Unmanned aerial systems or drones have become the driving force behind military strategy. They’ve offered cheap alternatives to costly weapons systems, drained interceptor stockpiles and proven to be a powerful force multiplier on the battlefield. But the Department of Defense’s lead task force on drones says they aren’t a “silver bullet” when it comes to war. And now it put out what it called a “practical handbook” on how drones are used in warfare and how they can be deterred.
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Early in his historic baseball career, Ted Williams lost three full years while serving in the military during World War II.
Williams joined the United States Naval Reserve in 1942. Given a chance to fulfill his commitment by playing on a service baseball team, Williams declined. The well-known athlete didn’t want any special treatment from the military. He studied to become a pilot and was commissioned as a Marine Corps second lieutenant in 1944.
The United States and Iran spent the weekend striking each other over the Strait of Hormuz, with hundreds of targets hit inside Iran and Iranian missiles and drones answering against American bases across six Gulf states. The ceasefire is dead, oil is climbing, and the war has settled into a contest neither side can sustain indefinitely. Iran’s collapsing economy cannot survive long without oil revenue, and the American military is burning through interceptors it cannot quickly replace while its allies absorb an oil shock.
Brent D. Sadler, The National Interest
The strategic significance of the Arabian Sea and the South China Sea is not always served by the current structure of regional commands.
Sean Andrews, The Strategist (ASPI)
At sea, drones are disruptive, but they are not decisive.
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Daniel Terrill, Army Times
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On Feb. 28, 2026, President Donald Trump announced the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran. Among the mission’s goals was the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. “When we are finished,” Trump told the Iranian people, “take over your government. It will be yours to take.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu echoed Trump’s message, saying: “Our joint action will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to take their destiny into their own hands.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have significantly accelerated the deployment of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) across the front line, as the country seeks to reduce infantry casualties and compensate for increasingly severe manpower shortages by transferring an increasing number of battlefield tasks from soldiers to robotic systems. The expansion reflects a broader transformation in modern warfare, with Ukraine emerging as one of the world’s leading users of combat robotics after more than four years of high-intensity conflict with Russia.