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In early 2006, I sat in the Pashtun tribal areas on the Af/Pak border. When not rinsing grit out of my teeth from the thick fog in the air, I awaited information from capricious “allies,” on whether their informant could identify a senior al Qaeda leader who I’ll call “The Moroccan.” At the time, he was al Qaeda’s regional operational commander and well worth removing from the board.
I lusted for certainty on the whereabouts of the Moroccan. He remained stubbornly elusive, while I chafed with impatience aggravated by living conditions halfway between a prison and an armed bunker. I watched tantalizing video from “eyes in the sky” of vehicles associated with the Moroccan heading towards the funeral of a militant. The funeral was attended by hundreds of men, all sporting traditional bushy beards and the long, baggy shalwar-kameezs Pashtuns favored, topped by either a turban or pakol cap. Making a positive ID in that crowd was like locating a particular stalk of wheat i
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US DoD contracts Israeli firm XTEND for hyper-enabled sUAS system 19 May 2021 (Last Updated May 19th, 2021 10:30)
The US DoD, in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Defense, has contracted with XTEND for a new small unmanned aircraft system.
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The SKYLORD XTENDER enables operators to remotely intervene in dangerous situations, from a safe distance, via drone by virtually ‘sitting inside’ the small sUAS. Credit: PRNewsfoto/ XTEND.
Israeli start-up XTEND has been awarded a contract to provide a hyper-enabled small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS), called SKYLORD XTENDER, for the US Department of Defense (DoD).
The contract was awarded by the DoD Special Operations / Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC), Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD) Assistant Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with Israel’s Ministry of Defense, Directorate of Defense Research & Development (Ma’fat).
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A few changes at the Pentagon illustrate how the US military is shifting to prepare for the challenges of great-power competition.
The Defense Department s reemphasis on irregular warfare is part of a broader effort to counter Russia and China who are both pursuing similar capabilities.
If you can t destroy the mountain, go around it.
Despite spending the past 20 years focused on counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations in the Middle East, the US military still outmatches its Chinese and Russian competitors. The US is the only country that can effectively respond to a military contingency anywhere in the world at a moment s notice.
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