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Why the Army's Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense System Can't Quite Zap What It's Aimed At

The Army's DE M-SHORAD laser is supposed to burn drones out of the sky cheaply. So why does it keep missing its own deadlines?

K. Brennan

· June 4, 2026 · 4 min read

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Why Ukraine's $50 Kamikaze Drones Are Embarrassing $3 Million Patriot Missiles

How Ukraine's cheap cardboard drones are forcing a complete rethink of modern air defense economics and strategy.

K. Brennan

· April 13, 2026 · 4 min read

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