Systems and doctrine for detecting and defeating hostile drones; conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East transformed counter-UAS into a US$29B global procurement priority.
First-person-view kamikaze drones costing under US$1,000 each have become the dominant close-range weapon of Russia's war in Ukraine and are now proliferating globally.
Crewless surface vessels that sink warships and force fleet withdrawals, now racing from Black Sea proof-of-concept to mass Indo-Pacific deployment by the US and China.
Iran's HESA-designed kamikaze drone, rebranded Geran-2 by Russia, is the defining attrition weapon of the Ukraine war and the most proliferated loitering munition beyond the US and China.
Networked EW, Lima, Pokrova, Bukovel, becomes a cheap layer against saturation drone strikes
A hijacked Magura V5 explodes at Constanța's Pier 78; three more from the swarm are still unaccounted for
4,335 Geran-type drones launched in April; Alabuga output tops 5,500/month as jet variants outrun Ukraine's defences
Jam-proof tethered drones have killed at least ten Israeli soldiers since April; Israel has no electronic counter
A 50km spool that cost $300 now runs ~$2,500, the same bend-insensitive fibre feeds both FPV cables and hyperscaler racks
Reusable interceptors and EW lead near-term buys; directed energy stays a 2030 story told as a 2026 one