Ukraine's Western main battle tanks, roughly $10M Abrams and Leopards, largely sit idle in forests, no match for cheap drones now dominating the battlefield. Crews keep training…
Ukraine's Western main battle tanks, roughly $10M Abrams and Leopards, largely sit idle in forests, no match for cheap drones now dominating the battlefield. Crews keep training and maintaining them while seeking new uses. Former…
Assessment
A $10 million tank sitting idle in a forest is a symbol of how quickly warfare has changed. Drones have made these armored behemoths nearly obsolete, forcing crews to find new roles for them. The former top commander's input suggests this is not a temporary problem but a fundamental shift in what works on the battlefield.

