Florida Conservative

When everything from a disposable FPV to an autonomous warship can be called a drone, the problem is no longer merely one of terminology. With billions of dollars now following the drone revolution, it is becoming a problem of procurement and accounting as well.

That is why governments should be wary of purchasing tomorrow's force based entirely upon the most spectacular images from today's war. The drone is unquestionably here to stay. What remains unanswered is whether drone dominance is equally permanent.

Ukraine has demonstrated the extraordinary value of drones in a static, heavily fortified battlefield—but it has not produced a universal model for future warfare. Modern-Day Flanders examines which lessons modern militaries should retain, which they should question, and why drones must restore maneuver rather than make prolonged attrition more efficient.