Ryan McBeth | Drones, mines, AI, F-35s, Taiwan, and USA-Europe relations

[@corporalsoletrain2132]

"We'll have an audiobook version for Marines" Me, a Marine: "Heh. Nice."

[@professortrog7742]

I went to the comments for exactly that 😅

[@richlo8887]

Marines are gay.

[@danieljackheck]

He has a coloring book version too, complete with snacks.

[@Mr.Rotala]

Appreciate your service good sir

[@richlo8887]

@@Mr.Rotala He sure serviced plenty of sailors......

[@SadDadBadHad]

Outstanding interview. Your English is unbelievable. The 11th Airborne Division in Alaska is very aware and interested in Finland and supporting your military.

[@attesukki390]

Thank you from all the Finnish citizens ! We are happy that we operate together with the US arctic troops.

[@LRRPFco52]

The US Army Arctic Warfare program was brought to the US by Finnish officers who fled after WWII, and came to the US. The US Army sled is even named Ahkio.

[@jeffroberts9116]

@@LRRPFco52 I was a Winter Warfare Instructor in the MN Guard, I've pulled many Ahkios but never knew the knew the origin.

[@LRRPFco52]

@jeffroberts9116 The Soviets imposed all kinds of internal restrictions and targeting of war veterans in the Finnish military after the war. Finland was required to actually pay war reparations to Russia. Many Finnish officers fled the country and joined the US military under the lodge act.

[@LRRPFco52]

@jeffroberts9116 The famous Finnish war hero and recipient of the Mannerheim Cross, Lauri Törni, was actually arrested and thrown in prison in Finland. He escaped from prison multiple times, fled to Sweden, then took a ship down to South America, then took one to the Gulf Coast, jumped off and swam into a US harbor. He linked up with Finnish ex-pat officers in the US Army, then enlisted even though he had been a Major. He did the commo route in SF, then went officer in the 11th Airborne Division in West Germany. After rearranging a historic bar with some German nationals' faces, he was facing court-martial, but got rescued by a Finnish Battalion Commander in 10th Special Forces Group. They made him a SCUBA Team ODA Team Leader. His team successfully recovered a US covert reconnaissance aircraft that had crashed in the mountains in Iran. He later volunteered to go to Vietnam in the early days when things were still in the US advisory role, and he ran an A Camp near the border. He finished his tour, came back to the US, then volunteered for SOG. Went back to Vietnam, and was pretty senior by then, so on SOG's first cross-border mission into Laos, his Command & Control bird went down and he was MIA for decades.

[@Futucast]

Context for the question regarding USA helping Finland in case of an attack: Finland and the US have signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement, which means that there are already US forces stationed Finland, as well as broader bilateral defence coordination.

[@Divaristi]

Are these US troops required to fight against russia or will they pull out of Finland like the nazis did before them?

[@Vladchegevara-x5i]

Китай нападет на Тайвань после заморозки конфликта на Украине поэтому приехали корейцы на Украину потом будет провокация в южной корее и потом Тайвань они посадят трампа на щпагат между кореей и Тайванем

[@theikki]

DCA is just paper. Contract paper. The US can order its soldiers back home if the situation starts to heat up

[@dallastaylor5479]

I disagree with his assessment that Americans don't think of Europe. We are Mutts. There are many of Finnish, Swedish decent in my area. Also, many Polish. There would be an emptying of of cities in the area going to fight. Don't touch our boats. Don't touch our motherlands.

[@jonathangibson9098]

@@dallastaylor5479 his key word was "most"

[@samis6553]

Oh wow! Futucast with Ryan McBeth! What a wonderful combination! Have followed you both from the early days and watch most of the stuff you both put out! So glad to see this!

[@Teawisher]

Yea definitely an awesome surprise! I hope he goes deeper into the potential theorized counters to AI drones like laser weapons. As I have heard him say that drone dominance might decrease from now and my own intuitions pull the other way because of cost efficiency.

