Inexpensive Drones Reign Supreme: F-35 Fighter Jets Now Obsolete, US Stunned by Impact
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Cheap Drones Challenge F-35 Dominance, America Shaken by New Warfare Economics
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News18•18-03-2026, 04:34
Cheap Drones Challenge F-35 Dominance, America Shaken by New Warfare Economics
•Inexpensive 'kamikaze' drones are rendering multi-million dollar fighter jets and missiles obsolete, challenging traditional air power.
•Iran's Shahed drones, costing $20,000-$50,000, are overwhelming US air defenses, which use $4 million Patriot missiles to intercept them.
•The Ukraine war shows drones cause 70% of casualties, reducing risk to human pilots and making warfare 'human-less'.
•The Pentagon warns that firing expensive missiles at cheap drones is economically unsustainable, citing over $1 billion spent by the US Navy in the Red Sea.
•The US is now developing its own cheap drones, like the LUCAS, mimicking Iran's Shahed design, and exploring laser weapons and drone hunters for future defense.