Electronic Warfare
Selection Under Fire: How Conflict Filters Unmanned Airpower
Technological progress in unmanned aviation is often described as linear improvement: longer endurance, better sensors, greater autonomy. Yet recent conflicts suggest a different pattern. Under sustained operational pressure, development compresses. Architectures that cannot tolerate contested conditions are exposed…
Tactical Necessity and the Ubiquity of Unmanned Systems
Introduction: From Innovation to InfrastructureFour years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, unmanned aerial systems are no longer considered emerging capabilities. They are embedded in the operational baseline of modern warfare.What began in 2022 as widespread…