[@terjeoseberg990]

@@Teawisher, Laser weapons are great until the enemy invents mirrors.

[@terjeoseberg990]

@@Teawisher, Lasers are great until the enemy invents mirrors.

[@Teawisher]

@@terjeoseberg990 Never thought about what happens when weapon grade lasers hit mirrors.

[@terjeoseberg990]

@@Teawisher, Whatever it is, it’s probably not good.

[@raining4065]

Since you have had Ryan McBeth on the channel, next logical step would be Jake Broe. He has very nice content on Ukraine and a bit more focus on modern & historical politics. He is also an American who seems to understand eastern europe and russia pretty well so you two might have a lot to talk about.

[@Jyrsna]

Jake is awesome

[@msumungo]

A vote for Jake from here!

[@gerardigoe9765]

Love Ryan McBeth. I consider his words when he talks.

[@anoncspan4129]

This was a fun introduction to your channel! Thanks to both of you!

[@Coccelo]

I had to do a double take like, "what channel did I click on again." What a high-profile guest, thanks for this Mr. McBeth.

[@TheCopilot9]

From my understanding the modern US anti-personnel mines have batteries onboard and if the battery dies the mine is disabled. They can also be set to disarm after a certain amount of time, so after 6 months,1 year, 5 years, etc the entire mine field is disarmed and is no longer a public safety threat.

[@meteorknight999]

They are still mines and explosives Why care about unexploded ww2 dum bombs, if their fuse decay over time ?

[@PBUNO]

What a good interview from our 🇫🇮 union 🇪🇺 brother! And Ryan is truly one of the best and genuine guests you can have on your podcast! We ❤ McBeth …’bunker branding’ all the way 😉

[@ironteacup2569]

Glad to see Ryan making the rounds on the KZbin’s still

[@jameslyddall]

Over taking Simon whistler on how many channels he’s appearing on

[@ironteacup2569]

@ that guy is annoying. I would like to see “new” takes on stuff. I’m starting to hear the same thing every time from Ryan

[@Seve82]

This was excellent interview! Kiitos!

[@jamieskelinen5543]

Well done! This was fun to listen to.

[@jamesinFL]

Ryan McBeth is spot on with the drones … great interview.

[@neilgriffiths6427]

Excellent interview and analysis - if scary as heck.

[@johnwilliamson8883]

Absolutely fascinating, well done to the both of you👊😘

[@Anu-gn9yn]

A great interview! Thank you both!

[@Jakedelus]

what a guest and interview! thank you.

[@bearowen5480]

Compliments to the host for his impressive mastery of the English language, particularly his command of unaccented idiomatic AMERICAN English! This is a truly amazing achievement. However, if he could provide an English translation of his KZbin podcast description page it would be appreciated! 🐻🇺🇲🇫🇮

[@RobinHood-re4ik]

Thanks for the interview. New podcast for me to absorb!

[@blafonovision4342]

Listening to you from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

[@luminyam6145]

9:42 I really get what Ryan is saying. I get that feeling sometimes when I am working with my team of nurses, trying to get to the finish line altogether. It can be so satisfying.

[@pacifist9805]

That was really a special guest star. Pretty unique thoughts about many things.

[@SaahilKhan8]

Excellent interview! Phenomenal job by the interviewer!

[@Leftyotism]

Great stuff!

[@Joe-ij6of]

US ARMY: “free weed on weekends” ** recruitment goes through the roof **

[@buffalo11919]

How good are potheads going to be against China or Russia?

[@simonbattle0001]

Thanks. This was a very good interview and I subscribed. Good job both of you! Slava Ukrayini!

[@wilfdarr]

Went from "And I work for aero-medlab!" to "y'all need to know I don't work with them" in a week... I'm very curious what happened there!

