Kuala Lampur, March 26 -- The evolution of modern warfare is often driven not by imitation of strength, but by adaptation to vulnerability.

In the unfolding contest between Iran and the United States, this dynamic is now unmistakably clear.

According to multiple reports, including those highlighted by CNN, the American LUCAS drone is, in part, a response modelled on the operational logic of Iran's Shahed-136 loitering munition.

This is not mere technological borrowing. It is strategic acknowledgment.

For decades, the United States has dominated warfare through precision, sophistication, and overwhelming technological superiority.

Yet the rise of the Shahed-136 has exposed a critical weakness in this model: cost asymmetry. A drone tha...