Mike Drop
Mike Drop
Mike Ritland
80% of Russian Drones Never Reach Ukraine—Here's the Robot War | Ep. 302 | Pt. 3
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Jul 31, 2026 at 8:00 am.
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In the final part, Mike LeBlanc explains why Ukraine has become a real-time preview of future warfare, where robots and drones now do most of the fighting and over 80% of incoming Russian drones are stopped before impact. He breaks down the political reasons Russia hasn't crushed Ukraine, the underexplored frontier of subsurface warfare exposed by Iran, and why he believes autonomy—not new weapons types—is the true turning point in combat.
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