The New Face of Military Technology || Peter Zeihan

[@guycalgary7800]

Swarm A.I. with thousands of cheap drones armed with high explosives , being guided by satellite is absolutely terrifying. Truly the stuff of nightmares .

[@a5cent]

You've missed the entire point of AI. A drone swarm using AI will not need any guidance at all, neither from satellite nor anything else. They will have a range of missions they know how to complete, and the operators will only tell them where and when. The rest they will do autonomously, including target acquisition, prioritization and engagement. All while cooperating with other members of the swarm and dynamically re-tasking if a swarm member is disabled. We've seen nothing yet. This will be on the market in two or three years.

[@Outrjs]

Habakkuk 2:18,9 A.I. robots I prayed and asked God, why did they worship, build, and see the "idols" as so important. As in the days of Noah

[@RemusCroft]

why would you need swarm of thousands when dozen of single ones does the job?

[@jasoncostello3471]

Scarier still they will be autonomous to avoid satellite jamming.

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Even when autonomous, drone swarms are still vulnerable to various EW countermeasures. No army in their right mind will march out onto the battlefield anymore without significant anti-drone capability.

[@cognisant307]

Ironic isn't it? That more advanced automation has put the focus back on the capabilities of the individual infantryman. And that the super-solider of the 21st century might actually be a frat boy with a controller in his hands. What a world.

[@DJWESG1]

Just goes to show thst things like COD modern warfare are part of the agenda, not apart from it.

[@BuddyLee23]

Small unit tactics have always been, and always will be, the backbone… …at least until the great cybernetic pandemic of 2055. Then shit gets a little more complicated…

[@Humanaut.]

​@@DJWESG1I think the military would much prefer actual healthy people that can act in the world instead of unhealthy gamers. Of course an unhealthy(/non-athletic) gamer that plays COD is potentially more useful for future military positions than a gamer that plays Mario Cart or whatever.

[@justin8865]

​@DJWESG1 well somone needs to fund that program again, there hasn't been a good cod game in decades

[@KaDaJxClonE]

​@@Humanaut.What do you think flying a Global Hawk or Reaper or Shadow is like? What sort of physical capabilities do you think those soldiers require? Looking at FPV drones used in Ukraine, what sort of run time do they require? How much should their bench press be to operate that drone? Our US army is now the smartest group of soldiers in history. Guys with controllers and computer skills are way more effective in modern combat than some dude with armor and an M4. Out thinking the enemy is much more useful than our shooting him. Resource utilization and supply lines win battles. Guy going Rambo is cool and all, but 3:1 with stable supply wins every time.

[@chrisbrown8748]

I called this 💩 back in 2015🙌🏽. As a former U.S Marine whose M.O.S. was 0341 and I spent 8 years serving in a weapons company either on the gun line with 81mm mortars or as a F.O. I knew the second I got the first DJI Mavic Pro to film my Vietnam vacation that this was the future of warfare. I wasn’t even so much thinking about placing munitions on them I was purely looking at it from a call for fire standpoint and how it would revolutionize how we planned out our fire missions.

[@MicroSBs]

huge reason the USMC is changing its entire layout. They got rid of all of their tanks and most of their towed gun systems. Replacing them with small agile vehicles, precision missiles and drones. USMC is moving to be fast light and have a long punch.

[@hlurpseed]

This Technology stack needs to be completely domestic as a matter of National Security. No offshore chips or IP. Redundant supply chains as well.

[@januszopechowski2]

yeah, please note ground effect vehicles on Ukraine no-road spaces.One man/100kg load/slick IC engines. There are mvoe

[@TogetherinParis]

Yeah, he seems a little late. We'll load pallets of thousands of drones & robots into SpaceX Starships to deliver to the battlefield and let A.I. go wild. We might use women and children to guide 'em in from back home and use A.I. to promote winners. War's going to be too bad to do pretty soon.

[@mindsetovermadness]

Good effects!

[@robertdole5391]

Peter needs to do a travel series where he discusses his favorite airports, lounges, hotels and rental cars and hiking trails.

