Is the West Learning the Wrong Lessons from Ukraine’s Drone War?

Ukraine has transformed drones from improvised battlefield tools into central components of modern warfare—but their dominance may be temporary.

Military analyst, open-source intelligence expert and disinformation specialist Ryan McBeth explains how counter-drone technology could reshape the battlefield, why mortars and artillery still matter, where naval drones reach their limits, and how Russia is learning through combat.

The episode also examines what NATO should learn from Ukraine and how OSINT can separate military reality from wartime propaganda.

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