Cheap drones are transforming warfare across the Middle East
The weapon transforming modern warfare can cost just a few hundred dollars and even the world’s most advanced militaries are struggling to stop it. Meira K reveals how cheap drones are rewriting the rules of…
Assessment
Cheap drones have erased the cost barrier that once limited air power to wealthy states. A few hundred dollars can now threaten billion-dollar systems, and no military has a reliable counter yet. Israel is betting on laser defenses, but the technology is unproven at scale. The real test is whether defenses can catch up before drones become the default weapon for every non-state actor in the region.