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The New Economics of War: Cheap Drones, Asymmetric Threats, and the Democratization of Destruction

Archive, Strategic Adversariesairspace surveillance, Asia-Pacific, asymmetric threats, cheap drones, commercial components, commercial drone technology, cost-exchange ratio, criminal networks, critical infrastructure, defense strategies. , democratization of destruction, domestic production ecosystems, economic inversion, extremist groups, FPV drones, gray zone conflict, insurgent movements, Japan, logistics, loitering munitions, maritime security, Modern warfare, non-state actors, open-source software, precision strikes, scalable countermeasures, shipping lanes, Southeast Asia, target detection, technology transfer, Terra A1 interceptor, Terra Drone Corporation, terrorist organizations, UAVs, Ukraine, unmanned aerial vehicles

The New Economics of War: Cheap Drones, Asymmetric Threats, and the Democratization of Destruction

Andrey Koval0 Comments

Published: May 28, 2026 In the past three years, the war in Ukraine has marked a decisive turning point in global security. Low-cost, mass-produced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become…

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China’s AI-Driven Information Operations Are Here: The US Needs an AI RMA

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Defense & Security, Strategic AdversariesAI, AI investment, AI supremacy, AI technical competency., AI training, artificial intelligence, Baidu, ChatGPT, China, Chinese aggression, data centers, decision dominance, deepfakes, DeepSeek, DoD, ERNIE model, Generative AI, gray zone conflict, hybrid conflict, Information Operations, joint force, large language models, malign information operations, military affairs, multidomain operations, Nvidia chips, open-source AI, Project Maven, psychological operations, Qwen, Spamouflage Dragon

China’s AI-Driven Information Operations Are Here: The US Needs an AI RMA

Matthew J. Fecteau0 Comments

The DoD must incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to counter the influence of China. Artificial intelligence will inevitably determine who shapes future conflicts. China is actively using these capabilities to…

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