have flaws and we have to be careful which conclusions we draw from them. I saw several people on twitter (not from their group) jump to the conclusion that Ukraine has a quantitative advantage in FPVs based on their data, which was contradicted by what we were told by several Ukrainian commanders.
https://warontherocks.com/2024/04/mike-kofman-and-rob-lee-on-drones-in-ukraine/
https://english.nv.ua/nation/one-ukrainian-drone-is-up-against-seven-russian-drones-says-achilles-platoon-commander-50375721.html https://twitter.com/John_A_Ridge/status/1779878852564504859#m
You're welcome to listen to what we said from the 47th-49th minute mark. I complimented the work by @tochnyi several times, and I went out of my way to give them credit. The point I was making is that all of the data from this war have flaws and we have to be careful which conclusions we draw from them. I saw several people on twitter (not from their group) jump to the conclusion that Ukraine has a quantitative advantage in FPVs based on their data, which was contradicted by what we were told by several Ukrainian commanders.
https://warontherocks.com/2024/04/mike-kofman-and-rob-lee-on-drones-in-ukraine/
https://english.nv.ua/nation/one-ukrainian-drone-is-up-against-seven-russian-drones-says-achilles-platoon-commander-50375721.html https://twitter.com/John_A_Ridge/status/1779878852564504859#m
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@eDrotning @tochnyi @HartreeFock: I didn't criticize the analysis, I just wanted to point out that we can only jump to certain conclusions based on the data but not other ones. This is true for many different data sources in this war, and sometimes different sources give conflicting information.
@eDrotning @tochnyi @HartreeFock: I didn't criticize the analysis, I just wanted to point out that we can only jump to certain conclusions based on the data but not other ones. This is true for many different data sources in this war, and sometimes different sources give conflicting information.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@amoswap @tochnyi: You should apply a skeptical eye to everything, but there are reasons why our confidence is higher here. We heard a similar story from people in Kyiv and multiple parts of the front, from people of different ranks, different units/types of units, and we saw how well these units track data.
@amoswap @tochnyi: You should apply a skeptical eye to everything, but there are reasons why our confidence is higher here. We heard a similar story from people in Kyiv and multiple parts of the front, from people of different ranks, different units/types of units, and we saw how well these units track data.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@eDrotning @tochnyi @HartreeFock: Absolutely, and both sides have an interest in not making all of these capabilities known, including to us. We have a report coming out that will look at this.
@eDrotning @tochnyi @HartreeFock: Absolutely, and both sides have an interest in not making all of these capabilities known, including to us. We have a report coming out that will look at this.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@wendy_dyers @tochnyi: I respect the work, and was just trying to give you guys credit.
@wendy_dyers @tochnyi: I respect the work, and was just trying to give you guys credit.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@JThomason88 @tochnyi: I appreciate the work you guys do. It helps inform my analysis.
@JThomason88 @tochnyi: I appreciate the work you guys do. It helps inform my analysis.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@bobrock992 @tochnyi: That was from one commander on one part of the front at one time. That doesn't mean it is representative of the entire front, but we were told consistently that Russia has a quantitative (not necessarily qualitative) FPV advantage.
@bobrock992 @tochnyi: That was from one commander on one part of the front at one time. That doesn't mean it is representative of the entire front, but we were told consistently that Russia has a quantitative (not necessarily qualitative) FPV advantage.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@Christophe45079: Yeah, the point isn't that driving a motorcycle into an assault is a safe method, it's that driving into an assault on the roof of a slow-moving MT-LB that will probably get hit by an FPV may not be any better.
@Christophe45079: Yeah, the point isn't that driving a motorcycle into an assault is a safe method, it's that driving into an assault on the roof of a slow-moving MT-LB that will probably get hit by an FPV may not be any better.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@HartreeFock @tochnyi: Thanks for all of your work. It certainly gives us a better understanding of the role of FPVs in the war. I didn't want people to think I was criticizing your efforts.
@HartreeFock @tochnyi: Thanks for all of your work. It certainly gives us a better understanding of the role of FPVs in the war. I didn't want people to think I was criticizing your efforts.
Ukraine Battle Map (Twitter)
RT @TheWarMonitor: We'll see. They could save time by pulling the already passed Senate bill out from under their ass. https://twitter.com/KyivPost/status/1779752289734963280#m
RT @TheWarMonitor: We'll see. They could save time by pulling the already passed Senate bill out from under their ass. https://twitter.com/KyivPost/status/1779752289734963280#m
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Ukraine Battle Map (Twitter)
Which world leader do you think is taking the strongest action against Russia and for Ukraine 🇺🇦 at the moment?
Which world leader do you think is taking the strongest action against Russia and for Ukraine 🇺🇦 at the moment?