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Iran’s low-cost drones democratizing precision warfare

Asia Times

April 17, 2026

CSET’s Lauren Kahn and Michael C. Horowitz of the University of Pennsylvania shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Asia Times. The article explores how Iran’s use of low-cost drones is reshaping modern warfare by combining scale and precision, a shift the authors describe as "precise mass."

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