Warfare Rewritten: From DIY Drones to State-Scale Swarms - Sam Bendett | Part I
Drone Wars9 Jul 2025

Warfare Rewritten: From DIY Drones to State-Scale Swarms - Sam Bendett | Part I

Today, Dan Magy welcomes back Sam Bendett, open-source intelligence expert and senior fellow at CNA, for a hard-hitting breakdown of how drone warfare is evolving at breakneck speed. Sam explains how Ukrainian innovation and Russian industrial adaptation are reshaping military doctrine, what happens when thousands of drones are unleashed in a single night, and how the rise of unmanned systems is exposing weaknesses in NATO’s readiness. From North Korean pilots learning drone tacti...

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