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Can high interception rates be sustained without skilled pilots? | China's New Drone Composite Material | Hezbollah's Fiber-Optic Drones | Russian Oil Output Cuts
Electronic Warfare vs. Directed Energy: Which C-UAS Approach Wins the Scaling War?
Defense procurement officers face an impossible choice: expensive kinetic air defense or cost-effective but limited EW systems. The answer lies in strategic layering and hybrid architecture.
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Iran's Sanction-Proof Drone Network | China Fields Full Drone Combat Stack | Russia Targets Africa for Drone Exports | Ground Drones Emerge as New Battlefield Threat
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US Burns Millions to Stop Cheap Drones | Mercenary Drone Operators Go Global | Reaper Losses Expose “Big Drone” Vulnerability | Delivery Drones Open Cyber Risk Frontier
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Shahed Cost Crisis Drives Doctrine Shift | Turkey Turns Aksungur into Drone Carrier | FPV Drone Breaches US Base in Baghdad | Congo Drone War Intensifies
Iran's Drone Attacks on AI Data Centers Reveal New Targeting Logic
Commercial facilities can be targeted based on their perceived identity, rather than operational function, and almost none carry independent kinetic protection calibrated for unmanned threats.
How China Uses Conflict Zone Drone Exports to Build Feedback Loops
52% of countries importing Chinese military drones from 2020-2025 are experiencing armed conflict, turning these regions into real-world testing grounds for Beijing's drone technology.
Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in US Drone Swarm Capabilities
The US military demonstrated autonomous drone swarm strikes in January 2026, but 17 components essential to these operations depend on Chinese supply chains.
NDAA 2026 is Set to Transform U.S. Drone Policy
The NDAA is a direct response to a confluence of powerful forces: the tactical lessons from Ukraine, the escalating strategic competition with China, and the growing threat of malicious drone activity within U.S. borders.
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Rayzan and Syzran Drone Damage and Market Impact Assessment
Between December 2 and 7, 2025, Ukrainian forces executed a coordinated series of long-range drone strikes against Russian energy infrastructure, causing operational damage and production loss.
Trump's National Security Strategy Signals Mass Drone Mobilization
The Trump administration's 2025 National Security Strategy abandons three decades of Pentagon acquisition orthodoxy in favor of a radical new doctrine: mass-produced, disposable drones at scale.