Government Matters (Full Show) – June 2, 2022
Inside EUCOM center delivering weapons to Ukraine; improving American military readiness; technology needed for drone deliveries
Inside EUCOM center delivering weapons to Ukraine; improving American military readiness; technology needed for drone deliveries
The International Donor Coordination Center is located in Stuttgart, Germany, headquarters of U.S. European Command (EUCOM). The purpose is to field Ukraine’s requests for weapons and get them from where they are to where they need to be. In the “startup-like environment” of the coordination cell, troops from over 30 countries are planning almost every […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s initial failures in his war in Ukraine stemmed from poor strategy but also an overestimation of his military’s capability, training and prowess. LTG David Deptula (Ret.), dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, argues U.S. political and military leaders may be making a similar mistake, given current threats. He said […]
Before the fall of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, there were multiple calls to airdrop humanitarian aid and other cargo by drone. But is the technology and infrastructure ready to scale in war zones? Strategy and Security Studies Professor Lt. Col. Mark Jacobsen from the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies said it will […]