[@henrybutchy3242]

AeroMed board leadership insists on its drones delivering blood only. Military purchasers want drones to deliver whatever payload is needed - food, blood, ammunition, explosives - whatever. CEO walked away, RMcB walked away. AeroMed will succeed on principle and fail in the marketplace reality.

[@luckyjazzbo]

Love that he said “будьмо!” (Budmo!), a Ukrainian word for cheers ❤️

[@powyyyyy]

great interview

[@kasperwikman]

awesome guest🎉

[@jmtpolitico80]

Ryan is Extremely Credible!!! So Honors to that!!! All I like is Good Information and/or Facts!!! I follow Ryan so I will Subscribe to your channel.

[@freemanpal]

Great podcast

[@AnnieLean]

As is typical for Futucast, another excellent interview. I wish my Finnish went beyond tervetuloa, kiitos, ravintola and hissi.

[@chillxxx241]

Ryan is so true. I lived in San Antonio Texas. There are 1.5 million people in that city and I knew adults who had never left the city and many more that never left the state.

[@JP-JP]

Life for most people is about expense and opportunities. Rich travel and enrich their personal life experience. They have that luxury. Everybody else travels extensively in military service or looking for work. Else, if reasonable means of economic support is found where they grew up, they sink roots and raise families amongst friends and loved ones and invest in the American Dream as they are able. The travel is a family vacation to Florida or a regional American local if they are lucky. It’s opportunity, not ignorance.

[@chillxxx241]

@ The rich normally start traveling for the same reason (opportunities and business). That is how many of them became rich. It is when you finally figure out how to trade your time for wealth instead of just a paycheck.

[@mikeyoung00]

"...audiobook for Marines..." Nice high speed burn, Ryan.

[@UncleDonkey99]

That one made me spit out my crayons! *not a marine, I just like eating crayons too. 😉

[@jukkak8682]

Sattumalta löysin tänään sinun kanavan kun näin 5v thaimaan vankilassa! Itselläkin oli niin lähellä joutua Thaimaassa vankilaan, mutta pelasti ihan sattumalta vankilalta kun gueshousen omistaja oli kaupungin poliisipäällikön tytön kanssa naimisissa. 7 vuoden aikana kun asuin Laos, Thaimaa & Kambodzan alueilla niin se oli pienin läheltä piti tilanne! Todella hyvä podcast ja jätkä on niin hyvä keskustelemaan ! 10/10 !

[@jukkak8682]

olin tilannut Ryanin kanavat 6kk sit, mutta sinut löysin vasta tänään!

[@_kreetch9231]

Daddy Al baddy always makes me lol 😊

[@RavetsU]

No nyt on kovanluokan vieras! McBethiä on tullut seurattua suurhyökkäyksen alettua ja tullut opittua paljon herralta. Mahtava heppu, mahtava podi!

[@spiff1003]

Nice one, Ryan. Seems like you know quite a bit about Europe as compared to the average american (or european, to be honest) and that gives a better perspective on what is happening. I can understand that some americans with a limited view of the world thinks that America should stay out of everything. It's just that it will in the longer run put America on the back foot too. So I highly appreciate that you know history better than most others.

[@Airborne-80]

How much do you think you know about America?

[@spiff1003]

@@Airborne-80 Note that I added "average european" there too. People in general don't really know too much about this world. Unfortunately... Ask europeans about what is going on in central america, and you won't get much reply either. Serbia was a distant and short thing, so I challenge you to ask some people if they know anything about that country. You won't find much, I guess. Not in US, and just a little in Europe.

