Analysis · September 2026
Analysis
Neutral, public-sourced analysis of the drone-warfare shift — the threat, the counter-UAS kill chain, loitering munitions, and the launch node as its own procurement line. Every figure is sourced.
September 2026
The drone threat in 2026
Why cheap drones now dominate battlefield attrition — FPV, fibre-optic, Shahed-class one-way attack and swarms, mapped to DoD Groups and NATO classes.
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Counter-UAS: the market and the kill chain
Detect to defeat, soft-kill versus hard-kill, cost-per-engagement and magazine depth, and where the counter-drone market is heading.
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Loitering munitions & launched effects
What they are, the buyer dialects that signal what a military is really procuring, and the public procurement moves of 2025–26.
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The launch node as its own line item
Why the launcher is separating from the munition — CAML, EuroPULS à la carte, MOSA, and the EU-sovereignty context.
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