What Preston Stewart has said about Drone warfare
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 10, 2026
Preston Stewart, West Point graduate and Afghanistan veteran who covers the Ukraine war on YouTube, the War and Conflict podcast, and the Defense Tech News newsletter, has been quoted on Drone warfare 2 times in 1 episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, most recently on November 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Stewart says that, contrary to the impression from videos, it often takes 10 to 30 small drones to destroy a tank.
“Realistically, we're seeing 10, 20, I think upwards of 30 of these small drones at times being utilized to actually eliminate a tank”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of Warfare (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 28:35
Stewart believes the war has advanced warfare by decades in a short time because it is fought between modern economies.
“I think we jumped decades in terms of what warfare will be in a very short period of time because of where it's playing out”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of Warfare (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 50:12
Episodes
#504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of WarfareLex Fridman Podcast · Nov 10, 2026 · 3 h 1 min
Lex Fridman talks with military analysts Michael Kofman and Preston Stewart about the state of the Russia-Ukraine war, drone warfare, Bakhmut, Prigozhin's mutiny, leadership, and paths to peace.
Others on Drone warfare
- Michael Kofman · 4 quotes
- Ben Swann · 2 quotes
- James Lechner · 1 quote
Preston Stewart on other topics
- Mission command · 2 quotes
- Foreign policy of the second Trump administration · 1 quote
- Russian invasion of Ukraine · 1 quote