How warfare changed in many battlefronts in 2025 |
In the year 2025, warfare witnessed and underwent adaptation. Several trends evolved with States at war refining tactics and technology as hostilities progressed. First, drones emerged as an asymmetric capability that prevented a quick and decisive defeat. However, they are insufficient and incapable of inflicting heavy blows, and their use is undergoing adaptation. Second, ground forces continue to matter — without them, territorial gains cannot be secured. Third, airpower, using manned aircraft, is crucial for tipping the balance, but insufficient for gaining ground against entrenched ground forces. Finally, naval power will continue to evolve with Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) playing a key role in most major navies across the world.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have played an important part in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Yet they have not had the impact they did during the 2022-23 phase of the Russia-Ukraine war. Even in the case of airborne drones, they have at best performed intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) and attack........