Houthi Attacks Part of Wider Escalating Conflict, Says Natasha Hall
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Drone and missile swarms overwhelming Patriot batteries are a reminder that cheap autonomy can stress even top-tier air defenses. For operators with critical physical infrastructure or global supply chains, this is another data point that resilience planning now has to assume persistent, asymmetric aerial threat, not just conventional disruption.
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