Introduction
The proliferation of cheap, expendable strike systems has altered the cost calculus of modern warfare. Precision strike, once the preserve of advanced air forces fielding exquisite platforms and guided munitions, is now available to almost any actor at a fraction of the traditional cost. The shift is not merely technological. It is economic, doctrinal and strategic.
A growing number of smaller and mid-tier nations across Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific are moving beyond
