# Fiber-Optic Drones Just Made U.S. Ground-Based Air Defenses Obsolete

- slug: fiber-optic-drones-just-made-us-ground-based-air-defenses-obsolete
- date: 2026-03-25
- category: Robotics

On a bright landing pad at Victory Base in Iraq, someone parked a medevac helicopter behind a low blast wall and left it there.

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