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Tomorrow's Victories Need Innovation in 'Stupid' Systems

Nicu Popescu and Giorgos Verdi
23 June 2025clock5 Minute Read
A soldier from 2nd Battalion from The Yorkshire Regiment send a drone from the building after it had been secured during Exercise Wessex Storm in 2023.

Simple and effective: A soldier from 2nd Battalion from The Yorkshire Regiment send a drone from the building after it had been secured during Exercise Wessex Storm in 2023. Image: Corporal Nathan Tanuku / UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023

Ukraine has shown that high-tech capabilities alone don’t win wars. Victory also depends on low-tech solutions – and on rapidly and cheaply integrating the two.

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