From Cessnas to UCAVs: The Low-Cost Aircraft Revolution in Modern Warfare

From Cessnas to UCAVs: The Low-Cost Aircraft Revolution in Modern Warfare

The modern contours of warfare have been characterized by pricy, shiny and sophisticated weapons, particularly in the aerial domain where state-of-the-art fighter jets, strike aircraft and stealth bombers are among the mainstay arsenal to carry out deep strikes in enemy territory to take out high value targets. The multi-billion dollar array of arsenal has, for the last few decades, defined how technological edge matters the most in warfare. The…