> The drone swarm is coming, and NATO air defenses are too expensive to cope
[AUTHOR: Dan Robinson]
[DATE: 23/03/2026 10:14]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
Ukraine's battlefield lessons show quantity and affordability now trump exquisite hardware NATO is unprepared to deal with attacks by cheap, mass-produced drones and urgently needs layered, affordable air defense systems to counter the threat, taking a cue from the experience gained by Ukrainian forces over the past four years.…