The Small U.S. Weapon That’s Making Life Miserable for Russia in Ukraine

Wes O'Donnell
3 min readFeb 14, 2023

While everyone is talking about Western tanks, Bradleys, and even F-16s, there is a diminutive U.S. weapon system that is having an outsized impact in Eastern Ukraine.

The Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (RAAM) is a devious bit of U.S. kit that allows an army to seed landmines over a large area from a distance.

The key capability here is that these mines are delivered by a 155mm artillery shell from miles away.

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Wes O'Donnell

Army & Air Force Veteran | Global Security guy at War is Boring, GEN, OneZero | Intel Forecaster | Law Student | TEDx Speaker | Pro-Democracy | Pro-Human Rights