Will U.S. leaders learn from the new playbook, or ignore it at our peril?

Last Sunday, Ukraine executed what may go down as among the most consequential military operation of its war with Russia. Operation Spider Web —a coordinated drone assault that struck Russian strategic bombers across five time zones—demonstrated that the tactics of warfare have shifted. As a former commander who oversaw America's vast materiel enterprise, I watched these events unfold with admiration for Ukrainian ingenuity and deep concern for American preparedness.

The audacious attack destroyed or damaged up to 20 Russian strategic aircraft, including nuclear-capable Tu-95 and Tu-22M bombers worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Ukraine achieved this feat using drones costing as little as $600 each , smug

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