Category Defence & Military Technology

The $500 Drone Shock

Missile launching from a U.S. Navy warship at sea, illustrating the cost of naval air defense against drone threats.

How Cheap Weapons Are Challenging Billion-Dollar Warfare I. Firing a Ferrari at a Moped On October 19, 2023, USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer patrolling the Red Sea, intercepted missiles and drones launched from Yemen. Initial Pentagon reporting described…