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Cheap, fast-moving drones now shape movement, risk, and survival; forcing constant adaptation and stretching response times. Speed of innovation now the decisive factor in high-intensity conflict, while un-crewed ground vehicles increasingly support logistics and evacuations.Learning Outcomes
- Understanding technological change: The article shows how rapid innovation alters risk, movement, and decision-making faster than traditional systems can adapt.
- Adapting to contested environments: It highlights how constant surveillance reshapes logistics, medical response, and operational planning under sustained pressure.
- Recognising limits of legacy systems: It explains how established platforms lose effectiveness without corresponding technological evolution.