[@jackjederstrombergman4987]

When the world isn't changing in front of our eyes maybe. 😅 I would still tune in for that tho

[@Superknullisch]

And a heads up, about which ones does include a nearby nuclear or non-nuclear prof bombshelter🙃😉

[@patrickhenry4397]

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my entire life.

[@jackjederstrombergman4987]

@@patrickhenry4397 to quote the hives "everything someone else has said was the dumbest thing i've ever heard"

[@dicksonluiakitperday2532]

Travel where it would only be in the US

[@greggcal4583]

I only watch these for the weather in Colorado.

[@MikeHunt-c5p]

Me too

[@Superknullisch]

Haha!!😅😅

[@bdoeden64]

LOL - agreed ;)

[@mitchconner403]

It was like 70 degrees on Saturday then we got dumped on with 7 inches of snow on Sunday. It be like that here

[@larryclemens1850]

And I only read playboy for the articles.

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Perun has talked about this, and noted how anti-drone countermeasures evolve in tandem with the drones themselves. Then there's Anduril, who produces both primary attack drones and drone-hunting counter-drones. This is the true 5D chess, in which the explosives are real and the pieces move on their own.

[@paulscoffone8331]

Drones are the precursor to robotics. 50 to 100 AI-powered and linked very mobile and very fast small weapons platforms. Small profiles, dropped behind lines and resupplied with stealth drones. Inflict extremely rapid and massive damage to critical areas with zero concern for casualties. Each unit self-destructing

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Autonomous drones already ARE robots. They simply don't have legs because they don't need them for the mission.

[@dustinyoung3069]

I suppose this still represents a reduction in combat casualties for a force that uses drones. I'd rather my drone be shot down than be killed in combat. This seems like a rare positive development for the future of warfare. The closer we get to actual chess instead of slaughter, the better. I'll take Drones v Infrastructure over trench warfare and fox holes any day.

[@daviddunkelheit9952]

I recall the Peter Weller movie “Screamers” … mobile sword units killed most of the opposition then they started making themselves.

[@daviddunkelheit9952]

@@gardenersgraziers7261the incendiary bombing campaign was massively effective at destroying every major city in Japan until the USAAF RAN OUT OF BOMBS… the architect for the operation was I believe Curtis Lemay who first used the strategy in Germany. They would drop incendiary bombs in the old city center that had narrow roads and wooden buildings… created a firestorm that could not be extinguished.

[@ahall1459]

Imagine walking along the road and coming across Peter chatting away like this...

[@pavolhorvath7850]

Imagine walking along the Colorado mountains and not meeting a human for weeks...

[@RangeTimeRicky24]

High five low five keep on walking

[@roblake602]

That is his neighborhood ...thought I saw his house in one shot!

[@ravenshroud]

I live here in town with him and I am hoping to do just that this spring!

[@mrschuyler]

And there's an Amazon delivery van following him.

[@billjohns4587]

One of your best daily shows. Thank you.

[@chuckcurtis]

The most information rich videos in any short format.

[@campfireeverything]

That's the summary I've been trying to find the words for a year 👌

[@YoutubeUsername7777]

If you dont care about the accuracy of the information.

[@campfireeverything]

@@KZbinUsername7777 Oh BOO-HOO. Go and find a channel that is better then, instead of whinging here princess.

[@s.curtisjohnson2286]

Thanks!

[@longdongjon1201]

Did you just give 50$ to a CIA asset? Lmao

[@thegoat5216]

Dumb head donating money to the US government 😂😂😂

[@thegoat5216]

I hope you get scammed by Indian call center guy

[@JAAnewboy]

😧

[@malcolmsimmons6557]

Lol

[@captaincustard2115]

I tune in daily to see his wonderful collection of shades ....plus this guy is great

[@1n20DnD]

It's all about the shades. 🕶 I wonder if he has a massive collection at this point?

[@joshcarter-com]

For me it’s all about the hats. Disappointed today. 😢

[@VAspeed3]

I wonder if he just loses that many or if they pile up in his closet.

[@1n20DnD]

@@VAspeed3 me too!

