Ukraine’s shock drone strike on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet this week has generals and analysts taking a new look at threats to high-value United States aircraft at bases in the homeland and abroad – and the situation is worrisome.

Russia is catching up with Ukraine in drone production, largely due to substantial financial support from China and the advantage of having production lines far from the front lines. A senior Ukrainian official told Politico EU that China is playing a role in the conflict,

China urged all parties involved in the Russia-Ukraine war to cool down the conflict in response to Kyiv's stunning Operation Spiderweb against Russian airfields, which destroyed a number of Moscow's strategic nuclear bombers deep inside Russia.