Drones or tanks? How to spend rising defense budgets https://muku.dk/videos/watch/361e2256-32aa-4fdd-bf3f-d36723d569cd There is a revolution in military affairs going on. Drones and unmanned systems have transformed the battlefield in Ukraine and are changing the fundamentals of how wars are fought — and that has consequences for doctrine, procurement, and strategy alike. Defense budgets are rising across Europe, which forces a difficult question: what should the money be spent on? The old assumptions no longer hold, and Western militaries need to start thinking differently — or we will be ill-prepared if there is a war with Russia. In this video I go through a few points that I think are important to keep in mind as these decisions are made. 📩 Newsletter and bonus videos: https://www.logicofwar.com 🎙️ Long-form interviews: https://youtube.com/@APNconversations 📕 Get my book: The Logic of War (Amazon link): https://www.amazon.com/Logic-War-Anders-Puck-Nielsen/dp/8785536296 0:00 Intro 0:40 An unmanned revolution 1:26 Drones changing warfare 2:46 Attrition vs. maneuver 3:52 The quality of quantity 5:34 Production during a long war 6:43 Long-range weapons 8:03 Old platforms are still needed 8:52 Warships vs. maritime drones 10:15 Finding the balance Stock video from Shutterstock.com Maps from MapTiler.com Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:33 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://muku.dk Drones or tanks? How to spend rising defense budgets https://muku.dk/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://muku.dk/videos/watch/361e2256-32aa-4fdd-bf3f-d36723d569cd All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://muku.dk/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. <![CDATA[Drones or tanks? How to spend rising defense budgets - Michael Knudsen]]> https://muku.dk/w/7FAybgBGGbsKZPNMt4T2ua;threadId=12315 https://muku.dk/w/7FAybgBGGbsKZPNMt4T2ua;threadId=12315 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:32:54 GMT @anderspuck as always, good video.

I wonder what the shift to drones means for the threshold of going to war. They're cheap and might seem "less kinetic", so it might be tempting for a small skirmish or sending a statement.

]]> Michael Knudsen <![CDATA[Drones or tanks? How to spend rising defense budgets - Anders Puck Nielsen]]> https://muku.dk/w/7FAybgBGGbsKZPNMt4T2ua;threadId=12312 https://muku.dk/w/7FAybgBGGbsKZPNMt4T2ua;threadId=12312 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:59:04 GMT @ErikJonker @anderspuck@muku.dk And as an added benefit, I've found that PeerTube actually works perfectly as the backend for the members only videos on @feed.

]]> Anders Puck Nielsen <![CDATA[Drones or tanks? How to spend rising defense budgets - Anders Puck Nielsen]]> https://muku.dk/w/7FAybgBGGbsKZPNMt4T2ua;threadId=12312 https://muku.dk/w/7FAybgBGGbsKZPNMt4T2ua;threadId=12312 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:53:47 GMT @ErikJonker @anderspuck@muku.dk It's definitely a very small audience on PeerTube. My videos typically get a few hundred views. But I think it's worth it just to have an alternative to big tech.

]]> Anders Puck Nielsen <![CDATA[Drones or tanks? How to spend rising defense budgets - Erik Jonker]]> https://muku.dk/w/7FAybgBGGbsKZPNMt4T2ua;threadId=12312 https://muku.dk/w/7FAybgBGGbsKZPNMt4T2ua;threadId=12312 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:45:32 GMT @anderspuck thanks for sharing on Mastodon and Peertube 👍 , it is a smaller audience then elsewhere but worth it I think

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