[@RSfailblog]

anyone know where to get these??or what theyre called

[@mk1fourwinds62]

Wow, you PO’d the Rus-bots today! Hit a little close to home! No pun intended. Civil War/Crimean War analogy was awesome. 👌

[@shooter575]

Remembering the Spanish civil war the USSR and Germany using it as a test bed for its weapons and tactics

[@mk1fourwinds62]

@@shooter575 Yes! Pre war warm up.

[@truenetgmx]

yesterday i saw video of ukrainian diy fpv drone that being jammed switched to ai image recognition and still destroyed tank - future is now, rules are changing

[@effexon]

this is why javelin is expensive and valuable 2022 warfare. it uses ai image recognition. but with drones that part becomes cheaper and cheaper due to volume mass use.

[@MTrekker2001]

My DJI drone is smart enough to recognize a person or vehicle and follow them around.

[@IQstrategy]

@@MTrekker2001 Don't attach a bomb or knives on that thing.

[@Art-is-craft]

@@effexon Javelins have a theoretical range of about 10 km. if that technology was to converge with drones and forward operations then there is no reason why a launch vehicle or small team cannot act as a mobile launch base that forward teams can provide target acquisition to the launch teams that are far out of sight.

[@effexon]

@@Art-is-craftthats some next level scenario.... I just wonder how dependent on taiwan chips these are as all of that advanced featureset needs chips and electronics. maybe DJI drone as such doesnt need fancy latest things, but that next level stuff needs bleeding edge. Ukraine is constantly pushing envelope due to their limited resources. Russia has resources but why bother spying and disassembly of enemy stuff if you had some plan already.

[@TraderRobin]

Well, like the saying goes, "necessity is the mother of invention!" And, Ukraine is sure discovering THAT lesson the hard way!!

[@thearpox7873]

You can also see the qualitative difference between the Vietnamese&Afghanis, and the Ukrainians, when put with their backs to the wall. The latter actually know what they're fighting for, and care.

[@douglassun8456]

There's a certain wry humor in the Black Sea Fleet ships being unable to take out the Ukranian naval drones because their guns were designed to take out ships and so they couldn't deflect low enough to engage a remote-controlled SeaDoo packed with explosives. Kind of like how Bismarck had trouble shooting down the biplane torpedo bombers from the Ark Royal because they were so slow that the automated tracking on Bismarck's AA guns kept leading them too far.

[@ourvaluesarewhoweareinadem4093]

Even more wry humor in the supposed worlds strongest navy unable to stop a third world militia from blockading the Red Sea.

[@johnathanh2660]

I understand that part of the design spec of the Fairey Swordfish was 'low and slow' and 'stringbag', that is WW1 wood, wire and doped linen. It's very hard to shoot down these aircraft because there's so little to them. The prop and engine protects the crew, and the wings and fuselage can take plenty of shrapnel damage. As for radar controlled gunnery, this post-dates the design, but this too sees few returns due to a lack of metal, and in part due to low flying.

[@steven4315]

US navy uses the 25 mm chain gun in a deck mount. I've fired this version. It has a laser sight, is very accurate and can shoot down.

[@johnathanh2660]

@steven4315 And I would suspect that these were developed and deployed in response to the attack on the USS Cole. The 'stringbag' was developed in the 20s/30s for British carrier ops, a different epoch, which is pretty much Peter's point. The game has changed, twice, in recent years: ship killing missiles currently used to attack shipping in the Red Sea and now drone warfare. It should be obvious that if the Ukrainians can attack precision targets to the rear, terrorists can also use/develop this capability.

[@pm4898]

​@@ourvaluesarewhoweareinadem4093Think that has more to do with politics than the ability to target force.

[@1999fxdx]

He’s a great communicator. My favorite channel.

[@paulanderson7893]

All Quiet on The Western Front meets Starship Troopers

[@hlysnan6418]

No one can strike from greater distances than Peter

[@dizzle6709]

When I go on trail walks I listen to the daily zeihan take first almost every time.

[@oveidasinclair982]

Snow is good, fills the Colorado river system and the two major dam systems.

[@Shakdnugz2024]

first road ive seen in a pz video, hes just like me!

[@Lunar_el]

Huh🫤

[@Abduladilosman]

Seconded!! Denver has the best drinking water of any major city.

