The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 099 - Analysis Of Shahed Drones From Ukraine To The Middle East

The Shahed-136, an Iranian-manufactured loitering munition built
largely from foam and plywood, has emerged as a very effective
weapons system. The Shahed-136 drone has demonstrated that
low-cost, mass-produced aerial munitions can systematically
overwhelm sophisticated and expensive air defence architectures.
Iran's direct deployment of Shaheds against Israel in 2025,
followed by Russia's relentless campaign averaging 140 drone
strikes per day over Ukraine, established saturation as a viable
operational method. Now in February 2026, the use of Shahed-136
by Iran and LUCAS by the U.S. revealed a new doctrine of
attrition warfare centred on saturation and economic exhaustion.


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