BLUF
A Russian 150-drone barrage combined jet-powered loitering munitions, decoys and missiles, overwhelming parts of layered Ukrainian defence despite 124 interceptions. Classified technology transfer could localise deep-strike production while exposing European industrial nodes to retaliation.Learning Outcomes
- Analyse mixed-vector attacks designed to exhaust layered air defences.
- Evaluate technology transfer supporting domestic deep-strike missile production.
- Examine retaliation risks facing European defence industrial infrastructure.