[@rmsii8510]

No need to curse!

[@randomstuff463]

why?@JG-MV

[@Sinnix.]

5:42 thank you for phrasing things in a way that's easy for me to understand

[@safehallak]

I watch your videos every day to know the weather in Colorado ❤

[@sdadev8632]

This may be the most insightful video you've yet made with important implications for the free world. I hope folks are paying attention.

[@protorhinocerator142]

The other day two teams of huskies and a grizzly bear were lost in the woods. They sent Peter in to find and rescue them.

[@TexasRiverRat31254]

You musta missed the Amazon van in the background. 😂🤣

[@YoutubeUsername7777]

He brought two chihuahuas and a beaver and lied everyone he save those two huskies and a bear.

[@timh6845]

What scares me is the stuff we haven’t seen yet…

[@TraderRobin]

Well, you haven't seen ME yet!!

[@MikeHunt-c5p]

What that TR3b used for ?

[@maximilliancunningham6091]

Good analysys. All delivered extemporaneously, which is very impressive.

[@CoachForsyth]

I am very impressed Peter. Those who can adapt to a changing battlefield will change history. Those who do not adapt are called Generals/ Admirals/ or Dinosaurs. We no longer need any leader who leads from the rear.

[@linda9918]

😂😂 we have many dinosaurs 🦕 😂

[@strategicviewpoint6672]

Still need infantry to take and hold ground.

[@peterflohr7827]

@@strategicviewpoint6672True, and you still need government revenue (e. g. refineries) to pay those infantry.

[@TraderRobin]

@@peterflohr7827 But the US hasn't built a new refinery since the 70s! No wonder why we keep shipping our shale oil overseas, because we have no shale oil refineries in the US!

[@Dave5843-d9m]

We will always need leaders who can see the big picture and the bigger picture.

[@specter7-1977]

I agree, the speeding up to targeting cycle and pushing it to the lowest echelon (you call it democratization) has been a revolution. I wonder what are your thoughts on non-kinetic effects utilizing the same targeting cycle. That is, cognitive warfare, examples, including information operations, influence operations, psychological warfare, civil affairs, or military deception. I understand you’re not a military analyst, but interesting to see your points of view. Thanks

[@daviddunkelheit9952]

Reminds me of “Screamers” starring Peter Weller. Based on the short story “Fourth Kind” Autonomous Mobile Swords

[@billisaacs702]

Very interesting comparison with the Civil War. Well done.

[@michaelwaldmeier1601]

The technological level of the Americans at the beginning of WWII vs mid-way through the War and near the end was also phenomenal.

[@TraderRobin]

@@michaelwaldmeier1601 Yeah, and at the beginning of WWII, the British were still flying swordfish biplanes off carrier decks!

[@allenshepard7992]

Peter, sir, you are the only person who's videos I have to watch two or three times to get the full gist. While JDAM munitions allowed for multiple groups to illuminate or designate the final phase, there still had to be group co-operation. Now its a squad or fewer packing multiple weapons in, hitting targets of opportunity and making it back home. No expensive (read as exclusive) equipment needed. Talk about "The Poor mans James Bond" or what B.L.M. could mostly peacefully protest with.

[@MrBucketstar]

This is the new Spanish Civil War, time to watch the modern equivalent of tanks evolve...

[@DJWESG1]

All wars are a means through which technologies are developed. And many are started to develop them.

[@Bootman899]

@@DJWESG1 All of our tech is already developed for the next 20 years minimum. The military never stops dripping the tech out. The Law of Accelerating Returns.

[@dontcallthemliberals3316]

lol yeah this is literally just planes 2.0. We have bombers, next will be fighters. We will have drones fighting drones soon.

[@MikeHunt-c5p]

Another Abraham Lincoln brigade ?

[@longsleevethong1457]

You say the things that I think all day. This channel confirms all my biases.

[@jasonfoord3991]

When will you come and do a lecture or two in New Zealand plse Peter?

[@JinKee]

He’s already hiked in nz and published videos from there, so I suspect there was a lecture and we weren’t invited.

