DRONE WARS: TACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF UAS EMPLOYMENT IN DIVISION-LEVEL WET-GAP CROSSING OPERATIONS
DRONE WARS: TACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF UAS EMPLOYMENT IN DIVISION-LEVEL WET-GAP CROSSING OPERATIONS

Author(s): Petru-Marian VEREȘ
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: weaponized drones; land tactics; combined arms maneuver; integration and employment; land operations; autonomous sensor; target engagement.
Summary/Abstract: The current Russian–Ukraine war revealed a new key capability that significantly changed land tactics and combined arms maneuver, shifting the odds of success in favor of the unit that employs it in a more effective way. Weaponized drones have been widely used in this conflict and there are many lessons to be learned, regarding their integration into army land tactics, their employment throughout the battlespace, and possible ways of countering their actions and effects. This research endeavor is constructed on a qualitative analysis of the data collected through content analysis and comparative analysis methods, and considers the implications of the employment of drones in wet-gap crossing operations, by focusing on how they affect land tactics and maneuver, in order to create a better understanding of the future battlespace and offer refined ways of employing drone equipped land tactical units.

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