The only countrys with any real experience in a true modern war is Russian and Ukraine.
I’d add Iran and the long list of countries involved in the Second Congo War (plus several ongoing conflicts in that region) to that, as well. Even though they haven’t fought wars with drones, they have fought conventional wars against other professional armies/peers rather recently. India and Pakistan also have a lot of experience due to all the skirmishes with neighbors. They haven’t fought all-out wars, though, due to both countries having nukes as deterrents.
If any of these countries got involved in an escalated conflict, they wouldn’t take long to catch up. Russia and Ukraine are just where all the cutting-edge tech from world powers is being used.
The only countrys with any real experience in a true modern war is Russia and Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine is very far from a modern war. Neither side has 5th generation stealth aircraft, advanced counter UAV/drone systems for their mechanised units, a proper surface navy in the Black Sea, significant numbers of AWACS aircraft, SEAD/DEAD capabilities, or sufficient long range strike capabilitiy. These are all things that the US and China will bring to the table in a potential war. The Ukraine-Russia war is a very unique situation that allows drones to take the spotlight because that’s what both sides can bring to the table. A near peer war with US or Chinese involvement would look very different.
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I’d add Iran and the long list of countries involved in the Second Congo War (plus several ongoing conflicts in that region) to that, as well. Even though they haven’t fought wars with drones, they have fought conventional wars against other professional armies/peers rather recently. India and Pakistan also have a lot of experience due to all the skirmishes with neighbors. They haven’t fought all-out wars, though, due to both countries having nukes as deterrents.
If any of these countries got involved in an escalated conflict, they wouldn’t take long to catch up. Russia and Ukraine are just where all the cutting-edge tech from world powers is being used.
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Russia and Ukraine is very far from a modern war. Neither side has 5th generation stealth aircraft, advanced counter UAV/drone systems for their mechanised units, a proper surface navy in the Black Sea, significant numbers of AWACS aircraft, SEAD/DEAD capabilities, or sufficient long range strike capabilitiy. These are all things that the US and China will bring to the table in a potential war. The Ukraine-Russia war is a very unique situation that allows drones to take the spotlight because that’s what both sides can bring to the table. A near peer war with US or Chinese involvement would look very different.
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