[@samphelps856]

@@JinKeei think he went on holiday there

[@JinKee]

@@samphelps856 he was posting videos, a man like him is always working

[@milescoleman910]

I lived up Conifer Mountain Rd in the 90’s. Every dang video makes me jealous. It is the most gorgeous place I have ever lived.

[@antman7673]

Most of the time in the news sections, there are some experts that are fairly uninformative. Really appreciate the intelligent approach to new information. -Even if not everything might be right or come true, even a glimpse at a potential version of current affairs or the future is valuable.

[@tomschmidt381]

Agree, even with I think he is wrong or overly optimistic about something his depth of knowledge is impressive and I come away knowing more then at the beginning of his post.

[@petetwamley]

Will you please setup a new channel where you do the best hikes in the Colorado mountains? I'd love to see more about the different trails you walk on. 👍

[@slippers4xmas631]

"Know a Mentat by his red-stained sunglasses"

[@wellesmorgado4797]

He travels so much I would say he's Guild!

[@matthew944]

​@@wellesmorgado4797 Yeah definitely a navigator. The spice gas is absorbed through the eyes via the glasses.

[@Reasonable6]

You call pink , red?

[@pelinoregeryon6593]

​​​​@hippymoustacheridesI'd have said a dull orangy red, but pink they ain't, someone up there has odd eyes, or bad tech giving him an odd 'filter' on his videos 🤗

[@aamthor3987]

The spice must flow.

[@parrot849]

You are so insightful and informative, I always look forward to your videos on current world affairs

[@robusmc1713]

They got so good with these small drones

[@chadgdry3938]

and 5:00 is why I love your show...

[@mrsmegz]

Peter is excited that the greatest threat to Russia is a man with a backpack hiking throgh the snow with his drone.

[@chris8612]

Perfect.

[@r.canales9461]

And there will possibly be another man with an explosive drone in a backpack hiking in every Americas State headed to any of thousands of soft targets. It's not like we have tens of thousands of people here who've snuck in recently whom we know nothing of. Would that be the greatest threat to America? This is not a good development.

[@Vl1253]

Hiking through the woods with his Beaver! 😂

[@damiannordmann-invinciblee6049]

Daaaammmmmnnnnn!!!!! Very interesting, and a bit scary. Great info Peter.

[@Harrysound]

Man those sunglasses ….i couldn’t pull that off

[@BuddyLee23]

You have to have a little metrosexual in you (pun intended)

[@Kenneth_James]

No one but Pete could

[@markc6714]

Those are alphabet soup glasses

[@Art-is-craft]

I think they are sports glasses designed for the snow and reflection.

[@t6v5c2]

Neither can Pete. The shades are almost as cringe as his ponytail

[@jamesoromait4225]

Great and insightful analysis , Thanks Peter ❤

[@kushfrancis37]

he had me at beaver

[@AdvantestInc]

Fascinating analysis of the evolution in military affairs. The strategic use of drones as described mirrors the precision and innovation we value in the tech industry

[@anvilinparachuteproduction2027]

can you make a video on the Baltimore bridge collapse and its effect on auto imports?

[@JasonLianneMac]

Snow in April! I remember that when I lived in CO.

[@dankillion5242]

Did Peter call that missile “fugly”? Lol

[@hoghopper]

I hiked there on a beautiful day at the end of January

[@JinKee]

3:05 “What you’re seeing is Advanced Warfare” - Jonathan Irons

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

like terror attacks are called democratization

[@Jay121]

Still no marauder suits

[@JulioAvalos3000]

Peter, I don't mean to go off-topic, but could you give us a link to those sweet sunglasses. I need a pair.

[@immortaljanus]

Sad to say I know where this goes: 3D print swarms of tiny drones that are basically guided bullets and grenades and use guidance software that can adapt to new circumstances on the fly.

[@bbmas1930]

Petraeus has pretty much said that this is how the next global war will be fought. ie when Russia, USA etc bring out the real stuff, not just using up the old stockpiles.

[@jamesdonop445]

Thanks Peter!

[@DougJohns]

what scares me more than anything else is the realization that very soon humans won't be the ones responsible for operating these drones... it will be A.I. !!!!!!

