The US military relies on highly advanced but very expensive weapons, while rivals like Iran deploy cheap drones at scale, creating a major cost imbalance on the battlefield.
This problem is not just about the cost but also production, since sophisticated Western systems are complex, slow to produce, and hard to replace quickly. As modern warfare evolves, success may depend not only on technological superiority but also on the ability to produce weapons rapidly and at scale. TRT World’s Joel Flynn reports.