WotR: Swarms are For Agents, Not Just Drones
WotR: Swarms are For Agents, Not Just Drones
On Sept. 7, 2025, Ukraine intercepted most of the 800 drones and missiles Russia launched in a single, rolling barrage. But enough got through. The lesson wasn’t about any single weapon’s sophistication. It was about mass, and what mass does to tempo when it arrives in swarms. Wars now bend by overwhelming the decision loop.The same dynamic is coming for government operations. The “airframes” will be AI agents — specialized software workers that observe, analyze, decide, and act within defined parameters. A thousand agents compress the OODA loop — observe, orient, decide, act — until adversaries are perpetually reacting.That’s the
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On Sept. 7, 2025, Ukraine intercepted most of the 800 drones and missiles Russia launched in a single, rolling barrage. But enough got through. The lesson wasn’t about any single weapon’s sophistication. It was about mass, and what mass does to tempo when it arrives in swarms. Wars now bend by overwhelming the decision loop.The same dynamic is coming for government operations. The “airframes” will be AI agents — specialized software workers that observe, analyze, decide, and act within defined parameters. A thousand agents compress the OODA loop — observe, orient, decide, act — until adversaries are perpetually reacting.That’s the
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