[@MGarafano]

@@spiff1003 Well had we not supported a regime change in Ukraine, Ukraine would not be at war with Russia. Obama himself publicly joked while president (during Sochi Olympics) about needing to be careful about stealing Ukraine away from Russia, and make no mistake we did exactly that. I personally think that while we shouldn’t abandon Ukraine we need to put all our efforts into stopping this war, not fighting it. Yes that does mean Ukraine gonna have to give up territory, but when you make poor decisions to poke the bear you get what you get, they honestly should have known better because the Russia invasion came with MANY direct warnings from Russia. Far as defending other European countries, that depends on how it starts, how much of your GDP you’re spending on defense, and strategic value. You pushing buttons you shouldn’t? You’re on your own. You think you don’t gotta meet treaty obligations on spending? You’re on your own. You have zero strategic value? We shouldn’t have allowed you into NATO in the first place. This is war not a charity, we owe you nothing, and every time a European pops off forgetting this, our collective “fuck you” only gets louder. I’ll also add that last minute increases in spending to “meet” treaty obligations isn’t actually meeting treaty obligations if you’ve been a freeloader for decades. It be like me thinking if I just sent my landlord a rent check for this month he’ll cancel the eviction notice even though I still owe him for all the other months… Don’t work that way, the only way I get to stay is if I made good on the whole of my lease agreement, well that and do some serious apologizing for breaching the AGREEMENT in the first place. Cheers mate😂

[@JP-JP]

@@spiff1003I think you have developed an inaccurate opinion of Americans from the loudest and dumbest, not the average or majority.

[@tomcook5813]

I was happy to see they are actually getting serious about rebuilding Philly Ship dry dock and have two USN ships in build.

[@henrybutchy3242]

Military ship building is very different from commercial ship building. USA already supports military ship building (more is needed). Congress is currently considering HUUUUGE subsidies to restore commercial ship building. (1) it will be a huuuge give away to corporations, but pretend to be "for national security"). (2) Korean and Japanese commercial ships are more than plentiful and adequate already. Subsidies for US commercial ship building capacity is totes not necessary - unless you want to tax the middle class and give it to billionaires.

[@533hornet]

Ryan's thoughts about why he liked being in the army reminded me of a phrase I was told by a combat weatherman who was in both Iraq and Afghanistan. "Lo though I walk in the shadow of the valley of death I shall fear no evil. I shall fear no evil for i am the baddest fucker in that valley"

[@theresamcpherson7352]

Thank you both!

[@rogeralien]

I think it's very true that he said about RU veterans infantry. Troops on the ground with unlimited artillery are hard to beat.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

I don't really think Russia has a lot of those veterans that Ryan referred to. I think Russia's military is getting younger and less experienced by the day.

[@lorispina5544]

Loved the broadcast I would highly recommend interviewing " Jake Broe " and " Chris Cappy " Chris has a a you tube channel called Task and Purpose that I think you would really enjoy.

[@B1gLupu]

It's safe to assume he is well familiar with the high visibility content creators like Perun and Task and Purpose since those topics are pretty important to people who live in nations that border Russia. If something happens between Ukraine and Russia, we want to know about it.

[@B1gLupu]

It's safe to assume he is well familiar with the high visibility content creators like Perun and Task and Purpose since those topics are pretty important to people who live in nations that border Russia. If something happens between Ukraine and Russia, we want to know about it.

[@mrgustavoperez]

I think that in general the “success” of drone warfare in the UKR war is due to the lack of air superiority by either side. How would air support look like if one side owned the air space?

[@ElijsDima]

Could be pretty similar tbh, drones are so cheap and easy-to-deploy and numerous, it would be a nightmare for the conventional airforce to chase down all the drones. ... One thing, though, probably launching/operating a drone would be more risky as the air force could find where the drone operator is and send a missile on him/her. But air force denying drone-flying? Unlikely. And if one side wants to task a jet fighter + missile to shoot down a $399 DJI drone (or sub-$1000 equivalent homebuild), well, all the better.

[@waynemaman7418]

I have seen 1 person control 8 drones on 1 screen looked like a camera DVR and the touch screen allows you to select each individually but that’s commercial so no idea about military capacity

[@dss2mtm]

The constant 'caribou' lampooning was hilarious. Finnish honor mercileesly caricatured.

