Yeah, I don’t think anybody expected that drones would play such a huge role. It does make sense in hindsight though, surveillance is incredibly important for knowing what the enemy is doing, and for coordinating artillery fire. Meanwhile, cheap kamikaze drones are a really cost effective way to take out multi-million dollar tanks. What’s interesting is that it looks like Russia invested a lot more into electronic warfare prior to the conflict and they’re able to jam western drones and guided weapons.

I’m guessing that in the future, as jamming becomes more prevalent, we’ll see more push for development of autonomous weapons. And that’s a bit of a scary thought when you consider the implications.