S8 Ep894: PREVIEW for Later Today: Bill Roggio explores the evolution of drone warfare, noting the transition from large aircraft-sized systems to inexpensive, 3D-printed drones. He warns that these accessible tools are now utilized by states and terrorists.
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
4.5 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 4 minutes
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| 0:59.0 | For full terms, visit the QVC website. This is John Batchel, speaking with colleague Bill Rajio, about the drone, the cheap and expensive off-the-shelf drone that is being used extensively to secure |
| 1:13.0 | battlefields to attack the enemy. Longer range drones, not much more expensive, to attack the oil |
| 1:19.1 | refinery outside of Moscow. This has been happening as an evolution over the years. Bill gives a really |
| 1:25.2 | good recovery for all of it when we first saw it, |
| 1:28.3 | not the big Reaper drones, but the small stuff with an RPG attached to it. |
| 1:33.6 | Here's Bill Rajio on the surprising development. |
| 1:37.5 | First, he names it in the Islamic Republic, and then he talks about Azerbaijan versus Armenia, |
| 1:43.9 | using Turkey drones and Israeli drones. |
| 1:47.5 | And now everywhere. |
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