[@guyatridaskerr4676]

we need to recruit RTS players for these drone swarms

[@JeffBilkins]

On the question of how many things a person can control in a tactical operation we should look at games. Think of a complex RTS and how much stuff people can manage at the same time, and also how any micro-management cuts into that.

[@swiftycortex]

0:51 "And I work for Aeromedlab" That didn't age well. That's Aeronedlab's loss

[@Thihercooley]

Please put timestamps 🙏

[@davidl.7317]

Excellent.

[@nilshult6401]

Please interview Jake Broe and Arthur Rehi both on youtube

[@erikcharrier5943]

I would define a swarm contextually. A drone formation becomes a swarm when scale changes its operation dynamics and relative capabilities. I would define the swarm threshold when it’s big enough to give up a level of command precision in exchange for enough mass to saturate defenses and seek out many individual targets.

[@yourenotmartin]

good shit

[@footsorebird0365]

Could someone post the name of the show they where talking about, preferably in English and finish so I can look that thing up. And which network was it on?

[@toffotin]

Kah. Pitääpä lähteä hakemaan taas yks karibu mehtältä.

[@dallastaylor5479]

Consider interview with Fiona Hill or Sarah Paine.

[@B1gLupu]

34:04 Can you link the original tweet?

[@ristomattikolsi5711]

Low level flying drones under the radar has it's benefits, and also the idea of the swarm of million drone is pretty sweet. But the difficulty of that many drones flying to their target efficiently without them colliding with each other, deppends on many things i quess. One of them is, how tight drone swarm it is, and how precise the steering in them is.

[@Airborne-80]

During WW2 Japan used balloons to start forest fires in Oregon. They also took control of an American Island near Alaska, I believe. A Japanese submarine fired multiple shots onto the shore of a Southern California beach in addition to the Pearl Harbor attack.

[@tonyfriendly4409]

One of those balloons made it's way all the way to Allegan County Michigan!

[@EditioCastigata]

Damn, now I’d love me some Finnish red deer for dinner. Please share recipes!

[@Erkkiboi]

I love this guy, fantastic!

[@jimmymifsud1]

Looks like a lot changed to when Ryan took his trip to Texas

[@CorgiWrangler]

0:59 "and I work at areomedlab!" WELL THAT SURE AGED LIKE MILKY

[@jannehanhela9607]

Nyt on mielenkiintoinen vieras!

[@mcs131313]

13:15 re: talk of making better food, general quality of life: beyond any sense of it being “the right thing to do” in the business world, these types of perks are often a much less expensive way to maintain the same size / quality of workforce (vs. much larger pay hikes to recruit, and much higher training costs due to high churn). This is very visible now with the wild signing bonuses being offered. (And to be clear - I’m not saying we shouldn’t ever also pay them more - I’m just saying some of these improvements should be a nobrainer for the people dealing with recruiting and retention issues)

[@professortrog7742]

About a droneswarm, the biggest problem is range. And longer range means more expensive. You will be looking at millions for a basically throw-away weapon, since recovering high-explosive loaded things is also very tricky. Not going to happen any time soon, even though the image is terrifying.

[@chillxxx241]

There is no mutual defense treaty between the US and Taiwan. The US is just obligated to assist Taiwan in their defense.

[@bearowen5480]

In the "Winter War" of 1939-1940, the Finns lost 26,000 killed in action, but the Soviets lost 200,000! I wouldn't call that the Finns "getting crushed". In the end it was basically a draw, but Finland was forced to cede some strategic territories, about 11% of their land mass, to the Russians, but were able to retain their national sovereignty. In WWII, Finland allied itself with Nazi Germany, mainly to resist the Soviet desire to gobble up Finland like it did to all of the nations in Eastern Europe. That strategy preserved Finland as an independent and nominally neutral country while the Eastern European countries became Soviet Communist puppet states. Now, as a member of NATO, and retaining their ferocious fear and hatred of the Russians, I think that if Putin initiated a "special military operation" against Finland, the Finns might not only successfully defeat the incompetent and thoroughly corrupted Russian army, it might also regain all of the territory it lost fighting alone in 1940! I have a friend who is a first generation Finnish-American emigre', and former Finnish Marine Corps special ops guy. He says that when he was a kid, his grandmother always said about the Russians, "Fry them in butter or fry them in lard, they all still taste the same." 👍🇫🇮🇺🇲🐻

[@meteorknight999]

Reclaiming old lands ? Not a good idea to think like putn there. Germany thought same way towards danzig after losing it post ww1 too.

