I remember drones being frequently brought up in Robert Evans' It Could Happen Here. Basically it was a run through of what might happen in a civil war in the US. He figured a population with guns would certainly hinder an army but drones would be the game changer.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

With the freedom of the Internet though, open-source drone development might be able to achieve far lower costs than what government procurement can.

Hardening of communications isn't THAT complicated, after all.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There are no real game changers, only smaller steps of adaption. You won't suddenly stopping using soldiers because drones are better. You will equip the soldiers with with more capabilities to defend drones.

Drones aren't efficient in Ukraine on both sides because they are more capable but because neither side has much in terms of defenses against drones.