Tech: How Technology Is Changing The World Of Warfare

The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. and Israel’s war in Iran. The Israel-Hamas war.

Each of these conflicts of the last few years is rewriting how war is fought. Cheap drones are doing damage (washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/23/ukraines-d…) that once required far more expensive weapons. Battlefield information (army.mil/article/292898/army_advances_historic…) is now available at a distance in real time. And some of the biggest innovations are coming from countries with relatively small defense budgets. (wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/drones-are-the…)

We sit down with a panel of experts and ask what these conflicts are teaching us – and how the U.S. is responding to these lessons.

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