Cheaper drones, costly defences: Why Iran may hold the edge in a long war with US-Israel​on March 2, 2026 at 5:32 pm

Iran’s expanding use of low‑cost drones have introduced a battlefield equation that experts describe as uncomfortable for technologically superior militaries. Each drone launched costs only a fraction of the missile required to destroy it. Iran’s expanding use of low‑cost drones have introduced a battlefield equation that experts describe as uncomfortable for technologically superior militaries. Each drone launched costs only a fraction of the missile required to destroy it.