[@asserkortteenniemi4878]

I think his point was basically to not underestimate our charming eastern neighbor. We surely wouldn't get crushed, but as Ryan said, Russians have gained a lot of experience in real combat, and learned from some of their mistakes. We would be fools to underestimate them, as they did Ukraine and western resolve. And I think he may have generally a bit sceptical view on conscripts, due to his not so stellar experiences with for example Egyptian conscripts. We wouldn't certainly be crushed, but it wouldn't be easy war. Luckily this time we have allies and much better armed and prepared forces.

[@henrybutchy3242]

The wars of 1939-1945 were not the same as the wars of 85 years earlier (1840). Neither will the wars of 2025 be in any method similar to 1940. There is an adage to explain many failures in wars: they were fighting the previous war.

[@concord14]

The U.S. doesn't take anything out of the toolbox. We don't currently utilize land mines, but we do not hamstring ourselves.

[@BromineSidecar]

Great discussion. I note just two things. 1. US has everything you would ever want - except perhaps any depth of KULCHARALERITAGE, and 2. The US not responding with full support (people & munitions) to an Article 5 trigger would be tragic and hypocritical given that it is the only member state (of NATO and ANZUS) to ever call on other members for, and receive, their full support during its adventures in Iraq & Afghanistan.

[@omarrp14]

10:50 I’d be fine with conscription if they were put in their own units. Separate from active duty, also they can’t go overseas at all. So have them go through basic & ait, then have something like the SFAB unit (a unit only made up of leadership/trainers) go to NTC/JRTC with them 1-2 times. Also have them help with things stateside like the national guard during disasters or even have them participate in things like cleanups and soup kitchens. Then at the end of their service they of course get the choice to stay in and go to a normal unit as an E3.

[@TBKTheamazing]

Love it

[@unknownentity8256]

An American underestimating the capability of the FDF? Definitely didn't see that one coming.

[@polestar7235]

FDF?

[@alvar7344]

@@polestar7235Finnish defence forses

[@Juhani96]

maybe he didin't actually take geolocation and terrain into account. It's totally different from Ukraine. Tanks can't really be used as effectively, drones have hard time in thick forest areas and so on.

[@unknownentity8256]

@@Juhani96 Yeah and according to him we are still fighting with same equipment as in 1939 🤣

[@Virtual-Media]

As an American observer with an obsession about the state of the world at this time. From what I've seen the FDF is very well trained and extremely disciplined.

[@winstongunnels4807]

Peter Zeihan geopolitical strategist predicted the Ukraine war to the month and has a very clear idea of what’s happening in the world. He does economics and demographics look him up. I would love to see an interview with you guys.

[@nilshult6401]

Go Finland, greetings from Sweden

[@jlangford7422]

