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CIDE case study documenting April 2021 drone strike on Erbil International Airport's Coalition Military Area by Iran-aligned Iraqi militia, assessing attack methodology and defense implications.
CIDE case study analyzing the June 2023 destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam, a critical infrastructure attack with USD 14 billion in losses and multi-domain strategic implications.
Counter-UAS market bifurcates between legacy high-cost systems and AI-enabled affordable solutions. Shield AI and Anduril challenge RTX's dominance as cost asymmetry drives demand for sub-$10K engagements.
DroneShield leads the fragmented counter-UAS market with NATO validation and USAF contracts, but no vendor covers the full stack from detection to autonomous infrastructure defense.
Analysis of six defense autonomous systems companies across subsea, surface, radar middleware, edge computing, semiconductors, and manufacturing—mapping competitive positioning in the C-UAS and attrition-scale procurement landscape.
Critical assessment of Iranian military checkpoint with 9.8 DRES score reveals zero verified autonomous system deployments despite extreme drone and ground intrusion threats.
Assessment of Центр electrical substation in Ukraine reveals critical vulnerability (DRES 9.9) to aerial and ground threats in active conflict zone serving 3.3M people within 25km.
Critical assessment of Зарічна electrical substation in Ukraine reveals maximum threat exposure (DRES 10.0, CARVER 47/50) but no verified autonomous defensive systems despite confirmed Russian strike.
Destinus claims €140M convertible round and €400M total capitalization for autonomous interceptor drones, but independent funding trackers report vastly lower figures, raising verification concerns.
Russia conducted 1,215 drone sorties against Ukraine in 30 days while Ukrainian forces weaponized Western commercial platforms, including Malloy T-150 heavy-lift drones, for infrastructure strikes.