[@billyfriend9373]

As always appreciate the info thank ya Peter

[@patriot1234100]

We should consider what a couple hundred people that have come over our borders illegally could do to our critical infrastructure with low tech drones. This is disaster waiting to happen.

[@zantetsu8674]

Or home grown. They can come from anywhere. See: Timothy McVeigh.

[@tonywpiche2263]

Military summary has good 1st hand videos with geo locations on this.

[@arsic094]

Happy day! My favourite CIA asset released a video :D

[@orcho141]

Johnny Harris would like a word haha

[@antoncarmoducchi6057]

hello Xi's lapdog. yap yap. good dog.

[@brainites]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@FollowTheFreeman]

You made me chuckle bro. My thought as well

[@BuddyLee23]

Tucker Carlson did a vid today?

[@adamjensen8112]

good video. thank you. i enjoyed the concrete examples of the phoenix ghost and the grenade swarms.

[@georgepretnick4460]

Everybody thought the Star Wars "Drone Wars" were never going to happen anytime soon.

[@volatilecollectionsystemsc6351]

I see all of your videos. Your a Stud! I really liked this video because of your take on warfare technologies and their path to adoption.

[@eweiss033]

Star wars drone wars. We need a jar jar binks

[@ginojaco]

Take a squint at Putin... 👍

[@dipperjc]

The Gungan troops would never have had a chance without that single point of failure in orbit. My give up.

[@jjthefish446]

Meesa drone strike refinery.

[@arminiuschatti2287]

Meesa dinking deesa Rushings muy muy bad.

[@fredmac1000]

Thank you 🙏

[@UncleTrog]

Peter in rose-coloured glasses? This is a first!

[@silverbackag9790]

Every time CIA man speaks.

[@jankuyper8353]

You're always giving us interesting info

[@FredrikHaugen]

This is also technology in many ways readily available. Next time a conventional force will meet an asymmetric force on the ground with some tech savvy, the conventional force will have some quick learning to do. Everyone is watching Ukraine. Everyone with eyes sees the future. But not only for the good.

[@effexon]

dont forget conventional force has heartbeat sensors and drones too... hiding in bush or city hallway is more difficult with tech advancing. so in the end it becomes like napoleonic times: best commanders win.

[@TomTomicMic]

....yes as long as it's confined to military uses, but........!?!

[@Lotterywinnerify]

The best commander didn’t win in the end

[@DIYTechnician]

Great insight! Thanks for the info.

[@Ms_Ve]

love Ukrainian innovation ❤

[@glz1]

Allways fascinating

[@robertsutton3001]

I demand these for my 2A rights

[@sheldoniusRex]

Drones are legal in the US. Electronics are legal. Carbon fiber cloth and resin is legal. 3d modeling software is legal and cheaper than a Glock. Buy a drone. Design and fabricate modifications. Wire those mods to operate off of some radio signal. The only thing holding you back is willingness to learn.

[@ChristopherMHeaps]

Go demand a brain for yourself.

[@maritzarivera7994]

Hey Peter, Im absolutely loving your sunglasses!

[@Dadof5]

Imagine a reusable ballistic missile system that can put 200 tons of small drones over a city. Each drone only carries a couple of pounds of explosives. The AI on each drone knows the city and has specific infrastructure targets, like transformers, etc. and 30-40,000 infrastructure targets in the city are hit near simultaneously. Or create a swarm pod drone system for the B-52 and drop 7,000 drones per sortie on target. The future is going to be interesting.

[@carmenmccauley585]

What future.

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

There's a cautionary short film on youtube called "Slaughterbots", and no, the genie is not going to be put back into the bottle.

[@godozo]

Now you just scared me sh*tl+ss.

[@quentinking4351]

You do realize that 200 tons is absolutely absurd. Like, Saturn 5/ SpaceX Starship sized, and would look like a nuclear ICBM, which would prompt a nuclear response. And a 80k pound Minuteman III can deliver 8 nukes, versus a Saturn 5 at 6.5 million pounds (Or Starship at 11 million) to deliver your drones. If you want to non-lethally attack infrastructure, Tomahawk missiles can be remotely guided to targets and have a warhead option designed to destructively short out power substations.