I spent 23 years in the intelligence community and a good number of those years looking at the larger strategic picture of the Russia problem. I am embarrassed about how badly we fell for the mirror imaging paradigm and foolishly assumed that Russian manning, equipping, and training would be close to par with the US, and therefore a significant threat to NATO and US Forces. We honestly thought they were a, dare I say, a “near peer”, with their modern, state of the art T90s, SA-21/ 400s, MIGs and SU jets, LACMs, ALCMs, etc. In other words, we drastically over estimated thier system capabilities and severely discounted thier manpower and readiness issues. We would be likewise fools to over estimate a Chinese force who has yet to conduct any sort of major conduct with equipment that is also untested. And that is just the internal military issue facing China. They also have to contend with the imploding demographic issue at hand, with too few replacements for the aging population, a trickle down effect of the one child policy and the lack of interest of the current generation to reproduce in adequate numbers for many reasons, economics and the lack of upward mobility not withstanding. A war would only accelerate this demographics conundrum for China, as it is doing in Russia. Add to this issue, the quickly retracting Chinese economy. War is expensive, in blood and treasure. Massive wartime expenditures, and lack of international trade as a result of war, IE international sanctions, would further cripple the economy and future economic prospects for China. Add to that brain drain from those who flee to the West to avoid the draft, and the lack of males for future reproductive potential, all compounding the future economic issue. We are seeing this all play out in Russia. So despite the desperate desire to forcefully reunite Taiwan with mother China, the CCP will have no choice but prioritize thier own survival and punt on the issue. What good would it be to annihilate Taiwan, only to be stuck with the bill for re-building it when they can’t manage the infrastructure they already have now on the mainland? Bottom line, no, China will not invade Taiwan because win or lose, they will not have the resources to survive the aftermath. And the only thing they fear more than a free Taiwan is regime collapse.

[@LRRPFco52]

The Soviets populated the OSS with doubles during the War, then sent even more fake defectors and former-Nazi intelligence officers who had been turned by the NKVD in the camps. Guys like George de Mohrenschildt who claimed to have fled the Bolsheviks became key assets, and one of the main Soviet psyops was to convince the US they were 10ft tall so we wouldn’t unilaterally nuke them. They genuinely believed we would do that after what they saw in Japan. When the Agency concocted Mockingbird, the Soviets hijacked it from within and drove a lot of the messaging in US media.

[@joekellyou]

I guess I’m the weird guy, but I’ve totally tried to plan a trip to Finland before 😂. I want to see the northern lights!

[@B1gLupu]

Rovaniemi is pretty good for that, especially if you travel with a significant other :) As a Finn myself, there is a huge difference between seeinh Northen Lights here (sometimes they are so dim that you need a camera lense to see them properly) in the south and seeing them in the Artic where they are really bright.

[@EugeneThink]

2:10 audio version only for Marines 😂😂

[@justinkinkade2063]

Host didn't seem to pickup on that

[@rantanplan178]

Not working for Aerometlab anymore. How quickly things change. How positive he sounds while mentioning it, knowing how serious the situation really was at this point. Do not idealize people. Just don't. :)

[@sford2044]

Could you imagine drones against FOB's. I wouldn't be here today.

[@tys5650]

Yes they will. Saved you the time. You’re welcome.

[@Heater-v1.0.0]

Dude, as a Brit living in Helsinki I have only known two guys who were into hunting moose. Only once a year. and one of those was actually Swedish. My observation is that most Fins live in the cities and towns in little apartments. On the other hand I know a lot of guys who were officers in the Finnish military, they do not have romantic notions of warfare.

[@n30gn0sis9]

That feeling of winning? Yeah I'm tracking you now. Kinda like going into a coalition facility saying "heyyyy America here!, we're going to the Superbowl"

[@Lizardo451]

As of recent data, approximately 56% of American adults possess a valid passport. This marks a significant increase from the mid-1990s when only about 10% held passports. BBC In comparison, passport ownership rates in other countries are notably higher. For instance: Australia: Approximately 70% of citizens hold passports. United Kingdom: Around 76% of the population possesses passports. Canada: About 66% of Canadians have passports.

[@melk100]

Sergey Karyakin, would be an interesting interviewee

[@diggernash1]

I think Ryan misunderstood the question about drone swarms. I think the idea was that you dump thousands of drones out of a cargo plane, glide large "containers" of them to a geographic area, deploy them in a scattered/grid pattern, then they lock onto the first thermal signature, then kamikaze that target. Aerial, mobile, antipersonell mines.

