U.S. Partners Bypass Washington as Adversaries Integrate Drone Technology (warontherocks.com)

• Iranian drones improved by Russian battlefield experience from Ukraine
• US and 10 other countries request Ukrainian counter-drone assistance
• Adversary integration bypasses traditional US defense hierarchies

"The United States has requested Ukrainian counter-drone assistance against Iranian attacks on Gulf Arab states, highlighting a shift where Ukraine's battlefield experience bypasses traditional US leadership. Iranian drones, refined by Russia through the Ukraine war, now threaten the Gulf."