Strategika
Strategika

Old Weapons on New Battlefields

Issue 106

Thursday, August 6, 2026

In the new age of cheap drones and missiles, are traditional, costly weapons systems now outdated and cost inefficient—or will new effective anti-drone/missile systems allow them to retain their current dominant roles on the battlefield?

War and human nature are unchanging—there are endless cycles of response, counter-response, counter counter-response.
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The question is quantity over quality: will two million drones do more damage than one aircraft carrier for the same price?
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The U.S. must mix its forces with both traditional weapons and new drones and cheap missiles.
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The face of the new war is fewer humans and more machines, with robots and drones taking over the battlefield.
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Will drones be common on the ground, and on and below the sea, allowing vast downsizing of traditional military personnel?
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