The war in Ukraine has officially entered its third year, leaving vast regions devastated.
Northeastern areas like Kharkiv and southern regions such as Kherson and Mykolaiv have endured relentless missile strikes and, on an unprecedented scale, the weaponization of UAVs, or drones. The result has been widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
Both Russia and Ukraine have deployed a mix of commercially available and industrially manufactured drones to inflict casualties and gain territorial advantages. The conflict has become a grinding war of attrition, with drones at the forefront—offering a grim preview of future warfare. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and others have recognized the disruption caused by advances in drone technology and the changes needed at the Department of Defense to account for it.
As Vice President JD Vance warned in a recent…
