Hacker News with Generative AI: Warfare

Ukraine Announces Successful Use of First Laser Weapon on Battlefield (thedefensepost.com)
A Ukrainian military commander has announced the successful use of the country’s first laser weapon on the battlefield, revealing that it has effectively targeted specific objects.

Ukraine, Military, Warfare, Technology, Lasers

16 points by wslh 13 days ago | 0 comments

Drones are now launching drones to attack other drones in Ukraine (arstechnica.com)
Under the pressure of war, the pace of innovation is quick.

Drones, Military Technology, Ukraine, Warfare, Innovation

10 points by Brajeshwar 16 days ago | 1 comments

Ukraine Drone Boat Shot Down Russian Mi-8 Helicopter with Surface-to-Air Missile (twz.com)
Ukraine says it has used an adapted air-to-air missile fired from an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), better known as a drone boat, to down a Russian Mi-8 Hip helicopter over the Black Sea earlier today.

Ukraine, Russia, Military, Warfare, Drones

12 points by peutetre 52 days ago | 0 comments

Ukraine says it has a laser that can shoot down aircraft a mile away (cnn.com)

Ukraine, Military Technology, Defense, Warfare, Lasers

10 points by peutetre 65 days ago | 0 comments

Matches: Bash game from the trenches of World War I (zaks.web.za)
Matches is based on a two player game from the trenches of World War One.

Games, History, Technology, Warfare

4 points by thunderbong 65 days ago | 2 comments

Ukraine Shows U.S. How to Beat China in Drone Battery Wars (forbes.com)
Batteries are fueling drone warfare. Reconnaissance quadcopters with a half-hour of flying time require a constant supply of freshly recharged batteries to keep going. Bomber drones eat up similar numbers. FPV drones are shipped with batteries that weigh more than the drones themselves.

Ukraine, Drones, Warfare, Military Technology, Batteries

14 points by exhilaration 99 days ago | 1 comments

Ukraine Shows U.S. How to Beat China in Drone Battery Wars (forbes.com)
Batteries are fueling drone warfare. Reconnaissance quadcopters with a half-hour of flying time require a constant supply of freshly recharged batteries to keep going. Bomber drones eat up similar numbers. FPV drones are shipped with batteries that weigh more than the drones themselves.

Ukraine, Drones, Warfare, Military Technology, China

8 points by hkmaxpro 99 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Best Cyber Warfare Books? (ycombinator.com)
What are your favorite books on cyber warfare? These could be manuals or how-to, or stuff like real-world stories.

Cybersecurity, Books, Warfare, Technology

66 points by giantg2 105 days ago | 22 comments

US Space Force warns of "mind-boggling" build-up of Chinese capabilities (arstechnica.com)
The chief of the US Space Force has warned that China is putting military capabilities into space at a “mind-boggling” pace, significantly increasing the risk of warfare in orbit.

Space Force, China, Military, Warfare, Space

9 points by rntn 111 days ago | 0 comments

"The Siege of Caffa" – The earliest known use of Biological Warfare (wikipedia.org)
The Siege of Caffa was a 14th-century military encounter when Jani Beg of the Golden Horde sieged the city of Caffa, (today Feodosia) between two periods in the 1340s.

History, Warfare, Biological Warfare, 14th Century

16 points by sans_souse 135 days ago | 2 comments

Is the attack helicopter dead? (hushkit.net)
The attack helicopter is costly and complex to operate, yet it is taking a mauling in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Military Technology, Ukraine, Warfare

199 points by speckx 137 days ago | 633 comments

The US Military Is Not Ready for the New Era of Warfare (nytimes.com)
We stand at the precipice of an even more consequential revolution in military affairs today.

Military, Technology, Warfare

14 points by aguaviva 161 days ago | 29 comments

Analysis of Greek prehistoric combat in full body armour (plos.org)

History, Warfare, Archaeology, Greece

51 points by bryanrasmussen 175 days ago | 23 comments

Ukraine's new tech foils Russian aerial attacks (economist.com)

Ukraine, Russia, Military Technology, Warfare, Cybersecurity

7 points by lxm 189 days ago | 1 comments

China eyes anti-drone technology as key to future battlefield success (scmp.com)

China, Military Technology, Drones, Warfare, Defense

8 points by giuliomagnifico 194 days ago | 1 comments

America Isn't Ready for the Wars of the Future (foreignaffairs.com)