ABSTRACT The persistent escalation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) deployments in high-intensity conflicts underscores a fundamental shift in military paradigms, where economies of scale and attritable precision increasingly dictate operational outcomes over legacy high-end platforms. This analysis addresses the critical shortfall in United States (US) military procurement strategies for low-cost, long-range expendable drones akin to … Leggi tutto US Adoption of Low-Cost Long-Range Expendable Drones: Strategic Imperatives from Ukraine’s Battlefield Innovations in the Indo-Pacific Era, 2025