How U.S. Blindness to Ukraine’s Drone Defense Undermines America’s Security and Middle East Stability

The escalating drone warfare spearheaded by Iran-backed Shahed drones has exposed alarming gaps in the United States’ national security strategy—gaps that Ukraine’s pragmatic innovation could help close. Yet, despite clear evidence that Washington and its regional allies are squandering expensive Patriot missiles against cheap, mass-produced drones, bureaucratic inertia continues to deny American interests a cost-effective solution proven on the European frontline. Why Is America Overpaying for Inadequate Drone Defense? Ukrainian forces, battling an aggressive Russian drone campaign daily, have developed low-cost guided interceptor drones capable of hunting and destroying hostile Shahed drones for a fraction of the price of U.S.-supplied...