The Coming Blitzkrieg

Emerging drone technologies and autonomous systems are transforming maneuver warfare, creating the conditions for a new “blitzkrieg” driven by massed robotic and armored formations. The paper argues that future armies will integrate swarming drones, electronic warfare, and mobile armored platforms to restore operational maneuver on contested battlefields. It examines lessons from Ukraine and historical armored warfare to outline how robotic breaching, persistent overwatch, and distributed logistics could enable rapid breakthroughs. The author calls for doctrinal, organizational, and technological adaptation to ensure U.S. and allied forces maintain decisive maneuver dominance.