Executive Summary 1

Introduction: From Drone Warfare to AI-Augmented Battle Networks 1

1. Attrition and Maneuver in the Age of Machine Speed 3

2. Robotic Weapons as Force-Generation and Force-Destruction Actors 7

3. Capitalizing on the Accumulation of Combat Data in Ukraine 10

4. Machine-Speed CONOPS and the West’s Challenges in Adaptive Warfare 12

Conclusion: Learning the Right Lessons from Ukraine’s Drone War 15