Bryan Clark appears on ChinaTalk to discuss what the front line in Ukraine looks like in year four—where infantry sits underground for six months without seeing the sun, where 2 percent of casualties come from small arms, and where the “forward line of troops” has been quietly replaced by a forward line of UAV teams.
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A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)