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General Petraeus tells WSIB: Ukraine shows unmanned systems are the future of war; Gulf blockade raises stakes
Summary
General Petraeus told the Washington State Investment Board that lessons from Ukraine — especially the dominance of unmanned systems — are reshaping modern warfare, and he warned the Gulf blockade is depriving Iran of critical revenue with broad strategic and economic effects.
General Petraeus, introduced to the board by Allison Lisonbee, told trustees that the battlefield lessons from Ukraine are transforming how militaries operate.
"It is almost an unmanned systems war now," General Petraeus said, describing how surveillance and remotely piloted systems now dominate the front line and inflict the majority of casualties. He said tanks and exposed maneuver forces are highly vulnerable within roughly a 35-kilometer “death zone” and that units on the front line must shelter underground because…
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