A missile is loaded onto an MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone at Camp Taji, Iraq, on Feb. 27, 2011. Photo credit: 1st Lt. Jason Sweeney via DVIDS/Public Domain.
Editor’s Note: Drones are often heralded as revolutionizing warfare, but recent experiences in Ukraine and elsewhere suggest that these systems have many vulnerabilities. Drawing on their longer research, Antonio Calcara, Andrea Gilli, Mauro Gilli, and Ivan Zaccagnini argue that drones are highly vulnerable to air defenses and that highly-trained humans are vital for drones to be their most effective.
Daniel Byman
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After two decades of hype, the war in Ukraine is prompting a reevaluation of the utility of military drones. Ukrainian forces used Turkish Bayra
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