Iran believed its drone strategy would overwhelm U.S. defenses, but everything changed. After devastating strikes on Prince Sultan Air Base, the Pentagon quietly deployed a Ukrainian-built system called Sky Map, turning cheap Shahed attacks into a losing game. This battlefield-proven network coordinates air defenses in real time, closing critical gaps and slashing costs. Now Iran’s advantage is gone, and a new era of air defense has begun. But how far can this upgrade really go?
