Here is an extract of a Nigerian article on the subject:
By Prof. Femi Olufunmilade
The subject matter of this article is so urgent and important that I deemed it not appropriate for a restricted Nigerian Army Journal. Rather, I have chosen to make it an open sesame for soldiers, statesmen, and citizens alike to read and ponder over. Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads in its security architecture, and the time for collective reflection and decisive action is now.Since 2010, when the Boko Haram terrorist siege on Nigeria began, our nation has known no peace. Instead, we have endured multi-dimensional insecurity—largely within the mould of asymmetric warfare. Traditionally, asymmetric warfare describes a conflict in which a weaker party confronts a stronger adversary not through direct conventional confrontation, but by exploiting unconventional tactics, terrain, surprise, and psychological operations to offset the opponent’s superior resources. Classic examples abound: the United States’ humiliating defeat and retreat from Vietnam, where Viet Cong guerrillas used hit-and-run ambushes, tunnel networks, and improvised explosive devices against a superpower’s conventional might; or the prolonged quagmire in Afghanistan, where Taliban fighters leveraged IEDs, snipers, and local knowledge to bleed a far better-equipped NATO force for two decades.
In the context of this article, however, I am not referring to Assymetric Warfare in the traditional sense. I speak of the New Asymmetric Warfare—a paradigm shift powered by missiles and drones that deliver devastating precision strikes on target without the need for troop deployment on the ground.
This is warfare conducted from hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away, where the attacker remains invisible and unexposed. It is why I have termed it “New Asymmetric Warfare.” This development is fundamentally changing the nature of war itself and portends grave danger for Nigeria’s security and survival as a united country.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict offers a stark illustration. Ukraine, facing a numerically and materially superior Russian force, has weaponised low-cost drones to devastating effect—striking airbases deep inside Russia through covert operations like “Spider’s Web,” smuggling modular launch systems and explosive payloads to destroy strategic bombers worth billions. Sea drones and long-range kamikaze UAVs have similarly crippled Russian naval assets in the Black Sea, proving that a determined smaller actor can impose asymmetric costs without ever crossing borders with infantry.
Equally instructive is the ongoing spat between the United States, Israel, and Iran. Iran has repeatedly unleashed swarms of ballistic missiles and one-way attack drones against Israeli population centres and U.S. bases in the Gulf, while Israel and the U.S. have responded with precision standoff strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, missile factories, and command nodes—again, without large-scale ground invasions.
These exchanges underscore a new reality: modern wars can be fought and won (or lost) primarily through aerial and missile platforms, rendering traditional troop concentrations vulnerable and obsolete.
This evolution poses an existential threat to Nigeria. If sundry centrifugal forces—ranging from Boko Haram and ISWAP in the northeast to IPOB/ESN in the southeast—acquire the resources and shift their focus to the New Asymmetric Warfare, Nigeria is unlikely to survive the onslaught intact. Imagine a nightmare scenario: small surveillance drones quietly mapping the exact locations of Nigerian military barracks, forward operating bases, and theatres of operation across the country. Hours or days later, armed drones or missiles carrying explosive payloads strike those same targets from hundreds of miles away, obliterating command structures, aircraft, ammunition depots, and troop concentrations with surgical precision. This is not wild imagination; it is an emerging operational reality.Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has already raised the alarm.
https://guardian.ng/issue/new-assymetric-warfare-looming-dangers-and-defensive-strategy-for-nigeria/
Current drone wars:
FILE: War drones
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A drone from war-torn Sudan killed 17 people when it bombed the border town of Tine in eastern Chad, the Chadian government said Thursday, raising an earlier toll.
The incident late Wednesday was the latest spillover into Chad from the conflict in Sudan, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been fighting the Sudanese army since April 2023.
The paramilitaries have conducted several operations near the Chad border, leading to deaths on the Chadian side.
Chad shut the border on February 23 in a move it said was aimed at preventing “any risk of the conflict spreading”.
“Despite various firm warnings addressed to the different belligerents in the Sudan conflict and the closure of the border… the town of Tine… has again been the target of a drone attack,” a spokesman for the Chadian government said Thursday in a statement.
“This latest assault of extreme gravity has caused the death of 17 of our compatriots and left several others injured,” it added.
Late Wednesday, a military source told AFP a drone attack from Sudan attributed to the RSF had killed 16 people in Tine.
The RSF denied involvement in a post on Telegram, blaming Sudan’s army, its rival in the three-year civil war.Related News
https://punchng.com/sudan-drone-attack-kills-17-in-chad/
High cost defences:
$20,000 drones vs $4 million air-defense: Iran’s ‘one-way’ UAVs pose math challenge to US-made Patriot
Patriot missiles costing $4M are intercepting $20K Iranian Shahed drones, highlighting the high financial strain of defending against low-cost attacks.
Updated on: Mar 03, 2026 11:16 PM IST
Ukraine with exceptional initiative with drones:
Ukraine expands “death zone” as drones begin crippling Russian logistics
Story by Asger Risom
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Ukraine is expanding the reach of its drone operations, creating what is described as a growing “death zone” behind Russian lines and putting increasing pressure on supply routes to the front.
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