https://www.404media.co/japan-cardboard-drones-air-kamuy/
I saw something recently about where Ukraine had gotten the coat down to $1000 for each Russia killed. I had never thought about the strategic impact of cost/death in war.
>Ukraine had gotten the coat down
They've also agreed to sell their surplus drones.
Ukraine says it will open arms exports with 'Drone Deals,' but not to all countries | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/28/ukraine-says-it-will-open-arms-exports-with-drone-deals-but-not-to-all-countries
...And we're still making Million$$ rockets.
Iran has shown that masses of relatively cheap drones can get through and cause a lot of damage. And we can't keep shoting down $20K drones with million dollar missiles that we can't replace quickly.
I hope somebody in the Pentagon is actually paying attention to this.
Meanwhile, China is designing a bomber that carries/launches hundreds of suicide drones.
Ukraine is using old Soviet era prop trainer planes to transport interceptor drones and drop them in the path of incoming Russian drones.