[@chris8612]

I like that phrasing non-lethally attack infrastructure. What a weird way to talk about war.

[@davewebster5120]

You always have such great intel. I've never heard of the phoenix ghost drones.

[@seanlander9321]

To be fair though, The Black Sea is a pond, it’s therefore unlikely that drones due to range, will be effective in a real ocean such as The Pacific.

[@BigDsGaming2022]

True but false . They could be dropped near the enemy in the Pacific by Helicopters .

[@blackcatdungeonmastersfami5311]

Also, the drones are directed by US air assets. If the Russians were allowed to target them the drones would have to rely entirely on their own autonomous AI.

[@chris8612]

That really depends on how big they are. Long range large size submarine drones are being worked on. Could be interesting.

[@watchthe1369]

A modern Grunt: An angry hippie with a personal defense weapon like SG1 and level III cloth armor for smallstuff. His "Combat load" is a tracked and armored minivan with a bunk, microwave and fridge with a week of supplies. The minivan is tracked like a skidsteer and armored to deflect everything below 20mm. It is a hybrid powered with either turbine/diesel/gas and a battery to support leaving the sensor suite and IR cloak on all night. It is armed with a multiplicity of drones for scouting and attack with a minigun for self protection in the 5.7mm range. Console cowboy meets x games eco-racer.

[@Nick_Thom]

Nice "Civil War" sunglasses!

[@SilentGman]

Hearing that buzz of a drone hovering over your fighting position, and knowing your only hope of avoiding the imminent artillery is to displace asap, is a special kind of unnerving.

[@charlescoon577]

If the United States ever gets attacked by something like this, I will need my house to have it's own at least temporary supply of electricity and fresh water. Those two systems will be disabled very quickly.

[@charlescoon577]

Thank you for the likes.

[@scarsgaard1834]

I'd almost bet on this occurring on north American soil.. only a matter of time for terrorists to get their hand on this tech

[@charlescoon577]

I guess it is time to start saving for some major home improvements.

[@charlescoon577]

Thank you for the replies.

[@boudivv]

Good Analyses.

[@marekzmazur2077]

isn’t it interesting how ukraine is developing all these advanced drones with a crippled economy, no manufacturing base and a non-existent tech sector 😂.

[@BFGFF42]

Military industrial complex is a scam designed to sell you high price high profit stuff.

[@vitostan3134]

Their economy grew by more than 5% last year and I'm sure there's plenty of support from the west but I'm really really curious where you're going with your statement.

[@ch-53esuperstallion76]

their technology sector isn’t non existent, it’s actually growing,where do you think all those FPV,baba yaga and Sea Baby drones come from

[@joelbates4527]

Do a video on baltimore Bridge and effects on economy.

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

Russia's oil fields, transport and refining has always been in operation without the option to shut things down. Peter is correct: they can't shut parts of the system down to repair etc like we can in the US. If they have to shut a well in then it probably will never come back online. The whole system is comprised of Western made equipment and tech, which they don't have the ability to replace or manufacture. Essentially, the petroleum industry in Russia is the main provider of income for the war machine, but is also one of Russia's greatest Achilles heels (they have quite a few). Armies run on diesel in the modern era- not their soldier's bellies

[@wolandrew]

For triple price you will sell them everything. Everything.

[@jamesdonnelly8087]

Peter I don't know how closely you monitor your comments but if you do I have a couple questions I'd be interested in hearing you address. How does Russia's war in Afghanistan compare to the war in Ukraine? What are the differences and similarities of the two wars? Do you think Ukraine has a chance of stringing out the war long enough (as happened in Afghanistan) that eventually attrition wins the day and Russia concludes its not worth the effort? If that did happen, how long might that take?

[@NealAndrews]

Nice shades 😎

[@frankshifreen]

great video Peter

[@sirpercival4731]

COMRADE PETE, Have you been playing "Call to Duty" again ???

[@Darryl1963D]

Love it!

[@kit888]

4:40 Actually, most Ukrainan drones have a live video feed to the controller. Peter has interesting insights. Then he drops these ridiculous statements. Like when he said it was dangerous for Russians to transport artillery shells on buses, not realizing they would not be fuzed.

