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Tactical drones now account for about 70 per cent of damaged and destroyed Russian equipment. With mass production and experimentation, they have re-invented land warfare. Australia risks over-prioritising large, expensive defence projects. Local drone innovations underutilised.Learning Outcomes
- Strategic Awareness-The article encourages fresh thinking about how low-cost innovations can alter strategic balances—prompting readers to rethink traditional assumptions.
- Technological Literacy- It explains how emerging drone capabilities, AI, and fibre optic systems are reshaping modern warfare and defence planning.
- Critical Thinking- The piece highlights the importance of questioning established defence investment priorities in light of fast-evolving technology.
