Recently, two pieces of news from U.S. theater websites have aroused the author's great interest and reflected the problems of the U.S. military in the field of drones. One piece of news is that the manufacturer of Chinese drone light show has developed a unified control system for truck drones; Another news is that the United States is seeking to import a large number of drones from Ukraine. Drones are the decisive force in the modern frontline battlefield. In this field, the United States seems to have lagged behind China.
UAVs have been widely used in modern battlefields because they can go out to the battlefield for attack and reconnaissance operations. Especially on the Ukrainian battlefield, a large number of drones have appeared. Previously, it was widely believed that if Russia went to war with Ukraine, it would only take a few days or weeks, and Ukraine would not be able to withstand it. But the fact is that Ukraine's frontline drones have effectively resisted the Russian army's offensive pace. They even flew to Moscow at one point and blew up some buildings and facilities. It can be seen that drones have begun to play a decisive role in the outcome of the battlefield in modern battlefields.
The U.S. military also has a large number of drones, but in general, these drones are relatively large in size, used for long-range reconnaissance and fire force delivery, which is very suitable. However, in the modern battlefield, small drones seem more useful, because the cost of large drones is too high, the mass production of the general country can not bear. But if it is the production of small square wing drones, you can engage in tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of drones per minute, like the bees generally carry out attacks on the enemy, the stronger enemy can not bear.
In terms of research and development and mass production of small drones, China has an advantage over the United States. According to rough estimates, a large number of factories and even small workshops in China can switch to production overnight to assemble drones if necessary. If the production capacity is really fully opened, the daily output may reach tens of millions of aircraft. Such production capacity is beyond the reach of any enemy army.
From the perspective of the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, this type of FPV drone can flexibly infiltrate attacks on the battlefield, whether it is effective to attack enemy personnel or vehicles, even tanks and aircraft, etc. The U.S. and Russian forces may differ in terms of large aircraft carriers, but the situation on the frontline battlefield is basically no different. Even the U.S. military is more dependent on vehicles and helicopters on the battlefield.
In particular, the vehicle-mounted UAV system produced by Chinese enterprises can take off up to more than 10,000 UAVs at a time. Then, you only need to drive the car to the designated location by remote control, and after the UAVs are released, let them choose their own attack targets, and you can wait for the victory. Even, they can be automatically recovered after completing the task. Such combat efficiency cannot be achieved by any other weapon. It's incredible that the Americans actually got enough to import Ukrainian drones. From this point of view, the combat power of the US military may no longer reach the level of the Chinese military.