[@TheCardil]

100k autonomous drone swarm can be easily controlled by a few human operators that are trained in StarCraft.

[@Squigglydodah]

The number of times Ryan Macbeth shows up drunk on camera is increasing. Dudes got a problem.

[@BorKagan777]

Conscription system could be very expansive.

[@matthewtremblay415]

Long time fan of Ryan and i know he can do better than this.

[@rogeralien]

AI on a drone will take a significant power. That is why only the latest Android and iOS devices have capabilities and chips to work with on-device LLMs. Putting an object recognition system on a drone is not that complex, but the full AI it's a problem. More battery, more power, more costs.

[@USAmbro24]

How would a f-15 SE utilizing 4 stealth escort drones perform as the Centerman? In what way would an f-35 be better? If any. You could push drones out 20 miles ahead and use the F-15 SE as the Quarterback + the rear seater could control the drones. F-15 SE holds many more missiles and most disadvantages go away with the stealth drones working ahead. Explain how I am wrong. I am not saying to get rid of f-35's we have but they cost too much for what they can do. Personally, I think you need manned aircraft with rear seater to control drones. With AI you could increase number of drones heavily too.

[@LRRPFco52]

We were on the F-15 CTF working with systems development, sensors, weapons, things of that nature. F-15’s RCS is gigantic, so if it isn’t being tracked as it taxis, it will be once airborne. F-35 has the smallest RCS of any fighter today, is single engine, only requires 5 MMH/FH, has far superior sensors that are fused with each other, then interleaved with other F-35s and platforms that have compatibility. F-35s are the most affordable modern fighter both in acquisition and O&M, unlike any variant of the F-15. F-15 has 2 engines, EX and E models have 2 cockpits with tons of panels and boxes to maintain, complicated intake variable geometry and FLCS architecture, hydraulics, and things that add up to 20-38 MMH/FH. F-15 IR signature is huge as well, even in mil power settings due to the Titanium engine cowlings. Beautiful airplane, but at the end of its service life in the modern world. There is no F-15SE. That was a sad gimmick from Boeing, who built a bondo mock-up, nothing more.

[@USAmbro24]

@@LRRPFco52 I see you did not think about utilizing a 2 seat aircraft with drones escorts at all. F-15 SE, f-18 SH controlling stealth drones from the back seat. At the same time front seat would be busy sniping enemy aircraft from 80 miles out. The enemy would be too busy dealing with the drones to consider a shot at the F-15SE or F18SH. You are thinking about fighting the Russians in 1988 instead of how to beat China in 2026. I am also 100% open to a two seat stealth aircraft but not super expensive and should be used to established line of sight to stealth drones. Hang back and let the drones take the risks.

[@LRRPFco52]

@@USAmbro24 So I'm somebody that is aware of things with certain production lots of the F-4D and jet-powered drones. That was 50 years ahead of people who talk about WSOs steering drones- already done. The problem once again is the F15 RCS. 80 nautical miles is larger than most Air-to-Air weapon system WEZ. We don't need a WSO to steer drones anymore because they can be tasked on semi-autonomous profiles. You also don't want comms with data links that are easily intercepted like with legacy birds (F-15, F-16). Only F-22A and F-35s have Low Probability of Intercept data links. It's a totally different sensor/ antenna architecture that doesn't exist in 4th Gen. There are people way ahead of the power curve who've been working on these things for generations. Almost none of it is in the public light.

[@Joe-li3zj]

Futacast. Hmm… interesting name.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

Sometimes I really like Ryan and sometimes not so much. In this video are we watching drunk Ryan?

[@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842]

He didn’t catch the marine audiobook joke lol

[@BladeFitAcademy]

"go clean your rifle" 😂😂

[@jpjp926]

34:24 call of duty advanced warfare edition has a brief storyline where you fight off a drone swarm. I thought that the way it was handled was utterly inadequate and the characters would easily have been KIA.