About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges posed by drone warfare and the vulnerabilities of civilian infrastructure in modern conflicts.

Drones in Ukraine and in the War with Iran have made the surface of the earth a contested space. The U.S. has discovered that 1) air superiority and missile defense systems (THAAD, Patriot batteries) designed to counter tens or hundreds of aircraft and missiles is insufficient against asymmetric attacks of thousands of drones. And that 2) undefended high value fixed civilian infrastructure – oil tankers, data centers, desalination plants, oil refineries, energy nodes, factories, et al -are all at risk.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Blank

Topics covered

• drones
• military strategy
• infrastructure security
• asymmetric warfare
• air superiority
• missile defense

Keywords

• drones
• Ukraine
• Iran
• military
• infrastructure
• THAAD
• Patriot
• asymmetric attacks
• air superiority

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S.

Products: THAAD, Patriot batteries

Places: Ukraine, Iran

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