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> Apparently it wasn't until Ukraine+Iran that the most sophisticated and well funded military in the world realized that cheap drones and missiles weren't just the future but they are the present.

As important as drones (short- and long-range) are in the current conflicts, it's not like Ukraine isn't using tanks or isn't asking for fighter planes (and non-cheap Tomahawk missiles).

* https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/europe/ukraine-sweden-gripen-...

On this general topic, the Baltic Defence Review channel just posted the video "1 Tank or 5,000 Drones: What Would You Choose?":

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLJz5dva5qY

I'm not sure it's "either-or", but rather "both-and".