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The Shahed Economy: Iran's Drone Export Machine and Its Supply Chain Vulnerabilities defense

Iran's Shahed drone export model has fundamentally altered infrastructure warfare economics, forcing defenders into unsustainable cost-exchange ratios and creating new vulnerabilities in global supply chains.

Analysis 8 min read
CIDE Case Study: Abqaiq-Khurais — The $100 Billion Wake-Up Call infrastructure

Analysis of the September 2019 Abqaiq-Khurais drone and cruise missile strike that disrupted 5% of global oil supply, exposing critical infrastructure vulnerabilities.

Signal 9 min read
CIDE Case Study: October 10, 2022 — The Day Ukraine's Grid Became a Target infrastructure

Analysis of Russia's October 10, 2022 coordinated strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, examining target selection, defense gaps, and implications for critical infrastructure resilience.

Signal 8 min read
Indian Army Emergency Capital Orders >₹100 Cr intelligence

Indian Army's ₹100 Cr+ emergency procurement from ideaForge signals operational validation of SWITCH and Q6 UAV platforms, but revenue conversion in H2 FY26 remains critical to company's financial recovery.

Brief 2 min read
Q6 UAV Receives NATO Stock Number intelligence

ideaForge's Q6 UAV receives NATO Stock Number certification, opening allied procurement access but facing near-term cash burn challenges that could delay revenue realization to FY28.

Brief 2 min read
Secret RQ-180 Stealth Drone Appears To Have Made An Emergency Landing At A Greek Air Base intelligence

Visual confirmation of Northrop's classified RQ-180 stealth drone at a Greek air base signals operational deployment in Europe and strengthens the company's ISR and CCA competitive positioning.

Brief 2 min read
UK Ministry of Defence Military Approval intelligence

UK MoD approval of Evolve Dynamics' Sky Mantis from 2019 gains relevance as the company scales and adds anti-jamming capabilities, but procurement teams must verify financials and deployments.

Brief 2 min read
Orange Drone Guardian Launch – Europe's First Anti-Drone as-a-Service intelligence

Orange Business launches Europe's first anti-drone detection-as-a-service, leveraging its 4G/5G network for nationwide C-UAS coverage, but lacks customer proof points at launch.

Brief 2 min read
Sky Mantis Platform Development intelligence

Evolve Dynamics' Sky Mantis tethered ISR platform offers genuine all-weather persistent surveillance capabilities, but funding constraints and lack of disclosed contracts raise supplier viability concerns for defense procurement.

Brief 2 min read
Redwire Stalker intelligence

Redwire launches Stalker VTOL with solid-oxide fuel cell tech for extended endurance ISR missions, signaling faster Edge Autonomy integration but lacking disclosed contracts.

Brief 2 min read