Ukraine's "Operation Spiderweb" utilized inexpensive drones to strike Russian air bases, damaging or destroying over 40 aircraft and exposing vulnerabilities in Russia's air defense. This operation highlights the growing threat of hybrid drone warfare and the need for Western nations to invest in anti-drone defenses.

Drones are “ubiquitous, because they are quite useful, and they're demonstrating that every day in Ukraine,” one analyst told NBC News.