Iran’s low-cost drones risk inflating U.S. defense costs, experts warn
Iran’s deployment of thousands of cheap Shahed drones across the Middle East is described by defense experts as an asymmetric strategy to drive up U.S. defense costs and prolong conflict by forcing expensive interceptors to counter inexpensive, hard-to-detect drones; the piece cites comments from Draganfly CEO Cameron Chell and Carnegie Endowment analysts about the strain on air defenses and the uncertain scale of Iran’s drone buildup, alongside recent regional attacks.