The drone is a commodity. The operating system is the war.
The real story is not the drone. It's the software and AI coordinating hundreds of autonomous systems simultaneously. Military power is being redefined — and most defence establishments are still counting platforms.
Resilience is no longer a backup plan. It is national strategy.
In a world of hybrid threats, cyber disruption, and supply-chain pressure, the strongest nations will be those that design resilience into their infrastructure before the crisis begins.