An MQ-9 Reaper drifts ominously through the crisp, pre-dawn sky over Sanaa, Yemen. Its matte-gray fuselage blends seamlessly with the deepening hues of early morning, its whirring sensors casting an invisible gaze over bustling streets below. Thousands of miles away, in a dimly lit control room, the pilot leans back in his chair, the glow of monitors casting sharp lines across his face.
He reaches for his paper coffee cup and slowly brings it to his mouth. “Another slow night,” he murmurs — the words barely escaping his lips before the screen flickers. Static. Silence. Panic hits his chest asThe post Fighting Ghosts: Passive Integrated Air Defenses appeared first on War on the Rocks.