Daring Ukrainian drone attacks deep inside Russia continue to show the vital role these systems are playing in theatre operations and beyond. Dr. Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR and Federico Borsari, Leonardo Fellow at CEPA, give their reaction to Roger Hilton on the recent cross border attacks, if the conflict has reached “peak drone”, the future of drone R/D, and NATO’s s options to retain a competitive edge.