COIN 101

"Insurgents hack US drone" is a misleading headline and probably no big deal - for now - but it's simply a matter of time before insurgents adapt to UAVs. "Hacking," whether by luck or skill, is a starter; Hezbollah could be flying its own UAV in the next decade. Globalization has allowed insurgents to manipulate the same technology as militaries. and the future will be the same for UAVs.