So it's like using a laptop to hammer a nail. There are way more deadliest, simplest and reliable solutions, unfortunately.
And ballistic missiles are not for the task -- too funky and expensive, they are used to strike fuel/amunition storages. For urban warfare they use howitzers, mortars and 500/1000/2000kg air bombs.
> So it's like using a laptop to hammer a nail.
No. It's like using a nail gun rather than a hammer.
> There are way more deadliest, simplest and reliable solutions, unfortunately.
But none with the potential of drones and swarms. Cheap, easy to replace units that could fly, provide recoissance along with offensive/defensive capabilities. And it's just the beginning.
I suspect most armies, law enforcement, private mercenaries, mall cops, etc will be using drones in the future.
I'm going to copy an analogy I saw elsewhere: what we're seeing now is the equivalent of how planes were used in WWI; slow, not very effective, with limited range and roles. By the time WWII came around, there was technological and strategic improvements leading to to high-alt bombers, fighter escorts, dive bombers and jet engines. Nothing a WWI pilot would recognize. Drones will likely evolve in ways that would make their current use seem quaint.