The Drone Deluge: How Ukraine’s Swarm Strike Exposed a Strategic Weakness

Update: 2025-06-06

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Ukraine’s successful drone swarm strike deep inside Russian territory marks a turning point in modern warfare. As inexpensive, autonomous UAVs exploit gaps in legacy air defense systems, this event serves as a clarion call to Western militaries: drone swarms aren’t just the future—they are the now. This post explores the strategic implications of drone swarm warfare, the lessons from Ukraine’s asymmetric success, and the urgent need for scalable countermeasures like high-power microwave (HPM) weapons.

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