Drones are the most considerable new weapon systems.

Above: MQ-28 "Ghost Bat" launches AMRAAM. These types of drones. It can also carry air-to-ground missiles and anti-radiation missiles. Like. AGM-88 HARM and other smaller drones. 

Drones are a new and effective threat. The reason why drones are so hard for defense is that their development cycle is much faster than that of any manned systems. Drones are cheap to build. And their operators' training. It is fast. And cheap. A drone doesn’t need life support systems. 3D printing systems. Make it possible for drones. To be customized for each mission. 3D printing systems can be installed in ships or trucks. And they can create drones from plastic, carbon fiber, or metal wires. This means those drones require only microchips. And engines. And explosives to make effective surprise attacks. 

The fact is that drones don’t need any explosives to be dangerous. They can roll metal wires around high-voltage power lines. Those systems can also have Kevlar whips. They have a metal bite at their end. And those whips can hit targets with supersonic speed. The Shahed-136 and Geran-3 type drones can strike targets from 1000 km distances. Those drones are used to drop mines in Ukraine. Those drones can also drop other drones whose mission is to cause damage and suppress air defense. The AI-based programming makes those drones very independent. And that makes it possible. Those drones are left behind enemy lines. And then they can be activated remotely. This means those drones can sit and wait for their orders. A drone can attack things like submerged targets. This means they can be dangerous. To full-size submarines. And it's possible. 

That the full-size nuclear submarines can be converted into sea drones. A submarine’s nuclear reactors. Can deliver energy. For. A full-size supercomputer. This type of system can drive complex algorithms. Things like torpedo tubes are easy to convert for automatic reload. Torpedoes and missiles can be stored in long tubes. The system mimics the firestorm system, but it uses torpedoes. And that allows the submarine to launch them at a very high rate. Large-sized submarine drones can carry large nuclear warheads. And that means. The system. Can carry. 4-5 “Tsar bomba”-type warheads (50mt.) along with torpedoes and missiles. That means the Russian “Poseidon” system can be a child’s game. Compared to systems that are coming. 

"China’s heavyweight jet-powered Jiutian drone, said to have a maximum takeoff weight of around 17.6 tons (16 metric tons), has flown. A key mission for the design is expected to be acting as a mothership for swarms of smaller uncrewed aerial systems, as TWZ has explored in the past. It has also been shown previously armed with various air-to-surface and air-to-air munitions, and could perform a variety of other missions, including airborne signal relay and logistics." (TWZ.com, China’s High-Flying Swarm Mothership Drone Has Flown)

Things like large-sized drone motherships are also coming into service. Those systems. It can be a new threat and system for dominating battlefields. Those systems can carry kamikaze-drones. But also UCAVs that can operate against other aerial targets. 

Aerial drones. They are classified as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV). The difference between those drones is not big. Things like kamikaze-drones. Can attack both ground and aerial targets. They can transmit intelligence information from their route. Those drones can also return to base if their weapon systems are not needed. 

"A British MQ-9A Reaper operating over Afghanistan in 2009" (Wikipedia, Unmanned combat aerial vehicle)

The kamikaze drone can also carry things like small air-to-air or anti-radiation missiles. A drone can use those missiles to attack radars and jet fighters. Even a small air-to-air missile can damage the jet fighter. The UCAV can also carry an internal warhead. And that gives them the ability to cause more damage. Internal data links allow the transmission of target information to drones. Remotely. 

Those kamikaze drones can carry other smaller drones, which they can drop into their route. The AI and afterburner will give those drones. An ability to attack aerial objects. Those drones can also operate from any platform, from trucks, potholes, and aircraft. Small drones can be effective against soft targets. Like. Aircraft and helicopters. If. We think about a situation. These small-sized kamikaze drones can slip into the aircraft carriers' hangars. Or drones can also damage aircraft carriers, electronics, and their steam catapults. 

Those weapons can be dropped from other drones or missiles. Or small, remote-controlled speed boats can transport them near those aircraft carriers. Drones can also wait on the beach. They can carry things like missiles, bazookas, and internal explosives. They can close their targets underwater. Rise from the sea. And then slip into the aircraft elevators. Or they can aim their weapons at the radars or the ship’s own missiles. The drone that can drop a bomb into the ship’s missile hatch can detonate the hatch. And then dive itself into that hole, and detonate in the missile tube. 

"The two Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) assigned to Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3 (USVRON 3) seen here are indicative of the US Navy’s separate ongoing work on smaller USVs. USN" (TWZ.com, Crew Optional Designs Could Be Barred By Law From Navy’s Drone Ship Program)

A drone. Can fly into the air intakes of jet engines. The drone that has image recognition can land from the sky and wait for its target. When a drone. Sees an aircraft or some other target. The AI can give it an order to make a kamikaze mission. The drone can have many types of explosives and warheads. And it can act like mines. A drone can fly through the protective fences and wait near airfields. When it recognizes its target, it can make an attack. The target can be a certain aircraft, tank, other vehicle, or even a person. The image recognition. Doesn’t make a difference between a vehicle and a certain human. 

Drone systems are many times more effective than manned systems. There is no crew; they don’t need things like toilets, water, or food.  Unmanned surface vehicles (USV) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). Those tools that can carry other drones or missiles. Even a small drone can carry anti-tank or other missiles. The USV can have a kamikaze capacity. And it can have a small quadcopter. It can be used for. Search. Targets. 

The small quadcopter that hangs above the USV or unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). The small quadcopter that hovers above them can be wire-guided. That drone can also show targets. For. The drone itself. Or it's laser-guided ammunition. The laser-homing rockets. With. Many types of warheads are installed on jet fighters. But the surface drones can also operate with those rockets. The drone that can point targets to those rockets can make. Precise accuracy. With those rockets. That drone allows operators to shoot those rockets from behind the visual obstacle. And that can make those systems more effective. 

https://www.twz.com/air/american-made-shahed-136-kamikaze-drone-clones-being-tested-by-marines

https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-high-flying-swarm-mothership-drone-has-flown

https://www.twz.com/air/mq-28-ghost-bat-has-fired-an-aim-120-amraam-missile

https://www.twz.com/air/russias-shahed-long-range-drones-are-now-dropping-anti-tank-mines

https://www.twz.com/sea/crew-optional-designs-could-be-barred-by-law-from-navys-drone-ship-program

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_ground_vehicle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon_(unmanned_underwater_vehicle)

https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar-Bomba

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_surface_vehicle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_underwater_vehicle