[@klaasvakie]

I'm glad somebody else remembers the bullshit spoken about carrying ammo on busses. Every time the bus goes over a bump or hits a pothole, the ammo explodes. What a moron!

[@linda9918]

And how would you know that? When did the Russian government become smart?

[@blackcatdungeonmastersfami5311]

I was initially impressed by Peter until he started talking about stuff I know something about then I realised he's 80% full of B.S. but with very slick delivery and plenty of confidence.

[@ScubaDude1960]

Another great video. But, my little sister used to have a pair of sunglasses just like that.

[@andyw_uk74]

"...tens of thousands of individual weapons platforms that can be launched in a relatively short period of time, and they're decentralised." So basically: laissez faire capitalism for war. Maybe we should call it "Laissez warfaire"?

[@Fannystark007]

Imagine what some crazy dudes can do with this in any country

[@krumuvecis]

seems fair

[@jeremymanson1781]

Snipers have been working that way for at least 200 years.

[@leestokes6761]

Science fiction writers have envisioned this sort of decentralization. Essentially, we’re returning to a more and older, command structure where the man on the spot needs to use his or her initiative and training rather than relying on a commander far removed from the actual battlefield.

[@yonkodonny3778]

Is there video of the human wave tactics? Other than your word

[@ipadista]

Most Soviet offensive operations during WWII comes to mind

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

like terror attacks are called democratization

[@luisfernandosantosmora1000]

Peter iron flow batteries in military bases pilot projects have concluded that their implementation can reduce diesel consumption by 40%. If you factor the price of transportation of fuels to these bases ....savings are massive. You should do a deep dive on these new technologies. Cheers!!!

[@lalva2024]

“ Necessity is the mother of invention and survival” Gotta luv the Ukrainians for being so resourceful. 🇺🇦

[@travist.1418]

Its REALLY easy to miss a major Achilles of this new Technology... Its Microchips! Chip FABs are some of the most precious strategic assets on earth, you cant make anything without modern chips but ironically there is NO manufacturing so sensitive to disruptions on earth. A single fab can go offline for hours if an earthquake hits within 100 miles away let alone bombing strikes. High end chips take months of near perfection in a Fab to make, so all of this "future" war ironically requires highly stable globalized trade to enable Chip factories.

[@George-Aguilar]

What does it mean? Total destruction of economies that decide to go to war.

[@displacednaija]

What it means

[@ourvaluesarewhoweareinadem4093]

Russia's seems to be doing fine.

[@johnathanh2660]

​@ourvaluesarewhoweareinadem4093 Lol. It's dying, and not slowly. A lack of labour, in particular skilled labour (the military is competing with industry) is leading to chronic problems.

[@linda9918]

😂😂 doing fine at what? Oh wait……..I know, I know stupid 💩​@@ourvaluesarewhoweareinadem4093 😂😂

[@ClownCarCoup]

Precisely. The age of regional imperialism ended decades ago. Some countries haven’t figured this out yet, but they’ll learn soon enough

[@joshriley6021]

What about the Baltimore bridge? Can we do a video on the Baltimore bridge tomorrow? Please!!! 🎉

[@DisabilityExams]

Our tech is why we won in Afghanistan.

[@wesmaxey7885]

Lol

[@ahmaduomar5517]

Are my eyes deceiving me? Did you actually write you "won" in Afghanistan? Are you living on earth?

[@Whitpusmc]

@@ahmaduomar5517We won until we gave up and left. We were aging the Taliban out, 20 years of children had been born and only knew “western” influenced Afghan society and only in the hinterlands was the Taliban in control. 80,000 Afghans and served and died to keep their country free, such as it was, from the Taliban. We lost not a single US solider in the 18 months before we gave up and left. This was stupid and a waste of everything we spent and everyone we lost. We could still be there and in control and pressuring Iran from right next to them. Both Trump and Biden were short sighted and stupid.

[@ahmaduomar5517]

@Whitpusmc Am sure you understand what you are saying? You can't give up if you have won. You only give up when you realize you can not win